VPT Online: ReGeneration: Episodes






	HOME episodes host & producers resources feedback Episodes EPISODE 1 University of Vermont professor John Todd is using biological treatment systems to clean wastewater. • Read the interview transcript. • Watch a clip Sustainable farmers Ted Yandow and Abe Collins of Swanton, Vt., changed their farm from a grain-fed dairy operation to a grass-fed grazing operation, creating a positive effect on climate change. • Read the interview transcript. • Watch a clip Yes, Seventh Generation of Burlington, Vt., provides high-quality household cleaning products, but they also demonstrate how social responsibility and environmental stewardship start at the corporate level. • Read the interview transcript. • Watch a clip Cobb Hill Co-Housing Project in Hartland, Vt., has found a way to build community, generate small economic opportunities and create a positive impact on global sustainable food issues. • (No interview transcript) • Watch a clip EPISODE 2 Ecologist and organic farmer Doug Flack of Enosburg Falls, Vt., reveals how local food production and the regeneration of farmers are critical for a sustainable future. • (No interview transcript) • Watch a clip Eco-designer Ben Falk of Moretown, Vt., one of a new breed of designers, teaches how yield, function and the regeneration of landscapes are as important as aesthetics. • Read the interview transcript. • Watch a clip The Intervale Center in Burlington, Vt., is a model for local and regional sustainable economic development. • Read the interview transcript. • Watch a clip NRG Systems of Hinesburg, Vt., designed such efficiency into their buildings that electrical consumption is just a quarter of that of similar-sized conventional buildings. • Read the interview transcript. • Watch a clip EPISODE 3 Host Claude Genest asks visiting Sustainable Design Experts �What is �Green�?�. • Watch a clip Host Claude Genest introduces us to the design science of Permaculture. Here he describes one of the many features associated with Permaculture Design � �Chop & Drop�. • Watch a clip Dave Fried of Elmore Roots Nursery in Walcott, VT describes a �Living Fence�. • Watch a clip Andrew Faust, Permaculture Instructor from Yestermorrow Design / Build School in Warren, VT talks about Permaculture and �Ecological Intelligence�. • Watch a clip EPISODE 4 Bill MaClay of William MaClay Architects & Planners of Waitsfield, VT offers a quick introduction to a Vermont �Healthy Home�. • Watch a clip Ben Graham of Natural Design Build in Plainfield, VT describes �Natural Building�. • Watch a clip Laurie Smith and Rita Frederick of Shelburne, VT, invite us into their �Straw-Bale House�. • Watch a clip Amy Seidl, Associate Director of Teal Farm in Huntington, VT describes decentralized power & the �energy barn� of the future. • Watch a clip