The Artful Chef
The Artful Chef A Chef’s Passion for Real Food by Anita Rafael Chef Josh Tomson at The Hermitage on Handle Road in West Dover, just minutes from the Village center, has something that chefs elsewhere can only dream of: a huge vegetable and herb garden just steps away from his kitchen door. Tilled and planted in the spring of this year, the plot provides him with the fresh ingredients that shape his menus. What a luxury: organic food...
Design Observed
Design for The Bottom Line Green Mountain Power Corporation finds that a revamped corporate environment can lead to a stimulating, successful workplace and business. by Anita Rafael Design for The Bottom Line Green Mountain Power Corporation finds that a revamped corporate environment can lead to a stimulating, successful workplace and business. by Anita Rafael S.O.S!—your company is close to bankruptcy. What’s the first thing you...
Summer Inspirations
Summer Inspiration The Duty of Capturing a Fleeting Smile by Clara Rose Thornton Summer: the season of life, the season of a land coming to bear its long-waiting fruit. It is a time when the human spirit seems to open itself more fully to the possibilities that lay beyond closed doors and to an intrinsic exploration of the natural world. Summer represents opportunity. It represents a fleeting enjoyment. It feeds off of our...
Blanche Moyse
Southern Vermont’s Musical Pioneer Turns 100 by Clara Rose Thornton “In the early 1950s Vermont was a state defined by its natural beauty and self-reliant people. Blanche Moyse helped expand the definition of who a Vermonter was. A Vermonter became someone who responded to sights and sounds, both natural and man-made, in very passionate, very nuanced ways.” Southern Vermont’s Musical Pioneer Turns 100 by Clara Rose Thornton “In the...
David Brewster
Defining Heart and Soul: David Brewster and The Art of Action by Clara Rose Thornton Of the 300 artist applicants to The Art of Action project, David Brewster of Halifax was the only individual from Southern Vermont chosen as one of the 10 finalists. (Charlie Hunter, Bellows Falls; Dana Wigdor, Brattleboro and Elizabeth Torak, Pawlet, were among the 20 finalists selected from Southern Vermont.) Defining Heart and Soul: David Brewster...
Lyman Orton
Lyman Orton A Man of Action by Joyce Marcel Lyman Orton is willing to put his money where his heart is, and his heart is deeply rooted in Vermont. Lyman Orton A Man of Action by Joyce Marcel Lyman Orton is willing to put his money where his heart is, and his heart is deeply rooted in Vermont. Lyman Orton, a seventh-generation Vermonter and the “proprietor” of the worldfamous and old-timey Vermont Country Store, has combined three of...
Artisan Wines
Artisan Wines to Call Our Own The Budding Industry of Vintning in New England By Clara Rose Thornton Vermont is known for several aspects of the good life—breathtaking, mountainous scenery; a reduced focus on materialism; and a never-ending stream of organic, local cuisine. This cultural oasis with a northern clime is not, however, known for its wine or viticulture. In fact, the stereotype is that only tart, overly...
Spotlight
2nd Annual Manchester and the Mountains Poets and Writers Weekend April 24 – 26, The Rice House and Old Forge (Located Directly Behind Ye Olde Tavern)Main Street, Historic Route 7A, Manchester Center, 802-362-6313, some free sessions, others either $25 or $35 each, greatermanchesterarts.org. 2nd Annual Manchester and the Mountains Emerging Poets and Writers Weekend entitled Building Momentum. Sessions include Writing Memoir, Writing...
Colgate Park
A Family Weekend of Fun The first annual Ethan Allen Colonial Fair will be held on Father’s Day weekend, June 20 and 21, showcasing Vermont’s history in the Revolutionary War period. A core component of the Fair will be 150 reenactors assembled under the leadership of Major General David Bernier. See battle reenactments, savor great food and enjoy live music, period song and dance, farm and home crafts and games. It’s a great event...
Fine Art vs. Craft
Fine Art vs. Craft: Who Decides? Vermont’s Open Studio Tour Dispels Myths and Expands Horizons By Clara Rose Thornton Celebrating 17 years of highlighting the best of Vermont’s vibrant creative culture, the annual Open Studio Tour happens on Memorial Day weekend, May 23 and 24. Showcasing an incredible 273 artisans spread across 13 counties—with 48 in Bennington and Windham Counties alone-Rutland and Windsor….-the event should prove...
Spring Inspiration
Spring Inspiration How the Rejuvenation of Spring Can Affect the Creative Mind By Clara Rose Thornton Too often spring is looked upon as a relief from winter drudgery, or merely a road sign alerting life’s travelers that summer is just a few miles away. In other instances, its characteristics are turned to myth, with people evoking notions of the Earth’s soul awakening, shaking off the snow, and injecting the air with...
Design Observed: Recycled Space
Design Observed Recycled Space Whenever a barn is no longer needed for farm use, there are numerous ways it can be rehabilitated and given a new life that preserves much of its historic character. For every old barn that has been lost to fire, neglect or demolition in the last half-century, thankfully there seems to always be another one that someone, somewhere has saved. This Newfane, Vermont barn, built in 1800, formerly a horse...
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