EAT YOUR WEEDS!
We ran out of handouts at yesterday's Flavors of the Valley; if you missed it, please see the pdf below to find out more about removing the invasive plant. You'll also find a recipe for the popular garlic mustard pesto!
http://www.uvlt.org/pdf/gmhandout.pdf
More information about invasive species in our region can be found at: http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/vermont/volunteer/art21105.html.
More recipes can be found at: http://www.ma-eppc.org/morerecipes.html.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Natural Areas: What Are They, Why Do They Matter, and How Do They Touch Down in the Upper Valley Region?
Connecticut River from Silverweed Seep Preserve© Eric Aldrich/TNCJoin The Nature Conservancy and the Upper Valley Land Trust on April 28th, 7 – 8:30pm at The Howe Library Mayer Room in Hanover, NH. Mark Zankel, Deputy State Director for The Nature Conservancy's New Hampshire Chapter, will speak about the role of "natural areas" in New Hampshire's network of conservation lands. He will preview an exciting new conservation project to protect a large Upper Valley landscape for nature and people.
This program is free and open to the public.
For more information contact Nora at noradoyle-burr@uvlt.org or (603) 643-6626 ext. 102.
This program is free and open to the public.
For more information contact Nora at noradoyle-burr@uvlt.org or (603) 643-6626 ext. 102.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Flavors of the Valley
Visit UVLT's table at this year's Flavors of the Valley, hosted by Vital Communities and Valley Food & Farm.
Tuesday April 21st, 2-7pm
$7/person (kids 6 and under free)
Hartford High School Gym, White River Junction, VT
Celebrate the food and farms of our region while enjoying the sights, smells and tastes of over 60 diverse vendors. Share a wholesome and hopeful experience of gathering with family, friends and the larger community. Everyone is welcome!
Tuesday April 21st, 2-7pm
$7/person (kids 6 and under free)
Hartford High School Gym, White River Junction, VT
Celebrate the food and farms of our region while enjoying the sights, smells and tastes of over 60 diverse vendors. Share a wholesome and hopeful experience of gathering with family, friends and the larger community. Everyone is welcome!
- Meet farmers and chefs
- Savor samples
- Buy local foods (Bring a cooler and shopping bags!)
- Get your free 2009 Valley Food & Farm Guide
- Help to reduce waste––bring your own plate, fork & cup!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Cyclers pedal 350 people-powered-miles for the planet
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 Thursday, April 9th from 5-6:30 pm, the Upper Valley Food Coop is hosting Jim Merkel, author of Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth and his fellow cyclers for their presentation at the Coop at 193 North Main St. in White River Junction. They depart on April 9th from Norwich, Vermont and will speak at 11 towns en route to the North Country Sustainable Energy Fair. They bike 350 miles to broadcast the message of leading climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen: “If humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted… CO2 will need to be reduced from its current 385 parts per million to at most 350 ppm.”
At the interactive Cycling for a Sustainable Future Kick-off event, participants become ‘visionaries’ of alternative futures and presenters offer footprint reducing examples. This event celebrates the regions innovative organizations and businesses that are leading the way. You’re encouraged to cycle to the Co-op, enjoy free local food and hear from local leaders. Jim Merkel states, “This event offers a radical stimulus package where practical, artful, scientifically sound lifestyle steps accumulate. From vision to action, witness the birth of a new culture where low-impact becomes ‘default.’”
Team members will also document exciting “Transition Town” initiatives on campuses, farms, and towns and relay them on the Cycling for a Sustainable Future blog.
Since 1996 the Cycling for a Sustainable Future Tours have covered over 17,000 miles. This year’s tour members are: Jim Merkel, Susan Cutting, S. Tyler Durham and Ross Scatchard. They thank the wind at their backs generated by their sponsors: the Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club, Ibex, D Acres, The Global Living Project and the Upper Valley Food Coop.
For more information about the event, contact Kye Cochran at (802) 295-5804 or Jim Merkel at glp@vtusa.com or (802) 649-2508
http://cyclingforasustainablefuture.blogspot.com/.
Also, join the tour members and UVLT on Saturday, April 11th, 10 - 11:30am at the Mountain School dining hall in Vershire, VT for "Real World Sustainability". A lunchtime conversation will follow. Bring a bag lunch or a donation for food. Pump up those bike tires, cycle to the event and join the team on their way out of town toward Montpelier after lunch, (802) 439-5324.
At the interactive Cycling for a Sustainable Future Kick-off event, participants become ‘visionaries’ of alternative futures and presenters offer footprint reducing examples. This event celebrates the regions innovative organizations and businesses that are leading the way. You’re encouraged to cycle to the Co-op, enjoy free local food and hear from local leaders. Jim Merkel states, “This event offers a radical stimulus package where practical, artful, scientifically sound lifestyle steps accumulate. From vision to action, witness the birth of a new culture where low-impact becomes ‘default.’”
Team members will also document exciting “Transition Town” initiatives on campuses, farms, and towns and relay them on the Cycling for a Sustainable Future blog.
Since 1996 the Cycling for a Sustainable Future Tours have covered over 17,000 miles. This year’s tour members are: Jim Merkel, Susan Cutting, S. Tyler Durham and Ross Scatchard. They thank the wind at their backs generated by their sponsors: the Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club, Ibex, D Acres, The Global Living Project and the Upper Valley Food Coop.
For more information about the event, contact Kye Cochran at (802) 295-5804 or Jim Merkel at glp@vtusa.com or (802) 649-2508
http://cyclingforasustainablefuture.blogspot.com/.
Also, join the tour members and UVLT on Saturday, April 11th, 10 - 11:30am at the Mountain School dining hall in Vershire, VT for "Real World Sustainability". A lunchtime conversation will follow. Bring a bag lunch or a donation for food. Pump up those bike tires, cycle to the event and join the team on their way out of town toward Montpelier after lunch, (802) 439-5324.
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