All talk Events (9)

Lawn to Garden Conversion with Mark Krawczyk

March 30, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Kellogg Hubbard Library Permaculture teacher Mark Krawczyk will discuss simple, chemical-free strategies to eliminate lawn, build healthy soil, and establish beautiful, productive gardens. He'll examine the design, installa… Organized by Transition Town Montpelier | Type: free, talk, and, discussion

2009 Cycling for a Sustainable future Tour

April 17, 2009 from 6pm to 9pm – Charlotte Senior Center Charlotte, Two Vermonters and two New Hampshirites are cycling 350 miles from Norwich, Vermont to Canton, New York to speak about climate-safe lifestyles in towns along the way. On April 17 at 6 PM f… Organized by Ruah Swennerfelt | Type: pot, luck, and, talk

The Post Oil Homestead: Skills for the Transition

April 27, 2009 from 6pm to 8pm – Hayes Room, Kellogg Hubbard Library Join us as permaculturalist Ben Falk highlights skills and tools needed to develop and evolve sustaining homestead and small farm systems fit for the solar age, including: soil building, perennial cr… Organized by Transition Town Montpelier | Type: free, talk, and, discussion

CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE TOPIC 9: WIND ENERGY — THE NEXT BEST CHOICE FOR VERMONT?

September 17, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9pm – ECHO Center Part of ECHO Center's salon series: If we have reached peak oil production, what does the future look like? Are hilltop views and unsegmented large track forest areas to be potentially impacted for… Organized by ECHO Center | Type: talk
Two-Week Composting: Hot, Fast & Efficient

September 17, 2009 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Kellogg Hubbard Library This practical compost workshop will engage participants in the art & science of backyard composting. We will explore the basic ingredients to layer a triple bin composting system so that in a fe… Organized by Transition Town Montpelier and Kellogg Hubbard Library | Type: free, talk

Animal Power –Working your land with animals

October 15, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Kellogg Hubbard Library Learn how to work your land with animals from farmers who are doing it. Jaiel Pulskamp started her farm, Main Street Market Garden, in 2008 at Vermont Compost Company. This year she began using mules… Organized by Transition Town Montpelier and Kellogg Hubbard Library | Type: free, talk

Human Power: Getting Ready to Get Around When the Gas Runs Out

November 7, 2009 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm – Montpelier Grange Hall Nancy Schulz, Executive Director of the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition, will speak about the Coalition’s programs to support bicycling and walking for transportation, health, recreation, an… Organized by Marjorie Power | Type: talk, potluck

Informative Talk w/Enviromental Sustainablity leader Jim Merkel

November 12, 2009 from 7pm to 9pm – Black Box Theatre, Morris Center for the Arts, St. Johnsbury Academy Thanks to a collaboration between St. Johnsbury Academy and Fairbanks Museum environmental sustainability leader Jim Merkel will lead an informative talk for the local community. This event is free a… Organized by St. Johnsbury Academy & Dr. Elaine Parshall | Type: environmental, sustainablity, talk

Living Machines, Composting Toilets and Gray Water Treatment

November 19, 2009 from 6pm to 8pm – Kellogg Hubbard Library, Montpelier Water is second only to Air as a human physiological need. Thankfully, here in Vermont we have lots of water. Unfortunately our disconnect from the methods Nature uses to manage wastes and water is g… Organized by Kellogg Hubbard Library and Transition Town Montpelier | Type: free, talk