Pay it Forward, and Local
by Michael J. Caduto When I first moved to Woodstock in 1981, I walked into the Woodstock Pharmacy to buy a newspaper, and came out with a chocolate bar. It […]
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Rewild Your Lawn this Spring
By Jenevra Wetmore Rewilding sections of lawn by planting and encouraging native wildflowers produces an array of blossoms that attract a diversity of pollinators. Photo by Heidi Marcotte. Americans love
Climate Change Education to Address Intergenerational Injustice
By Joan Haley In the field of education, climate change has become a hot topic (pun…unavoidable). It makes sense. Why wouldn’t we want to better prepare our students to address
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Nature & the Environment: Fiction Versus Fact
By Michael J. Caduto Walking through the woods recently, I noticed a rusty sap bucket hanging from an old maple tree on a tap that had probably been forgotten some
Finding Stewardship in Story
by Michael J. Caduto ©2021 www.p-e-a-c-e.net It seems to me that we are living in a time of prophecy, a time of definitions and decisions. We are the generation with
News from the Intermunicipal Regional Energy Coordinator
By Geoff Martin Woodstock sees considerable long-term savings on electricity by purchasing solar credits from power generated by an array built by Norwich Solar Technologies on the RSD Transportation warehouse
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Composting, Soil Health and Climate Change
By Cat Buxton Cat Buxton holds forth on the essentials of composting. Soil is the glue that holds our landscape and our communities together. Literally. Beneath our feet, fungi and
From BPA to CO2: Educating to Make a Difference
By Madelyn Trimpi Photo: Madelyn Trimpi on an internship in Costa Rica, planting trees with the Monteverde Institute. The most significant experience I had in school about climate change was
2021 Incentives to Go Green
By Jenevra Wetmore If you have been considering making a “green” change in your life, 2021 might be the year for you. This is because every New Year brings changes
How Birds Sustain on Long Winter Nights
By Michael J. Caduto Barred Owl. Photo credit: Michael J. Caduto A barred owl has been stalking our bird feeder this winter, ever since a thick blanket of snow covered