A way for communities to build and implement plans that model state-of-the-art rural development in an age of climate change.
Over 300 Randolph residents participated in the “R3 – Randolph Region Re-Energized” process with support from 25 visiting resource team members. Over 85 volunteers joined task force groups that are working to: Reduce municipal and school costs through energy efficiency and renewable energy projects; Attract and support climate economy businesses and entrepreneurs and strengthen downtown…
RANDOLPH – The Randolph Region Re-Energized (R3) initiative will convene on June 11 as four task forces focused on community priorities meet to develop action plans. Joining these conversations will be a resource team of issue-area experts from around Vermont who will provide technical advice and help to identify resources important for success. The task force meetings…
By Cherise Madigan, as seen in the Bennington Banner: http://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/pownal-farms-put-out-the-welcome-mat,539776? POWNAL — Are you ready to discover Pownal? With a slew of events planned for this summer — including farm tours and workshops, an Independence Day picnic, and a fall harvest festival — a Pownal initiative is working to make the town’s farms and food…
By Tim Calabro, as seen in the Randolph Herald: https://www.ourherald.com/articles/randolph-picks-its-missions/ Though the volume of people filling the RUHS cafeteria Monday night was slightly less impressive than the hundreds that took part in the first round of the Randolph Region Re-Energized project, scores of Randolph-area residents turned out to take part in the initiative’s second phase…
In Middlebury, over 150 residents participated in the “Greater Middlebury Climate Economy Initiative” process with support from 36 visiting resource team members. Over 70 volunteers joined task force groups that will work to: Advance public transportation, facilitate more ridesharing, and make Middlebury and surrounding towns the best possible place for biking and walking; Increase staff…
Pownal was the first community to participate in VCRD’s Climate Economy Model Community Program (CEMCP), named Empower Pownal. 150 Pownal community members participated with support from 31 visiting resource team members. Through the process, community members identified 5 priority areas for future action and over 40 citizens joined task force groups that will work to: Develop…
Pownal was the first community to participate in VCRD’s Climate Economy Model Community Program (CEMCP), named Empower Pownal. CEMCP is community-driven process with local leaders, VCRD, Green Mountain Power, and Efficiency Vermont to cultivate economic development, innovation, and affordability in the face of climate change. Read the Empower Pownal Report and Action Plan. Through the…