Community Conversations
In January of 2010, Post Oil began facilitating conversations framed around the question,
"How do we work together to make our communities healthier and more sustainable?"
After introductions, we have an extensive go-around in which everyone who cares to discusses their projects, interests they're pursuing, or ideas that they have about food, energy, transportation, health care, housing, the local economy and so forth. The second part of the evening is devoted to breakout groups, where people can gather either with a person involved with a particular project to explore it further and discover how they might become involved, or initiate their own discussion group. Recently, the Southern Vermont Co-op Power group, the Brattleboro Time Trade, and the Brattleboro Mobility Task Force were present to talk about their work. The evening concludes with time for networking. |
Meetings are currently held at Elliot St. Cafe the second Wednesday of every month! The next Community Conversations:
Sept. 8th 7-9pm Oct. 13th
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Notes from the July Community Conversation
POS Community Conversation Notes
Elliot St. Cafe
7/14/10
Ideas, Projects & Groups Represented or Noted:
Brattleboro Time Trade
Community Tree Nursery
Pedi-cab Service
Brattleboro Mobility Task Force
Community Farm(s) – using open land – relationship w/Coop
POS Market Basket
POS Winter Farmers Market
Alternative Housing using bodies of retired airplanes
Marlboro Town Energy Committee
Coop Power– ready to break ground for biodeisel plant & serving S. VT.
PACE – Program for funding renewable energy projects
Great Falls Food Hub
Farm to School – Brattleboro
Gardening & Community Organizing in Mexico
District Energy Project – Brattleboro
Plant Trees
After introductions and a check in/announcement round on the above items, we broke into smaller groups on the themes of Energy, Time Tade, Mobility – Walkable towns. Tom S., Becca & Jessica were group leaders. Jessica had a short video on mobility models.
contact: info@postoilsolutions.org