Podcasts about Champlain Valley

(May 5, 2025) Weed's been legal in New York for a few years now. So what's it like to farm it? We visit a young couple in the Champlain Valley that's made cannabis a business. Also: All passengers on US airlines will need a REAL ID document to fly starting May 7.

(Apr 25, 2025) NPR's Brian Mann sends a postcard from a Champlain Valley farm in the midst of lambing season; Glens Falls basketball star Jimmer Fredette announced his retirement from the sport this week; and in celebration of National Poetry Month, we listen to two poems submitted by North Country poets.

(Apr 25, 2025) Farms are getting busy as the temperatures warm and the Earth springs back to life. On sheep farms, it's lambing season, a time of rebirth and hope and tiny cute baby lambs. as Also: Glens Falls basketball star Jimmer Fredette announced his retirement from the sport this week.

In this episode, we speak with Spencer Coplan, the head chef at the historic Deer's Head Inn in Elizabethtown. Spencer shares the joys of leading a kitchen that showcases local, regional, and sustainably produced foods. The Deer's Head Inn is ideally located in the Adirondacks' "breadbasket" within the Champlain Valley. Local farms and orchards provide a diverse range of products, including dairy, produce, meat, poultry, and maple syrup, which should excite any food enthusiast. Spencer offers unique insights into the region's exceptional food producers and shares some of his favorite kitchen hacks, equipment, and the best farm-to-table hot dog in the Adirondacks. These tips will enlighten and empower you in your kitchen.Mentioned in this podcast.Wild Work Farm in KeeneSugar House Creamery in JayJuniper Hill Farm in WadhamsEcho Farm in EssexNoon Mark Diner in Keene ValleyOscar's in WarrensburgIluka in Copenhagen, DenmarkHamlet and Ghost in SaratogaSlow BurnChapel Pond in KeeneADK Talks is brought to you by ADK Taste. We provide insight on the best places to stay, shop, eat and do in the 6-million-acre Adirondack Park in upstate New York. Visit our website, ADKtaste.com, and sign up for our weekly newsletter.Do you have questions or comments? Your feedback is invaluable, and we'd love to hear from you! Email us at info@adktaste.com.Remember to subscribe, rate and review us. We'd love to have you join our podcast community.Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcastinfo@nextdaypodcast.com

Send us a textOn today's episode we have Coach Dominique Bryant. Dominique played four years at St. Joseph's University and has an extensive coaching background starting in 2013, with experience as an assistant coach at Marist College, Manhattan College, and the University of Vermont—where she was eventually named Associate Head Coach. At Vermont, she worked closely with the post players and led the defense, playing a key role in the Catamounts' 17-game win streak and their America East Championship victory in the 2022-2023 season. She is now in the final stretch of her first year as the varsity head coach at Champlain Valley Union High School, where the Redhawks are defending their back-to-back state championship titles.On this episode we discuss:The first steps high school athletes should take in the recruiting processWhy basketball isn't the only factor in the recruiting processHow to assess what division level is appropriate to you + why your value as a player isn't a levelThe role of high school coaches in the recruiting processThe benefits of AAUHow to efficiently reach out to college coachesAnd much more!When you work with me you can expect a 360-degree player development plan designed specifically for young female basketball players.If this sounds interesting, let's have a conversation - send me an email today - hoopsthroughlife@gmail.comCheck out Hoops Through Life on: Hoops Through Life WebsiteXInstagramFacebookIf you have any questions for me or our future guests email hoopsthroughlife@gmail.comThe views and opinions shared by coaches and other professionals on this podcast are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Hoops Through Life. Hoops Through Life is an independent entity, not affiliated with any school or coach, and is not responsible for the opinions expressed by these individuals.

(Dec 13, 2024) New York's new Early Intervention program software has triggered a crisis in services; Essex County longtime flour mill has closed; US House passed a giant defense bill Wednesday that includes almost 40 million dollars in investments for Fort Drum near Watertown; and, the owner of a cookie shop in Saratoga Springs started hosting an annual holiday market after the pandemic to help bring her community together.

Georgians went to the polls over the weekend to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections, which resulted in a contested vote. Also, satellite images document the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes on Iran over the weekend. And, Pakistan launches a massive campaign to vaccinate 45 million children following a resurgence of polio cases in recent weeks there. Plus, a look at Jamaican apple pickers in a town in New York State that is part of the Champlain Valley.Listen to today's Music Heard on Air.We aim to raise $67,000 by Dec. 31 to power our newsroom. Will you help us reach this goal? Donate today to keep The World going strong!And, we're looking for feedback on our website. Take our quick survey!

(Oct 22, 2024) Hear from some of the workers who've come from Jamaica to harvest the Champlain Valley's apples; all of the two and four-year colleges in the North Country are waiving application fees for prospective students; and a couple from Canton takes us clamming on the muddy shores of Long Island. 

(Oct 22, 2024) The apple harvest is a huge economic driver in the Champlain Valley. We'll meet some of the Jamaicans who pick most of the apples. Some of them have been working here on seasonal visas for decades. Also: A new Siena College poll finds Vice President Kamala Harris expanding her big lead over former President Donald Trump in New York State.

(Oct 17, 2024) Twelve larger-than-life ‘Westport chairs' were placed around the village in the Champlain Valley this summer, decorated by local artists. It's an art project as well as a public safety tactic. Also: A new program in Plattsburgh seeks to give people a safe place to recover from mental illness.

Currently, the National Weather Service forecasts that central and northern Vermont, particularly the Champlain Valley, could see the most rainfall on Friday night into Saturday morning. Some areas could experience flooding.

Sign up to my email list: https://www.insidethehive.tv/newsletters Support our sponsor Vita Bee Health: https://www.vita-europe.com/beehealth/ Curtis' Apiary: https://www.champlainvalleyhoney.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ChamplainValleyHoney/ https://www.tiktok.com/@champlainvalleyhoney Charles Mraz book: https://amzn.to/45GbHCm ___________________________________________________________ In today's podcast, I have the pleasure to speak to Curtis Mraz. Curtis is a 4th generation beekeeper in his family, following the legacy of the legendary Charles Mraz. We talked about Curtis's career leading Champlain Valley apiaries, his decision-making process to become the 4th generation of beekeepers in his family. His views about the future of the beekeeping industry, pesticides, the Vermont bill reducing the use of Neonicotinoids, and other topics. I hope you enjoy it. ________________________________________________________________ Reach out on social media. https://www.insidethehive.tv/follow-us

(Jun 27, 2024) The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is working to protect trees used for traditional basket making, but they're threatened by a deadly invasive beetle; the DEC is hosting a public, virtual meeting from 5-8pm Thursday tonight on visitor use management in the ADK High Peaks; and, Burlington author Mo Fitzgerald is out with a memoir. She uses lists, conversations, poems and personal high school diary entries to make sense of her journey from pro soccer player to artist in the Champlain Valley.

Brad Ferland is joined by Shannon McMahon, Director of Voices Against Violence, and Jason Rouse, Director of Philanthropy & Communications, for the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity.

(May 1, 2024) Governor Kathy Hochul is touting the state's new investment in artificial intelligence; communities throughout the North Country are dealing with a shortage of poll workers. Many county Boards of Election are thinking of ways to get young people involved; also, we're heading into morel mushroom season, so we'll listen again to an edible mushroom hunt in the Champlain Valley with Chef Curtiss Hemm.

(Mar 6, 2024) St. Lawrence County's only assisted living facility is closing. The closure will strain the country's overburdened elder care system; forest rangers in the Adirondacks spent Saturday night on two separate rescues; Gov. Hochul's budget director left open the possibility that an extra $1 billion in tax collections could help reduce cuts to school budgets; Champlain Valley chef Curtiss Hemm shares one of his favorite recipes as we head into maple syrup season - maple teriyaki salmon!

Get to know about the Great Warpath and how Lake Champlain benefited from it. Find out prior to 1812 and afterwards if more people lived along Lake Champlain's New York State Side. Discover where Champlain Valley People stood once war itself broke out in June 1812. Learn whom arrived U.S. Officer wise come October 1812 to command naval forces along Lake Champlain. Determine if new American Naval Commander had any specific hurdles involving manpower. Find out if naval situation on Lake Champlain suddenly changed come Spring 1813. Learn what British Governor In Chief George Prevost of Canada conducted come late July 1813. Get to know Adam & Noah Brown including what took place overseas in Europe come early April 1814. Learn about the new objectives British Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane aimed to achieve. Determine if Britain faced any issues behind building a warship come Spring 1814. Learn who became new U.S. Army Commander in Champlain Valley come May 1, 1814 including the second officer in command. Understand where things stood along Lake Champlain come early August 1814. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support

(Feb 13, 2024) A school district in the Champlain Valley will vote on Thursday on a proposed $66 million new school; for the last week, we've been sharing love stories leading up to Valentine's Day. Today, we're headed back in time, to share a classic Adirondack tale about how Heart Lake and Mount Jo got their names; St. Lawrence University astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue guides us through the morning and evening skies in February.

(Feb 13, 2024) When two school districts merge, residents face a vexing question of which school stays and which goes, or do they build a whole new one? A school district in the Champlain Valley will vote on Thursday on a proposed $66 million new building. Also: A tragic love story that coined the name of one of the Adirondacks' most famous lakes. How Heart Lake got its name.

(Oct 12, 2023)

(Oct 5, 2023) Over the last decade, most North Country hospitals have become affiliated with larger, city-based health care networks. Champlain Valley reporter Cara Chapman takes a look at how that's played out for Plattsburgh's hospital, and whether it's improved care or not.

Steven Wisbaum, of Champlain Valley Compost Co & CV Compost, has been growing organic food and making compost for over 30 years. Today, we talk about water management on the compost farm. He provides custom composting services to farms and makes his own premium manure-based compost. In addition writing a variety of compost related articles and guides, Steven has also become the largest distributor of ComposTex compost covers. Through these, he has helped composters around the world make a better compost using less labor and fuel. I use Steven's ComposTex covers to cover our finished compost piles and they've made a big difference with the quality of our product. Folks who make this show possible... Optimize commercial compost production while maintaining high-quality with Komptech. Use our link here to learn more, get a consultation, and let them know we sent you. Vermont Compost Company for premium living soils, composts, and potting mixes. Invest in your soil! High Country News is an independent, non-profit, publication covering the land, wildlife, and communities of the Western US for over 50+ years. Check them out using our link here. Xsense provides home safety and environmental monitoring products for your peace of mind.

Steven Wisbaum, of Champlain Valley Compost Co & CV Compost, has been growing organic food and making compost for over 30 years. Today, we talk about water management on the compost farm. He provides custom composting services to farms and makes his own premium manure-based compost. In addition writing a variety of compost related articles and guides, Steven has also become the largest distributor of ComposTex compost covers. Through these, he has helped composters around the world make a better compost using less labor and fuel. I use Steven's ComposTex covers to cover our finished compost piles and they've made a big difference with the quality of our product. Folks who make this show possible... Optimize commercial compost production while maintaining high-quality with Komptech. Use our link here to learn more, get a consultation, and let them know we sent you. Vermont Compost Company for premium living soils, composts, and potting mixes. Invest in your soil! High Country News is an independent, non-profit, publication covering the land, wildlife, and communities of the Western US for over 50+ years. Check them out using our link here. Xsense provides home safety and environmental monitoring products for your peace of mind.

Vermont Edition broadcast live from the fair, capturing some of the characters and behind-the-scenes secrets that make it special.

(Jul 27, 2023) A profile of Champlain Area Trails, a network that's providing public access to more and more natural gems in the Champlain Valley through hiking trails, many across private property. Also: The City of Burlington has a temporary fix to a broken sewer pipe that dumped untreated sewage into the Winooski River for two weeks after the heavy rains and floods.

(Jul 25, 2023) Community centers in small North Country towns can become hubs for community. In the little hamlet of Whallonsburg in the Champlain Valley, an old garage has become a gathering spot for artists, craftspeople, and the public. Also: Green groups say this summer of smoke and floods is the time to put pressure on Albany to pass more climate change measures for New York.

This week we are joined by special guest Michael Basedow, tree fruit specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension Eastern New York Commercial Horitculture Program (ENYCHP). Our regular hosts include Monique Rivera, assistant professor of entomology at Cornell AgriTech; Kerik Cox, associate professor of plant pathology; and Anna Wallis, fruit IPM coordinator. In this episode, Monique sits down with Mike to talk about emerging pests and recommendations in the Champlain Valley. Kerik gives advice about pruning fire blight from trees. Anna brings us her State of the State update on regional degree day accumulation, pest developments, and apple phenology. Recorded June 27 (Anna and Monique) and 28 (Kerik) and released June 28, 2023. _____________________ BASE 43F Phenology and DDs for NY NEWA Stations from 1/1-6/27* Geneva || fruit sizing || 1349 Highland HVRL || fruit sizing || 1622 Clifton Park || fruit sizing || 1442 Peru (Forrence) || fruit sizing || 1262 Medina - Inland || fruit sizing || 1280 Appleton North - Lake || fruit sizing || 1200 Fairville (The Apple Shed) - Inland || fruit sizing || 1278 Williamson (DeMarree) - Lake || fruit sizing || 1239 _____________________ BASE 43F Upcoming Pest Events: Average DDs (std)* Obliquebanded Leafroller - 1st adult catch: 884 (± 90) Oriental fruit moth - 1st flight ending: 825 (± 126) Peachtree borer - 1st adult catch: 1032 (± 226) San Jose sacle - 1st flight ending: 1039 (± 182) Black stem borer - 1st flight ending: 1056 (± 198) Spotted tentiform leaf miner - 2nd gen catch: 1063 (± 91) San Jose scale - 1st crawlers observed: 1124 (± 91) Dogwood borer - 1st adult catch: 964 (± 230) American plum borer - 1st flight ending: 1344 (± 144) _____________________ BASE 50F DDs for NY NEWA Stations from 1/1-6/27* Geneva || 844 Highland HVRL || 1001 Clifton Park || 901 Peru (Forrence) || 781 Medina - Inland || 790 Appleton North - Lake || 722 Fairville (The Apple Shed) - Inland || 792 Williamson (DeMarree) - Lake || 749 _____________________ BASE 50F Upcoming Pest Events: Average DDs (std)* Obliquebanded Leafroller - 1st adult catch: 523 (± 62) Oriental fruit moth - 1st flight ending: 576 (± 97) Peachtree borer - 1st adult catch: 619 (± 182) San Jose sacle - 1st flight ending: 632 (± 125) Black stem borer - 1st flight ending: 636 (± 154) Spotted tentiform leaf miner - 2nd gen catch: 648 (± 74) San Jose scale - 1st crawlers observed: 688 (± 69) Dogwood borer - 1st adult catch: 571 (± 151) American plum borer - 1st flight ending: 856 (± 111) _____________________ *All DDs Baskerville-Emin, B.E. LINKS ENYCHP blog: https://blogs.cornell.edu/enychp/ NOAA storm prediction: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnSqoYIj7kk Cox Lab blog: ⁠⁠https://blogs.cornell.edu/coxlab/⁠⁠ Cox Lab twitter: @fruitpathology Monique Rivera twitter: @moniquejrivera Anna Wallis twitter: @jesuisunanana

(Jun 23, 2023)

In episode 19 of Restoration Round Up, Lauren Jennes and Michele Braun speak about their respective parts in a new incentive program for landowners: Stream Wise. Stream Wise is going into its second year of operation and is a program meant to assess, advise, and reward the work landowners do to maintain their privately owned riparian areas. Lauren, working with the Lake Champlain Basin Program, discusses the organization's wider vision and goals while Michele, the Executive Director of Friends of the Winooski River, one of Stream Wise's first community partners, explains what working within this assessment framework and with landowners across the valley is like. Join us for an overview of a new and rapidly growing program that benefits larger riparian systems by starting with what is small and privately stewarded.

(Dec 2, 2022) What if the mythical Loch Ness-style sea monster in Lake Champlain, Champy, were real? Two filmmakers from Columbia University set out to build that world in a new short film shot on location in the Champlain Valley. Also: New York's redistricting commission finished its job of redrawing state Assembly lines, with much less drama than its previous work.

On this week's episode of the Cultivated by Caryn show, host Caryn Antonini is joined by guest, Curtis Mraz, head beekeeper and Senior Manager at Champlain Valley Apiaries, which he runs as a joint operation with his uncle, Charles Mraz. Champlain Valley Apiaries, located in Middlebury, VT was started by Curtis's great grandfather in 1931. Curtis is a fourth-generation beekeeper and farmer who is passionate about farm-based education and honey's role in a just food system. For more information:www.champlainvalleyhoney.comThe Cultivated By Caryn Podcast is a presentation of Park City Productions 06604 LLC###Get great recipes from Caryn at https://carynantonini.com/recipes/

Today on Vermont Viewpoint, Pat McDonald hosts! First up, she'll have Jeff Bartley on. He's the Marketing Director for Champlain Valley Exposition. They'll be talking about the 100 Year Anniversary of Champlain Valley Exposition! And then, for the second half of the show, she'll speak with Dan Smith. Dan is the CEO and President of The Vermont Community Foundation. They'll be talking about how they believe Vermont needs a better path to build its future.

Andrea Barrett began writing fiction seriously in her thirties and published her first novel, Lucid Stars, in 1988. She's particularly well known as a writer of historical fiction. Barrett, whose work reflects her lifelong interest in science and natural history, received the National Book Award for her fifth book, Ship Fever, a collection of stories featuring scientists, doctors, and naturalists. In 2001 she received a MacArthur Fellowship and was also a Fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. Servants of the Map was a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. In addition to other prizes and awards she's also been a finalist for The Story Prize and received the Rea Award for the Short Story. Today I talked to her about Natural History: Stories (Norton, 2022). Barrett has lived in Rochester, NY and in western Massachusetts, where she taught creative writing for fifteen years at Williams College. She and her husband, photographer Barry Goldstein, now live on the eastern side of the Adirondack Mountains, in the Champlain Valley. Recommended Books: Andrea Wulf, The Invention of Nature A.S. Byatt, The Children's Book Ed Yong, An Immense World Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrea Barrett began writing fiction seriously in her thirties and published her first novel, Lucid Stars, in 1988. She's particularly well known as a writer of historical fiction. Barrett, whose work reflects her lifelong interest in science and natural history, received the National Book Award for her fifth book, Ship Fever, a collection of stories featuring scientists, doctors, and naturalists. In 2001 she received a MacArthur Fellowship and was also a Fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. Servants of the Map was a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. In addition to other prizes and awards she's also been a finalist for The Story Prize and received the Rea Award for the Short Story. Today I talked to her about Natural History: Stories (Norton, 2022). Barrett has lived in Rochester, NY and in western Massachusetts, where she taught creative writing for fifteen years at Williams College. She and her husband, photographer Barry Goldstein, now live on the eastern side of the Adirondack Mountains, in the Champlain Valley. Recommended Books: Andrea Wulf, The Invention of Nature A.S. Byatt, The Children's Book Ed Yong, An Immense World Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Andrea Barrett began writing fiction seriously in her thirties and published her first novel, Lucid Stars, in 1988. She's particularly well known as a writer of historical fiction. Barrett, whose work reflects her lifelong interest in science and natural history, received the National Book Award for her fifth book, Ship Fever, a collection of stories featuring scientists, doctors, and naturalists. In 2001 she received a MacArthur Fellowship and was also a Fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. Servants of the Map was a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. In addition to other prizes and awards she's also been a finalist for The Story Prize and received the Rea Award for the Short Story. Today I talked to her about Natural History: Stories (Norton, 2022). Barrett has lived in Rochester, NY and in western Massachusetts, where she taught creative writing for fifteen years at Williams College. She and her husband, photographer Barry Goldstein, now live on the eastern side of the Adirondack Mountains, in the Champlain Valley. Recommended Books: Andrea Wulf, The Invention of Nature A.S. Byatt, The Children's Book Ed Yong, An Immense World Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Andrea Barrett began writing fiction seriously in her thirties and published her first novel, Lucid Stars, in 1988. She's particularly well known as a writer of historical fiction. Barrett, whose work reflects her lifelong interest in science and natural history, received the National Book Award for her fifth book, Ship Fever, a collection of stories featuring scientists, doctors, and naturalists. In 2001 she received a MacArthur Fellowship and was also a Fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. Servants of the Map was a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. In addition to other prizes and awards she's also been a finalist for The Story Prize and received the Rea Award for the Short Story. Today I talked to her about Natural History: Stories (Norton, 2022). Barrett has lived in Rochester, NY and in western Massachusetts, where she taught creative writing for fifteen years at Williams College. She and her husband, photographer Barry Goldstein, now live on the eastern side of the Adirondack Mountains, in the Champlain Valley. Recommended Books: Andrea Wulf, The Invention of Nature A.S. Byatt, The Children's Book Ed Yong, An Immense World Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

This hour, Vermont Edition talks with longtime fair participants about what they are most excited about.

Rev. Mark Hughes of the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance joins us to discuss the recently celebrated 4th Annual Vermont First African Landing Day. Next, WDEV forecaster Roger Hill looks ahead to what Vermont's weather could look like this coming winter season. After that, Stephen Mease shares stories from his new book on the Champlain Valley Fair. And we finish the morning at Hildene in Manchester chomping on some cheese! 

Williston photographer Stephen Mease has published a book with black-and-white photos from 100 years of the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Vermont's largest annual summer fair. While some things have changed since 1922 for the Champlain Valley Fair, a lot has stayed the same.

The Indiana bat has been on the federal endangered species list since the 1960s. Vermont's Champlain Valley is at the extreme edge of this bat's range — and a new discovery in Hinesburg this month has bat wildlife officials excited.

The Burlington Brewers Festival is back at Waterfront Park this weekend, and Kurt and Anthony spoke with two people involved in one of the Champlain Valley's most popular events.

(Jun 21, 2022) A special report on Congresswoman Elise Stefanik's strained ties to a pro-democracy group after she has repeated fake conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. Also: The founder of a well-known apple orchard in the Champlain Valley has died.

Also: Two young boys report being sexually harassed at a trampoline park in Williston; Montpelier police said they have seized firearms but made no arrests during an investigation into a potential threat against Montpelier High School; The University of Vermont plans to build more dormitories on Trinity Campus.

(May 11, 2022) NCPR's Plattsburgh bureau reporter tells the stories across the huge and diverse region of the Champlain Valley. This week, a new reporter started working with NCPR. We meet Cara Chapman, who has extensive reporting experience in Plattsburgh and the Champlain Valley region. Also: The DEC is warning of a high wildfire risk after days of sunny, dry conditions.

(May 9, 2022) The summer tourism season is about to get underway across the North Country. In Plattsburgh and the Champlain Valley, business owners are delighted by the return of Canadian visitors now that the border's easier to cross. Also: The Adirondack Wildlife Refuge is reopening in a scaled-back form.

Tata and Henry Harper founded Tata Harper Skincare on their 1,200 acre organic farm in the Champlain Valley of Vermont in 2010. Both born in Baranquilla, Colombia, Tata and Henry met at Tata's high school reunion. After stints in Miami and NYC they relocated to Vermont to raise their children and have a peaceful escape from the busy city life. Shortly after the move, Tata's stepfather was diagnosed with cancer. Tata and Henry worked together to help him change his lifestyle following his diagnosis. In doing so, they learned that many toxic and harmful ingredients were lurking in their everyday products – even those that were luxury and claimed to be all natural. They recognized the ultimate irony in this –after all, isn't health the ultimate luxury? The two struck out on a journey to solve this problem and spent 5 years to research and develop what would become the very first Tata Harper product, one that delivered efficacious results and a luxury experience without having to compromise your health. Since inception, Tata and Henry have never wavered from their mission, to create a brand that epitomized beauty made without compromise. From their unique approach to formulation, grounded in the philosophy that complexity equals efficacy and more ingredients equal more results, to the completely vertical integration with zero shortcuts or outsourcing that now defines the farm-to-face movement, the two have pioneered what truly is the next generation of beauty. One that is not just natural and non-toxic, but one that delivers exponentially more results than ever before. Cora and Tata discuss the issues within conventional skincare, how her love of farming has evolved, and why sustainability in every aspect of our lives is more important than ever before! Thank you to Another Tomorrow for sponsoring this podcast episode, follow them at: https://anothertomorrow.co/ Another Tomorrow is a collection of timeless wardrobe essentials that are sensual, strong and proportioned to flatter many forms. Made from custom fabrics and crafted with precision in Europe, these sustainable luxury separates are designed to last a lifetime. Using fashion as a pathway to knowledge and activism, Another Tomorrow regularly sponsors events and petitions geared toward driving systemic transformation and policy-focused calls-to-action for establishing an ecosystem of conscious producers, consumers, and advocates.

(Feb 25, 2022) Homes scattered across the North Country were the last stops before freedom in Canada for people escaping slavery. But even the northern-most stops on the Underground Railroad were dangerous for "passengers" and "conductors" alike. Also: Democrat Bridie Farrell drops out of the North Country race for Congress.

Paul Bartholomew talks Bigfoot and UFO sightings in New York's Champlain Valley.

If you like this podcast, please be sure to rate us 5 stars in Apple podcasts and like our videos on YouTube, and visit my winery in the Finger Lakes at Missick Cellars. Episode 0027:Wine Reads – December 2, 2021https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/09/02/winemaking-hybrid-grapesTRANSCRIPTHi, this is Chris Missick, and welcome to Viti+Culture, and our segment Wine Reads, where we take a look at some of the most interesting, compelling, and even controversial stories and articles in wine.  With harvest behind us and winemaking ongoing in the cellar, I had bookmarked a story from September, that I thought would shed a fascinating light on an entire category of winegrapes that many grape growers on the West Coast of the U.S., and certainly in many of wine growing regions around the world, have very  little experience with, than is hybrid grapes.  Although I personally farm vitis vinifera, Riesling, Cabernet Franc and Chenin Blanc, I work with growers and make wines from a wide variety of hybrid grapes here in the Finger Lakes.  From Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc, and Cayuga, as white varietals, to Marechal Foch, De Chaunac, Marquette, Baco Noir, Chambourcin as red varietals.  Some receive their own bottling, most are components in delicious, but cost effective blends, and all are worthy of more attention and some discussion.  I’ve enjoyed some wonderful hybrid wines from Switzerland, and tasted some remarkable hybrid wines from places like Missouri, Michigan, and Tennessee.  These varietals make winemaking possible, where vinifera otherwise wouldn’t survive or thrive.  They also lend a new light on sustainability efforts, requiring less sprays, and less concern over certain aspects of canopy management or cold damage.  Coming to us from the Wine Industry Network ADVISOR, Kathleen Willcox discusses these varietals in a piece entitled The Future of Winemaking is Hybrid, and details why “U.S. winemakers are seeking out non-vitis vinifera grapes.”  Links to the article are in the shownotes, and I encourage you to check out the article.  According to her bio, Kathleen Willcox writes about wine, food and culture from her home in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She is keenly interested in sustainability issues, and the business of making ethical drinks and food. Her work appears regularly in Wine Searcher, Wine Enthusiast, Liquor.com and many other publications. Kathleen also co-authored a book called Hudson Valley Wine: A History of Taste & Terroir, which was published in 2017. You can follow her at @kathleenwillcox.  So here we go:The Future of Winemaking Is Hybridhttps://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/09/02/winemaking-hybrid-grapesBy Kathleen Willcox - September 2, 2021Why US winemakers are seeking out non-vitis vinifera grapes—Kathleen WillcoxThere will always be a place for conventionally produced vitis vinifera. But, in truth, more and more influential producers and consumers are looking for something with a little more soul, and a lot more edge.Hybrids—especially in the challenging grape-growing zone of the East Coast—have become ascendant for several reasons.First, more consumers are seeking out unconventional, organically grown wines. IWSR predicts that by 2023, about 976 million bottles of organic wine will be consumed, up 34 percent from 720 million in 2018.Younger wine lovers are especially keen to find wines produced from sustainably grown grapes, according to Silicon Valley Bank’s most recent Wine Industry Trends and Report, which stated “sustainability, health and environmental issues,” in tandem with concerns over “social justice, equity and diversity,” are driving the purchasing decisions of Millennials and members of Gen Z.Unfortunately growing classic vitis vinifera in certain East Coast regions is nigh impossible without nuking them with chemicals.But growing hybrids pretty much anywhere is arguably easier. And more eco-friendly.Thankfully, the pioneering work of scientists and early adopters of non-vinifera grapes have helped yield a new generation of growers, producers and consumers who embrace them.The Hybrid SciencePrograms at Cornell University and University of Minnesota have created thousands of new varieties of grapes designed to combat diseases and weather challenges. Grapes that emerge from these programs are typically crosses between so-called European vinifera, and others native to North America and Asia, like riparia, labrusca and rotondifolia.Cornell has been working on developing hybrid grapes for more than 100 years.“Genetic sequencing technology has come a long way, and in the past 10 years we have been able to use sequencing to quickly determine cold hardiness and disease resistance,” says Bruce Reisch, a professor who specializes in grapevine breeding. He joined Cornell in 1980, and since then, has released 10 new wine grapes and four seedless table grapes. He explains that they are not genetically modifying the grapes, merely determining which ones will flourish in challenging conditions, and pursuing the more promising hybrids.For wineries like Shelburne Vineyard in the Champlain Valley, where winters are harsh, springs rainy, and summers humid, the work of scientists like Reisch is nothing less than essential.“Shelburne has been planting hybrids since 1998, and while they pioneered hybrid grape growing in Vermont, we have all been thrilled to see how much the market has grown and developed,” says winemaker Ethan Joseph, who joined Shelburne in 2008. “We’ve learned how important site selection, careful vineyard management, and low intervention winemaking are. We treat our hybrids with as much care and thought as other growers treat their vitis vinifera, and that has allowed the terroir and the best qualities of these grapes to shine through.”Joseph’s ultimate goal is to eliminate the use of chemicals, a feat he says would be “impossible” if they grew all vitis vinifera. He’s most excited about Marquette (a Pinot Noir hybrid with notes of cherry, pepper and summer berries), Louise Swenson (a white hybrid with acidity, and floral notes), and La Crescent (a white wine hybrid with notes of apricot, citrus, and peach).In 2017, Shelburne went out on a limb and pushed aggressively into the natural wine and hybrid space with Iapetus. “That line has skyrocketed,” Joseph notes. “Now it comprises about 40 percent of our 5,000-case annual count.”Convincing the ConsumerColleen Hardy, co-owner of Living Roots Wine Co. in the Finger Lakes and Adelaide, concurs. She launched Living Roots in 2016, in partnership with her South Australian winemaking husband Sebastian as a kind of cross-global viticultural experiment.“We wanted to use grapes in both regions that are, first and foremost, climate appropriate,” Sebastian Hardy says. “In the Finger Lakes, that means Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewürztraminer, but also Aromella, Arendell, Rougeon, Regent and Petit Pearl.” The couple, who sells 85 percent of their production from their tasting room, doesn’t have trouble hand-selling their hybrid and hybrid-vitis vinifera blended wines. “Once we talk visitors through it.”Colleen Hardy says that finding high-quality hybrids is dependent on the grower. “We offer to pay more if they grow it with the same care that we expect with vinifera, and hold off on spraying,” she says“In the Hudson Valley, especially if you want to grow organically, hybrids are necessary,” says Todd Cavallo, who founded Wild Arc Farm in Pine Bush, N.Y. with his wife Crystal. “We lost our entire crop of Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir in 2018. We replanted some of the Pinot Noir, but the rest we planted to hybrids.”Wild Arc’s one-acre estate vineyard is primarily experimental though; they source most of their grapes.“We are working with other like-minded producers who want organically grown hybrid grapes,” Cavallo explains. “A lot of [hybrids] have been grown for bulk wines, but we are promising growers that if they change their farming practices, we’ll pay more.”By working cooperatively, Cavallo and others hope that they can simultaneously increase the value of hybrid fruit, and change market perception. Philadelphia-based Alexandra Cherniavsky, a sommelier and consultant who finds distribution for wineries at restaurants, has seen the market for hybrid wines change firsthand. But she believes there’s still a long way to go before restaurants are ready to open their lists to hybrids.“Once people try wines made from hybrid grapes, they’re a lot more open,” she says. “They sell well in tasting rooms, where the winemaking team can explain their history and provide context.”But if they’re going to take off, they need to appear on more restaurant lists. “Wineries should approach local restaurants armed with the educational materials and context they provide at the tasting room. If they know how to explain them to diners, they’ll be a lot more liable to put them on the list,” Cherniavsky says.Not Just for Challenging ClimatesThe East Coast is hardly the only place hybrids are found. At Bells Up Winery in Newberg, Oregon, winemaker Dave Specter says that their Seyval Blanc is farmed with fewer chemicals than his vitis vinifera. And, the wines have achieved “cult status,” selling out every year.“We are the only planting of Seyval Blanc in Willamette Valley, and only the second in Oregon. It’s not only a part of our plan to diversify our vineyards and enable us to react to climate change, but also part of our larger push to appeal to younger, more adventurous consumers,” he says.A parallel movement, PIWI, is happening in Europe, although as Reisch explains, it’s slightly different.“Most of Europe does not have the harsh winters that we do here,” he says. “The hybrid programs there are inherently very different, because their grapes are being crossed with the goal of resisting different disease and weather pressures.”Some regions have yet to open the door to hybrids; they’re banned in France in wines with appellation names, but for a certain type of American winemaker—and consumer—that kind of prohibition only makes them more enchanting.____________________________________________________________________As a producer, I have experience many of these anecdotes firsthand.  Year after year, our bold red blend of hybrid grapes, our crisp dry Seyval Blanc, our Charmat produced blend of hybrid whites, and our balanced but sweet Moscato made from Valvin Muscat, a grape developed by Bruce Reisch, are among our bestsellers.  In our immediate region, our Seyval Blanc sees perennially brisk sales at off-premise retail locations.  I craft these wines with the same dedication as every other wine, and consumers love them.  They still do not receive the recognition they should from major wine publications, but they keep our customers happy, and that keeps us in business. Even I admit to stressing our production of vinifera varietals, from sparkling to still, and from white to red.  It is afterall, what we personally grow.  But I commend the three growers I work with in the Finger Lakes, that year after year, with drastically less inputs and nearly regardless of weather, grow and deliver clean and delicious fruit.  When I left California to make wine in the Finger Lakes, people questioned why I made the transition.  A major component for me was the sense of adventure, and feeling of it being a frontier.  Frontiers introduce us to new things, they force us to think differently, and find new ways of addressing challenges.  For a century, the Finger Lakes and much of the East coast has done that through developing grape varietals that suit the climate.  Today, it’s done with those considerations in mind as well as with a thought towards preservation and conservation.  Saving a pass through the vineyard with the tractor means one less spray, or more, and that means less compaction of the soil, and better soil health.  Every little thing we do adds up, and just like that, a century of lessons from the frontier may impact the world of wine in the century to come.  If you’re a wine writer, feel free to forward me an article for consideration at viticulturepodcast@gmail.com.  I’m happy to look it over, and maybe even discuss it with you on the show. Get full access to The Viti+Culture Podcast Newsletter at viticulturepodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Champlain Valley school district struggles to retain DEI staff; Vermont Supreme Court case could exempt certain project from Act 250; Several areas of former Burlington High still not safe for learning; Brattleboro adopts 1st municipal mask mandate of recent wave.

Last year, we talked with The Good Food Foundation about their annual honey contest (S3, E14). This year, we bring you four of the 15 finalists to talk about their entries and their beekeeping operation. Winners will be announced the week of the episode's release! Honey for the contest is entered and only compared to honeys from the region it is produced and it can be liquid, comb or infused. The honey must be entered by the beekeeper who produced it.  The judges look at how it was produced and harvested, overall animal husbandry, and is there any community engagement with bees, beekeeper and the people in their world. First up in the episode, we have Max Kirwin, the Good Food Awards leader, who oversees all 18 committees for this contest. Joining Max is Mark Carlson, the Honey Committee chair who will share what it is they are looking for in each honey submission category. Mark was with us back in August of 2020 in our first episode with the Good Food Foundation. We have 4 very different finalists this time. Jay Williams of Williams Honey Company and South Hall Farms, is working to build a destination luxury resort dedicated to sustainability, agricultural, culinary discovery and the circle of life. Of course, honey and pollinators play an important role to the theme. Ethan West, of Republic of Vermont Honey Company, they manage a treatment free apiary with bees spread out over 3 counties in the Champlain Valley of Vermont and the Green Mountains. Dustin Vanasse, along with Michael Gilbert of Bare Honey, produces honey in solar panel yards all over California. Dusty has learned the tricks of Solar Based Beekeeping, utilizing the acreages and space around these large installations to produce infused honey, using organic and local peppers for his flavoring. Before they left, we asked each of these finalists give tips on how to get ready for next year's competition. A whole lot of good advice in this final segment. Think you have good honey? Then think about entering next year's Good Food Awards. Links and websites mentioned in this podcast:  Good Food Foundation - https://goodfoodfdn.org Good Food Award - Honey Competition - https://goodfoodfdn.org/awards/categories/honey/ Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - https://www.honeybeeobscura.com ______________ This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global Patties is a family business that manufactures protein supplement patties for honey bees. Feeding your hives protein supplement patties will help ensure that they produce strong and health colonies by increasing brood production and overall honey flow. Global offers a variety of standard patties, as well as custom patties to meet your specific needs. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode!  We welcome Betterbee as sponsor of today's episode. BetterBee's mission is to support every beekeeper with excellent customer service, continued education and quality equipment. From their colorful and informative catalog to their support of beekeeper educational activities, including this podcast series, BetterBee truly is Beekeepers Serving Beekeepers. See for yourself at www.betterbee.com Thanks to Strong Microbials for their support of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Find out more about heir line of probiotics in our Season 3, Episode 12 episode and from their website: https://www.strongmicrobials.com We want to also thank 2 Million Blossoms as a sponsor of the podcast. 2 Million Blossoms is a quarterly magazine destined for your coffee table. Each page of the magazine is dedicated to the stories and photos of all pollinators and written by leading researchers, photographers and our very own, Kim Flottum. _______________ We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com Follow Beekeeping Today Podcast today! Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com Thank you for listening!  Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"; Musicalman, "Epilogue". Original guitar background instrumental by Jeff Ott Beekeeping Today Podcast is an audio production of Growing Planet Media, LLC

Halloween Spookiness – & Old & New Encounters Across Great Divides This week: Eerie tales for late October, a few ballads that chronicle old battles along the St. Lawrence and Champlain Valley corridor, and several recent pieces that explore the challenges and possibilities of surmounting our cultural and political Great Divide.

(Oct 25, 2021) North Country economic leaders are taking stock as they try to guide our economy out of the pandemic. Lake George and the Champlain Valley are focusing on making everyday life better to give more people reasons to do business there. Also: the arrest of a Black SUNY Plattsburgh student is prompting an inquiry into racial bias by the campus police.

In this month's episode we chat with Tisha Dolton from the Champlain Valley Suffrage Centennial Auto Tour. We also hear from board members Bobbi Perez and Jim Kloiber who share exciting details about our museum's upcoming 10th anniversary celebration. Lastly, we share the 2nd half of our interview with Kenneth B. Morris --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-mitchell24/message

Summer is a great time for hiking, even during the week. There are trails around the region that are short and sweet enough for an after-work stroll, and less likely to be crowded. Snake Mountain in Vermont's Champlain Valley offers the perfect mid-week hike.

Tomato-planting time is here! In most parts of Vermont, especially the Champlain Valley and Connecticut River Valley, you can plant tomatoes in your gardens and raised beds as soon as this weekend. If you're in the mountains, wait a bit longer in case of overnight frost.

Tomato-planting time is here! In most parts of Vermont, especially the Champlain Valley and Connecticut River Valley, you can plant tomatoes in your gardens and raised beds as soon as this weekend. If you’re in the mountains, wait a bit longer in case of overnight frost. These handy guidelines will get you off and running for early-season tomato care.

Champlain Valley Hops is Vermont's first large scale hop farm, aimed at providing high quality, aromatic, and flavorful hops to Vermont's local beer scene and beyond. On today's show I talk with co-founders Peter Briggs and Julian Post, as well as Sales and Marketing Manager Max Licker. Peter Briggs has family roots in Vermont dating back to the mid-18th century, although he's spent most of his life traveling the world working for companies like Citibank and Alvarez and Marsal. While living in Eastern Europe, Peter started to become fascinated with the local hop growers there. Noting the similarities in climate and latitude, he wondered why there weren't more hops being grown in Vermont. That brought him to Vermont hop conferences, where he ultimately met Julian. Julian Post is a UVM grad who spent a few years out of college working for UVM agronomist Heather Darby. Eventually he helped her manage her hop research farm in Alburgh, Vermont. This niche position allowed Julian to become one of the most knowledgeable hop farmers in the region, which is what made Peter so curious to meet him. The two teamed up,and the rest is history...or, the present. Today, Champlain Valley Hops is putting their first real crop on the market, after three years of bringing their perrenial plants to maturity! That's why we included their newest member to the team in this episode, Max Licker, to talk about how they're bringing their product to market. Thanks for watching the show and I hope you leave inspired! 

Join us in conversation with Nadine Canter Barnicle, a professor of the practice and community engagement specialist at Middlebury College in VT as we discuss deepening our relationship with nature by approaching sustainability from the roots through unlearning and re-learning. At Middlebury College students may choose a course of study that goes beyond the traditional academic. Through community-connected learning and a study of the dominant ontologies (the study of the nature of being) rooted in our 10,000+ year history of agriculture, students who take coursework as part of the “The New Perennials Project” find themselves exploring what it is to be perennial by re-considering the practices that created civilization and culture. Through a perennial focus on education and the ideas of learning and unlearning students put ideas into practice working with practitioners in the Champlain Valley of Vermont from the Creative Arts, Healing Arts, Education, Food/Ag Systems, and Sacred Practices spheres. Through their inter-being projects and classroom contemplative practices rooted in re-connection and embodiment, New Perennials students are called upon to develop deep and personal spiritual knowings with the natural world. Nadine is part of a 3-person team teaching and establishing the New Perennials Hub of the Champlain Valley. The New Perennials Project was founded by Bill Vitek and his colleagues at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, founded by Wes Jackson.In her teleseminar, she’ll tell us about this initiative and unfold for us the story of her own journey as a sustainability practitioner.About NadineDuring her decades working in the government and non-profit sectors while also teaching in higher ed, Nadine recognized: “we can’t correct climate change or our industrial agriculture practices, or the lifestyles we are beholden to and sick from if we continue to live a material existence that comes from being trapped in our heads.” As Yuval Harari states, ‘we have imagined our planet into its current form.’ By making the invisible visible, her work focuses on the hope that humans can learn from “our kin in the forests, in the estuary, and on the plains that if we stop, listen, and open our hearts we can re-imagine our way to a life of reciprocity and mutuality and all beings can flourish.”Nadine has a 30-year career in strategic community engagement, journalism, advising, mentoring, facilitation, and teaching that began with a master's degree thesis focused on the collaborative community process to protect river segments under the Federal Wild and Scenic River Act. Much of Nadine's work focuses on strategic coalition-building in the areas of land use, transportation, air quality, conservation, and climate change. She is a student and teacher of contemplative practices including Tai Chi. Her roots are in New England including 23 years in Vermont, but she also calls the Pacific Northwest home.She describes herself as a “pattern hunter” who has sometimes felt as if living “in the shadows of Sisyphus and Cassandra” (Greek heroes given impossible tasks and the gift of prophecy no one believes) while working within systems of government and non-profits.She says these lines from Denise Levertov’s poem “Sojourns in the Parallel World” describe her life’s journey:“A world parallel to our own though overlapping. We call it ‘Nature’; only reluctantly admitting to ourselves to be “Nature” too.”To learn more about Nadine and her work please visit her website at http://www.wooddragonadvising.org/ or New Perennials at http://www.newperennials.org/Support the show (https://www.natureevolutionaries.com/donations)

Tata Harper (@tataharper, @tataharperskincare) is the Founder and CEO of Tata Harper Skincare, a green beauty entrepreneur, and a true pioneer of the farm-to-face skincare movement. Since launching in 2010, Tata has created, manufactured, and produced countless cleansers, serums, moisturizers, face oils, cosmetics and more all from her 1,200-acre property in the Champlain Valley in Vermont where she oversees every aspect of production on-site. The mother of three sits down with Sophia to discuss her childhood in Colombia, how she became interested in the beauty industry, the surprising things she found that exist in the products we use on our skin every day (here’s a hint: a lot of it should be in cars, not on our bodies!), and so much more!This episode is sponsored by Vizzy.

We are Glo-less; we miss her, but we persevere. Don't try to fool us with your handwritten political ads that look like secret birthday cards. The BLM vs Pro-cop stuff is getting tense but also oddly introspective. The old "I had bugs in my food" card - rarely pulled. Where is VT in the whole COVID thing? A Craftsbury school was not charged for electricity - let them walk? Do a juice cleanse next week because the Champlain Valley fair food is coming with the hot heat. International students are being kicked out because....racism? Trump wears a big boy mask - we're all so proud. Where are the hackers for financial records? Male Karen name? (Adam votes Todd). I guess we have to veto Goya...sigh. "Scream inside your heart" - Japan. What if Bernie was handling COVID now? Local news is being bought up.  Please check out Rivan C's music: https://soundcloud.com/rivanc-music 

(Jul 1, 2020) When it's hot and sticky outside, it's too hot and sticky to cook inside. So, head outdoors to the grill! Tired of the same old burger? Consider one of Chef Curtiss Hemm's favorite grilling season recipes - lamb kefta.

Brady sits down with three members of the US Army during the week of Veterans Day to discuss service, sacrifice and the benefits of the military. All three members are stationed here in the Champlain Valley and chose to be stationed here. The group discussed the meaning of Veterans Day, why the Army is a…

In this episode of the new Farm Equipment podcast, “Our Dealer Story” brought to you by HBS Systems, we feature Champlain Valley Equipment, a Vermont New Holland dealership. Associate Research Editor Ben Thorpe sat down with second generation owner Brian Carpenter during the Dealership Minds Summit.

At root, Bridget Conry is an herbalist with a steadfast faith in the power of plants. Besides believing that everyone should be able to grow their own medicine, Conry also discusses the importance and efficacy of educating people about cannabis in a patient and professional manner. She also notes that communities will likely gain more confidence in the industry once we start to see more regulation, which is happening sooner than we think. Conry believes that the industry will, indeed, become normalized, but only with time and hard work.

Ethan West owns and operates The Republic Of Vermont in Goshen, VT. He taps 4,000 sugar maples and has an apiary in the Champlain Valley. His maple products are all certified organic and his honey is raw and treatment free. We get into everything that goes on during the sugaring season, and what it takes to keep an apiary happy and healthy. We also have a new segment! It's called Eva's Update with Eva Sommaripa from Eva's garden in South Dartmouth, MA. She lets us know whats going on down on her organic herb farm. Check out the Republic Of Vermont Website to buy any of their Products! https://www.republicofvermont.com Follow Ethan and the Republic of Vermont on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/republicofvermont/ Follow Eva on Instagram for more updates and what's going on down at the farm: https://www.instagram.com/thenotoriouseva/ Follow me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nevintaylor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/namastenevin FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/NevinTaylorCooks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG8Evz18U4HEKc7VjBqGn3w

Severine von Tscharner Fleming is a part-time farmer, activist, and organizer based in the Champlain Valley of New York. She is director of Greenhorns, a grassroots organization with the mission to recruit, promote and support the rising generation of new farmers in America. Severine has spent the last seven years gathering, bundling and broadcasting the voices and vision of young agrarians. Greenhorns runs a weekly radio show on Heritage Radio Network and a popular blog. They produce many kinds of media, from documentary films to almanacs, anthologies, mix-tapes, posters, guidebooks and digital maps. They are best known the documentary film, “The Greenhorns” and the raucous young farmer mixers they've thrown in 37 states and 14 grange halls. Severine is co-founder and board secretary of Farm Hack, an online, open-source platform for appropriate and affordable farm tools and technologies , as well as National Young Farmers Coalition which now boasts 23 state and regional coalitions. She serves on the board of the Schumacher Center for New Economics, which hosts Agrarian Trust, her latest startup, focused on land access for beginning farmers, and permanent protection of affordable organic farmland. Severine attended Pomona College and University of California at Berkeley, where she graduated with a B.S. in Conservation/ Agroecology. In this episode, Severine talks with Devon about young farmers, emerging models for food and land sovereignty, and building a commons for the future of farming. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, you will learn about making sure your destination has a successful tomorrow by building lasting partnerships today from Drew Alberti. Drew Alberti has been the Program Manager for Lakes to Locks Passage since 2008. He is responsible for community outreach, product development, and brand awareness. Some of his accomplishments include authoring From Forest to Fields: A History of Agriculture in Champlain Valley, producing the Waterways of War guidebook series and serving as editor for the Lakes to Locks Passage and National Geographic co-branded geo-tourism website. Previous work experience includes Collections Manager at the New York State Museum in Albany and Park Ranger at the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in Kinderhook. He holds an MA in Public History from the University at Albany. A transcript of this episode is available here: http://destinationontheleft.com/drew-alberti/

Episode 12 – 6/6/17 Thank you for your patience last week – I had caught my kids’ cold and ended up with laryngitis.  It is hard to record a podcast when you’ve lost your voice! FOs, Wips, Stash, Pattern Stalking, On the Run, In the Garden, On the Road FOs Stash Dash has begun!  Which means there are FOs! Tanwen scarf by Thayer Preece Parker (ilikecake) in Berocco Remix, worsted weight tweed that is a silk/nylon/linen/cotton blend – pattern as written is reversible but I switched it up to make 1 full row knitting only because I rib slowly and knit very quickly so it made the pattern go faster.  This is the 2nd teacher gift for Thing 1’s preschool teachers.  He graduates from preschool on Friday! Hamilknit Hat – Emily Straw from Knitting Butterflies podcast – using Schachenmayer Baby Smiles a fingering weight cotton.  I love this pattern!!!  Going to cast on a 2nd one soon for a person with a 2 inch bigger head - I think using the same needles and a sport-weight yarn might just do the trick Wips Empire Top by Lily Go – fitted tunic that crosses across the bust, fits around the rib cage and flairs out with an A-line bottom.  Knitting this in Frogtree Picoboo, which is a discontinued bamboo/cotton blend.  I am NEARLY done with the cross-bust part.  Got a lot done while sick, which worked out well as someone contacted me on Ravelry to ask if I had extra – they had the same dye lot and ran out during an attached edging on a shawl.  Was able to get far enough along to know that I would have at least a skein of leftovers, so I got that skein in the mail Hitchhiker 3 – back to the blue hitchhiker since I’ve been healthy again, now about 75% complete.  Working on this in Cascade Ultra Pima Sport Mommy’s Tunic – I am starting a new version of my Mommy’s Tunic pattern in Juniper Moon Farm’s Neve cotton.  I keep wearing my sample, which I really need to stop doing if I want to keep it for shows, but it’s soooooo comfy I need to make a version I can wear. Stella Maris – Bought the beads and started this lovely lace-weight small shawl.  It’s almost crescent shaped.  Working on it in a hand-dyed gradient kit from Birdie Knits.  I have the Coney Island set which gradiates from turquoise to white.  Shawl starts at the center and works out – started it in the darkest color and it will work out towards the lightest.  Chose this directions because I might not have quite enough yarn in the gradient kit and I have some plain white yarn leftover from my hamilknit hat that I can use to finish the edges Stash, Nettle Grove – cotton/linen/silk/nettle blend Pattern Stalking Let’s talk about Romi Hill.  I’ve been drooling about her patterns for years, but never knit one.  I know, it’s my loss.  Being so sick last week, I spent a morning trying to find the perfect pattern for 1000 yards of variegated crimson red lace-weight yarn.  After posting some thoughts/suggestions on Instagram and Twitter, Romi herself responded on twitter regarding her Firebird pattern – and if Romi, herself, says “yes”, who am I to say no?  So I bought the pattern and wound the yarn, but haven’t cast on yet On the Run No running, but did a lot of walking this past weekend as we just spent 4 days in Burlington, VT – more on that later.  Heels held up well, so I’m optimistic.  In The Garden No gardening this past week, it’s been cold and rainy, but the previous week we got the deck plants and seeds planted.  Tomatoes and peppers live on our deck as it’s sunnier than our veggie garden.  Planted morning glories and nasturtiums in the pots next to the sliding glass door, where we have trellises.  Planted convolvulus and cascading petunias amongst the veggies.  Also planted chamomile, cilantro and basil in the herb garden.  On the Road Just returned from 4 days in Burlington, VT.  Lovely time!  IT was the 15th college anniversary for my husband and I and we had a lovely time.  Got to show the boys around our old college and catch up with people we hadn’t seen in years.  Also, caught up with some god friends who are still in the area that we don’t get to see as often as we’d like.  We stayed in a hotel with a pool, which was a HUGE hit with the boys.  Also went to the Echo Center which is a fresh-water aquarium on Lake Champlain – lovely!  And we went to both Magic Hat and Switchback breweries; the Champlain Valley is now full of craft breweries so that was fun!  When we lived up there it was just Magic Hat. Also – go to Church Street!  Have lunch outdoors in the summer, its wonderful and very kid friendly.  

In this episode, I talk with another commercial beekeeper, long time treatment-free beekeeper, and non-internet personality, Kirk Webster, of the Champlain Valley in Vermont.  He talks about many aspects of his methods and operation.

Hello and welcome! Please enjoy our very first podcast as we embark upon a journey through local brews of the Champlain Valley.On this episode:Matt's Picks: Foley Brothers Brewing Maple Brown Ale, Crop Bistro & Brewery Oatmeal StoutKris' Picks: Switchback Ale, Switchback Slow-Fermented Brown Ale

Erik Andrus is farmer, writer, and inveterate tinkerer living in Vermont’s Champlain Valley. A lifelong student of traditional approaches to farming, craft, and community life across cultures, Erik has devoted his career to the discipline of creatively reintroducing skill and sweat to areas of the food economy not commonly considered. Erik, with his wife Erica and two young boys, farms at Boundbrook Farm, which showcases integrated rice and duck farming in irrigated rice paddies and is a leader in commercial-scale ecological rice production in the Northeast. Erik initially conceived the Vermont Sail Freight Project as a one-off demonstration to raise awareness of regional food and energy issues while also having a great time with friends on the water. Over time this seed of an idea has grown and now the project includes a capable team of partners and collaborators who share the hope of creating an economically-viable zero-emissions distribution and marketing model, owned and operated by farmers, and powered by wind and tide. This program has been sponsored by Hearst Ranch. “I’m interested in rice because it’s proven to be one of the most positive returns for energy in food considering energy invested.” [12:15] — Erik Andrus on Greenhorn Radio

This week on The Farm Report Erin and Heather speak to Angela Miller of Consider Bardwell farm. Angela is a literary agent turned dairy farmer, and is the author of “Hay Fever”, a book that chronicles the ups and downs of that life-altering change in trajectory. The gals discuss the day to day of running a dairy farm in Vermont’s Champlain Valley: choosing and breeding goats and cows, rotational grazing, steering clear of hormones and pesticides, and finally making cheese by hand. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch: purveyors of fine grass-fed beef from the coast of CA. Photo: Angela Miller