Rural Resiliency in Vermont

By on March 27, 2012   /   The Beak  
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Rural Resiliency in Vermont

While visiting rural Vermont during March, Heron’s Eye toured and photographed a few cool sites along the rural landscape with a group of Goddard College grad students studying Sustainable Business and Communities. Rural Site Visits First, we stopped by the Plainfield Co-Op to learn about Policy Governance from Co-Op Board Member Joe Gainza… and we did a little shopping! that these Next, we met Elliott Morse, tour guide extraordinaire at Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks in East Montpelier. We learned about

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Permaculture – Living on the Land

By on March 13, 2012   /   The Beak  
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Permaculture – Living on the Land

Last fall, Heron’s Eye toured the permaculture site Whole Systems Design in Vermont’s Mad River Valley with students in the Sustainable Business & Communities M.A. program at Goddard College. Tour guide Ben Falk shared his knowledge of the land, and described the intensive process of restoring the topsoil layer by creating swales, which allow water to accumulate & penetrate the soil. Permaculture Advice His sheep graze on the resulting vegetation & add nutrients to the earth. Says Ben: “Humans can

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eBooks and Photopoems

By on March 7, 2012   /   The Beak  
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eBooks and Photopoems

Ebooks and photopoems helped to make 2011 a productive year for Heron’s Eye Communications — we celebrated our 5th anniversary and we officially launched our publishing efforts. eBooks In June and August, Heron’s Eye published two ebooks of Krista’s poetry via Smashwords — Tomato a.m. and Vampires & Underwires. guaranteed atv financing Both are available for a variety of popular ereaders, including Kindle and iPad, and can be found at iTunes, Barnes & Noble, and Deisel. Photopoems October saw publication

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