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My Side of the Mountain

Untold stories of everyday life in the Green Mountain State. My Side of the Mountain is made by Ethan Weinstein and the Mountain Times in Killington, Vermont.

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Opening day
Killington brands itself the Beast of the East. One of the largest ski resorts in New England, it draws a loyal following, whether weekend warriors who make the drive year after year, or devotees who have moved to Vermont to get more days in on snow. Opening day was earlier this month, and I wanted…
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Pandemic Kindergarten
Melissa Knipes teaches kindergarten at Killington Elementary. This year, for the 28th time, she's welcoming a new class of students, 5-year-olds. Teaching kindergarten means expecting the unexpected, but usually it's the kids, not a pandemic, that throws a wrench in Knipes's plans. Eighteen months …
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The Little Diggers Worm Farmers
Some kids like to collect baseball cards, others play video games. Lyric, 9, and her brother, Luca, 6, of Little Diggers Worm Farm, have a different hobby: worms. Along with their grandmother, Kim Ray, the sibling team created Little Diggers Worm Farm, selling mini worm farm kits, vermicomposting …
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One Farmer Feeding the World
Greg Cox has made it his life's work to feed people. He's starting with Rutland. Whether distributing free CSAs to those in need (over 1,700 people so far) or allowing up-and-coming farmers to use his land, Greg has made agriculture a vehicle for good in Vermont. His story began as a boy catching f…
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Sheep Farming and Vertical Integration
It started as a joke: What if we had a sheep farm? Nine years later, Peg and Todd Allen know sheep. They raise lambs — “the finest colored Corriedales in New England” — produce yarn, and now, they even own a fiber mill. I visited the Allens on their farm in White River Junction, Vermont. We talked…
09:38
One-Woman Mothing Machine
JoAnne Russo has transformed scientists' understanding of moths in Vermont. I spent a night on her porch documenting these fuzzy winged creatures. We talked obsession, entomology, and moth genitalia.
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The Mushroom Man
Meet Ian Vair. Ian is a mushroom forager, and a maker of medicinal tinctures. He’s also a fun person to walk with through the woods. That’s what we did one hot June morning in Rutland’s Pine Hill Park. Before Ian made mushrooms his life, he was a chef. He went to culinary school, studied French cu…
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