Burlington Permaculture has developed a proposal for a grant to help flesh out its Burlington Community Resource Map. 
The recipients of the grant are selected via a public voting process and BP needs your help!

To do so, visit http://brighterplanet.com/project_fund_projects - you will see it listed a little bit down the page in the list of proposals, entitled: Burlington Community Resource Map in Burlington, VT

TELL ALL YOUR NETWORKS! EACH PERSON WHO VOTES IS ALLOWED 3 VOTES.

Here is info about the project:
Burlington Community Resource Map $3500 Burlington, VT

The goal of the BCRM is to create a web-based “green map” that will chart Burlington’s natural assets, cultural sites, and burgeoning local economy. This green map will be located on the easily-accessible Green Map website (http://www.greenmap.org/) as a Google map, into which asset-specific information can be linked. Community members will be solicited to submit their green business, food-production endeavor, community program, and other resources to the map for publication. We hope that theBCRM will not only act as a support system for businesses, non-profit service providers, community organizers and tourists seeking to learn more about Burlington’s green resources, but will also provide a tool for reducing the carbon footprint of our community, preparing for a low-carbon future, and building a stronger, more resilient Burlington.

Funding for this initiative will be used to for:
- registration fee to add the BCRM to the Green Map website,
- outreach and education to generate awareness,
- and wiki that will allow inclusive participation from the community,
- data entry,
- formatting and publishing a first edition of the BCRM in the spring of 2010, and
- a site manager for ongoing updating and management.

The BURLINGTON FOOD COUNCIL NEEDS YOUR VOTES to win a $5000 grant from Brighter Planet. The process is extremely quick and simple:

1. Register to vote at: http://brighterplanet.com/sign-up

2. Enter an email address, a username and password.

3. You will be directed to the homepage. Then navigate through the "Project Fund" tab to the Burlington Food Council Project Page: brighterplanet.com/project_fund_projects/13

4. Click on the GREEN TAB "Vote For This Project" tab. YOU CAN VOTE FOR US THREE TIMES!!!

5. FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO YOUR NETWORK (mailing list, facebook friends, twitterites, etc).

This grant is awarded entirely on voter participation. The Burlington Food Council is a city-recognized, open community group exploring ways to ensure that Burlington creates and nurtures a healthy, equitable and sustainable food system for all members of the community. The Burlington Food Council is dedicated to advocating, supporting and educating community members on the importance and accessibility of local food production and consumption.