Pat Ripley, presenter from e-commerce VT
Recently, I attended an advanced social media workshop presented by Pat Ripley, State Broadband Adviser and e-commerce liason to the VtSBDC. He provides workshops like this around the state to large and small communities helping Vermont businesses with their web presence, social media and media marketing efforts.
Pat shared both basics and best [...]

Winters in Vermont produce sunsets, such as this, bringing our many trees to life.  I especially appreciate the subtle gradation of the fiery orange to purplish blue of the twilight sky.
                      
                                  Backyard Sunset - December 2011
I spend a lot of time admiring tree branches and their unplanned figure interactions with each other.  It continues [...]

                                 
Fall is upon Vermont in its wondrous glory.  We transition from the outward focused time of summer to the more inward reflective moments we experience with the change of seasons.  Maybe this is why even in adulthood, we’re still wired to “back to school time.”
Maybe that’s why I so much enjoyed a recent seminar on Innovation, Culture [...]

I missed the VT Energy Plan June 1st workshop and information gathering session held at National Life, so I thought I’d contribute a mind map or visual brainstorm of my thoughts about the planning effort and areas of focus I see as important to ensuring a sustainable and bright future for generations to come. Check out [...]

I live in Vermont. It’s a nexus of the slow food movement, sustainable agriculture and renewable energy with Wind and Solar. So I share with you a quick sketch composition with a barn, solar tracker in the foreground and ridge mounted wind turbines in the background. As many of you know, it’s a great place [...]

Recently, I saw a link to this video from the New York Times site showcasing an unusual super insulated and hyper efficient home requiring no heating systems in the lovely hills of central Vermont where I live. The Landau family engaged a local architectural, engineering and building team to design, produce and install their home to levels of [...]