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A few heirlooms
Twenty Ounce — “From the mid-1850s, this American apple is by far the largest one we grow. Its tart, zesty flavor makes it a favorite for pies and baking.”
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A few heirlooms

Scott Farm describes a few varieties ripening this month
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 — Issue 428

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Let your autumn veggies lead the way

By
Dorothy Grover-Read

BELLOWS FALLS-It's here! Autumn arrived in Vermont on Sept. 22. The leaf peepers are viewing...

Apple Pie Festival relieved at return of a bountiful apple crop

By
Randolph T. Holhut

DUMMERSTON-Last year, the Dummerston Congregational Church had to search far and wide for apples for...

Gilfeather Turnip Day is Oct. 26

WARDSBORO-A celebration of Vermont's state vegetable takes place on Gilfeather Turnip Day, Saturday, Oct. 26,

Heritage Festival returns for weekend of crafts, food, and music

NEWFANE-Since 1970, volunteers have made the Newfane Heritage Festival in the heart of this historic...

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Banks, credit unions caught between state and federal marijuana laws

By
Olga Peters
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 — Issue 439

Dan Yates, president and CEO of Brattleboro Savings and Loan, serves as a member of the Taxation and Regulation Subcommittee of the state's Marijuana Commission, which is looking into legalizing marijuana in Vermont. I find it fascinating. When we talk about legalizing marijuana - and it does look like the state is moving in that direction - we pay attention to very important things like impairment and prevention and regulation. But for Yates, who is heading up a bank, he...

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Voices

We’re making progress. We just need to make progress faster.

By
Marisa D. Keller
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 — Issue 448

When I was a kid in Vermont, I ran around in the woods all the time, and I'd never seen a tick. When I was a kid, it didn't rain after every snowstorm. Have you forgotten already how different it was back then, when I was a kid? I'm not even 30 years old. When I was a kid, I read all the time. Fantastical adventure stories where the protagonists saved the world from certain destruction - a destruction brought...

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Arts

Brattleboro Women’s Chorus hosts outdoor concert at Retreat Farm

Wednesday, June 1, 2022 — Issue 666

The Brattleboro Women's Chorus presents their 26th annual spring concerts entitled “Why Not Sing?” on Saturday June 4 and Sunday, June 5, at 4 p.m. outdoors at the Retreat Farm on Route 30. These will be the first in-person concerts the BWC has presented since 2019. The concerts will feature songs the chorus has been working on this spring and includes some favorites from earlier sessions. Local musician Lisa McCormick will join the chorus on several songs, including “Tiny Lights”

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