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 […]
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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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The Health Benefits of a Walk in the Woods
Photo caption: A walk in the forest can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and increase our ability to focus. Photo by Humphrey Muleba. Vermont is blessed with 4.5 million acres
“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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Honoring the earth during the Season of Creation
By: Steve McCloskey, Pastor of Taftsville Chapel Mennonite Fellowship Heather Wolfe with the Climate Ribbon Project. Heather has served at Taftsville Chapel and to other churches around North America in
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How Styrofoam Gets Recycled
By Ham Gillett Styrofoam waiting to be bagged and loaded into trucks at the White River Junction collection event. To begin with, “Styrofoam” is a brand name for the generic
The Plastic Problem
By Lucy Drebitko Washed up ocean plastic on the coast of Tanzania. Photo by Lucy Drebitko. Everywhere we look, plastic surrounds us. As I sit here typing this out on
Adventures in Community Gardening
By Amy Wheeler Produce harvested from Sustainable Woodstock’s food security plots at the Billings Community Garden. Photo by Amy Wheeler The first time I came across a community garden was
Woodstock Receives Water Quality Funding
Bank erosion on Barnard Brook adjacent to the Billings Community Garden. Photo: Michael J Caduto. Since 2009, Sustainable Woodstock’s Billings Community Garden has sat adjacent to Barnard Brook across the