Green Mountain and Worcester
This page shows leaving Boston and going to Green Mountain College, near Rutland Vermont. Also the SAGE Conference in Worcester, Mass.
There is no surface public transportation to Green Mountain College, near Rutland, Vermont, so I flew. GMC is a 700 student small green leaning private university at the west end of Main Street in Poltney, Vermont. Krista, Jensen and Connor had been in Eugene at the Community Transformation Program at Dharmalaya the summer before and told me they wanted me to visit GMC. They made arrangements and that was the beginning of planning a more expansive visit to the North East.
The campus is compact and includes a small farm where a "fair" amount of GMC's food is produced. A new and large solar electric array was under construction while I was there. Three days at GMC include two presentations open to students and faculty and three class room visits. I enjoyed the conversations with students and faculty. Fond memories.
The flight back to Boston was bumpy. Could not land too soon. From airport to downtown and a train to 50 mile distant Worcester and the SAGE Conference - the focus on what is called a "solidarity economy." This was a new term for me although the ideals and goals are close cousins to permaculture approaches I am more familiar with. The presentation I made was intended to raise the profile of permaculture, identifying it as a powerful design tool that can help move a solidarity economy forward. I enjoyed meeting kindred spirits and sharing thoughts.
My friend Steve showed me a number of green interest sites in Worcester - two housing co-ops, several community gardens and a house with solar heating.
Worcester was also the scene of a small world story.
Next set of fotos, Cape Cod and New York City.
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This page shows leaving Boston and going to Green Mountain College, near Rutland Vermont. Also the SAGE Conference in Worcester, Mass.
There is no surface public transportation to Green Mountain College, near Rutland, Vermont, so I flew. GMC is a 700 student small green leaning private university at the west end of Main Street in Poltney, Vermont. Krista, Jensen and Connor had been in Eugene at the Community Transformation Program at Dharmalaya the summer before and told me they wanted me to visit GMC. They made arrangements and that was the beginning of planning a more expansive visit to the North East.
The campus is compact and includes a small farm where a "fair" amount of GMC's food is produced. A new and large solar electric array was under construction while I was there. Three days at GMC include two presentations open to students and faculty and three class room visits. I enjoyed the conversations with students and faculty. Fond memories.
The flight back to Boston was bumpy. Could not land too soon. From airport to downtown and a train to 50 mile distant Worcester and the SAGE Conference - the focus on what is called a "solidarity economy." This was a new term for me although the ideals and goals are close cousins to permaculture approaches I am more familiar with. The presentation I made was intended to raise the profile of permaculture, identifying it as a powerful design tool that can help move a solidarity economy forward. I enjoyed meeting kindred spirits and sharing thoughts.
My friend Steve showed me a number of green interest sites in Worcester - two housing co-ops, several community gardens and a house with solar heating.
Worcester was also the scene of a small world story.
Next set of fotos, Cape Cod and New York City.
Hover the cursor over the foto for a caption. You can also clik on the foto for a larger image and caption.
