2025 Sustainable Woodstock Highlights
Participants at our Sustainable Crafting & Community Gathering This past year has been full of gatherings. You have joined us for summer picnics at our community gardens, a sustainable holiday […]
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Winter Wealth: Eating Local as Seasons Shift
By Kimber Foreman Summer brings sunshine, fruitful rains, buckets of tomatoes, and a rainbow full of fresh produce everywhere you look. When summer goes and winter comes around the corner,
EV fast charging stations Open at Bridgewater Mill
The two DC fast charging stations on the Woodstock side of the Bridgewater Mill are now live. Photo by TRORC. Two DC fast charging stations, each with two CCS ports,
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A Guide to Holiday Waste and Recycling
The Prosper Valley School collects clean, flexible plastic such as bread bags, grocery bags, bubble wrap, plastic shipping envelopes, and wood pellet bags to be recycled. Photo by Anna Shvets. The December
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
Food as Medicine, Healthcare & Sustainability
By Jennifer Anderson Farmacy programs prescribe healthy food to patients to manage chronic disease” Photo by Wendy Wei The phrase “food as medicine” is not new, but over the years,
Reasons to Stop Using Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
“The decibel range of gas-powered blowers exceeds noise safety standards established by the World Health Organization and the EPA.” Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention Modern society has a
Over 350 Wild Bee Species Found in Vermont, with Help of Community Scientists
VCE biologists and study co-authors Kent McFarland (left) and Spencer Hardy (right) © Alden Wicker By Alden Wicker, Vermont Center for Ecostudies A decade-long study published in the journal Northeastern Naturalist this month
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Invasive Species to Watch Out for This Fall
Invasive burning bush is bright red this time of year and is easy to spot in people’s yards and in wild clusters in the forest understory. Once you learn to
How to Get Help Weatherizing Your Home
This grant from the Canaday Family Charitable Trust can help make efficient home heating projects, like heat pumps, a reality. The average Vermonter spends $2,447 annually on heating their home. In the