Individuals from all over the country travel to Vermont to take classes at Yestermorrow prompting our halls and grounds to be filled with two inter-related questions: What's your story? Why are you at Yestermorrow? Berea College student Eva Griffin joins us on-campus for two months this summer and offered to share her story.For several years, I...
8:00 am, Waitsfield green, Saturday June 18th, 2011. We’ve just pulled two Yestermorrow vans up to the Waitsfield Farmer’s Market loaded to the gills with various things made out of wood, twigs, plywood, and plastic. We begin unloading the goods and transporting them to our designated spot in the center of the market. Onlookers are mystified, to...
Certificate in Sustainable Building and Design student Jesse Cooper, advised by Yestermorrow instructor Lisa DePiano, has partnered with Washington, DC organization Beet Street Gardens to use his facilitation, design and building skills to assist them with a Permaculture plan and cabana design for completion of his certificate practicum project....
I just got back from two fascinating days at the first ever Slow Living Summit in Brattleboro, VT. Designed to bring together a variety of people from business, education, government and non-profit organizations from New England and beyond, the Summit was an intensive exploration of ways to build healthy, thriving local economies while encouraging...
Imperative:Yestermorrow is poised to address pressing needs that have long hampered the school’s effectiveness. The school’s 38-acre campus has evolved in such a way that it does not represent the design ideals and environmental goals that are at the core of the school’s mission. At the same time, to grow to an optimal level of students and...
