NewsFlash October 2015 Click the icons above to find us on Facebook & Twitter! 3 things to do NOW for a better garden in 2016 If you could talk to your future self — say, your Spring 2016 self — Future You would say this to Present You: Add compost to the garden NOW!! […]
Continue readingStill looking for a few helpers for a Friday evening Green Team – free food, t-shirt and more! Help our community and visitors sort out their waste into the proper compost, recycling, and/or trash bins. No experience necessary. We’ll teach you what you need to know. Sign up here.
AASHE Opens Call for Governance Positions We are seeking applications for volunteer governance opportunities with the AASHE Board of Directors, the AASHE Advisory Council, the STARS Steering Committee and the STARS Technical Advisors. Applications are due by Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET. As previously shared with AASHE members, a portion of […]
Continue readingSunday, October 4, 2015 – 9:00am to 12:00pm in Burlington’s Intervale Join the Sustainability Academy and City Market for our 4th annual 1K/5K down in the Intervale! Romp through farm fields and dirt roads in this family-friendly event to support place-based learning at the Sustainability Academy. We are also seeking volunteers to help the day of the race. https://www.citymarket.coop/harvestfunrun
EAT x NE is a local food festival happening September 19th–20th at Oak Ledge Park which focuses on bringing the community together to strengthen Vermont’s local food movement through learning, listening, experiencing, and creating. We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers to become part of the EatxNE Production Team. Every volunteer shares in the success of this ambitious fundraising event thus […]
Continue readingI am looking for volunteers for the inaugural Oktoberfest Vermont on the Burlington Waterfront. We are trying to find lovers of craft beer, local food and games for Friday 9/25 – Sunday 9/27. We are specifically in need of people to join our GREEN CREW to help ensure people are putting trash and recycling in the proper […]
Continue readingWelcome back to what I hope will be another great year for Champlain College and Sustain Champlain. This is 10th year that Sustain Champlain is in existence, thanks to the insightful staff, faculty and students that started a committee back in 2005. I’m starting my 7th year here at Champlain and am ready to keep […]
Continue readingNewsFlash September 2015 The Rover is coming to your town! The Rover is the mobile household hazardous waste collection unit that hibernates at the Environmental Depot, CSWD’s year-round hazardous waste collection facility in South Burlington. The Depot takes hazardous materials all year long from residents and businesses. During the summer, the Rover stops once in each town […]
Continue readingGleaning Volunteers Needed! Help improve access to affordable, healthy, and local food by harvesting surplus vegetables from the fields of various farms in the Intervale and within Chittenden County. This gleaned produce will be distributed to low-income community members and social service agencies through the Intervale Free Food Share. Check out the many opportunities to glean with […]
Continue readingAs a bike advocate, longtime bike commuter and Old North End resident, I’m really happy to be helping to organize Open Streets BTV, Vermont’s “ciclovia” again this year onSeptember 13th from 10am to 3pm. Last year’s inaugural event was a tremendous success, with an estimated 2000+ participants. For those of you new to the idea […]
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