Eric Toensmeier, co-author of Edible Forest Gardens, is offering a two-day Edible Forest Gardening intensive in Huntington, Vermont from June 28-29. Eric Toensmeier is very knowledgeable in this field; this is an incredible opportunity. “Learn simple guidelines, based on real experience, for designing “polycultures” of several species. Small group design exercises will give participants the […]
Continue readingInterested in a two week experiential leadership training this summer, while getting credit in the mountains of beautiful Vermont? This summer Metta Earth Institute, A Center for Contemplative Ecology, in Lincoln Vermont, is offering three unique leadership trainings focused on a variety of topics including: • permaculture and ecovillage design • social change activism, • […]
Continue readingWalk/Bike Summit Saturday, March 29 8:30am – 4:00pm Bike Expo Friday, March 28 6:30pm – 9:30pm Saturday, March 29 8:30am – 4:30pm The Hilton Hotel, Battery St., Burlington The 2014 Vermont Walk/Bike Summit and the Vermont Bike Expo are just around the corner. Get ready for two days of dynamic, interesting speakers, workshops, exhibitors, peer […]
Continue readingEach spring Branch Out Burlington! offers a Tree Keeper Training for anyone who cares about trees. The training session is led by the most experienced urban forester in Vermont–Warren Spinner, Burlington’s city arborist. The program will cover how a tree grows, where to plant a tree, how to plant it and care for it– and […]
Continue readingVermont Law School will be hosting a Solutions Conference called Eco-Equity: The Crossroads Between Cultural Diversity and Environmental Health on Friday, March 28, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Students interested in environmental justice issues are encouraged to attend ($10.00 fee, includes breakfast and lunch). Attached is a full description of the conference; below […]
Continue readingCampus Sustainability Day 2014 needs a new logo and wants YOU to create it! Submissions due April 4. Campus Sustainability Day is a time to recognize the successes, challenges, and innovation of sustainability in higher education on each campus. Each October, colleges and universities are encouraged to create events on campus and elsewhere that draw participants […]
Continue readingFor information on the Revisioning Sustainability Conference, scholarships for food sustainability work, a fundraising toolkit, speakers at the conference, and information about how to win a free ticket to the Revisioning Sustainability Conference, take a look at Revisioning Sustainability’s newsletter.
The Northwest Institute for Social Change is hosting a course in Oregon and is currently taking submissions for the student sustainability film festival. Learn to make documentaries that make a difference– Each summer, the Media Institute for Social Change hosts a dozen college students and teaches them to produce engaging and effective radio and […]
Continue readingWhat:The Revisioning Sustainability Conference Where: University of Massachusetts Amherst campus When: June 22 to 25, 2014 Description: This premier gathering brings together campus and community leaders from permaculture initiatives, programs such as the Real Food Challenge, sustainable procurement professionals, progressive administrators, and student advocates from campuses nationwide. Participants are invited to collectively develop new ideas, strengthen existing […]
Continue readingRegistration is open for the 2014 UVM Food Systems Summit! The UVM Food Systems Summit is an annual event drawing scholars, practitioners, and food systems leaders to engage in dialogue on the pressing food systems issues facing our world. The 2014 Summit will take place June 17-18, 2014, at the University of Vermont in Burlington, […]
Continue reading