Dear Friends,“The freezer is coming!”USCRI Vermont’s Warm Winter Outerwear Distribution is this week and coming Saturday.Volunteers are needed to:Organize donations during this week and nextSet up donations to be given out from 9:00 am – 10:00 amBe personal shoppers on Saturday during the 10:00 am – 2:00 pm distributionPut away donations from 2:00 pm – […]
Continue readingSummervale 2021 Recap Video We had a blast at Summervale! Thank you for coming down and supporting our mission to strengthen community food systems. We couldn’t have done it without our amazing sponsors, community partners, vendors, artists, and YOU! Happenings BATS IN VERMONTThursday, October 285:00 PM – 6:30 PMIntervale CenterBat week is Oct 24-31. What kinds […]
Continue readingLake Champlain Sea GrantFall 2021 Research Seminar Series Lake Champlain Sea Grant invites you to attend the October research presentation in our fall seminar series. Quantifying the Social Benefits and Costs of Reducing Phosphorus Loading Under Climate Change Date/Time: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm ETLocation: Virtual attendance on ZoomSpeaker: Jesse Gourevitch, University of Vermont PhD graduate […]
Continue readingJoin Us for an Upcoming WebinarManaging Organizational Change for Transformational, Deep Decarbonization Initiatives on CampusTuesday, November 16th | 1pm EDT In a January 2021 executive order addressing the climate crisis, President Joe Biden committed the U.S. to an ambitious conservation goal: to protect 30 percent of U.S. land and coastal seas by 2030. That target, […]
Continue readingAmphibian road kill New research from Maine shows a sharp decrease in amphibian deaths due to decreased traffic last spring. Fewer cars meant fewer frogs, salamanders and other wildlife killed by vehicles. The coordinator of Vermont’s Reptile and Amphibian Atlas observed a similar decline in the state. In May 2020 there were 40% fewer vehicles on Vermont’s roads on some key […]
Continue readingDonate HereThank you for supporting us this season! On October 1st, we celebrated one year of officially being the SUSU commUNITY Farm.We started as a healing collective, dedicated to serving our community with offerings of workshops, gatherings and hand-crafted herbal products. We had just opened our space and began holding community gatherings in February of […]
Continue readingInza Sanogo is a cocoa producer and certified trainer at COOP-CA-REFSI in the Koffikro village of Côte d’Ivoire. “Before, our parents worked in the cocoa fields and did the best they could. Now that we’re fair trade certified, we have new infrastructure for the village, as well as trainings to continue improving our skills.” As […]
Continue readingHappy Fall and soon to be Halloween!Halloween is one of my favorite times of year. Halloween means fall colors, parties, costumes, candy AND pumpkins!Here are some great ways to REUSE or dispose of your Halloween pumpkins.Eat themHollow out your pumpkin for carving then use the pulp and seeds for all typed of sweet and savory […]
Continue readingOctober 20, 2021 LEND A HAND. VOLUNTEER – United Way of Northwest Vermont’s mobile-friendly Volunteer Connection connects you to hundreds of local volunteer needs. Search by age, date, county, interests or causes that are important to you. Stay connected to community needs. Here is a link for Volunteer Connection to learn more about these and other opportunities. MEALS ON […]
Continue readingTake to the Trails at the Birds of Vermont Museum Come running, go walking, take a friend birding! There’s even some space in our next carving workshop. Sign up soon!Race Around Birds (October 23-November 6) →Solstice Tomten Carving Class (October 30) →October Bird Monitoring Walk (October 30) →“The Gift of Art” show (November 1 – April 30) →November Bird […]
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