the conventional transport system is in deep trouble it’s fast and convenient
deep trouble it’s fast and convenient
deep trouble it’s fast and convenient but it’s extremely costly and maybe we
but it’s extremely costly and maybe we
but it’s extremely costly and maybe we can’t afford it maybe the planet can’t
can’t afford it maybe the planet can’t
can’t afford it maybe the planet can’t afford it the Vermont sale Freight
afford it the Vermont sale Freight
afford it the Vermont sale Freight project it’s a sail cargo venture
project it’s a sail cargo venture
project it’s a sail cargo venture connecting farmers in northern New York
connecting farmers in northern New York
connecting farmers in northern New York and New England with lower Hudson Valley
and New England with lower Hudson Valley
and New England with lower Hudson Valley originally I thought of the Vermont sale
originally I thought of the Vermont sale
originally I thought of the Vermont sale for a project as kind of a publicity
for a project as kind of a publicity
for a project as kind of a publicity stunt a way of sort of raising the flag
stunt a way of sort of raising the flag
stunt a way of sort of raising the flag for real oak eliza’s and making a point
for real oak eliza’s and making a point
for real oak eliza’s and making a point about energy issues but we believe that
about energy issues but we believe that
about energy issues but we believe that there’s a value in transporting food on
there’s a value in transporting food on
there’s a value in transporting food on a regional scale sort of rebuilding a
a regional scale sort of rebuilding a
a regional scale sort of rebuilding a regional food system that’s not
regional food system that’s not
regional food system that’s not petroleum dependent and if people who
petroleum dependent and if people who
petroleum dependent and if people who are on the receiving end of the food
are on the receiving end of the food
are on the receiving end of the food value that kind of resiliency then
value that kind of resiliency then
value that kind of resiliency then that’s a reason for them to get their
that’s a reason for them to get their
that’s a reason for them to get their maple syrup from us rather than from the
maple syrup from us rather than from the
maple syrup from us rather than from the local corner store or from a grocery
local corner store or from a grocery
local corner store or from a grocery store there’s no refrigeration
store there’s no refrigeration
store there’s no refrigeration whatsoever on board our barge everything
whatsoever on board our barge everything
whatsoever on board our barge everything that we have is selected because it can
that we have is selected because it can
that we have is selected because it can maintain quality or a journey of up to
maintain quality or a journey of up to
maintain quality or a journey of up to three weeks duration
water-based infrastructure offers us
water-based infrastructure offers us much greater efficiency at the cost of
much greater efficiency at the cost of
much greater efficiency at the cost of speed we’re hoping to provide part of
speed we’re hoping to provide part of
speed we’re hoping to provide part of the solution this area was before the
the solution this area was before the
the solution this area was before the brooklyn bridge was built it was where
brooklyn bridge was built it was where
brooklyn bridge was built it was where food came into the city and it will
food came into the city and it will
food came into the city and it will audit with seafood so yeah the Vermont
audit with seafood so yeah the Vermont
audit with seafood so yeah the Vermont sail project does not bring seafood here
sail project does not bring seafood here
sail project does not bring seafood here per se but it represents the fact that
per se but it represents the fact that
per se but it represents the fact that this was a place where ships brought
this was a place where ships brought
this was a place where ships brought food to the city the Vermont self great
food to the city the Vermont self great
food to the city the Vermont self great project is a really beautiful extension
project is a really beautiful extension
project is a really beautiful extension of the young farmer and
there’s something inherently attractive
there’s something inherently attractive about a sailing ship and that we’re
about a sailing ship and that we’re
about a sailing ship and that we’re trying to take that and make it more
trying to take that and make it more
trying to take that and make it more than just a tourist event to actually
than just a tourist event to actually
than just a tourist event to actually make it an economic event and also i
make it an economic event and also i
make it an economic event and also i think that people are really very eager
think that people are really very eager
think that people are really very eager to reconnect with the water in a
to reconnect with the water in a
to reconnect with the water in a meaningful way so many times water
meaningful way so many times water
meaningful way so many times water features in our landscape are nuisances
features in our landscape are nuisances
features in our landscape are nuisances that there’s something that has to be
that there’s something that has to be
that there’s something that has to be bridged over or tunneled under or driven
bridged over or tunneled under or driven
bridged over or tunneled under or driven around and to revisit the possibilities
around and to revisit the possibilities
around and to revisit the possibilities of these waterways to support human
of these waterways to support human
of these waterways to support human existence I think it’s part of who we
existence I think it’s part of who we
existence I think it’s part of who we are in the Northeast nine out of ten
are in the Northeast nine out of ten
are in the Northeast nine out of ten people in the Northeast live within a
people in the Northeast live within a
people in the Northeast live within a very short distance of a navigable
very short distance of a navigable
very short distance of a navigable waterway because water transport works
waterway because water transport works
waterway because water transport works and it’s capable of supporting human
and it’s capable of supporting human
and it’s capable of supporting human existence with a gentler footprint on
existence with a gentler footprint on
existence with a gentler footprint on the place
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