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we should drive less to see music, in cars that burn things anyway. maybe it could be a transition initiative to promote local music so people can be entertained nearby.

maybe each town should have a solar generated music sound stage that encourages culture and gatherings of music. Music is a renewable, sustainable artform. bring Solarfest to the Middlebury commons!

vermont should have a big music gathering place accessible by train. In the future it would be good to design concert/sports aren… Continue

How can we build Vermont’s food system in the next ten years?

That’s the central topic of a well-organized conversation that’s happening in 8 places across Vermont in the next month.

The Farm to Plate Initiative and the Sustainable Agriculture Council are organizing local food summits. Farmers, food businesses and other stakeholders are being invited to say their piece. In the end, the state will spend some loot to make it happen. It sounds like government at it's best: trying to do good stuff… Continue

(author's note: This is an article I wrote about the event with Naresh last week. Let me know if you have another place to publish it!)

“I feel an intense urgency to do this work, and I hear that all over the world” said Naresh Giagrande, one of the founders of the Transition Town movement in the UK. Indeed, on that Nov. 24th evening at Montpellier’s Unitarian Church, one could feel that positive, encouraging, ready-to-go energy. It was an inspiring evening, and an auspicious beginning for Verm… Continue