The Hidden Carbon Cost of Your Credit Card
A Third Act protest against banks supporting the fossil fuel industry. Image courtesy of Third Act. You may be contributing to the climate crisis without realizing it– through your credit […]
Grow Your Own Garden Program Feeds Local Families
By Jenevra Wetmore Sustainable Woodstock’s Program Coordinator Heather Knoll holds a full set of seedlings ready for a local family. This spring marked the fifth year of Sustainable Woodstock’s Grow
Grow Your Own Garden Program Feeds Local Families Read More »
Window Inserts Available for Old Leaky Windows
By Jenevra Wetmore and Heather Knoll Volunteers help build window inserts at a fun community event in the fall This fall Sustainable Woodstock will host our third WindowDressers (WD) Community
A History of The American Lawn
An advertisement from the early 1900s depicts a well-manicured lawn belonging to wealthy white landowners. Source: Library of Congress. Americans love lawns. According to NASA, lawns—including residential and commercial lawns
Going Beyond “Carbon Footprint”
By Jenevra Wetmore Activists young and old take a stand for climate change, climate action, and a better future. NYC September 2019. Photo by Katie Rodriguez on Unsplash Most of us are familiar
Earth Day and the Eclipse
Earth Rising, as photographed from Apollo 8, December 24, 1968 (NASA photo) The famous “Earthrise” photo was taken by Apollo astronauts on Christmas Eve 1968. In it, a glowing blue earth
Mountain Views Supervisory Union Welcomes Three New Electric School Buses
By Jenevra Wetmore 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
Mountain Views Supervisory Union Welcomes Three New Electric School Buses Read More »
Celebrate Earth Day with Sustainable Woodstock
By Jenevra Wetmore In a time of rising seas and intensifying storms, what happens when a vulnerable city builds by the sea? We invite you to explore this question with
Sustainable Woodstock Screens “River”
By Jenevra Wetmore Narrated by Oscar Nominee Willem Dafoe and with music by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Radiohead, River spans six continents. Vermonters witnessed the devastating power of rivers in July
Vermont’s Plant Hardiness Zones Shift
By Jenevra Wetmore The new 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Image credit: USDA If you are a farmer or gardener, then you know how important the USDA (United States Department