2019 Fall

Here’s our FALL 2019 issueclick below on the issue for a full-screen view — scroll down for contents

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Upfront:

About Chris Carter, our cover artist

Literary Brattleboro:
Gearing up for the Brattleboro Literary Festival, a celebration of the written and spoken word, and an iconic bookstore survives — and thrives — at age 35.

Toward a deeper meaning: the Brattleboro Words Project connects people

A story in itself: How Everyone’s Books took on the establishment — and won

The Stone Trust: A lost art blossoms in Dummerston

Fall hikes for the whole family

Bookmarks: Reviews of two new Vermont page-turners.
By Kevin O’Connor of VTDigger.com

Shop on: Vermont Studio Tours

Calendars

PUMPKIN FESTIVALS

FALL FUN: Our seasonal roundup of festivals and foliage.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY WEEKEND

AT THE GALLERIES

AT THE MUSEUMS

MUSIC, THEATER AND PUPPETRY

PUTNEY CRAFT TOUR

Features

Lasting Impact: Exhibits trace Vermont’s counterculture ever forward
Putting the national movement of the 60s in local context through photography, puppetry, clothing, art, and text. By Yvonne Daley

Insider: On covered bridges, trout streams, and becoming a Vermonter
By Jonah Spivak.

Our farms: The Happy Cows of Jersey Girls Dairy
Lisa Kaiman’s farming philosophy is rooted in an excellent quality of life for her cows. By Cicely M. Eastman.

Entrepreneurs: Fueled by Nature
Artist Laura Zindel is ‘enamored of the flora and fauna of this world’ — and celebrates it with a thriving business of beautiful and functional earthenware. By Ann C. Landenberger.

Entrepreneurs: Publisher on a Mission
The award-winning Green Writers Press represents the intersection of Dede Cummings’ passions for the published word and a sustainable future for the Earth. By Valerie Stuart.

The Art of Craft in a Digital World
Might it be that the more we digitize the more we risk losing what’s human? By Ann C. Landenberger.

Vermont Food & drink

Layers of Interest: Chocolatier of Vermont
Take yourself on a journey and meet chocolatiers whose sweet creations are distinctly Vermont.  By Nicole S. Colson.

Recipe: Chocolate Pâté
A seasonal treat. By Sharon Myers.