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Middlebury Goes for the Green: You Can, too!

Middlebury College placed fourth in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon! When I read the headline, I imagined Middlebury College students racing full-tilt against Toyota Priuses or pedaling solar vehicles with Wright Brothers-like PV panel wings. The event is …Read More

Middlebury Goes for the Green: You Can, too!

Middlebury College placed fourth in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon! When I read the headline, I imagined Middlebury College students racing full-tilt against Toyota Priuses or pedaling solar vehicles with Wright Brothers-like PV panel wings. The event is …Read More

Where to stay this foliage season? My Place!

In Vermont, foliage season is the time of year we all become connoisseurs of light. Especially after the autumnal equinox, we follow the sun’s progress closely and with a little bit of melancholy. The forecast this week promises a potpourri …Read More

The Mayor of Starksboro: Stoney Mason

Small towns in Vermont and even smaller towns in Addison County are not usually governed by mayors, we keep that kind of governance for the big cities. But in the case of Starksboro, one man stands alone as the undisputed …Read More

Phish and Fish in Vermont after Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene has had a powerful effect on Vermont. While it may not have spawned a new musical genre as Katrina did in New Orleans, it did rock us. While rivers changed course and roads disappeared, volunteer organizations and relief …Read More

Bridges to Vermont

Vermont Bridges are falling down, falling down, falling down…Between the ravages of Hurricane Irene and the insult of Tropical Storm Lee, Vermont roadways have taken a beating.There were 166 road and bridge closures due to flooding; 450 miles of state …Read More

Bridges to Vermont

Vermont Bridges are falling down, falling down, falling down…Between the ravages of Hurricane Irene and the insult of Tropical Storm Lee, Vermont roadways have taken a beating.There were 166 road and bridge closures due to flooding; 450 miles of state …Read More

Protecting Vermont Covered Bridges in the wake of Hurricane Irene

Covered bridges are iconic Vermont, hurricanes are not. If your power is back on and you’ve looked at YouTube since the unprecedented passage of Hurricane Irene through our Green Mountain State , you’ll know that we are a few covered …Read More

Protecting Vermont Covered Bridges in the wake of Hurricane Irene

Covered bridges are iconic Vermont, hurricanes are not. If your power is back on and you’ve looked at YouTube since the unprecedented passage of Hurricane Irene through our Green Mountain State , you’ll know that we are a few covered …Read More

Celebrating Julia Child: In Gourmet Vermont Kitchens

Today Julia Child is honored on her birthday. In gourmet kitchen across Vermont, the US and the world, we have learned to julienne, brunoise, flambé, gratiné, braise, carmalize, sauté and make Mirepoix thanks to her. Celebrated across continents, satirized across …Read More

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