BRATTLEBORO-In 2011, Tropical Storm Irene changed the landscape of Vermont, including turning a house lot at 805 Western Ave. into a flooded, vacant, unbuildable space bordering Whetstone Brook. Now, Edible Brattleboro is changing that piece of the landscape yet again, partnering with the town to create a public "food forest" there. The organization, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2025, is a community nonprofit with the overall mission of "growing food - everywhere, for everyone." Edible Brattleboro has established...
The Vermont House of Representatives is considering legislation that would allow the state to take a critical next step in correcting the historic wrong of marijuana prohibition and mitigating the damage that has been done - especially in Vermont's most marginalized communities - under that policy. The bill, H. 170, removes all penalties for possession of an ounce or less of marijuana and two mature (and four immature) plants; the legislation reduces penalties for possession above the legal limits. As...
Big Teeth Performance Collective presents Goodbye Party the Show, an evening-length circus and physical theater show on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the New England School for Circus Arts (NECCA) Trapezium at 10 Town Crier Drive. Set in the offices of the going-out-of-business Earth, The Planet, LLC, as the corporation collapses, the multi-species staff congregate for a final farewell to the planet they call their office. This will be an evening of acrobatics, dance, burlesque, and dark comedy.
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