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[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

VPT’s ReGeneration Returns, Adds Two New Programs

Amid grim environmental news, there is hope and helpful advice in 
Vermont Public Television’s four-part series "ReGeneration With Claude 
William

Genest." Two programs that aired last spring and two new programs 
combine inspiration with practical ideas for sustainability.

In the first two programs, which will re-air Nov. 6 and 13 at 9 pm, 
environmental activist Genest visits pioneering Vermont business 
leaders, farmers and eco-designers in the forefront of using 
environmentally friendly practices.

The two new programs, airing November 20th and 27th at 9 pm, feature 
ways to sustain the planet that begin at home. The November 20th program 
finds Genest at his old farmhouse in Isle La Motte, Vermont, showing how 
he is using permaculture (permanent agriculture) to transform his land 
from lawn to a "multi-yielding food forest" with profitable food, fiber, 
fuel, forage and habitat, along with beauty and fun. In one segment of 
the program, Genest visits Elmore Roots nursery in Wolcott, where owner 
David Fried shows off a variety of food-bearing shrubs and trees, 
including kiwis, that homeowners can incorporate into a sustainable 
design. A privacy fence made up of various food-bearing plants is one of 
his innovations.

On November 27th, Genest assembles a team of Vermont eco-visionaries, 
landscape designers, energy experts and architects to explore 
eco-friendly ideas

around the home. He tours several design projects around the state and 
gets a glimpse of the "green sustainable future." Bill Maclay of William 
Maclay Architects & Planners in Waitsfield, Ben Graham of Natural 
Design/Build in Plainfield and Amy Seidl of LivingFuture in Huntington 
offer practical solutions on renewable energy, home design and natural 
buildings. Laurie Smith and Rita Frederick of Shelburne give Genest a 
look at their straw-bale house.

Each program has a repeat broadcast the following Wednesday at 7:30 pm.

Although he acknowledges the challenges facing people who are looking 
for ways to counter environmental problems of crisis proportion, Genest 
is optimistic in celebrating the visionaries, the designers and the 
everyday people who, as he says, "are moving us from ‘something must be 
done to something we can do’."

Producers of "ReGeneration" are Claude William Genest and Vic Guadagno 
Executive producer is Enzo Di Maio. Production funding is provided by 
USDA Rural Development.

--
Keith Johnson
"Be fruitful and mulch apply."
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