BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
A Six-Part Series at Bethany Church, 32 Main Street, Randolph

Lead sponsor: BALE (Building A Local Economy). Series co-sponsors: Two Rivers Ottauquechee Regional Commission and Randolph Area Community Development Corporation.
Part 4:

What Does a Local and Sustainable Economy Look Like?
Even in rural Vermont, pressures to grow in unsustainable ways keep appearing despite the growing understanding that those models can no longer be sustained in today’s world. What are some of the emerging (or, perhaps, “old”) ways of building thriving and resilient communities that provide counterpoint to an old paradigm of large scale or industrial growth?
• Cornerstone Creative Community (3CVT) -- Anni MacKay
• Alliance for Vermont Communities -- Alex Buskey
• Vermont Council on Rural Development -- Paul Costello
Program sponsors: Cornerstone Creative Community of Vermont, Alliance for Vermont Communities, Vermont Council on Rural Development