How and Why to Start a Garden this Spring
By Jenevra Wetmore This time of year, people are either anxious for spring to arrive or praying for more snow–the latter tend to be skiers. I have never been an …
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2022 Sustainable Woodstock Highlights
By Michael Caduto Gratitude to the People & Communities We Serve Sustainable Woodstock’s focus on community resilience in response to global climate change is catalyzed by the pressing need to …
Lowering Our Carbon Foodprint
By Michael Caduto In the mid-1970s, one of the transformative books read by millions worldwide was Frances Moore Lappé’s Diet for a Small Planet. On Earth Day 2021—marking the 50th …
Eating Green
Local Food for Sustainable Living By Michael Caduto Winnie the Pooh had it just about right: Find the honey tree in your own backyard and eat to your belly’s content. …
Sowing & Savings Seeds for the Future
By Michael Caduto Native communities of the early 1600’s, such as the Wampanoag and Massachusett, taught the newly-arrived Europeans how to plant seeds individually rather than sowing seeds by broadcasting …
Sustainable Woodstock’s Gardening Initiatives
By Jenevra Wetmore June has arrived and with it comes the long-awaited gardening season. As food prices continue to rise, many Vermonters will grow a garden as a low-cost and …
Gardening With Children
SusWoo Kids By Michael Caduto Gardening is a living process—a part of the natural cycle. Each garden is a tiny ecosystem that will succeed if you watch and take your …
Sustainable Woodstock Highlights News & Initiatives
By Michael Caduto and Jenevra Wetmore Over 4,000 people have attended monthly films in the Upper Valley Climate Change and Sustainability Film Series, which is offered by Sustainable Woodstock in …
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Gardening Cycles of Ndakinna
By Michael Caduto In Abenaki tradition the waxing of Kikas Kisos, the Planting Moon, marks the beginning of the gardening season. Photo credit: NASA Photo The beginning of the gardening …
How can Vermont Farms be more Sustainable?
By Madison Cook Approximately 16% of greenhouse gas emissions in VT are due to agriculture1. These greenhouse gasses (GHG) accumulate in the atmosphere and cause the phenomenon known as climate …
