Category Archives: Events in the Broader Community

sustainable eco – tech event at UVM, April 22

Groucho Fractal is a diy sustainable technologies touring presentation. UVM is hosting it on April 22 as part of Earth Week. The presentation is entirely powered by bicycle where audience participants create organic vegan 3d printed snacks by using a brain computer interface device. It’s presented by engineer and artist Scott Beibin.  He uses audience participation […]

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Making a Difference and Making a Living Event at Green Mountain College – April 10

Reposted from Green Mountain College: Making a Difference & Making a Living Green Mountain College Friday, April 10, 2015 from 2:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT) Poultney, VT Register Event Details For a complete event program with schedule, speaker bios, and alumni panelists, please click here.  For parking directions on campus, please click here. This event will […]

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Dismantling Rape Culture Conference at UVM on April 9th

The Office of Diversity of Inclusion will pay for the first 15 participants who want to attend Registration: https://www.uvm.edu/~women/?Page=drcc.html&SM=eventsmenu.html Flyer: https://www.ccvs.state.vt.us/sites/default/files/events/Dismantling%20Rape%202013.pdf Courtesy of Ame Lambert

Food Chain$ Screening and Panel Discussion

Re-posted from UVM: Join us for a Food Chain$ screening and panel discussion! Wednesday April 1, 6:30 pm Livak Ballroom 4th Floor Davis Center, UVM From a producer of Food Inc. and Fast Food Nation, Food Chains is an award-winning documentary about the workers who pick our food. In this exposé, an intrepid group of Florida farmworkers battle to defeat the $4 […]

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LENTIL UNDERGROUND–RENEGADE FARMERS AND THE FUTURE OF FOOD IN AMERICA

Re-posted from the UVM Food Systems Initiative: Lentil Underground Renegade Farmers and the Future of Food in America Featuring guest speakers Liz Carlisle and David Oien Monday, April 6, 4:00 p.m. Williams 301 Book signing to follow Free and open to the public In her new book Lentil Underground, Liz Carlisle, a protégé of Michael Pollan, tells the remarkable story […]

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Branch Out Burlington! Tree Keeper Training Is Tuesday, April 7th!!

Re-posted from Branch Out Burlington!: Spring is nearly here! Whoopee!!! Soon we will all be planting trees, including the Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Department along Burlington’s streets. Each 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 […]

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Public Hearing on Renewable Energy Siting – Tuesday, March 24th

The Senate and House Natural Resources and Energy Committees will hold a joint public hearing on renewable energy siting, with a focus on solar energy, on Tuesday, March 24th, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Room 11 at the Vermont State House. Over the last decade, the Vermont Legislature has made repeated commitments to renewable […]

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March Week 3: Second Nature, AASHE, VCGN, CSDW, NAAE, VT Interfaith, City Market Peace and Justice Center

Check out the latest info from these great organizations! Second Nature (good watch): Sustainability Sit-Downs #8 is out. This week’s video features Richard Cook, President Emeritus of Allegheny College and Second Nature Board Chair, discussing trans-disciplinary sustainability education and our effects as humans on the environment. Sustainability Sit-Downs is a new Second Nature video series consisting of […]

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March Week 3: Second Nature, AASHE, VCGN, CSDW, NAAE, VT Interfaith, City Market Peace and Justice Center

Check out the latest info from these great organizations! Second Nature (good watch): Sustainability Sit-Downs #8 is out. This week’s video features Richard Cook, President Emeritus of Allegheny College and Second Nature Board Chair, discussing trans-disciplinary sustainability education and our effects as humans on the environment. Sustainability Sit-Downs is a new Second Nature video series consisting of […]

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