Welcome to Transition Putney News Updates!

In this edition of News Updates you will read about new initiatives from several Transition Putney working groups as well as the transfer of leadership from the original Transition Putney initiating group to the new core group. You’ll also find a listing of upcoming speaker and reskilling events.

This newsletter helps keep us informed of the exciting Transition Putney initiatives underway that work to help build a resilient, vibrant, and connected Putney community.

Paul LeVasseur


TRANSITION PUTNEY INITIATING GROUP BOWS OUT AS NEW CORE GROUP STEPS IN
The original initiating group of Transition Putney retired on May 5th, making room for new energy and direction from the new core group made up of representatives from the Transition Putney working groups.

Transition Putney: "Increasing the Resilience of Vermont's Food System: Practical Approaches to Big Problems"
with Vern Grubinger, PhD., Cornell University, UVM Extension Professor
Tues, May 22nd, 7 p.m. at Putney Cares Barn, 52 Kimball Hill Rd.

On May 22nd, at the Putney Cares Barn, Vern Grubinger will give an informative and inspiring presentation about the future of Vermont agriculture. He will discuss the challenges to local agriculture, including peaks in fossil fuels and global warming, followed by a description of the rapidly growing systems already in place to support a truly local food system.

"Vern's Vision of a Regional Food System is revolutionary and chock full of living examples sourced from throughout the state. His Powerpoint presentation is completely inspiring and paints a realistic set of actions that will get us and our children eating our own local food, at schools, in our food coops, in hospitals all the while generating a thriving economy for local producers." - Mark Morey

The Putney Public Library is accepting book and plant donations for our big upcoming sale which will held on Saturday, May 26th from 10am -1pm (rain or shine!) You may bring any good quality books, DVD videos (no VHS), audios CDs (no cassettes) to the library during our open hours from Monday-Friday 10:30-6 or Saturday 10-1pm. Please do not leave any donations in front of the library when we are not open. Also please note we do not accept any textbooks or encyclopedias. For questions about book and plant donations or if you want to help on or prior to the sale day please call the library at 387-4407. Thanks!!

Our Putney Community Center needs a decent computer. The one we have now is much too slow. We will be happy with a PC or Mac, either laptop or desktop. It should not be more than 5 yrs old and must have a working disc drive.

Please email geenie@svcable.net or call Gino at 802-246-7693. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit, so the value of what you donate is tax-deductible.

Putney residents Pollaidh Major, Deb Stetson, Katia Morosan, Sarah Brennan, Claire Wilson, and Ted Dodd will be singing with the Brattleboro Concert Choir this Saturday and Sunday.

Brattleboro Concert Choir presents AMERICAN IDOLS, Susan Dedell, Director
Music of Eric Whitacre, Moses Hogan, and Alice Parker

Saturday, May 19, 7:30 pm, First Baptist Church, Brattleboro, VT
Sunday, May 20, 3 pm, First Baptist Church, Brattleboro, VT

Eric Whitacre
Five Hebrew Love Songs
Margery McCrum, soprano, Jennifer Hansen, alto, Kathy Andrew, violin, Bruce Griffin, piano

Transition Putney, Sun, May 20
Herbal Identification Stroll, with Cindy Hebbard
1:30 – 3 pm, Meet in Front of Putney Coop

Have you wanted to learn more about the local plants that can help you and your family with common health complaints such as the common cold, acne, PMS, digestive distress and osteoporosis? Please join us for a leisurely stroll as we identify around two dozen common weeds found in our yards, roadsides and gardens. We will discuss their medicinal and nutritional benefits, how they have been traditionally used, and whether there is any modern scientific information to support their use.

Our "Farm to Cart" taco business will officially start on May 27th at the Putney Farmers Market, but we will be selling from these "test sites" periodically too. We feature handmade organic white corn tacos, whose fillings, when available, are sourced from local farms here in the area. Next year, we hope to have all of the ingredients raised here on South Valley Rd.. Please come out and see us for some tastes you have likely never had before. You can visit our FACEBOOK page below for pictures, menu descriptions and all of the goings here on our farm.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Taco-Ba...8738057110

Putney residents without broadband access have been asking for action for years.
State Representative Mike Mrowicki has been working with Gov. Shumlin and Karen Marshall of ConnectVT to "put Putney on the map", of the state's action plan.
Next Monday at 5:30 in the Putney Firehouse, Karen Marshall will come to Putney as part of the "Target Community Tour" to update residents on the states plans for unserved communities and to hear from local residents.
All members of the public are invited to attend, especially those without a high speed broadband connection at DSL speed or greater.

The Putney Library book group will meet Sunday, May 20 at 7 p.m. at the library to discuss Sebastian Barry's The Secret Scripture. New members are always welcome to this friendly group of book lovers.

Hollyhock Farm, located two miles north of Putney village off Rte 5 on Old Stage Rd, has fresh chevre, and free range eggs for sale in our Farm Store. Stop by anytime!