Sustainable Woodstock

At A Glance

Location: 

Woodstock, Vermont

Primary Issue Area:

  • Climate Change & Energy
  • Living Economies
  • Food
  • Land & Water

Active since:

2007

Grants Received In:

  • 2008

Core volunteers:

100

Community Size:

3,000

Our Purpose

Sustainable Woodstock's mission is to inspire, organize and empower community members to integrate environmentally, economically and socially responsible practices in all aspects of their lives to create a sustainable community. The organization's volunteer-based action groups encourage a vibrant community, promote a thriving local economy, and educate community members about how to conserve and protect natural resources.

Summary of Projects

A group of concerned citizens from the Woodstock area have initiated broad-based education and action to address climate change in our community. While continuing to build community interest and involvement in sustainable living practices, Sustainable Woodstock received a grant in 2008 to identify key stakeholders to participate in defining long-term goals and process by means of a Future Search conference in April 2009. At that event, 60-80 of those stakeholders come together to create a common agenda and commit to an action plan, including task forces to work on specific projects, a process for maintaining task force activity and momentum in accordance with the overall vision, and a six-month follow-up meeting with out conference facilitators.