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My name is Martha and I live in Weybridge, Vermont. Because I grew up in small town Vermont on my family’s beautiful farm, in Addison County, I have strong opinions on just how important community involvement is. As a result, I was inspired to apply to be a foster parent in the spring of 2012. […]

In Minibury’s “Our Favorite Things” column, Faith Gong – Addison County resident, mother of four daughters, wife of one assistant professor, dog wrangler, writer of the “Faith in Vermont” column in The Addison Independent and The Pickle Patch blog – shares some of her family’s favorite things. The goal is to highlight items or activities

11-year-old Fern lives about a mile outside Colter, a small Michigan town, with her step-dad and two younger siblings. Her mom and youngest sibling were killed in a car crash, but as Fern says, it’s a “really sad story, but everybody has one, and lots of times somebody important in the tale is dead.” Mr. Flores,

Well… who hasn’t is probably a better question. “Getting Children to Eat Well” is the next workshop in the Healthy Children, Happy Families! It’s being held Wednesday, April 19 at 5:30.  Click on the event below for details: Getting Children to Eat Well: Healthy Children, Happy Families

It’s the time of year when those of us in Vermont wonder: Just what time of year IS it? Since March 20, my children have awoken each morning to observe with confusion: “It’s spring, but there’s still snow on the ground!” Is it winter? Spring? Mud season? Any and all, depending on the day. But

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” —Dr. Seuss Those lines are from one of Dr. Seuss’ well-known books, Oh, The Places You’ll Go. Many of you will get, or have gotten, that book as a graduation present, and it is just

Hello! Natalia taking over the MiniBury blog today. I’m getting ready for the weekend and planning out how to keep our two kiddos and ourselves entertained. Saturday morning we’re headed to the Vermont Book Shop for a local author reading of “Sleep Tight Farm” at 10:30. My daughter Acadia loves animals and this looks like

adrienne m. thank you all for taking our survey!