Working with Nature to Dye Fabric
Clothes dyed with marigold petals hang out to dry. Photo by Jenevra Wetmore. Textile production is a dirty and harmful industry. The industry is responsible for 20% of global water […]
Volunteer to Help Keep Your Neighbors Warm this Winter
Assembling inserts is easy and there’s a job for everyone! This fall, Sustainable Woodstock will make free insulating window inserts for community members, and you are invited to join us!
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Celebrate Sun Day
Show your support for the solar revolution Sun Day is a day of celebrating clean energy. Image by Mark Stebnicki Sun Day is a celebration of solar and renewable energy.
Upper Valley E-bike Lending Library
Participants at last year’s E-Bike Lending library. The Upper Valley E-bike Library is returning to Woodstock on August 14th-19th and will be located at North Chapel. This is a great
Hedgerows for Creating Biodiversity and Microclimates
A young recently-planted hedgerow. Photo by Heather Knoll Recently I started planting a small orchard. There is really only one location near my home to do so, the perfect spot
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Tips for Gardening with Nature
Transforming a section of your yard into a wildflower meadow creates food and habitat for many beneficial creatures. Photo by Jenevra Wetmore. As spring unfolds and the garden begins calling
A Modern Victory Garden
Poster by James Montgomery Flagg (1918), National War Garden Commission, Courtesy of the Library of Congress Chances are that you have heard of the concept of a “Victory Garden.” Victory
How to Improve Old Leaky Windows
Volunteers help build window inserts at a fun community event in the fall. Do you have older windows in your home that let cold air in and heat escape? Replacing
Threading a New Path: Why Mending Matters
Hosting your own mending party can be a fun way to motivate your community to shift to a repair mindset. In 1830, the sewing machine was invented by a French
Firestorm
The remainder of a neighborhood that burned in a firestorm in Sonoma County, CA. Photo by Josh Fields. Each of us have been touched by climate change in different ways. I