Vermont Arts Council Releases Special Project Grants
Montpelier – The Vermont Arts Exchange, The Vermont Folklife Center, and choreographer Hannah Dennison have been awarded grants for arts projects that are deeply engaged with community. These Vermont Arts Council special project grants exemplify the Council’s new strategic goals to expand access to the arts, inspire creative placemaking, and energize Vermont’s creative economy. “Engagement […]
VBSR Supports The ESSEX Plan
Climate change is a threat to Vermont’s environment and economy. That’s why VBSR believes we need to take bold action to curb emissions and move to a future without fossil fuels. The ESSEX Plan, a proposal to use a rising price on carbon pollution to reduce Vermont’s green electricity rates. The ESSEX Plan was developed […]
Workforce development critical to sustain local food economy
2017 Farm to Plate Annual Report shows successful implementation of Vermont’s food system plan has created need for more farm and food workers to meet food business expansion goals due to increased consumer demand Montpelier, Vt. – Representatives of the Vermont Farm to Plate Network and staff at the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund presented the […]
Business Group Honors VT Chittenden County Legislators for Climate Action Work
Burlington, VT – Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) honored two dozen Vermont House legislators Wednesday morning as ‘Climate Champions’ for their efforts to grow the economy and create green jobs by putting a price on carbon pollution. “Vermont spends nearly $2 billion each year on fossil fuels and most of that money leaves our […]