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“ A proper community, we should remember
also, is a commonwealth: a place, a resource,
an economy. It answers the needs, practical as
well as social and spiritual, of its members—
among them the need to need one another.
The answer to the present alignment of
political power with wealth is the restoration of
the identity of community and economy.”
—Wendell Berry
To find out more
contact BALE at:
email: [email protected]
mail: P.O. Box 211,
South Royalton, VT 05068
web: www.balevt.org
phone: 802-498-8438
What’s Next
BALE’s approach is unique in that its
focus is on ALL issues that bind
community and economy together as
a way to create resiliency in a carbon
constrained future.
Our strategy is engagement and the
tools of engagement are education,
communication and networking. We
will lead with educational programs
and continue to link together the chal-
lenges we face – and the opportunities
to transcend them… everything from
community media, complementary
currencies, transportation challenges,
creating smarter energy options, to
telling our stories and celebrating our
culture and heritage.
We believe in order to be active citi-
zens, we need to place our lives in the
context of a human community and the
land we share with the natural world.
We have accomplished a great deal in a short time,
with new programs in development:
· A community space on the Green
in South Royalton; a hub for many community,
artistic and cultural activities as well as a
resource center with regional information and
educational programming.
· A Locally Grown Guide to farms, farmers
markets, retailers, value-added producers and
more… available throughout the year (as well
as online at www.vermontgrowersguide.com).
· BALE Fest: A Celebration of All Things Local
– exhibits, nonprofit and craft vendors, educa-
tional workshops, demonstrations, live music
and a festive family celebration atmosphere.
What We Do
· White River Food and Farm – working with
other groups and community institutions,
expanding the clout of area farms to sell
locally and develop regional solutions for
farmers such as cooperative marketing and
new storage and processing capacity.
· White River Valley Regional Website –
In collaboration with the Randolph Area
Community Development Corporation,
launching an interactive regional web portal
that will be the “go to” online resource for
information and resources in the White
River Valley.
· New Economy Initiative – A program of
education and engagement that is core to
our mission of inspiring a profound
transformation in the awareness of citizens
to the changes we must make in the way we
live and how our economy and communities
function in the future. The leading program
aimed at that goal is a “Why Build A Local
Economy” public series throughout the
region that addresses the many aspects of
why a “new” sustainable economy is both
vital and necessary.
Building A Local Economy is a community
resource center for local economy initia-
tives in the White River Valley of Vermont.
We are a collaborative effort that is watershed
focused and cross-disciplinary in purpose. We
start with the explicit understanding that we
face dramatic climate change in a coming peak
oil future… and that structural features of our
existing economic system are responsible for
our unsustainable path. We also start with the
organizing belief that out of solutions that build
economic, cultural and ecological resilience at
the local level will come models for a transition
that will heal our relationship to our planet –
and to each other.
We have accomplished a great deal in a short time,
with new programs in development:
· A community space on the Green
in South Royalton; a hub for many community,
artistic and cultural activities as well as a
resource center with regional information and
educational programming.
· A Locally Grown Guide to farms, farmers
markets, retailers, value-added producers and
more… available throughout the year (as well
as online at www.vermontgrowersguide.com).
· BALE Fest: A Celebration of All Things Local
– exhibits, nonprofit and craft vendors, educa-
tional workshops, demonstrations, live music
and a festive family celebration atmosphere.
What We Do
· White River Food and Farm – working with
other groups and community institutions,
expanding the clout of area farms to sell
locally and develop regional solutions for
farmers such as cooperative marketing and
new storage and processing capacity.
· White River Valley Regional Website –
In collaboration with the Randolph Area
Community Development Corporation,
launching an interactive regional web portal
that will be the “go to” online resource for
information and resources in the White
River Valley.
· New Economy Initiative – A program of
education and engagement that is core to
our mission of inspiring a profound
transformation in the awareness of citizens
to the changes we must make in the way we
live and how our economy and communities
function in the future. The leading program
aimed at that goal is a “Why Build A Local
Economy” public series throughout the
region that addresses the many aspects of
why a “new” sustainable economy is both
vital and necessary.
Building A Local Economy is a community
resource center for local economy initia-
tives in the White River Valley of Vermont.
We are a collaborative effort that is watershed
focused and cross-disciplinary in purpose. We
start with the explicit understanding that we
face dramatic climate change in a coming peak
oil future… and that structural features of our
existing economic system are responsible for
our unsustainable path. We also start with the
organizing belief that out of solutions that build
economic, cultural and ecological resilience at
the local level will come models for a transition
that will heal our relationship to our planet –
and to each other.
We have accomplished a great deal in a short time,
with new programs in development:
· A community space on the Green
in South Royalton; a hub for many community,
artistic and cultural activities as well as a
resource center with regional information and
educational programming.
· A Locally Grown Guide to farms, farmers
markets, retailers, value-added producers and
more… available throughout the year (as well
as online at www.vermontgrowersguide.com).
· BALE Fest: A Celebration of All Things Local
– exhibits, nonprofit and craft vendors, educa-
tional workshops, demonstrations, live music
and a festive family celebration atmosphere.
What We Do
· White River Food and Farm – working with
other groups and community institutions,
expanding the clout of area farms to sell
locally and develop regional solutions for
farmers such as cooperative marketing and
new storage and processing capacity.
· White River Valley Regional Website –
In collaboration with the Randolph Area
Community Development Corporation,
launching an interactive regional web portal
that will be the “go to” online resource for
information and resources in the White
River Valley.
· New Economy Initiative – A program of
education and engagement that is core to
our mission of inspiring a profound
transformation in the awareness of citizens
to the changes we must make in the way we
live and how our economy and communities
function in the future. The leading program
aimed at that goal is a “Why Build A Local
Economy” public series throughout the
region that addresses the many aspects of
why a “new” sustainable economy is both
vital and necessary.
Building A Local Economy is a community
resource center for local economy initia-
tives in the White River Valley of Vermont.
We are a collaborative effort that is watershed
focused and cross-disciplinary in purpose. We
start with the explicit understanding that we
face dramatic climate change in a coming peak
oil future… and that structural features of our
existing economic system are responsible for
our unsustainable path. We also start with the
organizing belief that out of solutions that build
economic, cultural and ecological resilience at
the local level will come models for a transition
that will heal our relationship to our planet –
and to each other.
“ A proper community, we should remember
also, is a commonwealth: a place, a resource,
an economy. It answers the needs, practical as
well as social and spiritual, of its members—
among them the need to need one another.
The answer to the present alignment of
political power with wealth is the restoration of
the identity of community and economy.”
—Wendell Berry
To find out more
contact BALE at:
email: [email protected]
mail: P.O. Box 211,
South Royalton, VT 05068
web: www.balevt.org
phone: 802-498-8438
What’s Next
BALE’s approach is unique in that its
focus is on ALL issues that bind
community and economy together as
a way to create resiliency in a carbon
constrained future.
Our strategy is engagement and the
tools of engagement are education,
communication and networking. We
will lead with educational programs
and continue to link together the chal-
lenges we face – and the opportunities
to transcend them… everything from
community media, complementary
currencies, transportation challenges,
creating smarter energy options, to
telling our stories and celebrating our
culture and heritage.
We believe in order to be active citi-
zens, we need to place our lives in the
context of a human community and the
land we share with the natural world.
“ A proper community, we should remember
also, is a commonwealth: a place, a resource,
an economy. It answers the needs, practical as
well as social and spiritual, of its members—
among them the need to need one another.
The answer to the present alignment of
political power with wealth is the restoration of
the identity of community and economy.”
—Wendell Berry
To find out more
contact BALE at:
email: [email protected]
mail: P.O. Box 211,
South Royalton, VT 05068
web: www.balevt.org
phone: 802-498-8438
What’s Next
BALE’s approach is unique in that its
focus is on ALL issues that bind
community and economy together as
a way to create resiliency in a carbon
constrained future.
Our strategy is engagement and the
tools of engagement are education,
communication and networking. We
will lead with educational programs
and continue to link together the chal-
lenges we face – and the opportunities
to transcend them… everything from
community media, complementary
currencies, transportation challenges,
creating smarter energy options, to
telling our stories and celebrating our
culture and heritage.
We believe in order to be active citi-
zens, we need to place our lives in the
context of a human community and the
land we share with the natural world.
