Trail Project Delays Elves Trail Construction Cooperative
The Forest Service and Green Mountain Club ink a cost sharing deal for 15.9 miles of the Long Trail on Green Mountain National Forest. Work begins around June 1, 1975 and runs to December 1976 with 250 to 350 man-days, rerouting sections from Woodford to Glastonbury Mountain and Stratton Pond to Manchester to protect fragile areas.
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Rutland
U.S. Forest Service
Green Mountain Club
Green Mountain National Forest
L. Kent Mays, Jr
John W. Nuffort
Green Mountain Club, Inc
The
Forest Service
National Forest
Woodford
Glastonbury Mountain
Stratton Pond
Rock
Manchester
Bennington
Brattleboro
Worcester
Mass
Mays
Nuffort
Back to the land movement grows in Vermont
Burlington reports a surge in the back to the land trend with urban residents moving to rural areas. Grant Wells of the University of Vermont notes families start with extended gardens then small farms, seeking livestock after researching costs, labor, and fencing. He urges consulting county agents and offers two government booklets on small farm livestock and multi purpose barns.
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Burlington
Grant Wells
Wells
University of Vermont
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
Morrill Hall
Vermont
Soil testing boosts Burlington garden quality
Burlington soil advice outlines simple at home tests and Vermont Extension soil services. It explains how to sample, read results, and apply organic or conventional nutrients to improve soil texture, acidity, and fertility for better vegetables. Early planting recommended as spring showers arrive.
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Burlington
Vermont
Grow your own potatoes Brattleboro style in soil and care
Brattleboro guidance on planting seed potatoes details soil needs seed size and cutting methods varieties for early and main crops, spacing, fertilizing and hilling, weed control, pest and disease management, timing from May to July, and storage tips. It notes avoid grocery store seed, warns about potato blight and scab, and suggests current insect and disease recommendations from Extension.
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Brattleboro
Green Mountain
Colorado
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Bennington Art Supplies
Main St. Benn
India
North & Adams Streets
Bennington, VT
Niagara
Toronto
Cape Cod
Nantucket
Martha's Vineyard
Gaspe
Quebec City
Nova Scotia
P.E.I
Penn
Montreal
Vermont Transit
Washington Ave
Manchester Center
Purdy's
Windham County
Chas. C. Hart Seed CO
Wethersfield, Ct
Vegetab
FDIC
Mobil Guide
Arlington Railroad
Griffin’s OF
Arlington
Ron Seifert
Griffins
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