Jun 3, 2012
We began our Friday morning at the Slow Living Summit with a few moments of reflection on our dreams and aspirations for the day. Before we reflected inwardly we heard from conference participants who voiced their delight in the fabric that we are weaving in New...
Jun 3, 2012
Don Kreis, a professor at Vermont Law School, hosted the discussion centered around “corporate personhood.” Authors Jeff Clements, Chuck Collins and Michael Hill comprised the panel–which highlighted capitalist outcomes and democratic ideals....
Jun 3, 2012
During the breakout session “Media for Change,” three journalists introduced their experiences within the media and writing fields and also discussed the future of the industry. “I think my first identity is a writer,” Marjorie Kelly, the author “Owning Our Future,”...
Jun 2, 2012
Will Patten of Back to Basics is very happy to be with a group of people dedicated to the slow track. He was previously the executive director of VT Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) and thinks in terms of a global society more than a global economy. ...
Jun 2, 2012
“Farmland continues to be sold to developers at a staggering rate,” begins Roger Albee, former Vermont Secretary of Agriculture. While Vermont is the “Green Mountain State” with abundant cows and pastures, there is limited terrain suitable for field...
Jun 2, 2012
During this session, we got to hear from four inspiring individuals committed to bringing about change at a local and regional level on a variety of different topics surrounding food and agriculture, such as shaping policy to allow for greater number of farmers’...
Jun 2, 2012
Bill Densmore hosted an open discussion period during the breakout session “Media with message: Theory and practice” with about 20 journalists, former journalists, and those looking to grab the attention of the media. Leading the discussion were Tom Stites, Miriam...
Jun 2, 2012
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and David Orr closed the Slow Living Summit with a plenary focus on the positive actions being taken in Vermont, Ohio and what still needs to be completed nationally. The event held in the main theatre at the...
Jun 2, 2012
In Friday morning’s breakout session, “Well Communities: The science, policies and politics of health” moderator Rebecca Jones, M.D., saw lots of negatives with the medical system but adds there are a few ways that people can make changes. The Brattleboro...
Jun 2, 2012
Marjory Kelly, the panel host, is author of Owning Our Future, a fellow at the Tellus Institute in Boston, co-founder of Corporation 20/20 and founder of Business Ethics Magazine that she ran for 20 years. She believes that a large ownership shift is necessary if we...
Jun 2, 2012
The connection between student learning and retention was the focus of the breakout session, entitled “Education: Learning from Nature: From Indigenous to Urbanized to Indigenous 2.0.” The four speakers all worked to bring nature to the forefront of education but...
Jun 2, 2012
BRATTLEBORO Vt.- Three panelists gathered in the Marlboro Graduate center and formed a circle with summit attendees to discuss the meaning of “Farm to Table.” To panel facilitator Katharine Millionzi of the New Economics Institute, “Farm to Table” connotes purity and...
