Did you hear? Bob Hunt, our associate director of operations, was interviewed for Brave Little State’s story on Prohibition in the NEK!
Bob (left), our associate director of operations, with Dana (right), our associate director of on-site education, during our Halloween Trick-or-Treat event
“His [Bob’s] great-grandfather ran a grocery store in Derby, near the border. He would dispatch Bob’s dad, who was in elementary school at the time, to cross the border and get a little somethin’…
…Bob’s story stood out to me during my reporting because it’s a good example of how the reality of prohibition might have been difficult for the lawmakers in Washington D.C. to understand…”
Listen to the whole story below, or jump to Bob’s interesting interview which starts about 20 minutes in.
CLICK HERE TO FIND THE WHOLE STORY
Our invaluable volunteer & board member Jane Greenwood was featured in Vermont Public’s “What class are you?” series!
Jane (right), a board member & volunteer, taking care of our trees with Sally (center), another board member & volunteer, and Joanne (left) from the Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program
“I was encouraged to go to college. I tried it and didn’t like it. I knew that my education was better gotten out behind the barn or working with my hands. But I’ve been privileged, because of my upbringing, to have that exposure. And I think that that puts my feet into two or three different classes. But I’m one to not really put myself into a category that way, because I’m interested in all categories of life and living. Except maybe opera. I never really got into opera. But I’ve been!”
Listen to the full, fascinating interview below!