Cou ntry Sam ont p m ler er V Free January 2019 • Statewide Calendar of Events, Map • Inns, B&B’s, Dining, Real Estate • Plenty of Good Reading! GREEN MOUNTAIN STOCK FARM 5DQGROSK&R:RUNHU2IÀFHV RANDOLPH, VERMONT 2 South Main St., Randolph, Vermont OUTSTANDING BUILDING SITES WITH SPECTACULAR VIEWS &RUQHURI 0DLQ6WUHHW 0HUFKDQWV5RZ The beautiful, 1,300-acre Green Mountain Stock Farm property is The Randolph Co Worker space is a shared work environment divided into choice 10-plus acre building sites. Ownership includes where people meet, work, network, share ideas and collaborate on access to 35km of maintained trails. Adjacent to the 18-hole Montague projects, bringing together entrepreneurs and professionals from Golf Club. One mile from Downtown Randolph, and only 3 miles from many different industries and areas of expertise. It is ideal for inde- Exit 4 off I-89. pendent contractors or anyone seeking a creative and contemporary PROPERTIES FOR SALE place to work, with the potential for partnerships, friendships and Lot 5 - “Upper Farm House” - $350,000 business opportunities. An 1850’s farmhouse sited on 10.31 acres with panoramic, 30+ mile views • ,QGLYLGXDO2IÀFHVDQG2IÀFH6XLWHV Lot 12 - 10.47 acres - $100,000 • PRQWKIRUSULYDWHRIÀFH High, hillside site with great views to the north and west • Across the street from Chef’s Market and AMTRAK Lot 14-28 - 20.40 acres - $200,000 • Bright environment with lots of natural light Panoramic 180 degree views of the Green Mountains • Great networking opportunities Lot 109 - 18.41 acres - $100,000 9LHZVRYHUDWHQDFUHÀHOGDQGWKH*UHHQ0RXQWDLQV )HDWXUHV,QFOXGHG:LWK5HQW Excellent on site parking - Central air throughout - High speed Internet For Further Information and to Arrange a Tour: Use of copier/scanner, conference room and kitchen - Elevator Sam Sammis, Owner 2 South Main Street, Randolph, VT 7R,QVSHFW&RQWDFW Email: [email protected] Mobile: (802) 522-8500 6DP6DPPLVDWa7LP6FKURHGHUDW Web: GreenMountainStockFarm.com RANDOLPH, VERMONT ZZZ5DQGROSK&R:RUNHUFRP January Journal One Finch Waiting by Bill Felker one goldfi nch waiting Gray altostratus clouds three hours at the feeder slowly obscured the sun. The teasing all my fears storm was moving closer. Still, the fi nch waited. Until, The sun was bright all when I checked at 3:45 p.m., morning, and then wispy I saw that there were two “mare’s tails” cirrus clouds half-turned, male goldfi nches filtered the sunlight and at the feeder. I looked out cooled the midday. Winter at 4:00 p.m., and they both was due, with wind and rain. were gone. At about one o’clock, I Later that afternoon, the looked into the back yard storm that would take down and saw one male goldfi nch, the very last leaves brought half-gold, sitting alone on the the dark in early. And I felt perch of the fi nch feeder. The relieved for the fi rst fi nch. usual sparrows and chicka- Maybe he had been over- dees were gone. The squirrels come by a crisis of solitude that almost always haunted or by fear of being alone just the ground in search of bird as cruel weather threatened. food were absent. Maybe the second fi nch had When I was about to go come just in time. outside an hour later, I held I realize now that my in- back because the fi nch was terest had less to do with still sitting at the feeder, and the solitary bird than with I became curious about his my own emotions. In my solitary vigil. Was he sick, ignorance of what may be ostracized, abandoned, lost? common finch behavior, I Was he the fi rst or the last of projected my own anxieties a fl ock? Was he waiting for upon the visitor. I made up another fi nch? What was he an existential story to fi t my photo courtesy of Killington Section of the Green Mountain Club feeling? A half hour later, I nervousness at the approach Snowshoeing through Yellow Birch and sugar maples on Bear Mountain in Killington, VT with the Killington Section of saw that he had fl own to the of winter. the Green Mountain Club. top of the pole that held the Embarrassed about that, feeder. He was still there after I composed an odd koan to Vermont Maple Conferences in Brattleboro and Hyde Park another half an hour, but then hide my feelings: “What is he returned to sit at the feeder the meaning of one finch Maple producers will learn sociation (VMSMA). The Amanda Voyer at (802) 858- sessions are designed for fi fteen minutes later. waiting?” how to improve their sugar- registration fee is $10 for 9444 by January 2nd. novice sugarmakers. bush, increase production VMSMA members, $40 for Participants will have a In addition, on January and market their product non-members and $5 for stu- choice of several workshops 12th the Addison County Northern Forest more effectively at the 2019 dents. Lunch is available for in fi ve tracks: maple produc- Sugarmakers Association Canoe Trail Vermont Maple Conference an extra $15, or participants tion and innovation, maple will sponsor its 2019 Addi- in January. may bring their own. business management, regu- son County Maple Seminar 740 miles of lakes, rivers, The all-day conference Registration details can lations and maple, sugarbush at Middlebury Union High & streams connecting the will be offered on January be found at www.vermont health and marketing and School in Middlebury, VT. Adirondacks to Northern Maine 19th at the School for Inter- maple.org/maple-confer- media. Information for this event, Canoes, Kayaks, & Standup Paddleboards Welcome! national Training Graduate ences. Online registration Topics range from de- which features several work- Guidebook • Maps • Membership • Volunteer Institute in Brattleboro , VT will close the Monday pri- veloping a business plan, shop sessions and a trade northernforestcanoetrail.org • (802) 496-2285 (1 Kipling Rd.), and Janu- or to each conference, and designing effective websites show, may be found at www. ary 26th at Lamoille Union although walk-ins will be and hiring and retaining em- addisoncountymaple.org. Middle School in Hyde Park, accepted, lunch is not guar- ployees to industry trends, VT (736 VT Rte. 15). anteed, so reservation by strategies to mitigate climate Complete program details Always All Local It is co-sponsored by Uni- deadline is advised. change impacts on sap yields can be found in the Decem- Every Saturday versity of Vermont (UVM) To request a disability- and the implications of the ber 2018 “Maple Mainline” November–March Extension and the Vermont related accommodation to Food Safety Modernization at go.uvm.edu/extension- 10 am – 2 pm Maple Sugar Makers As- participate, please contact Act for producers. Several maple. NEW LOCATION C. F. Church Building The Community Asylum Seekers Project 80 Flat St., Brattleboro, VT The Community Asylum Seekers Project (CASP) supports those fl eeing hardship Close,Convenient, convenient free parking parking elsewhere and seeking asylum in the Lots more market space! United States. We provide basic needs PSGEPJSSH PMZIQYWMGƱƽƱGVIHMXHIFMXERH*'8[IPGSQI and a supportive community to a ƱƽƱJEVQIVWQEVOIX%TSWXSMPWSPYXMSRWSVK growing number of guests. Find out how you can help this effort at www.caspvt.org ROCKINGHAM ARTS AND January MUSEUM PROJECT (RAMP) Judith Irven Morning Landscape & Garden Designer The glittering roofs are still with frost; each worn Economic Development Black chimney builds into the quiet sky Through the Arts Helping people create beautiful gardens Its curling pile to crumble silently. 7 Canal Street Writings: www.northcountryrefl ections.com Far out to the westward on the edge of morn, Bellows Falls, VT 05101 Designs: www.outdoorspacesvermont.com The slender misty city towers up-borne (802)463-3252 Talks: www.judithirventalks.com Glimmer faint rose against the pallid blue; www.ramp-vt.org And yonder, on those northern hills, the hue Of amethyst, hang fl eeces dull as horn. The Exner Block provides live-work spaces for artists And here behind me come the woodmen’s sleighs and retail spaces supporting the arts: With shouts and clamorous squeakings; might and main Up the steep slope the horses stamp and strain, Urged on by hoarse-tongued drivers-cheeks ablaze, Iced beards and frozen eyelids-team by team, Flames Stables Strolling of the Heifers With frost-fringed fl anks, and nostrils jetting steam. Upcoming Events —ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN Route 100 South, Wilmington, VT At the River Garden Ottawa, Canada 1861-1899 (802) 464-8329 157 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT Vermont Country Sampler Scenic Horseback Riding Get the Word Out January 2019, Vol. XXXV Year-Round Trail Rides Nonprofit Showcase - Fri. January 4 The Vermont Country Sampler is distributed free $25 for 40 Min. over-the-counter in and out of Vermont. Advertising Fermented rates on request. Deadline 10th of preceding month. Children Over 6 Can Ride Alone Calendar of Events published free of charge. ~ By Reservation ~ Food Fair Vermont Country Sampler Great Family Fun Fri. & Sat. January 18 & 19 P.O. Box 197, N. Clarendon, VT 05759 Anti-Inflammation Cooking Classes and more! (802) 772-7463 • [email protected] at the Lowest Prices Around! www.strollingoftheheifers.com www.vermontcountrysampler.com Page 2 Vermont Country Sampler, January 2019 Celebrate Winter in Vermont! Ski, skate, snowshoe, slide! Enjoy Vermont’s abundant winter activities. Go to one of our many winter festivals for more fun than you ever imagined in the frosty outdoors! Take in the wintertime while you can! Spring will come soon enough. Winter at Billings Farm Woodstock, VT • January & February Weekends Visit the Jersey herd, draft horses, oxen, chickens, and sheep—inside for the winter—and tour the restored and fur- nished 1890 Farm House. A Place in the Land, our Academy Award®-nominee fi lm is shown every hour in the theater.