Growing grain is returning to the Champlain Valley

New England was once the breadbasket of the United States, however, the Northern Grain Growers Association tells us that Vermont has not grown grains on a large scale since the 19th century.

For this article, long-time ACORN Board member and food grower Susan Smiley sat down with Scott Greene, who joined ACORN’s Board in 2020. Scott and Becky Maden run Singing Cedars Farmstead, a certified organic farm, in Orwell.Scott Greene came to Orwell t … (read more)

Jubilee McGill is running for the Vermont House in New Haven, Weybridge and Bridport. I will be voting for Jubilee and I urge voters in our three towns to also vote for Jubilee in November. Jubilee will bring her energy to the work of the legislature, usi … (read more)