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Smart Commute helps Upper Valley employers lower the costs of commuting to work.

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Find your bus in real-time and plan your trip at AdvanceTransit.com OR download the iPhone or Android real-time app developed by students from Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering.

We’re working with workplaces and communities in the Advance Transit service area over the next year to promote Advance Transit’s real-time system and trip planner. Using proven Community-Based Social Marketing methods, we hope to increase ridership on Advance Transit by making it easier and more routine to take the bus.

Interested in getting your workplace or organization involved? E-mail Bethany@VitalCommunities.org.

What's Happening

2nd Annual Curb The Car Day – Friday, May 17!

On May 17, 2019 the rest of the country is celebrating National Bike to Work Day, but here in the Upper Valley we’ll be taking it a step further [...]

Dazzlingly Reflective, 80’s Style

We love pairing style with nighttime visibility, so we've ordered REFLECTIVE SLAP BRACELETS to reward people who bike or walk to Flavors of the Valley [...]

Get your bike, boots, or shoes ready!

Get your bike, boots, or shoes ready! From our friends at Local Motion comes the Winter Edition of Vermont's Bike-Walk Challenge, February 1 to 8! Sim [...]

Donuts & Hogwarts: A Transit Travel Training Case Study

One thing a group of Millennial cartoonists doesn’t need is help using a smartphone app – especially an intuitive one that shows the real-time loc [...]

Buses are FREE Thursday for Dump the Pump Day!

Join people around the Upper Valley and nationwide and take the bus Thursday, June 21 for the 13th annual Dump the Pump Day. Stagecoach and Connectic [...]

Y’all Curbed the Car!

On Friday, May 18, the Upper Valley celebrated its newest holiday: Curb the Car Day. Riffing off National Bike to Work Day, Curb the Car Day embra [...]

Featuring Your Friends & Neighbors!

Recognize anyone? Thanks to some dedicated bus riders with bright smiles and great stories, we've put together this poster series promoting Advance Tr [...]

About the Upper Valley Transportation Management Association (UVTMA)

The Vital Communities Transportation Program convenes the Upper Valley Transportation Management Association (UVTMA), a membership-ba [...]

Remembering Shawn Donovan

With great sadness we announce that Lebanon resident Shawn M. Donovan, one of the co-founders of the Upper Valley Transportation Management Associ [...]

Need Transportation in the Upper Valley?

This fall, Vital Communities' Transportation Program collaborated with Go! Vermont to develop a one-page guide to transportation in the Upper Valley, [...]

Upper Valley Transportation Management Association (UVTMA)

We convene the Upper Valley Transportation Management Association (UVTMA), a membership-based group of workplaces, transportation providers, municipalities, and planners. Dues-paying members are eligible for customized programs and services for their town or workplace.

Join us to help solve the transportation challenges affecting the Upper Valley. E-mail Bethany to learn more about becoming a UVTMA member.

UVTMA Steering Committee

Dartmouth-Hitchcock: Dan Dahmen
Norwich Energy Committee: Susan Hardy
Hanover: Carolyn Radisch
Lebanon: Rebecca Owens
Hartford: Matt Osborn
Dartmouth College: Patrick O’Neill
Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce: Rob Taylor

Lyme: Daniel Brand
New England Transportation Institute: Matthew Coogan
Plainfield: Betsy Rybeck Lynd
Hanover Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee: Scot Drysdale
Co-op Food Stores: Allan Reetz
City of Lebanon Planning Board: Sarah Welsch

Advance Transit: Van Chestnut
Resource Systems Group: Ben Swanson
New Hampshire House of Representatives: Patricia Higgins
Hypertherm: John Rooney
Hartland Energy Committee & Upper Valley Sierra Club: Karl Kemnitzer

UVLSRPC: Meghan Butts, Chair
TRORC: Rita Seto
SWCRPC: Jason Rasmussen
Southwestern Community Services: Terri Paige
Stagecoach: vacant
Vital Communities: Bethany Fleishman & Paige Heverly

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	July 2019
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	1	2	3 Power of Produce Club at Hanover Farmers' Market Power of Produce Club at Hanover Farmers' Market Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: July 3, 2019 - 10:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ More details... •	4 Power of Produce Club at Lebanon and Royalton Farmers' Market Power of Produce Club at Lebanon and Royalton Farmers' Market Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: July 4, 2019 - 11:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ Lebanon 4-7 pm Royalton 3-6 pm More details... Vital Communities Holiday Vital Communities Holiday Starts: 12:00 am Ends: July 4, 2019 - 11:59 pm More details... • •	5 Power of Produce Club at the Chelsea, Hartland, Newport, and Greater Falls Farmers' Markets Power of Produce Club at the Chelsea, Hartland, Newport, and Greater Falls Farmers' Markets Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: July 5, 2019 - 11:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ Chelsea 3-6 pm Greater Falls 3-7 pm Hartland 4-7 pm Newport 3-6 pm More details... •	6 Power of Produce Club at Claremont, Wilmot, Ascutney, Norwich, and Randolph Farmers Markets Power of Produce Club at Claremont, Wilmot, Ascutney, Norwich, and Randolph Farmers Markets Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: July 6, 2019 - 5:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ Ascutney 9 am-1 pm Claremont 9 am-1 pm Norwich 9 am-1 pm Randolph 10 am-2 pm Wilmot 9 am-noon More details... •
7 Power of Produce Club at the Canaan Farmers & Artisans' Market Power of Produce Club at the Canaan Farmers & Artisans' Market Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: July 7, 2019 - 6:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ More details... •	8 CRAFT - Sunrise Farm CRAFT - Sunrise Farm Starts: 9:00 pm Ends: July 8, 2019 - 11:00 pm Description: This event is open to CRAFT farm staff and new and aspiring farmers. Contact nancy@vitalcommunities.org 802-291-9100 x106 for more info. More details... Energy E-news Energy E-news Starts: 12:00 am Ends: July 8, 2019 - 11:59 pm More details... • •	9	10 Power of Produce Club at Hanover Farmers' Market Power of Produce Club at Hanover Farmers' Market Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: July 10, 2019 - 10:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ More details... •	11 Power of Produce Club at Lebanon and Royalton Farmers' Market Power of Produce Club at Lebanon and Royalton Farmers' Market Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: July 11, 2019 - 11:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ Lebanon 4-7 pm Royalton 3-6 pm More details... •	12 Pizza on the Patio with King Arthur Flour Pizza on the Patio with King Arthur Flour Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: July 12, 2019 - 11:00 pm Location: King Arthur Flour, 135 US-5, Norwich, VT 05055, USA Description: https://www.kingarthurflour.com/ More details... Power of Produce Club at the Chelsea, Hartland, Newport, and Greater Falls Farmers' Markets Power of Produce Club at the Chelsea, Hartland, Newport, and Greater Falls Farmers' Markets Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: July 12, 2019 - 11:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ Chelsea 3-6 pm Greater Falls 3-7 pm Hartland 4-7 pm Newport 3-6 pm More details... • •	13 Valley Quest's Guided History Tour of White River Junction Valley Quest's Guided History Tour of White River Junction Starts: 3:00 pm Ends: July 13, 2019 - 4:00 pm Description: Join Vital Communities and the Hartford Historical Society for a riveting Valley Quest tour of White River Junction's industrial past. We'll meet at the train engine in downtown White River Junction to begin our walking tour. More details... Power of Produce Club at Claremont, Wilmot, Ascutney, Norwich, and Randolph Farmers Markets Power of Produce Club at Claremont, Wilmot, Ascutney, Norwich, and Randolph Farmers Markets Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: July 13, 2019 - 5:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ Ascutney 9 am-1 pm Claremont 9 am-1 pm Norwich 9 am-1 pm Randolph 10 am-2 pm Wilmot 9 am-noon More details... Monthly (13th) No Plastics Day Monthly (13th) No Plastics Day Starts: 12:00 am Ends: July 13, 2019 - 11:59 pm More details... • • •
14 Power of Produce Club at the Canaan Farmers & Artisans' Market Power of Produce Club at the Canaan Farmers & Artisans' Market Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: July 14, 2019 - 6:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ More details... •	15	16	17 Power of Produce Club at Hanover Farmers' Market Power of Produce Club at Hanover Farmers' Market Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: July 17, 2019 - 10:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ More details... •	18 Power of Produce Club at Lebanon and Royalton Farmers' Market Power of Produce Club at Lebanon and Royalton Farmers' Market Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: July 18, 2019 - 11:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ Lebanon 4-7 pm Royalton 3-6 pm More details... •	19 Power of Produce Club at the Chelsea, Hartland, Newport, and Greater Falls Farmers' Markets Power of Produce Club at the Chelsea, Hartland, Newport, and Greater Falls Farmers' Markets Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: July 19, 2019 - 11:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ Chelsea 3-6 pm Greater Falls 3-7 pm Hartland 4-7 pm Newport 3-6 pm More details... •	20 Power of Produce Club at Claremont, Wilmot, Ascutney, Norwich, and Randolph Farmers Markets Power of Produce Club at Claremont, Wilmot, Ascutney, Norwich, and Randolph Farmers Markets Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: July 20, 2019 - 5:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ Ascutney 9 am-1 pm Claremont 9 am-1 pm Norwich 9 am-1 pm Randolph 10 am-2 pm Wilmot 9 am-noon More details... •
21 Power of Produce Club at the Canaan Farmers & Artisans' Market Power of Produce Club at the Canaan Farmers & Artisans' Market Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: July 21, 2019 - 6:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ More details... •	22	23	24 Power of Produce Club at Hanover Farmers' Market Power of Produce Club at Hanover Farmers' Market Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: July 24, 2019 - 10:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ More details... •	25 UVTMA Monthly Meeting UVTMA Monthly Meeting Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: July 25, 2019 - 9:30 pm Location: Lebanon City Hall, North Park Street, Lebanon, NH (unless otherwise noted) Description: We meet in the West Meeting Room, by the City Council Chambers. We typically NO NOT meet in August and December. More details... Power of Produce Club at Lebanon and Royalton Farmers' Market Power of Produce Club at Lebanon and Royalton Farmers' Market Starts: 8:00 pm Ends: July 25, 2019 - 11:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ Lebanon 4-7 pm Royalton 3-6 pm More details... • •	26 Power of Produce Club at the Chelsea, Hartland, Newport, and Greater Falls Farmers' Markets Power of Produce Club at the Chelsea, Hartland, Newport, and Greater Falls Farmers' Markets Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: July 26, 2019 - 11:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ Chelsea 3-6 pm Greater Falls 3-7 pm Hartland 4-7 pm Newport 3-6 pm More details... •	27 Power of Produce Club at Claremont, Wilmot, Ascutney, Norwich, and Randolph Farmers Markets Power of Produce Club at Claremont, Wilmot, Ascutney, Norwich, and Randolph Farmers Markets Starts: 1:00 pm Ends: July 27, 2019 - 5:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ Ascutney 9 am-1 pm Claremont 9 am-1 pm Norwich 9 am-1 pm Randolph 10 am-2 pm Wilmot 9 am-noon More details... •
28 Power of Produce Club at the Canaan Farmers & Artisans' Market Power of Produce Club at the Canaan Farmers & Artisans' Market Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: July 28, 2019 - 6:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ More details... •	29	30	31 Power of Produce Club at Hanover Farmers' Market Power of Produce Club at Hanover Farmers' Market Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: July 31, 2019 - 10:00 pm Description: Power of Produce Clubs are fun, free, and filled with fresh local food! All kids ages 5-12 are welcome to participate. Just sign in, join the day's fun market activity, and get $3 in POP Bucks to spend on fresh, local produce! GET THE DETAILS: https://vitalcommunities.org/valleyfoodfarm/powerofproduce/ More details... •

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Fat Hat Clothing-Keeping it Local for 40 years

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Quest Spotlight: Trees of Hanover Quest

With this amazing stretch of sunny days we've been having, I wanted to get outside and do more Questing! This week, I went out to do the Trees of Hanover Quest. This Quest takes you ...more

Supporting Social Enterprises

Exciting news! Local First is one of five sites across the country participating in a National Science Foundation research project to pilot The Local Crowd, a community crowd funding platform to support social enterprises. Crowdfunding ...more

Quest Spotlight: Quest for the Kestrel

This month, I wanted to spotlight a Quest on the Super Quest list! If you haven't signed up for the Super Quest yet, there is still time! Register your team, and then find a Quest off ...more

Housing: Regional Challenge—Local Solutions

Housing: Regional Challenge—Local Solutions We live, work, shop, and play across state and town lines, so it makes sense to work together to meet our shared housing challenge. Here is what some towns are doing, and how ...more

New South Royalton Quest!

We are excited to announce the Royalton Historical Quest, a new Valley Quest! This Quest will take you around the green in South Royalton while teaching you about the town’s history. Starting at the White ...more

Celebrate Our Independents!

July is a time to celebrate not only our independence as a nation but the entrepreneurial spirit and freedom that is embodied by our local and independent businesses. Independents Week is an annual opportunity to ...more

Free Power of Produce Clubs for Kids!

Bring the kids to free, drop-in, fun and educational Power of Produce (POP) Clubs between now and August 18. Thirteen area farmers' markets host POP Clubs! Bring kids to the POP Club table where they ...more

Stand in Your Circle of Strength and Lead

Ed. Note: On May 30, Vital Communities honored 12 community leaders who’ve added immeasurably to the vitality of the Upper Valley at its annual Heroes & Leaders Celebration. The following are the event’s keynote remarks ...more

West Lebanon Feed & Supply is Committed to Community

A strong work ethic, a passion for helping others, and a sincere love of animals have been at the core of Curt and Sharon Jacques’ life and their business. West Lebanon Feed & Supply's success ...more

Heroes & Leaders: Creating a Vital Upper Valley

Every spring, Leadership Upper Valley, a program of Vital Communities, hosts the annual Heroes & Leaders Celebration to recognize individuals who make significant contributions to the Upper Valley. In 2019, we are pleased to honor ...more

12th Annual Roundtable - May 7

You're Invited! The 12th Annual Upper Valley Energy Committee Roundtable is Tuesday, May 7, 5-8 pm in West Lebanon! This annual gathering of local energy volunteers is open to all, whether you serve on an energy committee, wish to ...more

Eat. Meet. Buy. Flavors of the Valley 2019 Vendors are here!

Check out the hottest new vendors and returning favorites! Samples are listed if the vendor has provided sampling information. Vendors will also have many delicious items for sale! April 7, 11 am - 3 pm at Hartford ...more

April Meet-Up Series for Beginning Farmers

We have an exciting project for new farmers in the White River valley portion of our region! The High Meadows Fund is supporting a series of free peer-to-peer gatherings for beginning farmers to build community and learn. ...more

Apply for a Farm to School Mini-Grant!

We are excited to announce the 2019 mini-grant program from Vital Communities' Upper Valley Farm to School Network! Funding is available to both Vermont and New Hampshire schools. Start dreaming up your farm-to-school projects—we want ...more

Seeking Bids from Solar Installers by Nov. 30

Vital Communities is teaming up with Kearsarge Climate Action to launch a Solarize Kearsarge campaign in spring 2019, following on the tails of the upcoming Weatherize Kearsarge campaign launching in January 2019. We are seeking proposals ...more

Lebanon Area Businesses - Join us on Sept. 27

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A Lot Lighter with More Hands: Leadership Upper Valley

On the bright, sunny morning of June 13, Cobb Hill was waking up, and the soon-to-be graduating 2018 Leadership Upper Valley class was just arriving for their final meeting. Before the ceremony at Harpoon Brewery, ...more

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Bethany Fleishman was born at the old Mary Hitchcock hospital in Hanover, N.H., grew up in West Hartford, Vt., and now lives in Hartford Village, where she can see the White River and the trains from her window. She has a biology degree from St. Lawrence University and has worked in public health outreach, as a line cook in San Francisco, a pastry chef in Hanover, and as a member of the Town of Hartford Selectboard. She serves on the board of directors for both Advance Transit and Upper Valley CarShare and is a lifelong bike commuter.

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