Broke-in Vermont

Christine Desan, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, joins us in a special episode of Dirt & Democracy. She examines to the evolution of the monetary and financial system from the barter system to modern central banking and it's impact on people and the land. She details the impact of the development of the financial system over time on both people and the landscape government delegated mo...

Special Episode Alert: This week on Dirt & Democracy, we focus on rural regeneration efforts in present-day China. Professor SIT Tsui addressed the challenges and opportunities involved in these efforts and emphasized their importance in addressing current global crises such as pandemics and climate change. The presentation is divided into two parts. The first part provides a brief overview of...

Special Episode: This is an audio recording of a recent Dirt & Democracy meeting. This week on Dirt & Democracy, we are joined by long-time Coordinating Director of the North American Marine Alliance (NAMA) and Executive Director of National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) board member and treasurer Niaz Dorry. Niaz is leading an innovative shared leadership model with NFFC and NAMA. Learn mo...

Special Episode Alert! This is an audio version of a recent workshop we held on the history, purpose, and potential of our national, decentralized, democratic, locally-led infrastructure of the Conservation Districts from White River NRCD Director, Jennifer Byrne. Dirt & Democracy is a summer series focusing on building a democratic, agrarian social movement. Every other Sunday evening, join u...

Special Episode Alert! This is an audio version of a recent workshop we held on Consensus decision making, led by Sarah Coffey of the National Lawyers Guild. Dirt & Democracy is a summer series focusing on building a democratic, agrarian social movement. Every other Sunday evening, join us online or at in-person watch parties throughout Vermont to learn from agrarian movement leaders from acro...

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 Cat Quorum Sensing in the Soil Microbiome - Dr. Christine Jones Soil Sponge - Didi Pershouse (Instagram Post) Composting Association of Vermont "Make Big Oil Pay" Law Act 122 - Vermont Universal Recy...

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.com Vermonters: get out and vote in your Town Meeting Day, Tuesday March 5th! VTDigger Article on the Newbury Youth Detention Center VPR Guide to Vermont Town Meeting Day 2024 VT Supreme Court Decis...

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 @ 6:30 Conservation Careers Workforce Development Proposal Article on difficulty of accessing EPA Environ...

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 website https://www.bop.gov/inmates/custody_and_care/unicor_about.jsp#benefits - Unicor's Program Details https://oig.justice.gov/reports/2016/i1608.pdf - DOJ's findings of fraud by Unicor and ArmorSo...

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.gov On 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 com...

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@gm...

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 a...