Grace United Methodist Church
CO₂ – the Invisible Blanket – Liane Allen
Observe a  “cool” experiment that demonstrates the impact of Carbon Dioxide on Atmospheric Temperature.

Smart Power – CVPS Customer Outreach Team Member – Central VT Public Service
Visitors to this booth will learn how “Smart Power” provides more control over energy consumption and spending.  CVPS Smart Power will provide grid improvements that will help prevent widespread outages and restore power more quickly when problems do occur.  Learn to use the tools to help you make educated choices about energy use and costs.

Farm to Plate –  Erica Campbell, Farm to Plate Program Director for Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, will provide materials and share information about the 10-year Strategic Plan for Vermont’s Food System.  Erica will  provide a brief overview of the Farm to Plate Strategic Plan’s key findings, including goals and high priority strategies for Vermont’s food system.  She will share info about the development of a state-wide Farm to Plate Network that will be charged with overseeing the implementation of the Plan and tracking the progress toward those goals. Learn how the  plan will ultimately be implemented at the local/regional level in Vermont.

Chris Hall, Spinner
Chris will demonstrate wool spinning, but he is also a great resource on pasture management and raising sheep naturally. He and his wife, Barbara, have been practicing Managed Intensive Grazing of their Montadale sheep since 1992 on their farm in West Topsham. Their efforts have resulted in prize-winning fleeces and a 2008 designation as Conservation Farm of the year by the White River Natural Resources Conservation District, all without chemical fertilizers and a minimum of mechanization.

Jay Lackey, Forestry Specialist,  VT Forests, Parks & Recreation  http://www.vtfpr.org/protection/idfrontpage.cfm
Jay will provide information on two of the most destructive forest pests ever to threaten our North American hardwood forests:  the emerald ash borer and the Asian Longhorned beetle. Find out what you can do to help protect Vermont forests from these and other serious pests such as the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Sudden Oak Death and more. Learn about our “Don’t Move Firewood” public education campaign and your important role.

Shelby Girard, Organizer, Rural VT    http://www.ruralvermont.org
Rural Vermont is a nonprofit, statewide advocacy group for farmers. They represent a community of family farmers, neighbors and citizens committed to supporting and cultivating a vital and healthy rural economy and community. Rural Vermont believes family farms and the local food that they provide are at the heart of thriving communities and environmental sustainability, and that economic justice for family farmers is the foundation of a healthy rural economy. Towards this end, Rural Vermont strives for fair prices for farmers and works to counter corporate consolidation of agriculture and the food supply. Rural Vermont’s current campaigns include legalizing hemp, addressing raw dairy and on-farm slaughter, and passing food sovereignty resolutions town-by-town. For more info, call (802) 223-7222 or visit www.ruralvermont.org.

Bradford Academy South Lawn
Roywood Masonry Heaters  http://masonryheat.com
Royce Thompson has been fabricating and installing masonry heaters for years and his stoves are based on a centuries old  design used in Finland. There are different options available for the stoves including heated benches, hot water and bake ovens. These stoves are incredibly efficient – and beautiful, they will heat your house and bake your bread. Royce will have a stove at LEAF and show you how it works at his vendor booth on the BA lawn. He will assemble a masonry heater on site and explain how the various components work together to provide maximum efficiency.

Royce is a resident of Newbury, VT  and his company, Roywood Masonry Heaters,  is the only maker of prefabricated masonry heating components and kits in Vermont.

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service – www.vt.nrcs.usda.gov
Bob Kort, Civil Engineer and NRCS Energy Coordinator for VT, will explain some of the many benefits and services offered by NRCS.  NRCS puts nearly 70 years of experience to work in assisting owners of America’s private land with conserving their soil, water, energy, and other natural resources. We deliver technical assistance based on sound science and suited to a customer’s specific needs. Cost shares and financial incentives are available in some cases. Most work is done with local partners. Participation in our programs is voluntary.

United Church of Christ South Parking Lot
Pellergy LLC www.mywoodpelletsolution.com
Andy Boutin is the founder of this Barre, Vermont manufacturer of biomass burners that create automatic indoor wood pellet central heating for homes and businesses when installed in existing compatible furnaces or boilers. Production of the Pellergy system uses many Vermont- made components and provides local jobs. And, burning wood pellets supports a regional economy. New Pellergy boilers can meet requirements for homeowner efficiency rebates in Vermont & New Hampshire. Andy, Larry and Susan will show you the various parts of a pellet system: boiler, pellet storage bin, auger, burner, controller and how they work together to efficiently heat your home. Look for the trailer at the Congregational Church parking lot and see a working system

Natural HeatWorks – www.naturalheatworks.com
Larry Pike, Master Plumber of Newbury and Susan Randall Davis, Architect collaborate on many projects to provide homeowners and businesses with a personal energy efficiency roadmap. Natural HeatWorks is committed to helping discover the best heating solution for you. They offer a full range of plumbing & heating and architectural services. Larry is a Master Plumber in Vermont and New Hampshire and offers installation of traditional and renewable fuel systems including indoor cordwood, biodiesel and wood pellet boilers as stand-alone or tandem (2 boiler) systems. Ask how your space could benefit from a gradual transition to renewable fuels. Come tour the Pellergy trailer and their recent home installation of a phased plumbing & heating renovation along with a tandem heating system: traditional oil boiler plus a Pellergy system boiler with bulk pellet storage right here in Bradford.