Local author, Meg Madden, discusses her new book, This is a Book for People Who Love Mushrooms. A celebratory compendium of nature’s weirdest and most wonderful fungi, with gorgeously illustrated profiles of notable mushrooms and information on foraging, understanding, and appreciating these magnificent living things. Recorded 3/7/23
Producer: MCTV
Staying healthy starts right in the perennial garden. Many beautiful and hardy herbs can be used to address common health complaints while doing double-duty as ornamentals, cut flowers, and pollinator attractants. Red Wagon Plants nursery herbalist Sophie Cassel will introduce some lesser known perennial medicinal plants and give tips on selecting, growing and harvesting for both garden function and therapeutic use. www.redwagonplants.com
Sponsored by the Middlebury Garden Club.
Producer: MCTV
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]During his presentation McCright discusses the changes he has seen during his three decades in journalism, and offer some information on how the Addison Independent will both adjust and grow in the future — even in this coming year! “The way that a community newspaper covers the news is changing in this digital age,” says McCright, “but the role of the community newspaper continues to be the same as it has been for the last century or two: to help glue together the people and institutions in Addison County by showing what is going on.” John McCright oversees the gathering of news for the Independent, managing a staff that includes three full-time reporters, a photographer, an online editor, a copyeditor, and many outside contributors. He works closely with the publisher, production department, advertising staff, and front-office crew to make sure the news gets to the community.
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Local Charlotte author, Giovanna “Jo” Brunini Congdon discusses her new book, Never a Cloud. Some things can only be hidden for so long. Some things are too difficult to talk about, and some things you have to repeat even when no one is listening . . .Never a Cloud charts the course of three women—Violet, Ava, and Margot— who find their way to a new understanding of home and family at Otyrburn, an estate in rural Scotland. We are happy to be partnering with Vermont Book Shop for this local author series. Recorded 2/7/23 [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Narender Kaur (Taste of India) shows Renee Ursitti how to make Vegetable Pakora in time for Diwali. Diwali is a festival of lights and is one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs. Produced by The Ilsley Library. Recorded 10/6/22 [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] Aly Richards, CEO of Let’s Grow Kids, discusses Vermont’s Child Care Campaign, which is on a path to transform Vermont’s child care system by 2025. Richards shares how access to high-quality, affordable child care for our youngest children is essential to early learning and development, a robust workforce, and a resilient economy. An AAUW (American Association of University Women) Speaker Series Talk[/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Friends Of The Ilsley Library: “What Is A Library?” A panel and group discussion about the function of a library in a community. Recorded 4/6/21. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV
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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Charlie talks about ways to build the soil without harming soil creatures. He will also discuss cover cropping and companion planting as ways to grow plants with less work. Whether you’re a beginning veggie and flower gardener or an experienced one, there will be something for everyone.. Recorded 3/17/21. [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV