I read the recent coverage noting the concerns of some in the community about the relocations to Court Street of Turning Point Center and the Breadloaf Mountain Zen Center.
Gather is not a “hangout” for any specific group of people — it’s a space where our entire community can come together and get to know each other, usually over a cup of coffee. It was created to address the growing public health crisis of loneliness and a … (read more)
The Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community has sold its Zen center in Cornwall and is readying a new homebase at 76 Court St. in Middlebury that will also absorb the functions of its popular downtown community drop-in spot called Gather at 48 Merchants Row.
In traditional Zen, a newly minted monastic follower or a priest must sew their own robes by hand, noted Joshin Byrnes, a Zen priest and teacher at Cornwall’s Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community.
Valentine’s Day is the tentative launch date for “Gather,” a 1,400-square-foot space in which folks will be able to congregate, enjoy food, chat with neighbors, and benefit from entertaining and therapeutic programming — all for free.
StreetGreens has carved out its own niche, delivering fresh, tasty food in front of locations like the Ilsley Library, Turning Point Center of Addison County and the Charter House Emergency Shelter.
