Recently we’ve been busy at Vermont Family Forests letting people know about our upcoming Commons Conservation Congress, during which we’ll be exploring how we community members can care well for those parts of our home place that everyone shares and no one owns—namely air, water and wildlife. We hired a local artist to paint a picture that evokes our region and its natural commons, and we’ve been using her beautiful watercolor in our publicity. The other day, we got some friendly feedback about the paintin … (read more)