"Those field of corn and hay, those cows grazing, those stacks of firewood and those aging barns...."

At a UVM Press Conference today (August 19), the Center for Rural Studies unveiled "Looking Ahead: Vermonters' Values and Concerns"; a report from their recent telephone poll. This survey is one element of the Council on the Future of Vermont program, and is available online at www.futureofvermont.org, or http://crs.uvm.edu/survey/futureofvermont/.

To read the Press Relase for this event, click the pdf:

"Americans may view the future as the stuff of space, but Vermonters have long viewed it as something more down to earth."

To read Kevin O'Connor's recent article in the Times Argus please click on the link below:

"Working with the Arts Council and the Council on Rural Development, Orton developed an intiative that will commission artists to create works connected to the future of Vermont."

To read more about this new collaborative project, click on the pdf below:

You can catch the most recent public forum that occurred on July 10th in Barre at the Old Labor Hall on Channel 17 in the upcoming weeks. ORCA Media will be running our footage from the public forum on August 5th, at 8.30pm, on August 7th, at 9am and 5pm and on August 9th at 2pm. Watch Channel 17 to hear the voices of your neighbors and fellow Vermonters as they think together about Vermont's future!

"Ask Vermonters from Brattleboro to St. Johnsbury, from all walks of life, from all ages, what values they believe we share as a state and the themes are remarkably similar."

To read this article, click on the link below.

The second Newsletter from the Council on the Future of Vermont is available here! Click on the pdf below to read 'News from the Field' and 'Program Updates'. What's been happening as the summer progresses? Find out more in the Newsletter:

Visit the Channel 17 and Center for Media and Democracy website to view the most recent public forum, held in Burlington on June 19th. This public forum was convened in the Contois Auditorium at City Hall from 6pm to 8.30pm on Thursday, June 19th. To view the television footage, visit: http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/chittenden-county-forum