SPRING 2013—vol. 6 | issue 3

Editorial

From This Side of the Mountain

Home Sweet Home

Tim Sink

Features

The Passive House

Red Barn Design & Build is constructing a Mount Holly house using principles for super- energy efficiency.
Cassie Horner

The Spring Fix in Rutland City

Ever heard of the Main Street Park Arboretum? Take a stroll there and around the city this spring to see all of the gorgeous flowering trees and shrubs.
Mary Ellen Shaw

Shaping the Land

Local landscapers and garden center owners beautify homes and businesses around the county.
Cassie Horner

Rachel Giffin Seeing Afghanistan Through the Camera’s Eye

Rutland native Rachel Giffin recorded her year deployed abroad through powerful images.
Cassie Horner

Greener Pastures

Killington excavator Craig Mosher restores his property post-Irene with the help of Resource Management, Inc’s manufactured Heart & Soil NutraSoil.
Kim J. Gifford

Departments

Time Travels
Steeplebush Farm

The history of this Shrewsbury working farm dates back to the 19th century.
Susan Orzell-Rantanen

Stepping into Nature
“Saving” the Snapping Turtle

Rescuing a snapper from the road comes with the excitement of a little risk.
Cassie Horner

Kitchen to Table
To Market, To Market...

Rutland’s new Vermont Farmers Food Center settles into its home on West Street.
Cynthia Battles

School News
Bats in the Classroom

Second grade teacher Nicole Joyce engages her students at the Northeast Elementary School in Rutland in studying the common brown bat’s struggles to survive the impact of White Nose Syndrome.
Patricia Morale

Spotlight on Business
At Home Senior Care:
Your Care. Your Way.

Rutland-based At Home Senior Care, an agency that serves much of Central and Southern Vermont, helps seniors stay home and also do community activities they enjoy.
Paul Post

All About the Arts
The Vermont Theatre Lab

Jacob Patorti teaches and inspires local stu- dents who want to develop their acting skills.
Sandra Stillman Gartner

What’s Happening

Mardi Gras Celebration, Mettawee Mania, RRCC Business Show

Downtown Rutland
Photo Cassie Horner