By Bonnie Kirn Donahue, UVM extension master gardener Planning your vegetable garden doesn’t have to be daunting. By starting with your own observations and being open to experimentation, you can develop a garden plan that takes into consideration what you have learned in previous years. First look back at what happened in your vegetable garden…

What a wonderful time to enjoy the beauty of nature and the gifts of life that we all need to wake up our senses. Celebrate National Garden Week June 7-13, 2020. We are finally out of the cabin and able to tend our own lands, enjoy the sun and the sunsets and the wonders of…

Inspired by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and their Folklife Archive Challenge, the Vermont Folklife Center and Middlebury College Special Collections are teaming up on the Vermont Folklife Archive Challenge! For years the American Folklife Center (AFC) has invited musicians to draw inspiration from their holdings to create their own new…

Friday, June 5 at 8:50 p.m.—BETHEL—In these socially-distant times, drive-in theaters are seeing a resurgence. Locally, the Bethel Drive-in opens Friday, June 5 for its first showing of the summer. On screen will be “The Call of the Wild” starring Harrison Ford. It is rated PG. Shows begin at dusk, approximately 8:50 p.m. The movie…

LUDLOW—The Susan Haefner concert, which premiered on May 30, will be extended through the month of June as FOLA answers the requests of a number of viewers.  The concert, featuring the musical talents of Susan Haefner and her guest, Lisa Brigantino, has been available for streaming on YouTube and Okemo Valley TV’s programming and web site…

In response to Covid-19, Come Alive Outside has revamped its summer passport program, while keeping the program’s mission and sense of fun intact. In addition to handing out physical passports, Come Alive Outside will now offer its summer passport program through its website, extending the program’s reach to all of Vermont and beyond. The program…

Sunday, June 7  at 1:30 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The Rutland Jewish Center is leading a spring hike Sunday on the Bucklin Trail. To join, meet at the trailhead on Wheelerville Road. The trailhead is about 3.8 miles from Route 4.  The parking area entrance is on the left just before the sharp right turn. If coming from the Notch Road side,…

Sunday, June 7 at 2 p.m.—POULTNEY—Slate Valley Trails (SVT) is excited to offer its first community trail work day of the season on a brand new loop trail at the Poultney Elementary School (PES) and Veterans Park. This past week, local trail builder Hardy Avery of Sustainable Trailworks donated his time to get the project…

Saturday, August 1—MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—Tour de Slate 2020 is going to happen! The annual bike ride to benefit addiction recovery has been postponed until Aug. 1. That being said, organizers are acutely aware that this will be a very different event. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, they will have to adjust the event in order to maximize all…

Saturday, June 6 at 10 a.m.—KILLINGTON—Pending approval by the governor, Killington Resort aims to have its bike park open to passholders on June 6 and 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rental bikes and pads will not be available opening weekend.  The bike facilities will open to the general public on June 12 for…

Says he will not campaign until state of emergency is over Governor Phil Scott send the following email Thursday, May 28 at 7 a.m. Dear Mountain Times, First of all, I want to thank you for the support you’ve given me over the years. I would not be governor today without your help and encouragement.…

Gov. Scott teases more openings, including indoor restaurant, cleaning services, gyms, museums By Polly Mikula and Anne Wallace Allen/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott dropped some tantalizing news for restaurant owners Wednesday, May 27, at his regular press conference, hinting that he may soon allow indoor dining. Covid-19 suppression is going so well in Vermont, he said and…

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Stephanie Glover, who suffered first case of Covid-19 in Vermont, speaks to Rotary By Ralph Pace At its recent online meeting, the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) heard from Stephanie Glover, deputy chief of the Ludlow ambulance service (LAS), about the impact Covid-19 has had on its service. This discussion was all the more significant to Glover…

By Jonathan Spiro, interim president of Castleton University Like many Vermonters, I have not driven to work in six weeks. But yesterday I had to go to the office (which in my case is Castleton University) to attend to some essential business for the state. As I drove down Main Street in Castleton, I passed…