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Remembering Vermont's 19th Century Black Communities

A few years ago, Berlin resident Gale Harris was doing some research for a class she was taking at her local senior center. She wanted to find out if…

Is Vermont Really 'So Expensive'?

Everyone loves to grouse about our cost of living. Bruce Post wonders: How bad is it really?Brave Little State is VPR’s people-powered journalism project.…

End-Of-Life Wishes In A Pandemic

If people — particularly elderly people — don't want doctors to take extreme measures to potentially save their lives, does that increase Vermont's…

A person in a face mask hands creemee cones to a woman in a car, with a goldendoodle dog looking out the backseat window.

Vermont’s Maple Creemee Season Appears Immune To Pandemic

In this season filled with fear, grief and bitter disappointment, there is one sweet solace for Vermonters: It's still possible to obtain a maple…

Two people in cloth masks handing a tray of plants between each other from the ground and into a truck bed.

In A Food Shortage, Could Vermont Farms Feed The Whole State?

Jamie McKenzie of Waterbury originally asked this question in the context of climate change. But the food supply issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic…

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