Q&A with Rye Matthews By Julia Purdy Vermont Hydroponic Produce on Whipple Hollow Road in Florence has been acquired by Northeast Hemp Commodities, maker of Methodorganics health products. The landscape along the Castleton River now features acres and acres of […]
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Police search for two stolen goats
KILLINGTON—Police have yet to find two baby goats that were stolen from Hinterland Organic Farm in Killington overnight Sunday, July 7. The two 7-month-old miniature billy goats were tethered to a 150-pound weight, which was also stolen, said Killington Police […]
Hartland couple allows you to live, work on sheep farm
By Curt Peterson HARTLAND—Todd Heyman and Suzy Kaplan have created Fat Sheep Farm and Cabins in Hartland to emulate the popular European farm-stay destinations — where guests live and work on a real farm and pay for the experience. Accommodations […]
Workers find human skull in construction dig
By Ed Larson Just before 10 a.m. on Monday, July 1, workers from Fabian Construction unearthed what they believed was a human skull at a construction site on Green Hills Lane, in Rutland City. The work was being done partially […]
Woodstock organization wants moderate incomes in pricey town
By Katy Savage A Woodstock organization is trying to get more residents in the expensive town by helping people buy homes. With an anonymous $500,000 grant, the Woodstock Community Trust is buying homes, fixing them and selling them at a […]
Green Mountain College for sale with no price tag
By Katy Savage The shuttered Green Mountain College has hit the market with no sales price. The private liberal arts college in Poultney, which was founded in 1834, is listed for sale by Colliers International in Boston. V/T Commercial owner […]
For new owners, equestrian facility is dream come true
By Julia Purdy Those familiar with the West Creek Road in Florence will notice new activity at the former Silver Birch Equestrian Center location, formerly operated by Cheryl Hathaway. New owners Sarah and Justin McKeighan purchased 11 acres including buildings […]
Ascutney to install new T-bar lift by winter
By Curt Peterson West Windsor’s Ascutney Outdoors, which has been providing access to groomed slope and back-country skiing via rope tow, will be sporting a modern T-bar lift starting with the first skiable snow next winter. “The slope is so […]
Woodstock entrepreneurs excel with nutty products
By Curt Peterson Caroline Olsen’s college-age stomach aches evolved into a thriving young business making cashew milk products in Woodstock. According to the Nutty Life LLC website, nutty-milk.com, Olsen’s addiction to frozen yogurt while studying at Boston College upset her […]
Rutland seniors pursue rock climbing
By Shelby Collett Three days before their graduation ceremony Rutland seniors Lily Duboff, Owen Massie and Elijah Jones spent the day canoeing to the base of Rogers Rock in Lake George, New York, and climbing the 3 pitch, 700-foot slab. […]