Localvore: A New Orleans-inspired slush drink with local strawberries...
The last extended period of time that my husband, Dan, and I were away from the farm was 20 years ago. This June, our friends exclaimed, 'We are going to New Orleans - come with us!' And I thought,...
View ArticleSea kayaking to the front lines of climate change in Alaska
Everything about Alaska is larger than life. The 49th state is twice the size of Texas and one-fifth the size of the rest of the United States. Its 6,640-mile coastline is half again longer than the...
View ArticleLocaolvore: Phone call from farmers market yields right recipe
My cookbook is old. My uncle is old. My potatoes are new. These elements formed the base of the soup we made on the hottest weekend on record - or close enough. Cold soup: vichyssoise.
View ArticleStorm-triggered E. coli uptick closes North Beach - again
North Beach in Burlington is closed Tuesday, following tests that showed elevated levels of E. coli. The closure comes two weeks after beach closures on Lake Champlain and follows the same pattern of a...
View ArticleCleared up: North Beach re-opens Wednesday
Water quality guidelines that closed Burlington's North Beach on Tuesday (and re-opened it Wednesday) are prompting city officials to update E. coli thresholds to conform to federal and state...
View ArticleDeb Markowitz: From spiny water flea to the emerald ash borer, invasive...
In nature everything is connected, so when an ecosystem becomes unbalanced because of an invasive pest, plant or disease, it has a domino effect that can create big problems for Vermont. It changes the...
View ArticleLocalvore: Blueberries for all
There are a number of pick-your-own blueberry operations I mean to get to every year, including Willow Hill Farm in Milton and Owl's Head in Richmond with its Tuesday and Thursday evening...
View ArticleVermont plays host to idea-sharing gathering as localvore farm-to-cafeteria...
Within the farm-to-cafeteria movement, Vermont has been recognized as a leader, developing innovative programs for more than a decade thanks to groundbreaking cooperation among institutions, nonprofits...
View ArticleForum to address 'sustainable communities' in Burlington
Advocates for strong, local economies invite the public to join them for a forum at 4 p.m. on Feb. 8 at Phoenix Books in Burlington.
View ArticleEfficiency Vermont conference serves up advice for net-zero building
On Wednesday, the nonprofit Efficiency Vermont issued a numerical goal - zero, to be exact - to the hundreds of builders, designers and architects who flocked to the Sheraton Hotel and Conference...
View ArticleGovernor urging Vermonters to 'green up' May 3
Gov. Peter Shumlin and other top state and private business officials on Tuesday urged Vermonters to get out and help rid the countryside of litter on the state's 44th annual Green Up Day on Saturday,...
View ArticleEat local, or not? Debate starts with localvore question and veers afield
'Debating Locavorism,' cqthe final food-themed event in the college's inaugural Champlain Chautauqua Event Series, was co-sponsored by the Vermont Council on World Affairs and drew about 100 audience...
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