Post Oil Solutions

Our Mission

To advance cooperative, sustainable communities in an age of global climate change and declining fossil fuels.

Richard Heinberg in Brattleboro April 23

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Current Efforts


 
TOWNSHEND COMMON FARMERS' MARKET

 

Regional Food Sustainability Project
 
2008 Localvore Challenge Week
Brattleboro Regional Peak Oil Task Force
   
(Re)Learning to Feed Ourselves Workshop Series
  
Building Sustainable Communities Monthly Forums
POST OIL SOLUTIONS is a group of citizens from the Southeast Vermont bio-region who began meeting in June 2005.  We joined together to take our first, modest steps toward creating more cooperative, self-sufficient communities. Our goal is to learn about and develop sustainable practices in our homes, neighborhoods, and larger communities, so as to begin creating the infrastructure in our region necessary for a post oil society.

ON-GOING PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES

COMMUNITY GARDENS: Our goal is to establish multiple community gardens around Brattleboro to provide garden space for residents who wish to grow organic vegetables, herbs, fruits, and/or flowers in community with others.  We began with one Community Garden in 2006 and hope to expand with new neighborhood gardens throughout the Brattleboro area with each new gardening season. Click here to learn more.

LOCAL FOOD: Did you know that most of the food on local store shelves has traveled an average of 1400 miles? Between transportation, and conventional agricultural practices, there are 10 to 15 calories of fossil fuels in every calorie of food you eat. POS is engaged in a number of projects to support and advance local agriculture as part of our effort to encourage food sustainability in our bio-region. Projects include Localvore Challenges, Winter Farmers Market, CSA's, and food related workshops aimed at raising awareness about food sustainability issues.  Click here for more information about our projects.

ENERGY: Reducing our energy usage, while also increasing our access to locally produced, renewable energy sources is a critical component of becoming a sustainable community. POS organized the Windham Energy Group (WEG) that is currently exploring the possibility of creating community-owned renewable energy facilities in our region. Click here to learn more about our work on energy issues.

TRANSPORTATION: Rethinking how we meet our transportation needs is a critical component of building a more sustainable community, particularly in our rural setting. POS is working in collaboration with Brattleboro Climate Protection and the Bike/Ped Coalition, as well as other groups and individuals on a variety of strategies to grapple with this daunting issue. Click here for more about our work on transportation issues.

EDUCATION: We call this our "Paul Revere" work, dedicated to getting the word out about peak oil, global warming, and the crises we face. The mainstream media is just beginning to address some of these issues, but we can't wait for leadership at the global, national or even state levels to solve these issues for us. We need to learn all we can and start taking action now. Click here to find out how POS can help in your community. 

 

Please join us! POS welcomes all members of the community to our meetings. Bring an idea that you think would help in making our area more sustainable, or simply bring your interest in working in community to address these critical issues.

 

POST OIL SOLUTIONS

Monthly Organizational Meeting,

First Wednesdays

7:00 PM, Rm. 211, Paramount Bldg, Main St.


Building Sustainable Communities Monthly Forum

Third Wednesdays

7:00 PM, Rm. 2 East, MarlboroCollegeGradCenter, 28 Vernon St.

Brattleboro, Vermont