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Vermont Grains

Tuesday, 08/18/09 Noon and 7pm

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By Jane Lindholm

AP/T. Kienzle
Vermont once had the distinction of being the region's "bread basket," but that changed as Midwestern farms grew.  But now a handful of Vermont farmers are again planting grains like wheat, oats, and barley.  We learn more about why these farmers are trying to bring back Vermont grown grains, what challenges they face, and how these crops add to the state's agricultural diversity.  Our guests include Heather Darby, a crops specialist with UVM Extension, and grain farmers Jack Lazor, who runs Butterworks Farm, and Ben Gleason, who runs Gleason's Grains. Listen

Also, we talk with Burlington Free Press reporter Candace Page about bird migration studies underway in the state.  Vermont biologists are attaching small geolocator backpacks on 15 Bicknell's Thrushes as they prepare for their winter migration to the Caribbean. Listen

From a covered bridge museum, to a counterfeit Norman Rockwell painting, to a horse drawn garbage service in Bristol, the new book, Vermont Curiosities, sets out to find the interesting people, places, and historic tidbits within Vermont.  Author Bob Wilson shares a few of his favorite "curiosities."

Photo credit:  AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle

 

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