SUS-WOO KIDS (This article about walking complements the article that appeared on January 12, 2023 about how walking is good for people and the planet.) There is more to life than increasing its speed. — Gandhi There’s a lot to be said for the old-fashioned wisdom that comes in sayings like: “If the Good Lord …
In January of 2023 the World Meteorological Organization analyzed six different sets of weather data from around the world and concluded that 2014 through 2022 were the warmest years ever recorded. The increased heat energy from global warming has transformed Earth’s atmosphere into a meteorological engine that is driving the dramatic rise in both the …
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SUS-WOO KIDS, Part 1 of 2 The road goes ever on and on down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, And I must follow if I can. — The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien, 1965 Everyone loves a good journey. We feel alive when we’re on the …
At the Turn of the Year Although January 1st is day one in the year of the Western (Gregorian) calendar, it is not written in the stars. While New Years Day falls near the winter solstice—which is arguably the more natural day to mark a celestial New Year—it has come to be associated with new …
In the minds of many, the winter of 2022 officially started with our first major snowstorm on December 15. Up to that time the ground remained notably devoid of white. Central Vermont used to receive its first measurable snow sometime in late October. Due to global warming, however, the first significant snows have been arriving …
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Gratitude to the People & Communities We Serve Sustainable Woodstock’s focus on community resilience in response to global climate change is catalyzed by the pressing need to ensure that residents of Woodstock, the surrounding towns and the Upper Valley region are able to find sustenance, health and safety—the necessities that individuals and communities need to …
Bicycles are on the rise. Worldwide, bicycles already outnumber cars by 2 to 1 and are the most common form of transportation. The number of people who drive bicycles in Asia, alone, is twice as large as the number of all people who drive cars worldwide. During rush hour in many Asian cities there are …
In the mid-1970s, one of the transformative books read by millions worldwide was Frances Moore Lappé’s Diet for a Small Planet. On Earth Day 2021—marking the 50th anniversary of this seminal book—Sustainable Woodstock and Pentangle Arts hosted Ms. Lappé for a live, virtually-broadcast talk during which she said she was originally inspired to write her …
Local Food for Sustainable Living Winnie the Pooh had it just about right: Find the honey tree in your own backyard and eat to your belly’s content. Of course, what with bee stings and rabbit-sized jars of honey, getting his fill wasn’t easy. But as time went by, Pooh ate so much honey that he …
Indigenous Peoples’ Day has come and gone, and Thanksgiving week is on the horizon. Now come the days of lesser light when, in Abenaki tradition, Penibagos, the Leaf Falling Moon, will be followed by Pebonkas, the Winter Maker. Fallen leaves will crunch underfoot when hunters stalk the woodlands and fields. How longstanding is the tradition …
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