Sustainable Woodstock

06/08/2026

Join the Rauch Foundation for a preview screening of the film 'How to Feed the Planet.'

A follow-up to last year’s screening of Until the End of the World, How to Feed the Planet is an epic journey through space and time exploring one of the most pressing questions of our era: how can we feed the planet a healthy diet, with a global population projected to reach nearly 10 billion and natural resources already under strain from human activity?

From Ukraine to the Congo, via Argentina, moving through food systems, diets, lobbying forces, and farming communities, How to Feed the Planet reveals how some of the greatest conflicts of our time are driven not only by the race for oil and rare earths, but also by the struggle to control land and food resources. A global journalistic investigation in search of answers – starting with the right questions.

A post-film panel will follow.

When: Wednesday, June 10th, 7-9 PM
Where: Billings Farm & Museum theater
Register: https://PreviewHowtoFeedthePlanet.eventbrite.com

06/03/2026

There's still time to save a seat for our screening of 'The Little Things that Run the World' tomorrow!

The Little Things that Run the World will introduce us to a diverse group of scientists, nature lovers, gardeners, farmers, and general bug enthusiasts in exploring the importance of flying insects amid rapid declines in their numbers. This most numerous group of animals on the planet by far—three quarters of all species—have also been called the "glue of life" on Earth. They literally hold ecosystems together.

The film documents the mysteries of the declines alongside creative and heroic human efforts to change the course of evolutionary history. What is causing this extinction crisis? What can be done to reverse the trend?

Following the film screening we will have a panel discussion with Desiree Narango and Amber Jones of the Vermont Center of Ecostudies, Stephanie Reger of Wilde Bee Farm, and Abbie Castriotta of CRAFT who runs our local native plant sale.

Thursday June 4th, 5:30-8 PM. Billings Farm & Museum
Register: https://www.sustainablewoodstock.org/event/film-screening-of-the-little-things-that-run-the-world/

Free event, but donations are welcome. Small bites will be provided.
This event is made possible by the generous support of Mascoma Bank.

Join us for a film screening and panel Q&A to learn about pollinators! The Little Things that Run the World will introduce us to a diverse group of scientists, nature […]

06/01/2026

We handed out 75 sets of seedlings and seeds to local low-income families yesterday! Extras went to the Woodstock Community Food Shelf and into our food security community gardens, where we grow food for local food shelves and The Haven. Thank you to our volunteers for making things run smoothly, and for planting all those tomatoes 🧑‍🌾

Thank you to our Grow Your Own Garden Funders: King Arthur Baking Company, Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society, and M&T Bank! Thank you to Willing Hands and High Mowing Seeds for their seed donations.

05/15/2026

Many thanks to Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation District - ONRCD for organizing this tree and shrub planting at Riverside yesterday, and Woodstock Union HS Agriculture/CRAFT students for coming out to plant in the rain!

05/12/2026

Join us for our Annual E-Recycling and Document Shredding Day this Saturday (10AM-1PM) at the Woodstock Union High School Middle School parking lot!

Are you still hanging on to bank statements from the 90s? Do you avoid opening your “junk drawer”—that unofficial graveyard of old cell phones? If so, mark your calendar! Sustainable Woodstock�will offer a paper shredding and electronics waste (e-waste) collection event on Saturday, May 16th from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM at the Woodstock Union High School & Middle School parking lot.

Shred-Ex will accept your sensitive documents for shredding. Good Point Recycling will collect used electronics for recycling and reuse, such as televisions, computers and monitors, peripherals, printers, telephones, electronic game consoles, handheld electronic devices and stereo equipment.

Suggested Donation of $5.00 for each box of documents and all electronics donations encouraged.

Location: Woodstock Union High School Middle School parking lot, 100 Amsden Way, Woodstock

04/22/2026

FREE Earth Week Open House Tour:

Join us for a self-guided tour in your neighborhood!

Residents and businesses in 10 Upper Valley communities invite their neighbors to come see and discuss the earth-friendly strategies they’ve adopted in order to do less harm to their families, their communities, and the planet. Come talk to owners and businesses about their solar power, battery backup, sustainable gardening or farming, electric vehicles, heat pumps, efficient water heaters, induction stoves, electric snow blowers, and much more. Neighbors talking to neighbors is the best way to learn from each other, including what was easy, what was hard, and how they saved money.

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pick the sites you'd like to visit, and drop in any time during those hours.

WHERE: 21 homes, 5 businesses (including 3 farms), 4 nonprofits, and 1 church in 10 Upper Valley communities in New Hampshire and Vermont.

Register: Register to receive the pdf guide to the Earth Week Open House sites, choose the sites that interest you, and go! Register at https://UpperValleyEarthWeek.eventbrite.com

03/10/2026

Thank you to Madeline of Ferndean Farm for leading a public tour of her hydroponic farm in Woodstock!

02/27/2026

Sustainable Woodstock is in favor of a new school not only because of the sustainability of the building itself, but because of what a new building represents for the long-term sustainability of our community.

The updated school design includes flat roofs, squared off facade, and fewer windows On March 3rd, voters of Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington, Plymouth, Pomfret, Reading, and Woodstock will vote on a […]

02/11/2026

Got icicles? This is likely a sign that your home needs more insulation!

02/02/2026

Presentation and Q&A on the New School Rebuild Bond Vote -

Understanding how significant affordability is for voters and how urgent rebuilding is for our communities, the School Board developed a new rebuild plan that will reduce the local share of the bond by $15 million as compared to the plan considered in 2024. Please join us to learn about the upcoming March 3, 2026 vote.

When: Feb 5th, 5:30-6:30 PM
Where: Virtual via zoom. If you cannot make the event date, sign up and you will be emailed a recording.

Register: https://www.sustainablewoodstock.org/event/green-drinks-wuhsms-new-building-plan/