Broke-in Vermont

We sat down with local super hero, Cat Buxton, to talk about the living soil, composting, recycling, being neighborly, and the Super Compost Project!Resources Shared on this Episode:Compost 101 with CatQuorum Sensing in the Soil Microbiome - Dr. Christine JonesSoil Sponge - Didi Pershouse (Instagram Post)Composting Association of Vermont"Make Big Oil Pay" Law Act 122 - VermontUniversal Recycling Law Act 148 - VermontBIPOC Community SurveyDirt & Democracy

Newbury Selectboard candidate Susan Culp highlights her ideas for economic development, climate adaptation, and land use in the Town of Newbury!Reach out to Susan's campaign: SusanCulpforNewbury@gmail.comVermonters: get out and vote in your Town Meeting Day, Tuesday March 5th!VTDigger Article on the Newbury Youth Detention CenterVPR Guide to Vermont Town Meeting Day 2024VT Supreme Court Decision, Dissent beginning on page 12

We are finally ready to announce our brand new workforce development program, in partnership with the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture and the Virgin Islands Women in Agriculture Association!Resources referenced in this episode:Register for White River NRCD Local Working Group Feb 22 @ 6:30Conservation Careers Workforce Development ProposalArticle on difficulty of accessing EPA Environmental Justice GrantsThe Jones Act

As promised, here is our first episode on the prison system in Vermont, the US, and the globe. For more information on the topics shared today visit:https://doc.vermont.gov/ - VT Dept of Corrections websitehttps://www.bop.gov/inmates/custody_and_care/unicor_about.jsp#benefits - Unicor's Program Detailshttps://oig.justice.gov/reports/2016/i1608.pdf - DOJ's findings of fraud by Unicor and ArmorSource

Resources from this pod: Small Business Technical Assistance Exchange Grant www.rdcsofvermont.org ; VT Contract Bid Website: www.vermontbusinessregistry.com ; Federal Contract Website www.fbo.govOn this episode we share stories about getting government contracts, writing plans vs TAKING ACTION, and broken-things we have experienced in our work relating to language access barriers, the farming community, student loans, and disaster relief. With love, from Vermont!

Resources from this pod: *Join Monique's free business planning course starting October 11th: go to www.thespaceonmain.org/rise to sign up!*Complete the Emergency Medical Services Survey: https://emergencymm.net/vermontemsstudy/*Questions for Representative Priestly? Email mpriestley@leg.state.vt.us*Get paid to pick nuts @ the Hickory Harvest on October 12th at 4:30PM: contact whiterivernrcd@gmail.com for directionsThis episode features Bradford entrepreneur and State Representative, Monique Priestley! We talk about business development, disaster response, community engagement and resiliency, housing, and law-making in Vermont.

This podcast deals with all things broken-yet-fixable in Vermont! We discuss policies and resources relating to agriculture, the environment, housing, transportation, food, and the local economy. Guests will include Vermont community members, farmers, law makers, educators, and business owners. On each podcast we will deep dive on a topic of interest, share relevant resources relating to funding and public participation opportunities, share little known facts about weird laws in Vermont, and discuss ideas on how to fix the broken-things! Brought to you by Jennifer Byrne from the White River Natural Resources Conservation District and Airon Shaw from the Vermont Professionals of Color Network. Learn more: www.whiterivernrcd.org & www.vtpoc.net Join the Hunt for the Hickory on Wednesday Oct 11th at 5PM in Hartland, VT https://www.whiterivernrcd.org/services/agroforestry