Nest — Fall 2018
Home Tour: Country-Sleek in Jericho; Fall Is for Flower! DIY Bouquet Tips; One Alpaca Farm Is a Stonework of Art; Lighting Designer Clay Mohman Branches Out; Winooski Rising: Meet City Lights’ Developers
Landscaping Rivals Cute Alpacas at Cas-Cad-Nac Farm
Jen and Ian Lutz, owners of Cas-Cad-Nac Farm in Weathersfield, lead an outdoor-centric life in an enviably beautiful spot. From their house perched on a steep slope, they can look both uphill and down to the barns and fields where they board and manage some 280 alpacas. Above those long-legged beauties, which wander out to…
This Sleek Jericho Home Is Country-Quiet
Tina Christensen and Michael Sevy belong to the growing tribe of Vermonters who work at home: She’s a graphic designer; he works as a database administrator for an out-of-state financial software company. Their 3,200-square-foot Jericho “modern farmhouse” was designed by TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design partner Rolf Kielman. It handily accommodates their separate needs —…
Fall for Floral: How to Make an Autumnal Bouquet
Days are getting shorter and nights are getting cooler. But for many, fall is the sweetest time of year … for flowers. Before the frost comes, gardeners like to snip some of the last blossoms and make autumnal arrangements indoors. Don’t have a garden? No problem. Local pick-your-own growers and purveyors of the farm-to-table-flowers movement…
Jacqueline and Nathan Dagesse Are High-Rising Developers
Never heard of Jacqueline and Nathan Dagesse? If you’ve been in Vermont for a while, especially Winooski, it’s likely you’ve seen their work — or will soon. Noticed the recent improvements to the Burlington bike path? The Dagesses’ engineering firm, EIV Technical Services of Williston, handled quality assurance and materials testing on that project. The…
Nest — Fall 2018
Cooler weather is coming, but we’re not ready to head indoors quite yet. This issue of Nest highlights two Vermonters happily at home in the meadows. Ooh over the award-winning stonework (and aww over the alpacas) at Cas-Cad-Nac Farm. And stop and smell the flowers while there’s still time — then follow our bouquet-building tutorial.…
Tech Meets Nature in Clay Mohr Lighting
When Clay Mohrman moved to Burlington in June 2017, the 27-year-old artist and lighting designer had a plan — or at least the foundation of one: He would work with nature and light, his way. By August, Mohrman had secured a studio at the South End’s S.P.A.C.E. Gallery. Without knowing exactly what he was getting…
