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The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman
Bill Lippert on the 25th anniversary of Vermont's landmark civil unions law and the backlash against LGBTQ+ people

The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 49:39


This week marks the 25th anniversary of the historic passage of the civil unions law in Vermont. On April 25, 2000, after a remarkable four-month marathon of public hearings, legislative maneuvering, protests, counter-demonstrations and statewide soul-searching, the Vermont House of Representatives voted 79-68 to pass the civil unions bill, the most sweeping grant of rights to gay couples in the nation. The law allowed same sex couples to form civil unions, the legal equivalent of heterosexual marriage. Gov. Howard Dean signed it into law the next day.Rep. Bill Lippert was the lone openly gay Vermont legislator in 2000 and led the fight for passage of civil unions and later same-sex marriage. I was a reporter covering these historic events for Mother Jones. Lippert invited me onto the House floor moments after civil unions passed in 2000 to interview him and other supporters of the bill. I described how Lippert made a beeline across the House floor to thank Rep. Bill Fyfe, an 84-year-old former jail warden and Republican state representative from Newport City. His wife was in the hospital, and Fyfe was due to have surgery the following day. But he made sure to be in the Statehouse to cast his vote for civil unions.I asked Fyfe why he had voted for the bill. He looked at me through his thick glasses and his eyes began to water. “Because he's one of my better friends here,” he said, motioning to Lippert. “And there were two ladies who were my next-door neighbors for many years …” He broke into a soft sob. “They were treated terrible. I'm just glad I could do something to help.”Lippert squeezed Fyfe's shoulder to comfort him, “People can be cruel, Bill,” Lippert said.Vermont's civil unions law passed four months after the Vermont Supreme Court ruled in Baker v. Vermont that gay and lesbian couples were entitled to the same legal rights and benefits of marriage as heterosexual couples. The court ordered the Vermont legislature to craft a law that would satisfy the ruling, either by legalizing same-sex marriage or by creating an equivalent partnership structure. The decision, wrote Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy, “is simply a recognition of our common humanity.”Vermont's civil unions law was a tipping point for the national movement for LGBTQ+ rights. In 2009, Vermont became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage through an act of the legislature, overriding a gubernatorial veto to do so.In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4, in the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges, that same-sex couples could wed throughout the country. Today, LGBTQ+ rights are under attack. President Donald Trump has targeted transgender people with a slew of executive orders. Hundreds of bills aimed at restricting LGBTQ+ rights have been introduced in state legislatures and in Congress. Many people fear that a conservative U.S. Supreme Court could roll back LGBTQ+ rights, including the right to marry.Bill Lippert was living in Philadelphia when he first visited Vermont in 1972 to hike the Long Trail. He had just come out and recalled that he had trouble finding even one other gay man in the state. Lippert became active in Vermont's small gay rights movement and went on to serve 28 years in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1994 to 2022 as the representative from Hinesburg. He served as chair of the House Judiciary Committee for a decade and then chaired the House Health Care Committee.Lippert, 75, is now retired and working on preserving Vermont LGBTQ+ history, including recounting his own experiences as a gay activist and gay legislator in Vermont.Lippert acknowledged that winning civil unions was viewed by some gay rights advocates — including lead attorney (now federal judge) Beth Robinson — as a defeat.Lippert said that he knew that “this fight for marriage equality in Vermont was going to be the biggest gay rights fight perhaps of our lifetime.” But he said that as a legislator for six years, “I could tell what was achievable and what wasn't. It was clear (that) full marriage equality in the year 2000 was not feasible. It was not going to happen.”Lippert insisted that civil unions “was an important step that brought us ultimately to full marriage equality.” And he was determined to build that bridge.“When civil unions passed, I made a personal commitment to myself that if I could continue to be re-elected, I would stay in the Legislature until we achieved full marriage equality, and that happened in 2009,” he said.Lippert says that today's political attacks on trans people has a familiar ring. “Trans people are being used as a target because it's the ‘unknown,'” he said. “Gay and lesbian people used to be the scary unknown, but that doesn't work anymore in the same way.”I asked Lippert what concerns him most today. “The taking away of our basic democratic rights,” he said. “The shocking willingness to detain and deport people who have every right to be here because they've been granted that right.”“I am an optimist by nature, but this is a frightening time, and I've participated in more protests and demonstrations in the last month than I had in the last 10 years,” he said. “And I think it's important that we do that. We deserve to have the country that some of us have fought for … by fighting for civil rights, for LGBTQ+ rights, rights for women, rights for religious freedom.”The passage of civil unions came at a price. Seventeen legislators who supported civil unions in 2000 were defeated in elections the following November as part of the “Take Back Vermont” movement. Lippert takes inspiration from those elected officials.“One of the lessons that I take from civil unions is that there are still people of tremendous personal moral courage and political courage,” Lippert said. He mentioned defeated Republican legislators John Edwards, Marion Milne, Diane Carmolli and Bill Fyfe.“When you're not part of the same ‘despised minority' but you say it's wrong to have discrimination against them, it's wrong to be prejudiced against them — you get attacked as well. And they did so,” he said.“They did the right thing. They chose to stand up,” Lippert said. “That girds my hopefulness.”

VPR News Podcast
The facts behind the abrupt departure of a police chief in Hinesburg and Richmond

VPR News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 6:08


The town of Richmond recently backed out of its plans to hire the former Hinesburg police chief after officials raised concerns about his actions in the days leading up to his departure.

Vermont Edition
Vermont general election debate: Lieutenant governor candidates John Rodgers and David Zuckerman

Vermont Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 56:48


Vermont Public hosted a debate on Wednesday with candidates for lieutenant governor of Vermont.Incumbent Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman, a Progressive-Democrat from Hinesburg, is an organic farmer and former member of the Vermont House and Senate. His challenger is Republican John Rodgers of West Glover, also a former member of the Vermont House and Senate. Rodgers runs a stoneworking and excavation business and hemp and cannabis farm.During the debate, the candidates agreed on some topics, like banning assault weapons in Vermont, but disagreed on many others, including how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont. They also discussed which political party best represents working class Vermonters.

The Unfinished Print
Andy Farkas : Printmaker - Mindset

The Unfinished Print

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 90:23


Mokuhanga is an art form of the physical. It is the use of our hands which carve, brush, and print, ultimately creating the final product. Through the physical act of making, mokuhanga carvers and printmakers explore themselves through their work, while at the same time producing a philosophy on how they see their own mokuhanga and the mokuhanga community at large. On this episode of The Unfinished Print, I speak with printmaker Andy Farkas. Andy is an American mokuhanga printmaker, mentor, and teacher who has explored in great detail what it means to create, the philosophies and sacrifices it takes to try and understand the simple question of “why?” Why create, why make, and why pursue a passion with an unknown conclusion? I speak with Andy about his mokuhanga, his materials, and how he approaches his prints. We discuss how Andy explores mokuhanga as an intellectual pursuit through the expressions of documentary, instruction, and writing. Please follow The Unfinished Print and my own mokuhanga work on Instagram @andrezadoroznyprints or email me at theunfinishedprint@gmail.com  Notes: may contain a hyperlink. Simply click on the highlighted word or phrase. Artists works follow after the note if available. Pieces are mokuhanga unless otherwise noted. Dimensions are given if known. Print publishers are given if known. Andy Farkas - website, Instagram registration - there are several registration methods in mokuhanga. The traditional method is called the kentō registration, where you carve two notches, straight another an "L." There is also a "floating kentō," which is where the notches are cut in a piece of "L" shaped wood and not on the wood where you are cutting your image, hence "floating." Lastly, there are removable "pins," such as ones made by Ternes Burton.  lithography: A printing process where images are transferred onto a surface using a flat plate or stone. A video regarding lithography from The British Museum can be found, here.   Edinboro University in Pennsylvania - a part of PennWest Edinboro, is a public university located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. Established in 1857 as Edinboro Academy and has a rich history of providing higher education. Before becoming part of the Pennsylvania Western University system in 2022, Edinboro University was known for its strong programs in education, art, and nursing. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with a commitment to academic excellence and community engagement.   William Mathie - is a printmaker and the Director of Egress Press & Research based at Edinboro University in Pennsylvania. He works in mokuhanga and intaglio printmaking.     Hear No Evil (16.5" x 12")   kentō - is the registration system used by printmakers in order to line up the colour woodblocks with your key block, or outline block, carved first.   letterpress - is a type of relief printing using a printing press. It was popular during the Industrial Revolution and the modernization of the West. By the mid-twentieth century, letterpress began to be regarded more as an art form, with artists using the medium for books, stationery, and greeting cards.   John Lysak - is a master printmaker and artist. He is associated with Egress Press, a fine art publishing and research component of the Printmaking Area of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania's Art Department. More information can be found here     Sunflowers In Bright Light - acrylic on board 14" x 18"   Tuula Moilanen  - is a Finnish mokuhanga printmaker and painter based in Finland. She lived and studied in Kyōto from 1989 to 2012, where she learned her printmaking at Kyōto Seika University and from printmaker Akira Kurosaki (1937–2019). Her work can be found here. Her interview with The Unfinished Print can be found here.     Urban Holiday (2016) 14.37" x 11.81"   wood engraving  - is a printmaking technique where an artist carves an image with burins and engravers, into the surface of a block of wood. The block is then printed using pigments and pressed into paper. Wood engraving uses the end grain of a hardwood block, typically boxwood. This allows for much finer detail and more intricate lines. Thomas Bewick (1753–1828), and Eric Gill (1882–1940) are some popular wood engravers.      Eric Gill, On The Tiles (1921)    representational art -  is a form of art that attempts to depict subjects as they appear in the real world. It includes anything that portrays objects, figures, or scenes in a recognizable manner. Representational art focuses on representing objects or scenes from reality, such as landscapes, and still lives.  figurative art - is an art form which represents form or shapes in either representational or non representational forms.  serif - is a typographic style of font with a small line or stroke regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke.  gouache: is a water-based paint known for its opaque and vibrant colours. Made from pigment, water, and gum arabic as a binder, it offers artists versatility in creating both translucent washes and opaque layers. Gouache can be reactivated with water and comes in a range of colors, making it a popular choice for various painting techniques. gum arabic - is a sap from two types of Acacia tree. In art it is used as a binder for pigments which creates viscosity (depending on how much or little is applied to your pigments) for your watercolours and oils. Rachel Levitas has a fine description on how she uses gum arabic in her work, here.  Sinopia Pigments - is a pigment company based in San Francisco and started by Alex Warren in 1995. The company sells natural powdered pigments and milk paints. More info can be found here.  Earth Pigments -  is a pigment company based in Hinesburg, Vermont. They sell natural powdered pigments and milk paints. More info can be found here.  Bound To It (11" x 16") © Popular Wheat Productions opening and closing credit - Time After Time by Joshua Constantine from the album Soul Project Vol.II (2024)  logo designed and produced by Douglas Batchelor and André Zadorozny  Disclaimer: Please do not reproduce or use anything from this podcast without shooting me an email and getting my express written or verbal consent. I'm friendly :) Слава Українi If you find any issue with something in the show notes please let me know. ***The opinions expressed by guests in The Unfinished Print podcast are not necessarily those of André Zadorozny and of Popular Wheat Productions.***                                        

The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman
Doxxed and defiant: Harvard student activist Eva Frazier refuses to be silent

The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 54:17


On a drizzly day in late October, a strange looking truck pulled over on a dirt road in Hinesburg. The truck had electronic billboards attached to three sides that displayed the smiling face of a young woman. The neighbors knew the face well — it was Eva Frazier, whose family lived on the road. Eva was a top student at nearby Champlain Valley Union High School, from which she graduated in 2022. Eva has long been passionate about social justice issues and was involved in CVU's chapter of Amnesty International. She is also a competitive swimmer. Eva is now a sophomore at Harvard.The truck with the illuminated billboards had a different description of Eva, who is 19. It showed her face under the banner, “Harvard's Leading Antisemite.” The truck, which was paid for by the right-wing group Accuracy in Media, had traveled from Cambridge, Ma., where it had spent several weeks circling Harvard Yard displaying the faces of numerous Harvard students beneath the same banner. This was an effort to dox students and faculty who were allegedly sympathetic to Palestinians or who had expressed any opposition to Israel's war in Gaza. "Doxxing" is publicizing personal information about someone without their permission. This doxxing effort is part of a national campaign to suppress pro-Palestinian speech that is led by Canary Mission, a shadowy group linked to Israel. Canary Mission now lists Frazier on a website of people that it claims “promote hatred of the USA, Israel and Jews.” This campaign against students and faculty has received national media attention but its work in Vermont has not been documented until now.The pressure campaign against universities may have claimed its biggest prize with the resignation on Jan. 2 of Harvard President Claudine Gay. She stepped down after a monthlong backlash following her testimony in Congress about antisemitism on campus, and allegations advanced by right-wing activists that some of her scholarly work had been plagiarized, which Harvard's governing body refuted.Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik celebrated Gay's resignation, calling the former Harvard president “morally bankrupt” and vowing “this is just the beginning.”Gay's defenders included Boston University professor and bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi, who wrote on X that Gay was a target of “racist mobs.” Harvard Professor Albert Guzetti said of the campaign against Gay, “This recalls the worst days of McCarthyism.”Eva Frazier refuses to be silenced. On this Vermont Conversation, Eva talked about her experience getting doxxed and speaking out for Palestinian rights.Frazier said that the doxxing campaign's “larger goal is to silence all students, and especially people who are thinking about being vocal or visible about support for Palestine.” The attacks on her and her friends have had the opposite effect. “It is even more important to continue to advocate for justice in Palestine especially as genocide in Gaza continues,” she told The Vermont Conversation.James Bamford, an award winning investigative journalist, recently wrote an expose for The Nation, “Who is Funding Canary Mission? Inside the Doxxing Operation Targeting Anti-Zionist Students and Professors.” He explained that Canary Mission “is a very well organized, well financed operation run by a foreign country to intimidate Americans.”Frazier believes that Gay was forced to resign by “far-right activists and leaders… [who want] to suppress free speech, hurt higher ed and really wage a war against DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) and affirmative action.”Frazier said that the attacks on free speech serve a larger purpose. They are “a distraction from the tens of thousands of civilian lives that have been lost in Gaza.”

The Frequency: Daily Vermont News

The Pride Center of Vermont's new executive director shares her vision and mission for the group's future. Plus, Sen. Sanders says he won't support additional U.S. military aid to Israel, Hinesburg police investigate the presence of a gun at a local school, good news on the timeline for restoring three flood-damaged government buildings in Montpelier, and a judge reissues an arrest order for Daniel Banyai.

Vermont Viewpoint
Hour 2: Bob Ney, Seven Days, Movies

Vermont Viewpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 44:36


In the second hour, Kevin Ellis is joined first by National News Correspondent Bob Ney. Then, Seven Days staff writer Mary Ann Lickteig to talk about her most recent story: Former Chef Ashley Farland Launches Home Furnishings Company DandyLion in Hinesburg. And then, Kevin is joined once again by his son, TV and movie critic Keenan Ellis, to talk about movies and shows to watch over the holidays.

Who Knew In The Moment?
Adam Hergenrother- Billion Dollar Real Estate Business!

Who Knew In The Moment?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 46:51


Adam Hergenrother is Founder and CEO of Adam Hergenrother Companies. In less than ten years, Adam has built these rapidly growing companies into a $700 million organization through his commitment to thinking big and never giving up. Fearless and purposeful; unconventional and systematic, Adam sets a seemingly impossible goal then quickly gets to work on closing the gap to achieve it: no limits, no regrets. Adam is a featured real estate industry leader and annual speaker at several Keller Williams Realty conferences due to his commitment to transforming the industry by building real estate teams without borders. In 2017 and 2018, Adam Hergenrother Companies was named one of the Best Places to Work in Vermont. In June 2018, Hergenrother Realty Group was named the #18 real estate team in the world by REAL Trends, as advertised in The Wall Street Journal. In 2017, BlackRock Construction was also named #42 on Inc. 5000, while #1 in Vermont and #1 in Construction throughout the US. Adam was also featured in Golf Digest Magazine in 2012 where he shared his story of business success through a focus on personal growth. In 2009, Hergenrother was awarded the prestigious “30 Under 30” award by The National Association of Realtors. Through Adam's bold vision, Adam Hergenrother Companies is developing leaders and building businesses worldwide. Adam is a graduate of The University of Vermont. He lives in Hinesburg, Vermont, with his wife and three children. To View This Episode- https://youtu.be/v35Rh5C2ktY #PhilFriedrich #WhoknewInTheMoment? #AdamHergenrother

Whose Kid is That?!?
3.3 Money, Money, Money with Cat Moller

Whose Kid is That?!?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 45:04


Julie and Val are joined by Cat Moller, owner of SidePony Boutique in Hinesburg, VT. Catherine is an avid learner, musical fanatic, and crafter extraordinaire. Catherine has two kids (Liam, 11, and Danica, 8) and has been married to “Cowboy Bill” since August 2009. She has a Master's degree in Managing Innovation and IT and used to work for a Fortune 500 in Corporate America. After nearly a decade with that company, she left and opened her own clothing boutique, SidePony Boutique. Catherine describes herself as driven, honest, and compassionate. She feels a unique kinship with goats. In this episode, we talk about the Super Bowl halftime show, teaching kids the value of money, and tracking your kids. Here for it... Rihanna Half Time Show AirTags SidePony Boutique SidePony Facebook Group If your kids do this crazy, ridiculous, obnoxious stuff too, just know - you are not alone! Come hang out with us on Facebook and Instagram. If you've got a story you'd like to share with us, send us an email to julie@vermontmoms.com, we'd love to hear it! And, don't forget to rate and review this podcast and subscribe so you know exactly when each new episode is released! Until next time….

Real Organic Podcast
David Zuckerman: Vermont's Political Farmer

Real Organic Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 48:27 Very Popular


#088: Vermont organic farmer and politician David Zuckerman talks to Real Organic Project co-director Linley Dixon  about the parallels found between growing healthy soils and healthy communities.David Zuckerman owns and operates Real Organic Project-certified Full Moon Farm in Hinesburg, Vermont with his wife Rachel Nevitt. He has served in the Vermont legislature and was Lieutenant Governor from 2016 - 2020, a role which he is again campaigning for.To watch a video version of this podcast with access to the full transcript and links relevant to our conversation, please visit:https://www.realorganicproject.org/david-zuckerman-vermonts-political-farmer-episode-eighty-eightThe Real Organic Podcast is hosted by Dave Chapman and Linley Dixon, engineered by Brandon StCyr, and edited and produced by Jenny Prince.The Real Organic Project is a farmer-led movement working towards certifying 1,000 farms across the United States this year. Our add-on food label distinguishes soil-grown fruits and vegetables from hydroponically-raised produce, and pasture-raised meat, milk, and eggs from products harvested from animals in horrific confinement (CAFOs - confined animal feeding operations).To find a Real Organic farm near you, please visit:https://www.realorganicproject.org/farmsWe believe that the organic standards, with their focus on soil health, biodiversity, and animal welfare were written as they should be, but that the current lack of enforcement of those standards is jeopardizing the ability for small farms who adhere to the law to stay in business. The lack of enforcement is also jeopardizing the overall health of the customers who support the organic movement; customers who are not getting what they pay for at market but still paying a premium price. And the lack of enforcement is jeopardizing the very cycles (water, air, nutrients) that Earth relies upon to provide us all with a place to live, by pushing extractive, chemical agriculture to the forefront.If you like what you hear and are feeling inspired, we would love for you to join our movement by becoming one of our 1,000  Real Friends:https://www.realorganicproject.org/real-organic-friends/To read our weekly newsletter (which might just be the most forwarded newsletter on the internet!) and get firsthand news about what's happening with organic food, farming and policy, please subscribe here:https://www.realorganicproject.org/email/

All Beer Inside
Interview with Garin Frost of Frost Beer Works

All Beer Inside

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 33:47


Our next beer destination is the quiet town of Hinesburg, Vermont. Started in 2015, Frost Beer Works has been creating a series of tropical, balanced, delicious hazy IPAs and more experimental recipes. In this interview, brewer and owner Garin talks about his homebrewing days, haunted castles, deciding on a logo, and much more. All Beer Inside is a podcast by and for craft beer lovers. We travel near and far to sample the best brews and meet fellow aficionados. Drink craft, not crap! Please like, share, comment, subscribe and hit that notification bell! Beers tasted:- Starlight- Plush- Lush- Heavy Imperial Stout Frost Beer Works171 Commerce St, Hinesburg, VermontWebsite, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter All Beer Inside:Website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Untappd: @allbeerinside The video portion of this interview can be found here Search for All Beer Inside in all your favorite apps. #CraftBeer #CraftBeerLove #DrinkCraftNotCrap #Interview #FrostBeerWorks

The Trending Topics Network
ABI interviews Garin Frost of Frost Beer Works

The Trending Topics Network

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 33:46


Our next beer destination is the quiet town of Hinesburg, Vermont. Started in 2015, Frost Beer Works has been creating a series of tropical, balanced, delicious hazy IPAs and more experimental recipes. In this interview, brewer and owner Garin talks about his homebrewing days, haunted castles, deciding on a logo, and much more. All Beer Inside is a podcast by and for craft beer lovers. We travel near and far to sample the best brews and meet fellow aficionados. Drink craft, not crap! Please like, share, comment, subscribe and hit that notification bell! Beers tasted: - Starlight - Plush - Lush - Heavy Imperial Stout Frost Beer Works 171 Commerce St, Hinesburg, Vermont Website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter All Beer Inside: Website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Untappd: @allbeerinside The video portion of this interview can be found here Search for All Beer Inside in all your favorite apps. #CraftBeer #CraftBeerLove #DrinkCraftNotCrap #Interview #FrostBeerWorks

VPR News Podcast
Hinesburg, Vt. author recounts how she and her family embarked on a cross-country motorcycle road trip

VPR News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 6:49


Hinesburg resident and author Jane Taylor's new book Spirit Traffic tells the story of her 10,000-mile family motorcycle road trip across the country.

Vermont Viewpoint
Ric’s Last Show

Vermont Viewpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 89:23


We'll open the show learning about the efforts to repair the dam at Curtis Pond in Calais. Next, we head to the islands for a preview of the International Washers Tournament being held this weekend. And then we swing by Camp Johnson for a visit to the Vermont National Guard Library and Museum. Kicking off the second half of the show, we hear from national correspondent Bob Ney. Then we learn about the military career of Private Alwin Hathaway of Hinesburg, who had been missing in action since 1944. And we finish with a farewell.If you'd like to watch this show, it was livestreamed on Facebook and Youtube. You can watch the Youtube videos below:First HalfSecond Half

The Frequency: Daily Vermont News
Vermont's Growing Population

The Frequency: Daily Vermont News

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 10:57


A breakdown of some surprising trends in the Census' latest population estimates for Vermont. Plus, a new loan program for the trades, West Nile Virus arrives, and the remains of a World War II soldier are headed to Hinesburg.

The Frequency: Daily Vermont News
'Conservation Is Working'

The Frequency: Daily Vermont News

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 11:00


A colony of endangered bats discovered in Hinesburg. Plus, early ballot requests, counting monarch butterflies, and unemployment.

VPR News Podcast
A colony of endangered Indiana bats in Vermont could hold lessons for the species' recovery

VPR News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 7:07


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 Vermont Conversation with David Goodman
Chamber music for the people

The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 46:27


You never know where you will hear chamber music in Vermont. You could encounter a string quartet performing in a bookstore. In a café. At a bar. Or a retirement community.If it's July, the musicians are likely to be participants in the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival. Started in 2005, the festival attracts more than 200 young string musicians from high school to graduate school. The program is based at St. Michael's College for a monthlong intensive of coaching, rehearsing and performing with a faculty of experienced teachers and performers. Then they take their talents on the road and perform classical music at venues all around downtown Burlington in a series they call Classical Encounters.The Vermont Conversation spoke with three of the musicians about their musical journeys and their hopes for the future. Andrés Celis is a 19-year-old cello player from Venezuela whose family fled his home and moved to the U.S. so he and his brother could pursue music. Jalayne Mitchell, 22, took refuge from a tumultuous home life by teaching herself cello. She then landed a scholarship to study at a conservatory in Scotland. Layla Morris, 19, is a cello player who grew up in Hinesburg and is now attending the renowned Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. The Vermont Conversation also spoke with Elizabeth Chang, the artistic director of the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival.For Mitchell, playing cello is about more than just music. “It meant safety to me. It meant … not having to survive,” she said. “A lot of my life I felt unsafe. The cello gives me that sense of safety that I have not experienced anywhere else. I can just explore what I want. … I can see what I'm capable of.”Podcast includes musical excerpts.

Intermittent Fasting Stories
Jamie

Intermittent Fasting Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 53:15 Very Popular


In this episode of Intermittent Fasting Stories, Gin talks to Jamie, a pediatric nurse and mom of 3 from Hinesburg, VT. Are you ready to take your intermittent fasting lifestyle to the next level? There's nothing better than community to help with that. In the Delay, Don't Deny community we all embrace the clean fast, and there's just the right support for you as you live your intermittent fasting lifestyle. You can connect directly with Gin in the Ask Gin group, and she will answer all of your questions personally. If you're new to intermittent fasting or recommitting to the IF lifestyle, join the 28-Day FAST Start group. After your fast start, join us for support in The 1st Year group. Need tips for long term maintenance? We have a place for that! There are many more useful spaces beyond these, and you can interact in as many as you like. Visit ginstephens.com/community to join us. An annual membership costs just over a dollar a week when you do the math. If you aren't ready to fully commit for a year, join for a month and you can cancel at any time. If you know you'll want to stay forever, we also have a lifetime membership option available. IF is free. You don't need to join our community to fast. But if you're looking for support from a community of like-minded IFers, we are here for you at ginstephens.com/community. Jamie began to struggle with her weight at age ten, and spent countless years on diets. During the pandemic of 2020, Jamie reached her highest weight of 215 pounds. Feeling defeated, she gave up.In June of that same year, a co-worker shared intermittent fasting and Delay, Don't Deny with Jamie, and she immediately began her IF journey. In less than a year, Jamie lost 50 pounds. She sleeps better, has improved digestion, and her skin is radiant. Jamie feels that IF is a peaceful way of living. Jamie's advice: “Be flexible. Listen to your body. Trust the process. Our bodies are all different, so what works for one does not always work for another.” Get Gin's books at: http://www.ginstephens.com/get-the-books.html, including Cleanish and New York Times Bestseller, Fast. Feast. Repeat., available wherever you buy books! Delay, Don't Deny is available on Amazon. Join Gin's community! Go to: ginstephens.com/community Share your intermittent fasting stories with Gin: gin@intermittentfastingstories.com Follow Gin on Twitter @gin_stephensFollow Gin on Instagram @GinStephens Visit Gin's website at: ginstephens.com Check out Gin's Favorite Things at http://www.ginstephens.com/gins-favorite-things.html See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

VPR News Podcast
'Seeing' series: Hinesburg multimedia maker Kaylynn Sullivan TwoTrees on histories, language and dreams

VPR News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 9:15


Kaylynn Sullivan TwoTrees lives in Hinesburg. She's 77, and has lived a life at the crossroads of the identities, cultures and worldviews — she has Native, African and European ancestors.TwoTrees works across mediums, including multi-sensory installations with sound, smell and visuals.

Vermont Viewpoint
Illustrator Andre Prendimano, Job Fair, Fern Feather, Bobbi Gibb

Vermont Viewpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 89:13


Burlington illustrator Andrew Prendimano opens the show with a bizarre and spooky way to learn your ABCs. Next, Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington joins us to discuss the state's labor picture and Vermont's largest-ever job fair happening Tuesday at the Champlain Valley Expo. After that, national correspondent Bob Ney checks in one more time from India. We then talk with Courtney Lamdin of Seven Days about her story remembering Fern Feather of Hinesburg, who was recently murdered in Morrisville. And we finish the show meeting Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon and we learn about her connections to Vermont.

Vermont Viewpoint
WDEV@90, State House, Carpenter-Carse Library Earth Day

Vermont Viewpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 42:56


We've got a shorty today, due to the Sox Patriots Day game against the Twins. We'll begin the show meeting another WDEV All-Star – Norman James – who can provide tales of the early ‘60s at the station. Next, Calvin Cutler of WCAX gives us a State House Update. And we finish the morning heading to Hinesburg to learn about the Earth Day festivities going on at the Carpenter-Carse Library. Then, it's PLAY BALL! 

Vermont News
Addiction recovery centers ask for more state dollars amid workforce challenges

Vermont News

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 3:29


Vermont's 12 recovery centers face difficulty hiring and keeping workers; Herbicide treatment for invasive weed in Lake Bomoseen spurs big opposition; UnitedHealthcare, UVM Health Network dispute could leave 2,900 patients searching for care; Philanthropist donates land for 100 new homes in Hinesburg.

Bark n Wag 15 Minute Vet Talk
What is a pet doula with Francesca Arnoldy

Bark n Wag 15 Minute Vet Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 8:02


Francesca Arnoldy, UVM alumna and longtime birth worker, is the course developer, facilitator, and program director of the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine's End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate Program. She is author of Cultivating the Doula Heart: The Essentials of Compassionate Care and leads in-person workshops about doula approaches and end-of-life wishes. Her goal is to encourage people to hold one another's hands through life's intensities and sacred rites of passage. She founded Contemplative Doula as a resource to help people to prepare for birth, death, and life with the doula heart. Francesca lives in quaint Hinesburg, VT with her family in a most idyllic village.

The Morning Drive with Marcus and Kurt
Kim Gordon of GS Troop 30463 In Hinesburg joined The Morning Drive Thursday, because it's Girl Scoot Cookie Season!!!

The Morning Drive with Marcus and Kurt

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 10:51


The Morning Drive with Kurt and Anthony, weekday mornings from 6-9 on FM 96.3 and AM 620, WVMT

Women Over 50 - A Life Redesigned
A Mother's Journey of Self Discovery on a Motorcycle - My Conversation with C. Jane Taylor

Women Over 50 - A Life Redesigned

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 30:55


Ready to surround yourself with other amazing women over 50? https://www.womenover50aliferedesigned.space/ (Join our Community) When C. Jane Taylor was a little girl, her mother owned the motorcycle shop, Honda of Ann Arbor. Motorcycles colored her childhood until she and her family moved to Northern Michigan and later to Vermont. At the age of 16, she went to Bard College at Simon's Rock where she earned a BA in Literature and Music History.  She's been a cook for a baroque orchestra, a sculptor's assistant, a resume writer, and a yoga teacher. She started (and stopped) her own welding shop. She has repaired farm equipment under the blazing sun on the Fourth of July and decorated cakes resembling the Palace of Versailles on Bastille Day. Writing has always been her foundation.  After a forty-year hiatus, she started motorcycling again when her son graduated from college. To celebrate his achievement and fill her impending empty nest, Jane, her husband, and son took a 10,000-mile motorcycle trek across the United States; this adventure is the subject of “Spirit Traffic: A Mother's Journey of Self-discovery and Letting Go.” She lives, writes, and rides in Hinesburg, Vermont with her husband John, a yoga teacher. You can contact Jane here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjanetaylor/ (LinkedIn) | http://cjanetaylor.com/ (Web) | https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/career-coach-c-jane-taylor-helps-job-seekers-reinvent-themselves/Content?oid=21874354 (In the News) | https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMTU1MDM4LnJzcw (Podcast) 802.825.1081 http://cjanetaylor.com/ (cjanetaylor.com) Support this podcast

Three for the Road: Vermont News and Commentary
67: Killin the Memes, Montpelier Don't Know How to Party, and Mother Teresa Gets Her Due

Three for the Road: Vermont News and Commentary

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 142:53


I've been lazy about reaching to new Vermont bands. I'll get back on it next week. Enjoy some  music from some older favorites, from Burlington to Manchester, Vermont. Rock, rock on. On today's show:COVID numbersPaying for new VermontersNew week; new reason to fire Michael HarringtonBurlington electric raises ratesKurn Hattin stays open because....Missing Barre man gets fishyGuns in hospitalsWeed BillCity Market masksOverdoses are up (and ignored)Hinesburg fire chief's homophobic comments are  unsurprisingCraft beer sexism allegations1st all-female ambulance crew in BTVSaint J coverts a jailWhat is an armory anyway?Birds vs Solar in MiddleburyProms come backThe anti-Holiday InnCamping outside for homelessnessGet paid to quit drinkingSaint Albans yard sale rulesScumbag mapSwanton food trucks are backClinic for low-income pet ownersDo animals laugh?Angelina Jolie and beesDolphins getting high on puffer fishBest summer travel destinationsIt's okay to kiss and hug your chickensThanks for listening! Contact the show: 24theroadshow@gmail.com Intro/Outro Music by B-Complex: http://www.bcomplexproductions.com/home.html1st Break music: The Couchsleepers – In My Head  The Couchsleepers: Instagram, Tiktok, and Spotify . 2nd Break Music: Tha Horsemen – Feel the Vibe Tha Horsemen Music: https://www.facebook.com/thahorsemenent  

Vermont News
May 7, 2021

Vermont News

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 2:31


100,000 vaccines in Chittenden County, debate over homophobia in Hinesburg, a hate crime in Richford, and a plan for foster care.

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Nerd News Happy Hour
Episode 31: Saturday Morning Cartoons

Nerd News Happy Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 79:07


Episode 31! of Nerd News Happy Hour Podcast is available now on Spotify, Apple, and Google Podcasts.Join our hosts Jay, Shawna, Ernie and Calo as they discuss the latest in comic book news and pop culture all while rating the latest or best independent craft beers in the area.///On this week's show: Special Guest Long Giang (AstoriaCrew)///Special Shout out to:///Booette from The Booette Show!///Paul Santos's Infinite Heroes: Comics, Cards and Collectibles///Phyllis of (Instagram) @FromPhyllieWithLove or (Etsy) https://www.etsy.com/shop/FromPhyllieWithlove///Dragon Ball Super Dope (Instagram) @DbSuperDope///The Ivy Brand (Instagram) @The1IvyBrand///Rate that Beer:· Mug-A-Joe (8.2%ALC) from Still Hill Brewery in Rocky Hill, CT· Infinite Citra (7.3%ALC) from Pipeworks Brewing Co. in Chicago, IL· Lush (8%ALC) from Frost Beer Works in Hinesburg, VT///Show Topic: Saturday Morning CartoonsPlease like and subscribe to our podcast on Spotify, iTunes and Google Podcast and be sure to follow us on social media at the links below:///Facebook: Nerd News Happy Hour///Instagram: Nerd News Happy Hour///Untapped: Nerd News Happy Hour///Twitter @Nerdnewshappyh1///Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nerdnewshappyhour///YouTube: NerdNewsHappyHour///TikTok: Nerd News Happy Hour///And be sure to email us your questions, comments and craft beer suggestions to:Nerdnewshappyhour@gmail.com///Support the show by getting your merchandise here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/nerdnewshappyhour///Show intro narration by: Bob "knob" Marino OFNR Studios///Sound Effects from ZapSplat.com

Vermont News
December 11, 2019

Vermont News

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019


Trouble for state tax coffers, felony charges in Hinesburg shooting, a Middlebury scholar disinvited from NATO conference, and a state agency facing a public outcry promises prison reforms.

Death By Design
Francesca Arnoldy

Death By Design

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 24:16


Francesca Arnoldy, UVM alumna and longtime birth worker, is the course developer, facilitator, and program director of the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine's End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate Program. She is author of Cultivating the Doula Heart: The Essentials of Compassionate Care and leads in-person workshops about doula approaches and end-of-life wishes. Her goal is to encourage people to hold one another's hands through life's intensities and sacred rites of passage. She recently founded Contemplative Doula as a resource to help people to prepare for birth, death, and life with the doula heart. Francesca lives in quaint Hinesburg, VT with her family in a most idyllic village. Bio:Francesca Arnoldy, UVM alumna and longtime birth worker, is the course developer and program director of the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine's End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate Program. She is the author of Cultivating the Doula Heart: Essentials of Compassionate Care, and she regularly leads in-person workshops about doula approaches and end-of-life wishes. She works collaboratively with her local hospice and palliative care teams. Her goal is to encourage people to hold one another's hands through life's intensities and sacred rites of passage. Francesca lives in quaint Hinesburg, VT with her family in a most beloved village. Francesca can be found contemplating birth, death, and life with the doula heart on her website contemplativedoula.com. Contemplative Doula: https://contemplativedoula.com/Cultivating the Doula Heart (guidebook): https://www.amazon.com/Cultivating-Doula-Heart-Essentials-Compassionate/dp/1732780609UVM End-of-Life Doula Training Program: https://learn.uvm.edu/program/end-of-life-doula-certificate/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/contemplativedoulaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBqZMIDYIhkHc7nbya74SzATwitter: @DoulaFrancesca See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

VPR Commentary Series
Watts: One Less Car

VPR Commentary Series

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 2:38


I live on a country road in Hinesburg, with a walkability score of zero - meaning there is nothing within walking distance of my house, except a very nice walk - no stores, jobs, or other necessities of daily life. Despite our remote location, we’re a two-driver, one car family. And it works. During the week, my routine varies between pedaling the twelve miles to my job in Burlington or riding into the village, where I mount my bike on a public bus heading into the city.

NEXT New England
Episode 60: Geology is Destiny

NEXT New England

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017 48:58


This week, immigrants facing domestic violence take a chance applying for a special visa. Plus, we take a nervous look at Vermont’s outdated flood maps, and a new study that finds New England is losing forestland fast. Also, how does geology influence human behavior? We go WAY back into the history of our region to find out. And it’s time once again for The Big E – the massive agricultural fair that ties together the New England states. We’ll give you a taste. The Pawtuckaway Mountains in Southeastern New Hampshire are the remnant of an extinct volcano. “Blobs” of granite, formed from magma, created the rock formations that characterize much of New Hampshire’s topography. Image via USGS, 1957. Choosing Between Safety and Deportation Immigrants living in New England illegally have reason to be on edge. President Trump’s enhanced enforcement priorities are leading to increased arrests. And reports of federal immigration agents showing up at schools and courts are heightening fears among people in the country without authorization. But what happens when that fear is used as a weapon? This episode, reporter Shannon Dooling tells us how immigration status is used to torment and intimidate — and why more people may be looking for a way out. Some immigrants living here without authorization who’ve been victims of crime in the U.S. may be eligible for a U visa. The application process and lengthy wait time used to be a deterrent, but that appears to be changing under the Trump administration. Here, immigration lawyer Susan Roses, left, reviews documents and with Antonia concerning her U-visa filing. Photo by Jesse Costa via WBUR. And as Hurricanes rip through Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Texas, and Florida, the impacts are felt in New England, too. Not just in the high winds and surf we saw from Hurricane Jose along the coastline, but in the way we think about risks from those storms. Right now, the National Flood Insurance Program is $25 billion in debt, and Congress is trying to figure out how to make it work. But even before the funding crisis, the national program was not addressing the flood risks in many states, including Vermont. Vermont Public Radio’s Howard Weiss-Tisman reports that some of the ideas under discussion could have real impacts here. Department of Environmental Conservation floodplain manager Ned Swanberg points to areas in a map of Jamaica that are prone to flooding. Many of the FEMA flood maps in Vermont are outdated and don’t accurately convey the true threat of catastrophic floods. Credit Howard Weiss-Tisman. Also, one of the ways to prevent flooding is by planting trees – a study in the UK last year showed that planting trees could reduce the height of flooding in by up to 20 percent. But another study, just out from Harvard, shows that New England is losing trees at a rapid rate. The authors say our region is losing forest at a rate of 65 acres a day, and could lose more than a million acres of forest cover over the next half-century. Maine Public Radio’s Fred Bever reports. Bedrock and Politics in New Hampshire and Vermont Listeners to Brave Little State – the people-powered podcast from Vermont Public Radio – have a knack for curiosity. Visitors to VPR's website vote on their favorite listener-submitted questions about Vermont – sending reporters scampering across the Green Mountain State in search of answers. When we heard the question they took on for this month's episode, we knew we had to discuss it on NEXT. Matt “Beagle” Bourgault, of Hinesburg, Vermont, asked: “What does the geology have to do with the character of Vermont? How do the underlying, rocks, soils, topography affect how Vermont is different from other New England states and from New York?” Our guest Angela Evancie is the host of Brave Little State and managing editor for podcasts at Vermont Public Radio.  Also joining us is Sam Evans-Brown, host of Outside/In, a podcast from New Hampshire Public Radio about the outside world and how we use it. Sam's also a self-professed “secret geology nerd.” (The secret’s out now, Sam.) This bedrock geologic map shows the folded bedrock that creates Vermont’s long north-south valleys, as well as some blobs of bedrock in the Northeast Kingdom.Courtesy of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation / Agency of Natural Resources. Do you have a question you’d like NEXT to investigate? Submit it here. Pleasure Horses, Lobster Rolls, and State Pride at The Big E Rider Jillian Silva introduces her horse, Indy, to the camera after winning a park horse competition. Credit: Ryan King/ WNPR. The Eastern States Exposition – better known as The Big E – is a massive fair that runs for two weeks in the fall in West Springfield, Massachusetts. This is The Big E's 101st year. The exposition was the brainchild of Joshua L. Brooks, a printer from Springfield, who also operated a farm. At the time, even as industry was booming in New England, farming was in decline – local farmers couldn't compete with the farms out in the fertile land of the Midwest. Pig racing at The Big E. Credit: Ryan King/ WNPR. Brooks’s idea was to start an event that would showcase new farming methods and technology, and establish competitive awards that would motivate farmers to produce more efficiently. Brooks got a group of businessmen together, they purchased some land in Springfield. And they convinced the National Dairy Association, which was headquartered in Chicago, to have their exhibition here instead of the Midwest. The dairy show was held in September 1916, and by the next year, Brooks had the agricultural showcase that he envisioned. A woman selling lobster rolls in the Maine building says Maine lobster rolls are better than the Connecticut kind. Host John Dankosky disagrees. Credit: Ryan King/WNPR. Today, The Big E features many attractions familiar to country fairs. There are still livestock competitions, and of course, lots of greasy fair food. But it's also a uniquely pan-New England event. On the grounds, six permanent buildings showcase the goods, cuisines, attractions and quirks of each state in our region. As a show about New England, the state buildings were what drew us to the fair last year, and they did not disappoint. There was so much to see and do at The Big E, we couldn’t possibly take it all in. For a taste, check out this video by the wonderful Ryan Caron King. About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Contributors to this episode: Shannon Dooling, Howard Weiss-Tisman, Fred Bever, Angela Evancie, Sam Evans-Brown Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon, “Shameless” by Ani DiFranco Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, story leads, and ideas for your state’s new motto to next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

iHemp Revolution
David Zuckerman Vermont Lieutenant Governor

iHemp Revolution

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2017 14:13


David Zuckerman is Vermont's Lieutenant Governor and helped to write the legislation to allow Vermont farmers to grow iHemp. David is the owner of the Full Moon Farm, a 155 acre certified organic vegetable farm located in Hinesburg, Vermont. They grow 30 acres of diversified organic vegetables and raise certified organic, pastured pork and chickens which they sell through their 200 member CSA, at the farm and at the Burlington Summer and Winter Farmers' Markets. Now in its nineteenth year of production, Full Moon Farm is the longest-serving off-farm CSA in Chittenden County. They are absolutely committed to connecting consumers to their local food sources and producers. They started this farm wanting people to meet the people that use best organic practices to grow their food. They have not been waiting for or expecting the local food revolution, but They sure are glad folks are finally realizing the value of supporting local, organic farms. They like growing food. They like knowing where our food goes. They like answering your questions, meeting your families and watching your faces light up at the sight of your fresh produce every week. They like the connection so much, that unlike almost every other off-site pick-up CSA in America, They come to the pick-ups to be an active part of the farmer/consumer equation. Website: FullMoonFarmInc.com

The Hello World Podcast
Episode 72: Rob Hale

The Hello World Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2016 33:00


Rob Hale has over 20 years of software development experience creating solutions for a variety of industries including health and human services, ecommerce, and energy. He currently serves as a Principle Software Engineer at Renewable NRG Systems in Hinesburg, Vermont (http://www.renewablenrgsystems.com/). Rob has presented to user groups in the northeast and the occasional small conference. Building effective communities and teams is a passion of Rob's. He is co-founder of the Vermont Code Camp (http://www.vtcodecamp.org/), co-organizer of the Vermont Coders Connection (http://www.meetup.com/VTCode/), and co-organizer/emcee of HackVT (http://www.hackvt.com/) an annual hackathon in the state of Vermont. Rob is the proud father of two sons and husband to his wonderful wife. Follow him on Twitter at @rob_hale_vt

Greenhorns Radio
Episode 156: Vermont’s Agriculture Secretary, Chuck Ross

Greenhorns Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2013 28:14


Chuck Ross was appointed as the Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets by Governor Peter Shumlin and took office in January of 2011. Prior to his current role as Secretary, he served as U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy’s State Director for 16 years. Before joining Leahy’s staff, Ross was a farmer and legislator from Hinesburg, Vermont. During his six years in the Vermont State Legislature, Ross served as Chair of the House Natural Resource and Energy Committee. He has served on the Board of Directors at Shelburne Farms; on the Advisory Board of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont; as an advisory member of the Vermont Council on Rural Development; and as Vermont’s National Democratic Committeeman. Ross formerly served as a trustee at Fletcher Allen Health Care; a trustee at the University of Vermont; a member of the Hinesburg Planning Commission; and a member of the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission. Born in Burlington, Vermont, he graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.A. in Geography in 1978 and from the University of Washington with an M.A. in Geography in 1982. Thanks to our sponsor, Hearst Ranch. “If the 98% percent of people who are not involved in food production are not literate in agriculture, it’s going to be difficult to address the problems of our state, our country, and our globe when it comes to food issues.” [3:15] — Chuck Ross, Secretary of Agriculture (VT), Greenhorn Radio

Greenhorns Radio
Episode 145: Justin Rich of Burnt Rock Farm

Greenhorns Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2013 32:06


Burnt Rock Farm is owned by Justin Rich and Lindsay Lyman-Clarke. Justin runs the day to day operations of the farm, while Lindsay works in town and provides vital labor on nights and weekends. Justin was first introduced to farming as a summer job at a well-established organic vegetable farm. He went on to earn a bachelor’s in environmental geology and then a master’s in horticulture and soil science. He met Lyman-Clarke, originally from Richmond, in graduate school at Cornell and the couple decided to come home to Vermont where she now works for Burton. After purchasing the foreclosed property in 2008, Justin continued working at Full Moon Farm in Burlington gaining experience before moving to Hinesburg. While Burnt Rock is known for its sweet potatoes, 2013 will see 7 acres of vegetable production and 5 acres of intensively managed cover crops on our glacially terraced soils along and above the banks of the Huntington River. All crops are certified organic by Vermont Organic Farmers (VOF) as they strive to grow the highest quality produce while also stewarding the soil. Burnt Rock makes use of organic amendments such as compost, wood ash, and rock mineral fertilizers, and to keep their soils as biologically healthy as possible though active management of cover crops. Produce is sold at the Burlington Winter Farmers’ Market, The Intervale Food Hub CSA in Burlington, City Market in Burlington, Healthy Living in South Burlington, Joe’s CSA in Montpelier, and through Pakeen Farm CSA in metro Boston. Thanks to our sponsor, Hearst Ranch. “Farmers’ markets are available, but they might not be what you want for you business in the long term.” [10:20] — Justin Rich on Greenhorn Radio