To Be a Good Vermonter

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February 2025

Community Yogurt (and other forms of collective resilience)
How might small food traditions shared over time collectively build community resilience for rural towns and those of us who occupy them?
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Jack Thomas
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Foggy Ridge Dispatch: February 10, 2025
Snow. Seed starting. Sunrises. Sunsets. Soil blocks. And surprise: I *am* still with you as a member of the mortal plane!
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If Only: We Could Reshape Our School System Without Losing Vermont's Vermontiness
Spoiler: we can. Also, non-Vermonters should read this; it may apply to your state's education system before you can say "DonElon Trusk".
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Jack Thomas

January 2025

December 2024

Foggy Ridge Dispatch: December 9, 2024
Chickens. Coops. Carving wood. Big snow. Vermont exercise. Audiobooks. The Claims Adjuster.
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Among Other Things: the UCH CEO Assassination, & Why It's Being Celebrated
Not celebrating? Fine. But please remember: we may be witnessing the first shots fired in service of a revolution. After all, history has to start…
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If Only: Social Media Shut Down at 6pm Daily
Could we reclaim our precious time & attention? Connect deeply with our IRL environments and relationships? Or would we just find other ways to be…
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Jack Thomas
Foggy Ridge Dispatch: December 2, 2024
Vermont Almanac. Woodworking is Bullsh*t. Plaster repair. Hot plates for art. A very flat tire. Sauna season.
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Jack Thomas

November 2024

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