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Black Friday: Buying Local, Buying Made in Vermont
This holiday season, I’m opting out of the traditional box store shopping binges and foregoing plastic. I’m not only buying local, but I’m buying handcrafted in the USA, supporting both local businesses and the online handmade mega house Etsy. Shocking? Maybe, to some at least. Beyond the growing “buy local” craze is a growing momentum of buying handmade in the USA from home-based artisans and crafters, many of whom are selling their wares on sites like Etsy and Artfire. Before discovering Etsy, whenever I thought of “handmade” I used to conjure up images of church sales, knick-knacks, tired knit scarves and granny square crocheted blankets. But online sites, like Etsy, and an…
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Stuck in Vermont: Girls Rock Vermont Camp 2012
One awesome Vermont Summer Camp for Girls ages 8-18! Girls Rock Vermont. Thanks, Christine, the many volunteers, Sponsors and Higher Ground for giving these Vermont girls a wonderful, empowering experience!
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Vermont History Expo 2012: Vermont in the Civil War
This weekend my husband and I are ridiculously excited to take our daughter to her first Vermont History Expo (not that she will remember it, but we will take lots of pictures) at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds. In addition to being an awesome high school history teacher, my husband is also a Civil War re-enactor with the Hemlocks. (Have I mentioned that we met at an American Revolution course for teachers in Virginia? We also got married at the Old Stone House complete with a contra dance – we are quite the history nerds!) Anyway, the Hemlocks are doing an encampment this weekend at the Expo complete with musket loading and…
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A Call for Action, Proposed Homeschooling Changes in Vermont
If you’re a homeschooling/home study family or potential homeschool/home study family in Vermont, there’s much chatter in Vermont’s Home Study community about proposed legislative changes that could impact you. If you are against mandatory testing as a sole measure of homeschooling progress, you’ll want to read on and consider immediate action. Reposted w/permission: ===================================================================== Please forward to all VT homeschoolers ACTION ALERT Vermont Home Education Network March 12, 2011 Dear Homeschooler: Please at least read the ACTION section of this email. It is time for ALL homeschoolers to let the Senate Education Committee know that the language that the Department of Education has given them concerning mandatory testing of homeschoolers…
