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Photos are up from the GOOD December Local World’s Fair!

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

On the HOMEGROWNdotorg Flickr page.

See Tara from Silver Lake Farms, Lora Hall from Full Circle Gardening and Seed Ball Master Taylor Arneson, as well as all of the incredibly creative Etsy sellers who displayed over the weekend.

Also in the set: a play-by-play tamale-making workshop by Mama’s Hot Tamales - yum!

Video and more details on individual exhibitors soon!

New solar incentives

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Courtesy of our friends at Yestermorrow Design / Build School

Beginning in 2009, the $2,000 cap on photovoltaic systems will be lifted and the 30% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) will apply to the entire system cost. The $2,000 ITC cap on solar hot water systems remains. Detailed information on federal and state rebates, incentives and tax credits for all solar technologies and energy efficiency is available at the Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy website - www.dsireusa.org.

Design/Build scholarships available

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

A generous anonymous donor has created a $25,000.00 scholarship fund at Yestermorrow Design/Build School. The donor has urged the School’s staff and Board of Directors to spend these monies before the end of the School’s fiscal year in March of 2009.

This fund will be used for potential students who want and need to take a Yestermorrow course, but do not have the resources for tuition, travel expenses or child care. Those interested in applying should do so as soon as possible, either by visiting the School’s website at www.yestermorrow.org, or calling the School at 888.496.5541. Email questions about the scholarship application should be directed to designbuild@yestermorrow.org.

More information can be found on the Yestermorrow web site.

Also of note, the History of Vermont’s Design/Build movement show at the Fleming Museum at UVM is definitely worth the trip.