Scott Vlaun rides one of the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy’s bicycles down Main Street on April 15 in Norway. It’s one of several bikes the CEBE leaves out for public use during the summer. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Executive Director Scott Vlaun stands inside the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy headquarters April 15 on Main Street in downtown Norway. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Jess Cooper of Norway looks for traffic as she crosses Beal Street in Norway on Dec. 15, 2021. She was heading to another pickup after changing the trash can at the head of Norway Branch Rail Trail. She and three other partners created Spoke Folks Cooperative just before the pandemic hit and says she thinks it has helped their business. The worker-owned, bicycle powered cooperative provides trash, recycling and compost pickup as well as delivering food and just about anything else. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Rebecca Brakeley of Oxford stretches out the cord to plug into her hybrid vehicle at one of the Norway charging stations April 15. She and her family have installed solar at their home and business as well. “We are environmentally conscious folks,” she said while plugging in. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The Little Free Pantry is just one thing CEBE has done for the community that is located in a small kiosk in downtown Norway that has solar panels that charge electric vehicles. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A sign used and reused at functions sits in the corner with a collection of other ecology-based material at the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy headquarters on Main Street in Norway. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal