Choosing Generosity
Join Sustainable Woodstock on December 7th to make sustainable crafts, including homemade beeswax wraps. Photo by Jack Cole on Unsplash “I imagine if we acknowledged that everything we consume is the gift of […]
2024 Sustainable Woodstock Highlights
Sustainable Woodstock’s youngest volunteer with a ‘Grow Your Own Garden’ kit of seedlings ready to be given to a local family This year, we are excited to celebrate a momentous
It’s Time to Dig In
“Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion”. -Bell Hooks, All About Love: New Visions “We live in a world in which we need
Leaf Blowers, Climate Change, and You
Image courtesy of Quiet Clean PDX One hour of operating a gas-powered leaf blower emits as much smog forming pollution as driving a Toyota Camry 1,100 miles – about the
Woodstock’s Shared Energy Coordinator Accomplishments
Grant partners stand in front of a new all-electric school bus. Pictured left to right: Emo Chynoweth, Vice President and COO, Butler’s Bus Service; James Fenn, Mountain Views Supervisory Union
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“Just Getting By” Screening and Q&A
Vermont is in the middle of a housing and homelessness crisis. In 2023, the rate of homelessness in Vermont was 2nd highest in the U.S. A point-in-time count in January 2023
2024 Recycling Day – Where Will Your Recycled Electronics Go?
Michael J. Caduto & Jenevra Wetmore Nearly 7,500 pounds of paper were collected and shredded during Sustainable Woodstock’s 2023 Annual Electronics Recycling & Paper Shredding Day. In 2023, Sustainable Woodstock—partnering
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Volunteer at Sustainable Woodstock’s Window Dressers Build
Volunteers at Sustainable Woodstock’s 2023 Window Dressers build. Barn raisings were common in 18th and 19th century rural North America. During these one-day events, neighbors came together to build a
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Yes in My Back Yard
How can we as a community see the beauty in solar panels? The term NIMBY stands for “Not In My Back Yard.” We culturally understand Nimbys to be people who
Climate Crossroads: What is at Stake this November
2024 flooding in Plainfield, VT. Photo by Connor Spear. On July 10-11th, 2024, exactly a year to day from the July 2023 floods, Vermont once again saw extensive flood damage. By sheer
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