Local operations score working lands grants

Two Addison County farms and two local businesses were among those Vermont operations winning grants recently announced by the Working Lands Enterprise Board.

Santa to boost kids’ spirits with drive-through visits

MIDDLEBURY — It’s been a Christmas tradition for years. For a day each December, kids converge upon Middlebury’s Maple Landmark Woodcraft — a real-life Santa’s workshop where hundreds of wooden toys are made — to spend a few minutes with Saint Nick, talki … (read more)

Cheesemaker, woodworker receive working land grants

MONTPELIER — In response to the ongoing urgent needs arising from COVID-19 challenges to Vermont’s working lands businesses, the Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) recently announced that 16 businesses will receive more than $250,000 in COVID-19 Respon … (read more)

Designers, builders make the most of wood

NEW HAVEN — It’s not every day you need stingray hide to finish a cabinet. But if you’re building high-end interior cabinets, it’s actually not that uncommon either, says Skimmer Hellier, who keeps a stack of the hides in a drawer at work. Hellier owns an … (read more)

Maple Landmark to give free tours Oct. 4

MIDDLEBURY — Maple Landmark will be opening its doors for free tours on Friday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Manufacturing Day. Since 2012, Manufacturing Day has been an opportunity for the public to learn about business and manufacturing here in the United … (read more)