By George Harvey Last January, as the holiday decorations were being taken down in Randolph, Vermont, members of the Chamber of Commerce knew the wreaths and lights had seen their last useful year. They were just too old, worn out, … Continue reading →
By Deborah DeMoulpied Tis the Season. Good tidings. Consumption. New Year’s intensions. And all at once. No wonder it feels so over whelming. As we head to do the holiday shopping, the report on the warmest year on record may … Continue reading →
By George Harvey We first learned about Fortuna’s Sausage because it was chosen as a finalist in Martha Stewart’s “Made in America” contest. We are glad we did. The story of Fortuna’s Sausage started over 100 years ago when a … Continue reading →
Migrating birds negatively affected by oil extraction in Canada’s Boreal forest. By EarthTalk® Each year tens of millions of migratory birds live in or pass through the Canadian Boreal forest, a vast mostly uninhabited land stretching from Newfoundland to the … Continue reading →
By Roger Lohr The Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Vermont announced the opening of a new facility to house its Touring Center, as well as a café, fitness room, waxing room, meeting space and more. This structure was built to be … Continue reading →
by Peter Huntoon. “The slender cross country skis sing their striding song to the towering trees, rapt in attention. Gliding through the Vermont woods on fresh snow may be pretty close to heaven. But I have to admit, so … Continue reading →
By George Harvey In Brattleboro, Vermont, Superfresh! Organic Café is rapidly coming to its first anniversary, having opened for business in its current location on January 18, 2014. During that year, the café has earned quite a reputation. Superfresh! Organic … Continue reading →
By Larry Plesent Has the Time Finally Come for Refrigerated Cosmetics? My kids grew up with a jar of “green stuff” in the door of the fridge. Whenever they got a scrape, bite or “owie” they would tearfully reach in … Continue reading →
by Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss, EarthTalk® First commercialized in the 1950s, parabens are a group of synthetic compounds commonly used as preservatives in a wide range of health, beauty and personal care products. If the product you are using contains … Continue reading →
By Jenisha Shrestha This fall, Colby-SawyerCollege in New London, NH dedicated a free-standing sustainable classroom designed and built by students that is one of the first commercial buildings in the state to integrate a straw-bale wall system. I was involved … Continue reading →