BRADFORD CONSERVATION COMMISSION
12.2010 NEWSLETTER
National Buy-Local Week
November 27th - December 4th
Support your local economy by shopping locally. Money
spent at your local merchant circulates throughout the
community at least 6 times.
Buck-A-Pie-Week Congratulations
Congratulations to Darlene Harrington of Berlin, VT who
won the Drawing at the conclusion of “Buck-A-Pie Week”
at Colatina Exit!  Darlene won a BCC Hat, BCC’s 2011
Calendar and a large Colatina Exit Pizza.
Many thanks to Colatina Exit. This year’s “Buck-a-Pie Week”
earned $390 for the Bradford Conservation Fund!
BCC’s 2011 Calendar On Sale Now
BCC’s 2011 Calendar, “The Beauty that is Bradford’s” would
make a perfect gift for friends and family, especially those
that don’t live nearby.  It’s light weight and easy to mail,
and it’s on sale now at several  Bradford Merchants.
If you would like to have a calendar mailed to you, send
$6 (includes postage) for each calendar ordered to
Bradford Conservation Commission, PO Box 339, Bradford,
VT  05033.
Holiday Farmer’s Gift Basket Market
Saturday, Dec 4th • Bradford, VT • 9am - 1pm
Grace United Methodist Church Community Room
• Put Together Your Own Personalized Gift Baskets!
• Choose from a Wide Array of Locally Made Products!
• All Sizes of Baskets to Choose From!
• Spend as Much or as Little as You Like!
• Support Local Producers While Creating Thoughtful Gifts!
• What Could Be Better?
First Monday Movie Series Returns
Monday, Jan 3rd • Colatina Exit • 6pm • Film: Taking Root
How does the simple act of planting trees lead to winning
the Nobel Peace Prize? Ask Wangari Maathai of Kenya. In
1977, she suggested rural women plant trees to address
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problems stemming from a degraded environment. Under
her leadership, their tree-planting grew into a nationwide
movement to safeguard the environment, defend human
rights and promote democracy. Maathai won the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2004. See takingrootfilm.com.
UVCC Winter 2011 Menu For The Future
Thursdays, Jan 6th - Feb 10th • 6:30pm - 8pm
Bradford Location: Bradford Public Library
A six-session reading and discussion group. Come
together with friends and neighbors to gain insight into
sustainable food systems. Course books are available
for $11 at hte library and North of the Falls. Please pre-
register and read Session 1 for January 6. See www.
catamountearthinstitute.org for details and to register.
VECAN Annual Conference
Saturday, Dec 4th • Lake Morey Inn • 8am - 4pm
Community Energy & Climate Action Conference
New this year! A limited number of discounted student
registrations are available. Encourage your favorite
college or high school student to attend and engage the
next generation of community volunteers. See www.
regonline.com/2010Energy for full conference details.
Future Of VT’s Working Landscape Summit
Friday, Dec 10th • VT State House • 9am - 4:30pm
Register today and join state and federal agency leaders,
non-profit, and business leaders from throughout the
state to advance the working landscape action plan for
Vermont’s future and add your name to the growing
list of key stakeholders as a member of the Vermont
Working Landscape Partnership. See guest.cvent.com/d/
covuXDXpWUyfawcALjFXBw/670g/P1/4W? for details.
Want To Take Part?
The BCC meets at the Bradford Academy at 6:30pm on the
first and third Wednesdays of each month. All meetings
are open to the public. Anyone interested in helping the
BCC with its important work should come to a meeting, or
contact Nancy Jones, Chair at 802-439-3562. You can also
connect with us online at www.bradfordconservation.
org or find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Picasa.