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Author Archives: Maeve Fairfax

A group of nine adults, including one woman wearing a hat, poses and smiles for a photo inside an industrial or workshop setting.
Posted inEconomy

Vermonters learn how to weatherize homes through Vermont Adult Learning program

by Maeve Fairfax August 25, 2025, 6:52 am
Two men talk on a dirt road; one sits on a red Mahindra tractor while the other stands beside it amidst a green, wooded area.
Posted inEnvironment

When floods hit Vermont’s iconic dirt roads, runoff hits waterways

by Maeve Fairfax August 3, 2025, 6:55 amAugust 5, 2025, 2:46 pm
A group of people stands around a fenced enclosure filled with Canada geese on a grassy field under a sunny sky.
Posted inLife & Culture

The art of herding geese — and why Vermont does it every year at Dead Creek

by Maeve Fairfax July 16, 2025, 7:38 pmJuly 24, 2025, 8:20 am
A person holds a large glass jar filled with dried red saffron threads, standing on a wooden floor in sunlight.
Posted inEnvironment

The surprising shifts climate change is bringing to Vermont farms: rice paddies, peaches and saffron

by Maeve Fairfax June 29, 2025, 6:53 amJune 30, 2025, 10:25 am

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