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This hour, Vermont Edition turns the mic over to Myra Flynn's reporting on the Asian American experience in Vermont.
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This year, bird flu and rising inflation have made it harder for some Vermont turkey growers to put the birds on people's tables.
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Sweetwaters American Bistro was known for giving out thousands of turkey dinners over the last several decades. The restaurant closed this year, but the building's new occupant is carrying on the tradition in a different format.
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Two in five Vermonters are facing food insecurity, according to recent data from the Vermont Foodbank. This comes amid rising costs of food, gas and heating oil. Yet local food donations are down 20%.
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Brave Little StateVermont has the most breweries per capita. But the more beer they brew, the more they have to deal with their wastewater.
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In 2021, the USDA launched its Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiative. The goal is to rethink the USDA’s food and nutrition programs from an Indigenous perspective.
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Vermont Wagyu recently held its annual auction, where cattle ranchers from across the country purchased animals raised on the Vermont farm.
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Según un reciente estudio, más de la mitad de las unidades de alojamiento de los trabajadores agrícolas en Vermont necesitan arreglos, y soluciones en temas de salud y seguridad.Pero, aunque el alojamiento en las granjas está técnicamente regulado a nivel estatal en Vermont, los trabajadores no pueden contar con la ayuda de agencias estatales. En cambio, los trabajadores agrícolas utilizan un programa que ellos construyeron.
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According to a recent study, more than half of Vermont’s farmworker housing units are in need of repairs, including for health and safety issues.But even though on-farm housing is technically state-regulated in Vermont, farmworkers do not rely on state agencies for help. Instead, farmworkers use a program they built themselves.
