We’ve heard it all: Green jobs. Green energy. Green building.
But what about green embalming?
This story about an eco-hopeful funeral home in Randolph, Vermont aired on Vermont Public Radio on November 26th and November 27th.
Greening the Afterlife Part IV Dick Bentley dealt with death on both sides of Lake Champlain. His mother died in Vermont; his father died in New York. In both cases, he wanted to keep things simple - and in the family. Turns out that different state laws made for very different experiences.
A version of this piece aired on North Country Public Radio on October 19, 2010.
The public radio show “The Moth” has inspired Vermonters to get up and tell their own stories. This story about a Moth event at Middlebury College aired on October 10, 2010 on Vermont Public Radio. To stream the story, click here.
For the Love of the Fish Rich Greenough has been a full-time charter captain on Lake Champlain for almost thirty years. He knows where and when the fish will bite, and for a fee he’ll take you out there and share his secrets.
Rich is selling his operation this year and retiring, but that doesn’t mean his days on the water are over. If anything, he’ll have more time to devote to controlling the invasive sea lamprey and cormorant that devastate the fishery. He works with groups on both the state and federal level.
Here’s Rich’s problem. In order to deal with these invasive species, he wants to use lampricide and legalize cormorant hunting. This puts him at odds with environmental groups whose methods are, shall we say, a little more benign. How does he influence the policy makers? That’s a secret he won’t share.
This piece aired on North Country Public Radio on September 30, 2010.
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Gary King always knew that he was going to be buried on his property in Sheldon, Vermont. But when he passed away in 2009, his wife Debbie and his son Jeremiah were the ones who did the heavy lifting.
Photo courtesy of the King family.
This piece aired on North Country Public Radio on September 2, 2010.
