Category Archives: Mindfulness

April Week 2: Second Nature, City Market, VBSR, NOFA-VT, Vermont Nature Conservancy, VCGN

AASHE (good read/conferences/jobs) Second Nature (good watch): Sustainability Sit-Downs #11 is out. This week’s video features Wendell Brase, Administrative Vice Chancellor at University of California, Irvine, discussing discussing the true costs of inaction in the face of Climate Change. Sustainability Sit-Downs is a new Second Nature video series consisting of 12 short interviews with sustainability leaders in higher […]

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Fall Internship with Toxics Action Center (VT)

Re-post courtesy of Shaina Kasper, Vermont and New Hampshire, Community Organizer: Toxics Action Center Fall 2015 Internship Do you want an internship where you know you are making a difference? Want to grow professionally while earning school credit? Want to meet professionals in your field and in your community? Want to help communities facing toxic threats in their […]

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Food Recovery Network Fellowships (MD) – Application deadline extended to 4/26

Re-post from Sara Gassman, Director of Member Support and Communications, Food Recovery Network: Fight campus food waste and community hunger!   Food Recovery Network is seeking talented individuals for nine month, full-time, paid fellowships to help build, grow and maintain our movement throughout the 2015-2016 school year from our national headquarters in College Park, MD.    Learn more […]

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VT farms and homesteads featured in INHABIT Movie- this Friday at the Roxy!

Re-post from Keith Morris, Prospect Rock Permaculture: this Friday, April 3rd,  7:00 pm at the Roxy Theatre in Burlington on corner of So. Winooski and College Sts. INHABIT is a feature length documentary film about permaculture and ecological design – which features a few VT farms/ homesteads, among others from throughout the northeast and midwest. […]

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Great Inclusion Learning and Engagement Events at Champlain in April

As the semester races to an end, here are some great events to help things end well. Please mark your calendars for these excellent lunch time opportunities for learning and discussion. · April 7th: Jasmine Rand. Perry Presentation Room. 11:5am. (Be sure to attend the Women’s Empowerment Initiative Events on April 6th): A conversation about […]

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Senior Sustainability Coordinator for UMass Amherst Auxiliary Enterprises

Courtesy of Rachel Dutton, Sustainability Manager, UMass Auxiliary Enterprises, University of Massachusetts Amherst, rdutton@umass.edu, www.localumass.com:  University of Massachusetts Amherst is now hiring a Senior Sustainability Coordinator for UMass Auxiliary Enterprises. Apply online at https://bit.ly/umasssustainabilitycoordinator. Deadline for preferred applicants is April 30, 2015. Senior Sustainability Coordinator, UMass Auxiliary Enterprises UMass Amherst, the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system, sits […]

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April 2015 with the Birds of Vermont Museum

Re-posted courtesy of Kir Talmage, Outreach & IT Coordinator, Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman Hollow Road, Huntington, VT 05462: Here are the next batch of upcoming events with and at the Birds of Vermont Museum. VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY Saturday, April 11 • 10:00am – 2:00pm Get in shape with a one-day intensive mostly-trail work event? Well… OK, […]

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Summer Short Courses at Sterling College (VT)

Re-Posted from Sterling College: Continuing Education at Sterling College Summer 2015 In This Issue Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Courses Outdoor Education Courses Environmental Humanities Courses Ecology Courses Quick Links Registration for Continuing Education Courses E-mail Laura Lea Berry   Sterling College’s successful summer program is entering its second year in 2015, with hands-on classes […]

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Training & Networking Event for Grassroots (MA) – Register by March 31!

Re-Post from New England Grassroots Environment Fund: Register by March 31 to help us plan delicious local meals, comfortable accommodations, engaging workshop spaces and rocking entertainment! Scholarships are available and we will help with carpools to get to southeast Mass. Need more reasons for you and your fellow group members to register today and join us on April 10 & 11 at RootSkills 2015 in New […]

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