Sustainability & Environmental Affairs

Join Sustainability & Environmental Affairs (SEA) for our first annual Welcome Back Fall Social & Poster Session! SEA Summer Interns from Sustainability Solutions Lab (SSL), Knoll, Climate Action Program (CAP), and New Perennials will display their array of work in a poster session, and we invite you to come chat with them, explore their projects, meet the SEA staff, hear about our programs, and learn more about sustainability & climate action at Middlebury! All are welcome, refreshments will be provided.

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Local Honey Tasting. Come sample some local honey products and learn about the process of keeping bees, running an apiary, and local business. Sponsored by Middlebury EcoReps.

Come join EcoReps and garden at the Knoll! Get an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the campus garden, help with garden maintenance, and eat outside at our beautiful Knoll! Co-Sponsored by EcoReps.  

Join ACORN, the Climate Action Program, and the Knoll for a screening of Farming While Black, “a feature film about the rising generation of young black farmers. Featuring Leah Penniman, author of ‘Farming While Black,’” followed by a panel discussion on increasing access to farming for BIPOC farmers in Vermont. All are welcome! RSVPs are not required but appreciated. RSVP here.  

New Perennials at Middlebury College is pleased to announce Radical Pamphlets Past and Present, a celebration of and conversation about the pamphlet as a means of radical thought and inspiration for social change.

When: Friday, November 1, 2024; 4pm-6pm
Where: Middlebury College, Davis Library: Harmon Periodical Reading Area, Middlebury, VT

Come watch a screening of Princess Mononoke followed by a discussion of its environmental awareness! A program sponsored by EcoReps!  

Transitioning away from coal is vital to our future, but what happens in the communities that have relied on the fuel? Who benefits from these transitions? What is needed for a just transition in these communities? What kinds of challenges do these changes represent?

Join us for a conversation about how policy, local communities, and energy developers are confronting these questions in China and the US, featuring Dr. Weila Gong and Nick Benjamin ‘05.5.

Amid the escalating global climate crisis, there is a growing consensus among national governments and various stakeholders – including international organizations, civil society, and businesses – that ecocide should be recognized as a crime under international law, alongside genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.

All are welcome to join Knoll Garden Volunteer Hours. Please check go.middlebury.edu/knollhours for information and updates about weather.