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The Vermont House on Friday gave its final approval to a plan that would permanently open up the state's free school meals program to all students, regardless of income.
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A visit with Vasilios Gletsos, brewmaster for Wunderkammer Beer Manufacture in Albany, Vermont.
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Padrón or Herbón peppers hail from the Padrón region in northwestern Spain. These snack-sized peppers, along with Shishito peppers from Japan, can range from mild to spicy and are great when charred or grilled and eaten as an appetizer.
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For “Sugar Bob” Hausslein, the roughly six-week sugaring season marks the beginning of spring. It also brings his community together.
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As part of our series exploring the word "heat," Vermont Public's Anna Van Dine visited a pig farm in Panton.
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A Vermont Senate committee has advanced legislation that would give domestic and agricultural workers the right to collectively bargain.
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Host Connor Cyrus speaks with volunteers and directors of different Meals on Wheels programs about the challenges of meeting the elevated need.
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Host Connor Cyrus speaks to a cannabis regulator, retailer and medical advocate about the state of the legal retail market that began sales Oct. 1, 2022.
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Gather up all the things you'll need - germinating soil, small containers, seeds and a grow light. Then, come late March or early April, get your tomato starts planted indoors.
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Ben & Jerry’s has released a statement promising to take decisive action when it learns of child labor on dairy farms supplying milk for its products.That's in response to a story from the New York Times about migrant children working in conditions in violation of labor laws across the U.S.