Mary Engisch
Weekend Host/ReporterMary Engisch is the host and reporter for Weekend Edition Saturday and Weekend Edition Sunday on VPR.
Mary joined VPR in 2011 as a board operator and announcer. From 2014 to 2018, she also hosted a weekly arts calendar segment and feature with local artists.
During the week, Mary works with the programming and news teams, helping to create on-air content and conducting interviews for the weekend news magazines. She is also one of the directors for Vermont Edition.
She grew up in Vermont in a tiny household full of 7 siblings, two parents and some cats.
Since then, she has earned a B.A. in Journalism from St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont, and has worked at a small weekly newspaper, as a voice-over artist, a vegan cupcake entrepreneur and a rock deejay at several local stations in Vermont.
She spends any free time concocting new gluten-free, low-sugar, tasty vegan dessert recipes and loves lifting very heavy things each morning at her gym.
Mary still resides in her hometown, still in a very tiny house, still with lots of people and still with some cats.
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This pest feasts on members of the allium family, like onions, garlic and leeks. The leek moth larvae feed on the plants' foliage and that can affect the plants' growth. They can also get into your garlic bulbs and compromise the storage life of your allium. -
These wildflowers can be naturalized and grown in your garden and are great are attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
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David Feurzeig used to fly to venues to perform piano concerts. After giving up air travel, he has decided to launch a tour that will bring him to all 251 Vermont cities and towns for free community concerts.
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Since its inception in 2017, The Ladybroad Ledger has invited femme cartoonists in Vermont to submit their works for this print-only, poster-sized publication.
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They're baaaaack and more voracious than ever, it seems! Lymantria dispar dispar, known as spongy moth larvae, have hatched and are very hungry caterpillars, indeed. Learn ways to lessen their impact on your trees.
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Teachers across the nation and in Vermont have been grappling with how to talk with students after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead.While undeniably tragic, data show mass shootings account for less than 1% of the roughly 40,000 people killed by guns each year in this country.One Lamoille Union High School teacher says he focuses on that data when speaking with students and helping them process.
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In the case of gardens and raised beds, fencing does create good neighbors and keeps wildlife away from your freshly-grown vegetable plants.
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Traditional tulips are gorgeous and colorful but might not grow well or come back year after year in Vermont's climate. Instead, try planting low-to-the-ground, hardy species tulip bulbs for a pop of color and incredible variety year after year.
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Much adored and written about in Japanese haiku, the peony blooms beautifully in our region, too. Learn the different hybrids to plant and then enjoy the breathtaking peony all season long.
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Waking Windows in Winooski, like so many live music festivals, is making its post-COVID return after a two-year break.The fest, running May 13 to 15, can trace back its roots over a decade ago, to a pub in downtown Winooski.
