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Nick Grandchamp wants to get rid of some more vinyl this weekend.

Vermont's bees are dying at unprecedented rates, and it's not a whodunit: Study after study points to a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids as...

At Fisher Brothers Farm in Shelburne, Becky Castle and Bob Clark grow fruit for two wildly different end products: ice cream and wellness syrup. A...

From left: Hilma, twig, High Mountain Tropics and Local Hopper meads Golden Rule Mead's tasting room on Elm Street in Middlebury couldn't be in a much better place. Addison County has long been the hive of beekeeping activity in Vermont. In their 2020 book The Land of Milk & Honey: A History of Beekeeping in Vermont, Bill Mares and Ross Conrad note that the state's very first beekeeping association was established in Middlebury in 1875. They write that Addison County "exemplified the matrix between bees, forage, fruits, and dairy cattle," ...

Thu, 04/22/2021 - 3:00pm meganj By:  John Flowers MIDDLEBURY’S JANE STEELE has distinguished herself as one of the community’s most dedicated volunteers, providing critical support at Round Robin and the Charter House Coalition’s warming shelter. She was also a driving force behind creation of Middlebury’s dog park. Independent photo/John Flowers It’s great having someone here who’s always checking in … Jane asks how I’m feeling every day. Having that (compassion) around me has been a huge help. She saved my life. — a shelter resident MIDDLEBURY â...