Category Archives: Rural Life

Technology changing the employment landscape in rural communities

There’s a lot of buzz both at home and abroad about broadband access, the power of telecommunications to transform the employment landscape of truly rural communities. Local and traditional industry can utilize the web to sustain and grow business, all from their own town. No longer is moving to urban centers for education [...]

From Barbara’s Blog: Memories of Ancestors, Thoughts of the Land

July 4
Being the daughter of a historian who spent his life researching, writing, and teaching about the early days of this country, I’m naturally thinking back today as I look out over the fields I call home…to the rich history of Vermont and its role in the country’s story, its public figures from [...]