Sustainable Nantucket

Anyone ever checked out Nantucket, Mass.?  A very similar community, with similar problems: isolated location, highly seasonal in economy/employment, construction/tourism/retail-driven economy, affordable housing dilemma, preservation issues.  It's a really good "sister-community" to San Juan Island.

I spoke this morning with the Executive Director of their "Sustainable Nantucket" organization and she (Michelle) had some very interesting experiences to report on the growth of their group and the development of their involvement in the community.

If you want to check out their website, it's worth it: www.sustainablenantucket.org.

The most important part of our 30-minute discussion that I took away was the importance of all non-profits, individuals, business, institutions and government agencies in the community working together.  Without a concerted effort, there's little opportunity for a harmonic, community-wide step forward.

What can we do to coalesce our efforts and energies in sustainability?

(This last question is not rhetorical, by the way!)