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Ron Cook died on February 5, 2019. Ronnie’s remains will be laid to rest on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at 1 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery in Northfield, Vt., followed by a celebration of his fabulous life at Leunig’s Bistro & Café in downtown Burlington, Vt., from 3-5 p.m. Related Stories
After 14 years of living in their1840s farmhouse in Starksboro, Susan Thompson’s family decided on a major renovation. She, her husband and their 9-year-old daughter had to pack up the entire house and relocate to a 1,000-square-foot garage apartment for about six months. As the May 18 move-out deadline approached, Thompson had no idea where…
Brian Stark could tell you a lot of horror stories. Not the spooky ghost tales you’d relish around a campfire over s’mores, but the sort of stomach-churning stories that might run through a first-time home buyer’s head around 4 a.m. a few weeks before closing. Stark, 41, is an attorney with South Burlington’s Stark Law,…
After a chilly, wet spring, we are craving sun-drenched days. And we’re going to spend some of them doing our part for the climate, one eco-friendly lawn at a time. Summer is also a sweet time for agritourism at the aromatherapeutic Lavender Essentials farm in Derby. Speaking of visits, for this issue we took a…
Driving east on Herrick Road, where it charges up Herrick Hill less than a mile from the U.S.-Canada border, motorists pass telltale signs of the ways Vermonters make a living from the land. On one side, a network of plastic tubing weaves through a grove of maples. On the other, firewood is stacked next to…
I live in a Burlington neighborhood where uniform, lush lawns and manicured flower beds are standard. From a distance, my yard might pass muster. But up close, it’s a mishmash of grass, violets, dandelions, mystery plants and bare patches. It also harbors a happy grub colony and becomes a dust bowl by midsummer. Attempting to…
Nestled deep in the heart of Lincoln, just off a rutted dirt road, sits the newly built timber-frame home of Emily French and Will Gusakov. Surrounded by conserved land and a Christmas tree farm, the place smells of spring buds, fresh sawdust and just-turned garden soil. French, a traditional herbalist and founder of Sweetgrass Herbals,…
