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SOUTH NEWFANE â Tasked with coming up with a policy proposal for a graduate school class, Juliette Carr originally thought her idea might be too simple. She wanted the Special Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women, Infants and Children benefits to be redeemable at farmers markets in Vermont just like those associated with Electronic Benefit Transfer cards.
âThatâs problematic because WIC is much more broadly available,â she said.
Carr wrote a policy brief with the goal of improving health equity, access to healthy food and health disparities. She also looked at the economic perspective â federal funds from the WIC benefits would go to small family farms largely owned by women or Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) community members who are working on small margins. She pointed out rural areas tend to have a lot more farmers markets, which are closer than stores selling food.
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BRATTLEBORO â With Gallery Walk set to reboot today, current and former organizers are reminiscing about the event s rich past â and hope to clear up some confusion about its founding.
The downtown arts event started to take shape in the 1990s, but the specifics around its origins are uncertain. Organizers of early forms of the event remember its founding as an organic process.
Greg Worden, of Vermont Artisan Designs in town, recalls connecting with fellow gallery owners and creative minds in town shortly after opening his business. The town s gallery owners were in the habit of holding monthly openings, and thought it might be fun to coordinate an event with other activities, Worden remembers. Around a half-dozen businesses took part in this early iteration of the event.
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Green Up Day is coming this Saturday, May 1. Continuing a 51-year tradition, this is the day when volunteers from all over the state pitch in to pick up trash along Vermontâs roadways.
How does Green-Up Day work? Fill your bag with paper, cans, and roadside trash. With COVID in mind, volunteers are asked to wear a mask and remember social distancing. Bright clothes and facing oncoming traffic helps cars avoid you. Insect repellent, gloves and boots protect against dirt and ticks. Children should tell adults if they find medical waste. (Use gloves and pliers or tongs to pick up needles and secure in a thick plastic container, ideally marked Medical Waste.)
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NEWFANE â The Moore Free Library is accepting applications for the 2021 Robert L. Crowell Scholarships. Funded by the family of the late publisher, Robert L. Crowell, a total of $12,000 is available to any graduating high school senior or GED recipient who is a resident of Newfane, Williamsville, South Newfane or Brookline.
Applicants must also be entering their first year of college, community college, or post-secondary trade or vocational school in the fall of 2021. Academic performance, personal growth, and contributions to the community will be considered by the scholarship committee in making this yearâs awards.
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