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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>What &quot;sustainability&quot; means for the North Country</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21328/20130128/what-quot-sustainability-quot-means-for-the-north-country</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 28, 2013) The North Country Sustainability Plan was unveiled last week. The plan tackles energy, land use, transportation and water and waste management across seven counties. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21328/20130128/what-quot-sustainability-quot-means-for-the-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The North Country Sustainability Plan was unveiled last week. The plan tackles energy, land use, transportation and water and waste management across seven counties. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21328/20130128/what-quot-sustainability-quot-means-for-the-north-country">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:17</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>environment, energy, sustainability, land use, economy, agriculture, forestry, land management, adirondacks, [loc:44.2200615 -74.4395301], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>A practical, optimistic view of a sustainable world</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18461/20110922/a-practical-optimistic-view-of-a-sustainable-world</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 22, 2011) The Cooperative Extension Learning Farm in Canton hosts the annual Local Living Festival this weekend.  It&apos;s two days of workshops, demonstrations and performances of simple living, rural resources and &quot;do-it-yourself&quot; skills.   The event will focus on renewable energy, green building, food, gardening, farming, land management and animals.  Bryan Welch, Mother Earth News publisher, is also a farmer and will be one of the guest speakers at the Local Living Festival.   He told Todd Moe that he&apos;ll share thoughts from his book, Beautiful and Abundant - Building the World We Want,  and his vision for the future based on innovation, creativity and optimism. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18461/20110922/a-practical-optimistic-view-of-a-sustainable-world">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Cooperative Extension Learning Farm in Canton hosts the annual Local Living Festival this weekend.  It&apos;s two days of workshops, demonstrations and performances of simple living, rural resources and &quot;do-it-yourself&quot; skills.   The event will focus on renewable energy, green building, food, gardening, farming, land management and animals.  Bryan Welch, Mother Earth News publisher, is also a farmer and will be one of the guest speakers at the Local Living Festival.   He told Todd Moe that he&apos;ll share thoughts from his book, Beautiful and Abundant - Building the World We Want,  and his vision for the future based on innovation, creativity and optimism. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18461/20110922/a-practical-optimistic-view-of-a-sustainable-world">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:36</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>food, farming, energy, environment, canton, stlv, welch, sustainability, [loc:44.5956163 -75.1690942], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Motley crew of farmers celebrates a passion for the land</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17981/20110708/motley-crew-of-farmers-celebrates-a-passion-for-the-land</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 8, 2011) Beginning farmers from both sides of Lake Champlain gathered at the Grange Hall in rural crossroads of  Whallonsburg in late June for a sort of mixer. The mixer was organized by the Greenhorns, a nonprofit group that works on behalf of young farmers. The day included area farm tours, workshops, food, a puppet show, and camaraderie. Typical old grange-style stuff. But it wasn&apos;t farm business as usual.Sarah Harris found the young farmers there are on a mission to change agriculture in America. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17981/20110708/motley-crew-of-farmers-celebrates-a-passion-for-the-land">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Beginning farmers from both sides of Lake Champlain gathered at the Grange Hall in rural crossroads of  Whallonsburg in late June for a sort of mixer. The mixer was organized by the Greenhorns, a nonprofit group that works on behalf of young farmers. The day included area farm tours, workshops, food, a puppet show, and camaraderie. Typical old grange-style stuff. But it wasn&apos;t farm business as usual.Sarah Harris found the young farmers there are on a mission to change agriculture in America. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17981/20110708/motley-crew-of-farmers-celebrates-a-passion-for-the-land">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:56</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>whallonsburg grange hall, the greenhorns, agriculture, farmers, north country, farmers40, food, sustainability, essex county, farmers under forty, [loc:44.2642179 -73.4029061], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Lessons from &quot;The Town That Food Saved&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17415/20110404/lessons-from-quot-the-town-that-food-saved-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 4, 2011) Tonight and tomorrow, community leaders from around the region gather for the 9th Annual North Country Symposium.  They’ll try to learn lessons from a hardscrabble town in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.About ten years ago, people in Hardwick started opening businesses related to local agriculture.  Today, there are community-supported restaurants, a tofu maker, a seed company, fruit, vegetable, and meat growers, a food coop, and a not-for-profit composting agency.  Hardwick’s been featured on national TV, in the New York Times, and many other newspapers.Author Ben Hewitt wrote about the Hardwick revival in his book, The Town That Food Saved.  He’s the keynote speaker at the Symposium.Hewitt told David Sommerstein part of Hardwick’s success is owned to a spirit of collaboration and a diversified entrepreneurial economy. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17415/20110404/lessons-from-quot-the-town-that-food-saved-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Tonight and tomorrow, community leaders from around the region gather for the 9th Annual North Country Symposium.  They’ll try to learn lessons from a hardscrabble town in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.About ten years ago, people in Hardwick started opening businesses related to local agriculture.  Today, there are community-supported restaurants, a tofu maker, a seed company, fruit, vegetable, and meat growers, a food coop, and a not-for-profit composting agency.  Hardwick’s been featured on national TV, in the New York Times, and many other newspapers.Author Ben Hewitt wrote about the Hardwick revival in his book, The Town That Food Saved.  He’s the keynote speaker at the Symposium.Hewitt told David Sommerstein part of Hardwick’s success is owned to a spirit of collaboration and a diversified entrepreneurial economy. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17415/20110404/lessons-from-quot-the-town-that-food-saved-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, environment, agriculture, farming, business, sustainability, buy local, locavore, food, vermont, hardwick, entrepreneur, business, jobs, st lawrence university, [loc:44.5047762 -72.3681622], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Wind power facing economic headwinds</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16523/20101019/wind-power-facing-economic-headwinds</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 19, 2010) A recent report from the agency that monitors New York&apos;s electric grid says the state can quintuple the amount of wind power pulsing through the system by 2018. But wind developers say the chances of hitting that mark are slim.Wind farms are having trouble making profits for their owners.  As the Innovation Trail&apos;s Zack Seward reports, more incentives may be needed if the state wants to meet its renewable energy goals. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16523/20101019/wind-power-facing-economic-headwinds">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A recent report from the agency that monitors New York&apos;s electric grid says the state can quintuple the amount of wind power pulsing through the system by 2018. But wind developers say the chances of hitting that mark are slim.Wind farms are having trouble making profits for their owners.  As the Innovation Trail&apos;s Zack Seward reports, more incentives may be needed if the state wants to meet its renewable energy goals. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16523/20101019/wind-power-facing-economic-headwinds">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:05</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, energy, windfarm, power, wind, sustainability, climate change, environment, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7462317], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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