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Carole Blane sits down with longtime camper Joan Plisko
When I first met Joan Plisko and she told me what she does for a living I was so interested and finally got to sit down and talk with her for a newsletter article last year.read more
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Does your stuff own you or do you own your stuff? Meditations on letting go.
At Common Ground Center we’ve been thinking a lot about stuff these days. I recently downsized from a two-story house in New Jersey to an apartment in New York City. Connor and Neily came on board as...
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California, here we come (Peg & Jim visit their extended CGC family)
Our daughter MollyRose had one of those long college weekends off, the kind that make you wonder why the short academic year costs so much. But whatever, she had time to visit her brother Jake to see...
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The Barefooted Life
Barefoot running is all the rage, especially around our camp community. Peg and Sequana introduced Common Ground to the toe shoes two summers ago, and since then we’ve started to read about the...
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Winter's coming, embrace it!
I've always looked forward to winter and find myself getting gleeful, unlike most of my friends, at the first snowfall or brisk day. Perhaps it's because I grew up in rural Vermont or because I was...
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Six steps towards a sustainable holiday season (and life beyond)
Today's blog post comes to us from our very own resident green guru, Peg Kamens. She offers up some great suggestions on how to be green this holiday season: read more
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Connecting With Our Neighbors
I have been working in the summer camp business for a couple of years now and most people seem to have an appreciation of how hectic the summer can be, but they tend to think my winter months are spent...
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Cooperation Takes Root at CGC
Common Ground Center has always been a place that honors people’s creativity and cultivates community involvement, and that culture is largely rooted in Jim’s vision for CGC to be cooperatively run. In...
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My Winter Weekend at the Lodge
When my daughter MollyRose was three or four, a group of moms from her preschool decided to go on a hiking trip to the Adirondacks. Over the past 16 years, this fall outing has become an annual...
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Women's Weekend: Looking Back & Ahead
The Women’s Weekend is scheduled for Friday, May 18th– Sunday, May 20th. This year's retreat will feature more Fun, Chocolate and Rummikub! This program began at the behest of several of our community...
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Jack Jumping: A Potential CGC Activity?
Common Ground Center's Kiesha Richardson is an avid Jack Jumper. We think the winter sport has great potential to become a favorite CGC pastime!read more
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Join us May 19 for a Family Fun Volunteer Day!
This May 19 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Common Ground Center is hosting a Family Fun Volunteer Day! Volunteers of all ages will help out with trail maintenance, plant our vegetable garden, and play on our...
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Energy Independence in Vermont & Beyond: Is it Possible?
Energy independence has been a topic of conversation a lot lately in Vermont because of news that a federal judge bloread more
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School's Out!
Common Ground Center has recently had the pleasure of hosting two of our favorite school groups: The Schoolhouse in South Burlington and Robinson Elementary in Starksboro. Energetic students from The...
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Ways of the Wild and Wren's Nest and Teens, Oh My!
To say that Common Ground Center had a busy year in the rental department would be putting it mildly. We’ve had unprecedented traffic from such varied groups of people, and by the looks of it, 2013...
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Camp Common Ground Early Bird Registration
The deadline for early registration for Camp Common Ground is December 12, 2012. Click for more information on fees & registration. It's never soon to start planning for next summer!
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Happy New Year!
Well, we've made it through the solstice, the hectic holidays, and the end of 2012! In the last few weeks of December, our gorgeous site transformed from a grassy meadow complete with a rainbow to a...
View ArticleWho's Who at Common Ground: Calia Marshall
This post is the first in a series highlighting Common Ground Center community members--many of whom you can get to know better at family camp! Carole Blane recently had the opportunity to catch up...
View ArticleA Little Bit of Everything
People often ask us, "What do you do at CGC when we're not doing camp?". Perhaps a more appropriate question would be, "What don't we do?". For one, we've been busy all winter working with groups that...
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