Corporate Agribusiness doesn’t give a damn about you.  They prove this with every recall, with every outbreak of botulism, every time a slaughterhouse gets fined and keeps doing what it does.
The movie FOOD, INC. is being shown at Lyndon State College on Saturday night at 8:00 PM.  There is no charge.  It’s being presented by [...]

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“The turkey, slain, slowly cooked over our gas or electric fires, is the central figure at our holy feast. It is the totem animal that brings our tribe together. And because it is an awkward, intractable creature, the serving of it establishes and reinforces the tribal hierarchy. There are but two legs, two wings, a [...]

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Yes, we have liquor in the studio on occasion.   When we have our Halloween and Christmas parties (coming soon!), bottles of Champagne (or at least sparkling wine) and Kahlua show up.  Some linger. We’re unsure if it’s legal, but the FCC hasn’t busted us yet so we’ll continue.
Just to our north, Ric Peterson, the afternoon [...]

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The Dark Clown Jingo just completed a one-night stand at Catamount Arts  in St. Johnsbury as part of the Belly Dance Circus. The crowd was standing room, the show was wicked, the After Party is still going on.  He sent us this note…
 I’m looking for a new rickshaw driver. Young Kyle is no longer in [...]

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Chris Johansen is one of those people that gets things done, and due in great part to his efforts, Aquafest in Newport is revitalized and BIG.  There are a ton of events, live music, Civil War re-enactments, great food and of course, the famous Bed Race on Sunday morning on Main Street in Downtown Newport.
Chris [...]

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We’ve spent the week chatting with sugarmakers from all around the Northeast Kingdom and we wrapped up today with Gloria Rowell from Rowell’s Sugarhouse in Walden.  If the name sounds familiar, it’s because she’s the mother of Dave Rowell, who gave up radio for…well, for something.
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Thanks, Gloria.  Thanks, Vern.  Sirop d’érable…Il y a rien n’améliore [...]

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The upside to this difficult time of year (crazy temperature swings, mud, potholes, mud, surprise snowstorms, mud, more mud) is that it’s sugaring season.  Smoke billowing out of sugarhouses is a sure sign that spring is near.
The 8th Annual Vermont Maple Open House Weekend takes place at sugarhouses throughout Vermont this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  [...]

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Wellington phoned in Wednesday morning from the Bagel Depot in Lyndonville to let the world know that they have just named a sandwich after him.  It’s a breakfast burrito, loaded with goodies and quite delicious.
Then our talk turned serious.  The buzz started last night, when the phones in Lyndonville rang with news that Dave Cobb [...]

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One of the great benefits of having students from around the world attend our local high schools is that it allows students (and everyone else) in the Northeast Kingdom to meet and interact with people from many other cultures.  We are somewhat insular in Northern New England; kudos to St. Johnsbury Academy and Lyndon Institute [...]

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