April 2010

Yestermorrow and AllEarth Renewables Install 28 Kilowatts of Solar Power

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
Power Purchase Agreement Makes Solar Power Affordable for Non-ProfitWaitsfield, VT (4/20/10) – Yestermorrow Design/Build School of Waitsfield, Vermont and AllEarth Renewables, Inc. of Williston, Vermont have partnered to install seven AllSun Trackers® on the school’s campus in Waitsfield. Over the course of a year, the 28 kilowatt (kW)...

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Interview with John Connell on 30 Years of Yestermorrow

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
In preparation for our upcoming 30th Anniversary Reunion we decided to check in with Yestermorrow's founder, John Connell, on what he's observed about the School over the last 30 years...What was your original vision for Yestermorrow? I wanted to teach the butcher/baker/candlestick maker a method of design-driven construction that would...

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John Abrams Lecture Cancelled

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
We regret to inform the public that the previously scheduled talk for the evening of April 23rd "Building a Local Economy in the Mad River Valley" has been cancelled. There is not yet another scheduled date at this time.

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Moving Forward with Semester Program

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
We’re thrilled to embark on the planning and design of Yestermorrow’s new semester program in sustainable design/build, scheduled to launch in Fall 2011. This innovative new program will bring college students to Yestermorrow for a semester-long immersion in the world of design/build, learning core concepts of ecological design along with...

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