Aug 21, 2013
By Steven Farnham The average American news report is filled with various “indicators” to tell us how well off we are, such as the Dow, Standard & Poor’s, GDP, or the state’s bond rating. There are entire news programs dedicated to examining trends and the...
Aug 13, 2013
By Steven Farnham If you are about to embark on an ambitious undertaking, you might want to consult with Bill Reed to see if it’s a good idea – even if you’re sure it is – because he might just save you a ton of money, disaster, or heartbreak… or all three. In the...
Jul 22, 2013
Session: Slowing Down to the Speed of Nature, Slow Living Summit 2013, Brattleboro, VT Thursday afternoon breakout session by Ivan McBeth, Shamanic and Druidic Teacher Written by Elizabeth Mathai What does gazing at the feet of someone across the room from you have to...
Jul 22, 2013
At 66% Caucasian, Jamaica Plain is the most ethnically diverse of the 25 official New England Transition Towns (Census Data 2010). Appropriately, Carlos Espinoza-Toro and Orien Kriegman of the Jamaica Plain New Economy Transition facilitated a seminar on community...
Jul 22, 2013
Session: Creating and Retaining Wealth: New ways of Approaching Economic Development, Slow Living Summit 2013, Brattleboro, VT Thursday morning breakout session by Melissa Levy, Yellow Wood Associates Summary by Elizabeth Mathai, who resides in Central Vermont. Her...
Jul 6, 2013
The word ‘manage’ is from Latin, meaning ‘hands.’ Take your life in hand, carefully, consciously, so you really feel good about what you’re doing while you’re doing it. Pamela Kristan’s held an engaging working lab friday morning for forty folks hungry to manage...
Jul 6, 2013
The Thursday afternoon session “Leading with Humanity: Practicing Authenticity, Equality and Wholeness” was led by Lori Hanau and Ellie Caldwell of Global Roundtable Leaders Ellie Caldwell was called to so the work she does because of cardboard boxes. Her...
Jun 25, 2013
By Mary McLoughlin Breakout Session: Achieving Resilience in Brattleboro Facilitated by: Alex Wilson, Founder of Building Green and the Resilient Design Institute and Bob Stevens of Stevens and Associates. Downtown Brattleboro has experienced two major disasters in...
Jun 17, 2013
By Mary McLoughlin Facilitated by: Cary Gaunt, Sustainability and Watershed Consultant and Lori Hanau, Summit Emcee and Founder of the Global Round Table Leadership “What are your Slow Living Leadership needs?” “What form would a Slow Living Institute take?” or...
Jun 17, 2013
Our Peace Labyrinth in Plaza Park was facilitated by Ingrid...
Jun 12, 2013
By Mary McLoughlin Breakout Session: Slow Design Using N-light Table Facilitated by: Julie Lineberger Owner, Joseph Cincotta Principal Architect of Linesync Architecture of Wilmington, Vermont. Other members of their design time helped lead the activity. Sybil...
Jun 12, 2013
Annalise Ritter is a student at UMass Amherst studying Community Sustainability and Art. After 594 miles, Paula Francis and Linda Wheatley may not have had happy feet, but they certainly felt joy in their hearts. From August 25th to October 7th, 2012, the two women...
