V ERMONT S USTAINABLE LIVING
R ESOURCE G UIDE
Designed to accompany Northwest Earth Institute's discussion course
Choices for Sustainable Living


SESSION 1: A CALL TO SUSTAINABILITY

Vermont Earth Institute: population, sustainability www.vtearthinstitute.org (802) 333-3664
Northwest Earth Institute: sustainable living, sustainable communities, voluntary simplicity, ecological principles www.nwei.org (503) 227-2807
Population Action International: population www.populationaction.org (202)-557-3400
Sustainable Communities Network: sustainable communities www.sustainable.org (202) 328-8160 (will reach offices of CONCERN, Inc.)
Worldwatch Institute: sustainable society www.worldwatch.org (800) 555-2028
Zero Population Growth: population www.zpg.org (800) POP-1956

SESSION 2: ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES

Association of Vermont Recyclers: waste reduction, recycling, responsible consumption www.vtrecyclers.org (802) 229-1833
Efficiency Vermont ( managed by Vermont Energy Investment Corporation) : energy efficiency www.efficiencyvermont.com (802) 658-6060
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association: renewable & sustainable energy www.nesea.org (413) 774-6051
Renewable Energy Vermont (REV): clean power & heat www.REVermont.org (802) 229-0099
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Compost Center: compost www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/dec.htm (802) 241-3448

SESSION 3: SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

Champlain Initiative (c/o United Way): 8 sustainability initiatives www.unitedwaycc.org/plfuture.htm (802) 864-7541
The Cohousing Network: cohousing www.cohousing.org/ (510) 486-2656
Good News Garage: vehicle redistribution www.goodnewsgarage.org (877) 448-3288
Northern Sustainable Communities Network: sustainable communities www.nscn.org (802) 234-5917
Rideshare Vermont: carpooling www.vpta.net (800) 685-RIDE
Sustainability Institute: cohousing www.sustainer.org/cobbhill
Vermont Forum on Sprawl: sprawl www.vtsprawl.org (802) 864-6310
Vital Communities of the Upper Valley: healthy communities www.vital.communities@valley.net (802) 291-9100
Contact Vermont Earth Institute for a worksheet to calculate your ecological footprint or to learn if your household CO2 emission complies with Kyoto www.vtearthinstitute.org

SESSION 4: SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Builders for Social Responsibility (Vermont Chapter): sustainable building practices (802) 482-3295
Center for Sustainable Building: used building materials www.sover.net/~reuser (802) 479-9341
National Wildlife Federation: Vermont Wood Products (Smart WoodTM) www.nwf.org (802) 229-4532
The ReStore: business surplus brokering www.TheReStore.com (802) 229-1930
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR): sustainable business practices www.vbsr.com (802) 862-8347
Vermont Business Materials eXchange: business surplus trading network www.enviro-source.com/vbmx (800) 895-1930
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund: sustainable business assistance www.vsjf.org (802) 828-5320
Center for Sustainable Building: used building materials www.sover.net/~reuser (802) 479-9341

SESSION 5: SUSTAINABLE FOOD/AGRICULTURE

Center for Sustainable Agriculture (UVM): sustainable agriculture www.uvm.edu/~susagctr/index.html (802) 257-7967
EarthSave: environmental well-being via food choice www.earthsave.org (502) 589-7676
Master Gardener Program: gardening mentors pss.uvm.edu/mg/mg/ (800) 639-2230
Northeast Organic Farming Association of VT (NOFA-VT): local, organic agriculture www.nofavt.org (802) 434-4122
Vermont Department of Agriculture: sustainable agriculture, VT products, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) www.state.vt.us/agric/ (802) 828-2416

SESSION 6: SUSTAINABLE BUYING

Co-op America: environmentally preferable products www.coopamerica.org (800) 584-7336
Green Seal: environmentally preferable products www.greenseal.org (202) 872-6400
Recycled Products Guide: recycled products (800) 267-0707
Regional solid waste districts publish directories of local reuse businesses and the Association of Vermont Recyclers has a searchable reuse businesses database on its website ( www.vtrecyclers.org )
If you would like to form a "Your Money or Your Life" discussion group, study guides for church and civic groups are available from the New Road Map Foundation (206)-527-0437

SESSION 7: SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES

Center for a New American Dream: reduce materialism www.newdream.org (301) 891-3683
Healthfinder (coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion: healthy living www.healthfinder.gov (202) 205-205-9478 (fax)
The Home Ecology Web Site: sustainable lifestyles www.homeecology.org
National Wildlife Federation: backyard wildlife www.nwf.org (802) 229-0650
New England Wildflower Society: native plants & landscaping www.newfs.org (508) 877-7630)
The Association of Vermont Recyclers has a booklet, "Simply Enough", with concrete steps to a more sustainable lifestyle. (802) 229-1833

The Vermont Sustainable Living Resource Guide was produced by the Association of Vermont Recyclers and Vermont Earth Institute. It was funded in part by a grant from the USDA's rural development program

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