Poison parsnip and poison ivy, false hellebore galore … beware as you take to Green Mountain trails By Jim TherrienVermont Country BENNINGTON — Tick season and Lyme disease get a lot of deserved attention in Vermont in the warmer months, but several…
Read More →By Katharine A. Jameson, Vermont Country correspondent. I try to say no to my children every now and again just so they will hear the word “no.” So often today, we are thrust into the child-led swirl of questions and requests and…
Read More →Acupuncturist hits sweet spot with new clinic in Brattleboro
By Chris Mays, Vermont Country Magazine. BRATTLEBORO — Confluence Acupuncture is the next logical step for owner Stefan Grace, who has been a licensed acupuncturist for more than a decade and has practiced Chinese medicine for more than 15 years. “I’ve worked in…
Read More →Getting to know our food, and how being good stewards of the land can help us eat better
By Katharine A. Jameson, Vermont Country correspondent. We’ve been divided for a long time. Since shortly after Europeans set foot on the land we now call “ours,” we seem to have found discord of one sort or another. We’re out of synch…
Read More →By Jeff Diehl, Craft State Media. STOCKBRIDGE — El Niño, the warming phase of a two- to seven-year cycle in the Pacific Ocean, is forecast to wreak havoc on weather patterns around the world this year. And indeed, we seem to have…
Read More →By Kathleen Hawes, Vermont Country correspondent Editor’s note: Because of a production error, a draft version of this story ran in a past issue of the former UpCountry magazine. Below is the updated version. STRIKE ONE At a quaint New England farmers…
Read More →By Bill LeConeyVermont Country LUDLOW — Trey Anastasio is not a native Vermonter. He lived most of his life in New Jersey before attending the University of Vermont in the early 1980s and forming the band Phish with some like-minded friends. Since…
Read More →As New England warms, the bloodsuckers come out to play and head farther north By Gena MangiarattiVermont Country It’s an unsettling moment when you go to brush a speck of dirt off your skin, only to find it won’t brush off, and…
Read More →Poison parsnip and poison ivy, false hellebore galore … beware as you take to Green Mountain trails By Jim TherrienVermont Country BENNINGTON — Tick season and Lyme disease get a lot of deserved attention in Vermont in the warmer months, but several…
Read More →These fonts of spiritual, physical and psychological wisdom share their thoughts on how to make healthy changes in your life By Jim TherrienUpCountry Magazine BENNINGTON — Most people ponder lifestyle changes around New Year’s Day, and those inspired to push beyond daydreaming…
Read More →Bennington Tennis Center has options for every season and skill level…
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