BRATTLEBORO — People who pick our food might have to work for 10 hours a day, and some have to work for 14 hours a day. Kids sometimes work for 10 to 14 hours, too.
People get really bad fevers in the sun.
These workers don't get a lot of money. I want them to get a lot of money - and a nice, shady farm to work on.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
Steev Lynn works internationally, currently reporting on the civil war in Myanmar after a military...
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Strolling of the Heifers' successful farm and food business accelerator, Windham Grows, is in full swing with its third cohort. The current group of entrepreneurs, who started the program in July, are from all over the Northeast. In its first 18 months, Windham Grows mentored 13 Windham County businesses. The combined scale of the program's first phase equates to the 13th largest employer in the county with 150 employees, over $500,000 in outside investments, and 30 new jobs to the...
Elayne Clift's column begs some questions, as does David Gray's Facebook post, which she quotes. There are ridiculous reasons to be stopped by the police, including hanging an air freshener on your rearview mirror, having an expired car registration, having too much of your license plate covered, etc. Let's all ask ourselves: Who created these laws? Why can falling behind on property taxes, even in a paid-off home, result in a person being thrown into the streets, increasing homelessness? Why...
St. Mary's in the Mountains will continue its Red Door Concerts series on June 24, with “Night Music for A Summer's Eve.” In an evening of music with something for everyone, musicians from the Deerfield Valley area will offer a wide variety of musical styles and genres, ranging from classical music to folk to jazz, with many stops in between. All proceeds will benefit Mount Snow Adaptive Sports, a local nonprofit charitable organization providing sports, recreational, and educational programs for...
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