The Champlain College Apiary is pleased to announce another successful bee season and the addition of the Perry Pollinator Garden to our campus green space. See what’s blooming below! AND the 2020 honey harvest is now available for purchase online here. Orders can be picked up inside the front door of Aiken Hall (the Summit St […]
Continue readingCleaning out your closet to get ready for winter? Spectrum is in need of (gently used) winter boots and winter gear for the young adults at Spectrum. We’re looking for all adult sizes of winter boots, snow pants, and coats. Our youth are also in need of (new or gently used) camping gear—tents, sleeping bags, foam […]
Continue readingGreen Mountains, Blue Water Earth Care News Mid-October VTIPL’s Climate Justice Series – Mission Farm Film EventKiss the Ground Viewing on October 18 Climate Justice Series with film, Kiss the Ground, Sun., Oct.18, Mission Farm & Rooting out Structural Racism in American Agriculture, Nov. 12 A Message from VTIPL’s President Ron McGarvey IPL’s Faith Climate […]
Continue readingUpcoming Webinar: Technology for TeachersTech tips, tricks & tools for classroom and outdoor educators! WHEN: Tuesday October 27, 2020 from 4-5pmWHERE: Zoom Webinar (registration required) Register today! Whether you’re using apps with your students, creating video content, leveraging virtual platforms, exploring online resources or all of the above!We’ve got tips and tricks to take your virtual teaching to […]
Continue readingOctober 15, 2020 United Way’s Volunteer Connection site is set up to help connect agencies and volunteers. Agencies are working hard to navigate volunteering in this new time, so the opportunities are still limited, but we are starting to see more. Here is a link for Volunteer Connection to see these and other opportunities. A FRIENDLY VISIT – […]
Continue readingA Force To Be Reckoned With Part 6: BIPOC Womxn and Femmes: Navigating Vermont’s Food System Thursday, October 15, 2020 – 12:00pm to 1:00pmOnline WebinarThe purpose of this panel is to support, celebrate, and reflect on the contributions of BIPOC womxn and femmes in Vermont’s food system. Together we explore their experiences as business owners, earth tenders, […]
Continue readingThe Poetry of Food Systems CollaborationSolving our food system challenges requires significant collaboration. A recent article explores the benefits and challenges of transdisciplinary collaboration through a unique medium: poetry. The author took evaluations from a recent Food Systems conference at UVM, and transcribed them into poems. These poems were able to uniquely emphasize the most pressing challenges of […]
Continue readingThe Social Impact Scholar Program of Champlain College will present a virtual panel discussion: “Social Impact, the Law and Politics: the Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.” The recent death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been a tremendous loss for our nation. Fortunately, the legacy of “RBG” (as she was sometimes known) will […]
Continue readingThis fall the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District and Rethink Runoff will plant over 450 trees along a tributary to the Winooski River in Colchester, VT we need your help! Planting trees near streams helps to prevent erosion, provides shade to cool the stream and creates important habitat for wildlife like wood turtles and warblers. […]
Continue readingOctober 13, 2020 News | Opportunities | Resources | Events | Jobs | Submit | Advertise News of the Week Saint Louis U Establishes Institute for Healing Justice & EquityA new institute at Saint Louis University has been established to help eliminate disparities caused by systemic oppression and to promote healing. The Institute for Healing Justice and Equity will […]
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