2019 Fall
Here’s our FALL 2019 issue — click 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
Calendars
FALL FUN: Our seasonal roundup of festivals and foliage.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY WEEKEND
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.