Articles by Will Raap

A Community That Rebuilds Its Topsoil Builds Its Long-Term Wealth

Restoring a River Valley One Business At a Time

An Innovative Community Powers Itself and the City of South Burlington with Renewable Energy

Regenerating Regional Economies: Vermont as a Model

The “New Economy” Can Strengthen Vermont’s Working Landscape

E.F. Schumacher: He Taught Us To Build Bridges and Plant Trees

Individuals, Organizations and Businesses Working for Change

 

Strengthening Local Food Systems South Village

 

South Village
www.southvillage.com

Tierra Pacifica
http://www.tierrapacifica.com/

Restoring Our Watershed
http://ourwatershed.org/

Intervale Center
http://www.intervale.org/

Intervale Food Hub
http://www.intervalefoodhub.com/

Gardener’s Supply Company
http://www.gardeners.com

Vermont Farm to Plate Initiative
http://www.vsjf.org/project-details/5/farm-to-plate-initiative

Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
http://www.vsjf.org/

Vermont Sustainable Agriculture Council
http://www.uvm.edu/~susagctr/?Page=susagcl.html

Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
http://vbsr.org/

New Economics Institute
http://neweconomicsinstitute.org

Slow Money
http://www.slowmoney.org/
Founded by Woody Tasch, this nonprofit organization connects investors to local food systems, guided by principles that bring money back “down to earth.”

 

 

Employing Renewable Energy

 

Farm at South Village Solar Array
http://www.southvillage.com/land-stewardship.php?page=green

Transverter
http://www.transverter.com/

Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan
http://www.vtenergyplan.vermont.gov/

Heart Transverter
http://www.transverter.com

Carbon Harvest Energy
http://carbonharvestenergy.com/

350.org
http://www.350.org/

 

 

Restoring Ecosystem Health

 

The Earth Partners
http://www.theearthpartners.com/

Restoring Our Watershed
http://www.ourwatershed.org

Pueblo Verde
http://puebloverde.org/

Tierra Pacifica
http://www.tierrapacifica.com/

Reforest Teak
http://www.reforestteak.com/