Lower your Carbon Emissions with an E-Bike
By Jenevra Wetmore A well-equipped e-Bike, ready to roll. (Photo: Local Motion) Vermont’s 2016 Comprehensive Energy Plan set a goal of having 90% of our total energy use come from …
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Marking Time With Monarchs
By Michael Caduto One of the joys of late summer is watching monarch butterflies, those delicate jewels of the air, flitting over our fields as they lay eggs on milkweed. …
Identifying and Fighting Invasive Species
By Jenevra Wetmore If you have driven on the roads of Vermont lately, you have probably noticed tall yellow flowers blossoming along roadsides and in pastures. This weed, commonly known …
Halcyon Summer Dragonflies
Barometers of Water Quality By Michael J Caduto Dragonflies are nature’s aeronautical marvels. Whether darting over water at 35 miles per hour or hovering in midair, they are a spectacle …
Heat Pumps as a Sustainable Choice
By David Hill As climate change has continued to drive summer heat and humidity to extremes, you’ve probably heard a lot about the popularity of using heat pump systems for …
What Happens to Your Recycled Electronics?
By Michael Caduto Last year, Sustainable Woodstock—partnering with the Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste Management District and Good Point Recycling—collected, shredded and recycled two tons of paper and collected over …
The Circle of Giving and Receiving
Indigenous ways of living in balance. By Michael Caduto Some years ago, while I was conducting research for a book called Native American Gardening, I studied for two growing seasons …
Ponds are a Cool Learning Adventure
SusWoo Kids* By Michael Caduto Ponds are places of endless discoveries. They are liquid eyes gazing up to the sky and catching the sun’s life-giving energy. Who wouldn’t want to …
Pesticides Threaten Species Survival and Biodiversity
By Jenevra Wetmore In December of 2020 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that “listing the monarch as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act is warranted.” Planting …
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Bioplastic from Corn
By Michael Caduto Summer is finally here. With widespread vaccination against COVID-19, Vermont and many other states are opening up to larger social and familial gatherings. You may soon find …
