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		<title>Valley Dog Owner Summit &#124; 6/15</title>
		<link>http://valleyfutures.net/2010/06/14/valley-dog-owner-summit-615/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Schwartz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 15th, Mad River Path Association will host a Valley Dog Owner Summit from 6:30-8PM at the Waitsfield Elementary School gym. The event will be a community forum to discuss the topic of an off-leash area for dogs. Presenters will provide information about dog safety, local leash ordinances, and the Mad River Path. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transition Towns: From Oil Dependence to Local Resilience &#124; a Community Discussion for the Mad River Valley</title>
		<link>http://valleyfutures.net/2010/05/24/transition-towns-from-oil-dependence-to-local-resilience-a-community-discussion-for-the-mad-river-valley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 17:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Schwartz</dc:creator>
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What might our community look like when we can no longer count on large quantities of cheap fossil fuels?  What can we do now that will preserve what we value, prepare us for this inevitable change, and create the better future we desire?
These and other questions will be discussed at a community presentation and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Folkie John Gorka Comes to Mad River; Nikki Matheson Opening! (MUSIC REVIEW)</title>
		<link>http://valleyfutures.net/2010/05/09/national-folkie-john-gorka-comes-to-mad-river-nikki-matheson-opening-music-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 13:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Williams</dc:creator>
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He has been called “the crown prince of the New Folk Movement” by Rolling Stone magazine.
He has toured all over the world for more than two decades.
His songs have been recorded by a wide range of musical artists in a diverse variety of genres.
And, after years of dangling carrots in front of him, our own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daisy Mayhem Comes to Mad River Valley! (MUSIC INTERVIEW)</title>
		<link>http://valleyfutures.net/2010/03/18/daisy-mayhem-comes-to-mad-river-valley-music-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Williams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daisy Mayhem! Getting “Ranky Tanky” in the Mad River Valley
  
Concert Details:
Sunday, March 28 at 10:30 am.
The Big Picture Cafe and Theater
$20 families / $5 individuals
Arts writer Rob Williams talked with Rani Arbo about their new “Ranky Tanky” CD, being a musician and a Mom, and their upcoming Spring Hill School fund-raising concert at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MRV Talk &#124; Andrew Meyer on Hardwick &amp; Agr. Economy &#124; 2/10</title>
		<link>http://valleyfutures.net/2010/02/02/mrv-talk-andrew-meyer-on-hardwick-agr-economy-210/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Schwartz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Valley Futures Network Task Team has been formed to look at the question: would a local entrepreneurial Food and Agriculture Business Initiative work in the Valley and if so what might it look like? The Team is sponsoring some upcoming talks in the next months that bring in people from other towns that are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Request for Projects &#124; Local Community Initiatives &#124; Fall 2010</title>
		<link>http://valleyfutures.net/2010/02/01/request-for-projects-local-community-initiatives-fall-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Schwartz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Based on the success of this past fall&#8217;s MRV focused UVM course, Local Community Initiatives, instructor Chip Sawyer is planning a second round in the fall of 2010. Now is the time to start planning the course, and more importantly, brainstorming potential projects.
The UVM course Local Community Initiatives is a service-learning course that allows undergraduate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes for January VFN Monthly Meeting</title>
		<link>http://valleyfutures.net/2010/01/19/minutes-for-january-vfn-monthly-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Schwartz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VFN Monthly Meeting Minutes of 01/08/10
Attendees: Susan Klein, Rob Williams, Jared Cadwell, Stan Ward, Joshua Schwartz, Dan Holtz, Amy Todisco, David Hartshorn, Gregor Barnum, Peter Forbes, Ginny McGinn, Jen Higgins, David Dion, Tom Barefoot, Susan Johnson, Suzie Snow, Jill Arace, Geri Pocachinni???, Mike Dupee, Carmen Dupee, and John Donaldson
1) Time Bank –    Jen, Suzie and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UVM/VFN Fall &#8216;09 Partnership in Review</title>
		<link>http://valleyfutures.net/2010/01/05/uvmvfn-fall-09-partnership-in-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Schwartz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout fall 2009, the Mad River Valley served as the focus of a University of Vermont course within its Community Development Applied Economics Department. The 14 students in the undergraduate service learning course, CDAE 295 “Local Community Initiatives,” participated and analyzed a handful of the Valley’s community organizations.
With local partners the Valley Futures Network and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BOOK REVIEW &#8211; One Nation Under Contract: Right Diagnosis, Wrong Cure</title>
		<link>http://valleyfutures.net/2009/11/05/book-review-one-nation-under-contract-right-diagnosis-wrong-cure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Williams</dc:creator>
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Hear Allison Stanger in Mad River Valley at the Valley Players Theater at 7:00 pm on Thursday, November 5. Sponsored by the Green Mountain Global Forum.
“The American homeland is the planet.” – 9/11 Commission Report
Very rarely do I read a “policy wonkish” book in which I so clearly agree with the diagnosed problem, but feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Potluck</title>
		<link>http://valleyfutures.net/2009/10/27/community-potluck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Schwartz</dc:creator>
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The Valley Futures Network invites the Valley community to a potluck supper at 6pm on Sunday, November 1, at the Waitsfield United Church on Main Street in Historic Waitsfield. The Valley Futures Network will be holding an afternoon retreat and is ending its day with a potluck supper at the church. Please bring a salad, [...]]]></description>
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