Milkweed may seem like a weed because of its name, but it’s actually an incredibly important plant. The leaves of milkweed are the primary food source for monarch caterpillars. The flowers provide ...

Milkweed may seem like a weed because of its name, but it’s actually an incredibly important plant. The leaves of milkweed are the primary food source for monarch caterpillars. The flowers provide ...

In an author’s note at the end of Rob Franklin’s “ Great Black Hope ” (S&S/Summit), he informs readers that the novel was influenced in part by his own experience losing a good friend to a ...

This month, we are going to do a Q/A session. I know I have many great readers! I get wonderful questions via text, email, at ...

If Monarch butterflies lay eggs on milkweed, they best not do so in the vicinity of railway tracks. Federal transportation safety regulations give rail companies a mandate to use herbicides ...

A bee lands on a flower at at Billings Farm in Woodstock on Sept. 21, 2024. File photo by Taylor Haynes/VTDigger Pollinators play a substantial role in Vermont, with 60% to 80% of the state’s ...

Milkweed is the one and only host plant for monarch caterpillars and butterflies, which prefer local, native varieties. Avoid growing non-native tropical milkweed. When you’re done reading these ...

Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) has come under fire for suggesting President Trump’s immigration crackdown will leave Vermonters without “anyone around to wipe our a–es.” The congresswoman made ...

NORWICH, Vt. — It’s a charming town right next to Hanover and just over the New Hampshire border. Norwich, Vermont, is just a short drive for many Granite Staters, and the area has a lot to offer.

I planted Swamp milkweed in a marshy area of our backyard due to the loss of monarch butterfly habitat in the U.S. The area we have our bog garden used to have an old 4' above ground swimming pool ...

Eight undocumented farmworkers were arrested at a Richford, Vermont, dairy farm by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. The workers, all living in the same trailer, were detained and ...