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Root Words showcases stories of how food and agriculture connect us with our community and our landscape. Root Words is a collaboration between Vermont Farmers Food Center, Shrewsbury Agricultural Education & Arts Foundation, Shrewsbury Historical Society, WEXP, and many other community members. The project is based in Rutland County, Vermont.
Episodes
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Saving seeds from this year's crop for next year is one of the oldest ways that communities have planned for and preserved their future.
Seeds of renewal is adding a modern research component to plan for the future we face today, to build food system resiliency in the changing climate.
On this episode of Root Words, We talk Chief Don Stevens and Morgan Lamphere of Alnobaiwi.
And we’ll hear little about the Abenaki agricultural calendar's new life.
This episode was produced by Stephen Abatiell.
Special thanks to Chief Don Stevens, Morgan Lamphere, and the folks at Seeds of Renewal and Alnobaiwi.
Root Words is produced in the heart of Rutland County Vermont and is made possible by generous support from listeners like you. You can support Root Words by visiting us Online
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Season 2 of Root Words is coming! This season we're going deeper into the ways that folks are experiencing their food system. Join us!
Root Words is produced in the heart of Rutland County Vermont and is made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. You can support Root Words by visiting us Online
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Vermont officially recognizes 4 Abenaki tribes today. The Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki, the Elnu Abenaki Tribe, the Abenaki Nation at Missisquoi, and the Koasek Traditional Band of the Koas Abenaki Nation.
Up until industrialization, and throughout much of the world today, a community’s access to food is tightly woven in with that community’s access to land.
On this episode of Root Words, We talk with Chef Jessee Lawyer, Professor Fred Wiseman, and Chief Don Stevens.
And we’ll hear little about the Abenaki community’s connection to this land, game animals, and traditional food ways, and we’ll hear how these living traditions have continued to evolve and grow through contemporary times.
This episode was produced by Stephen Abatiell.
Special thanks to Jessee Lawyer, Professor Fred Wiseman, and Chief Don Stevens.
Root Words is produced in the heart of Rutland County Vermont and is made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. You can support Root Words by visiting us Online
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
In this episode we look at how we got to the global food system we have today, and the lessons that our past holds for a new, more local future.
This episode was produced by Stephen Abatiell.
Special thanks to Greg Cox, Jack Crowther, The Rutland Historical Society, The Vermont Historical Society, Bob Hauslien, Harley Sterling, WEXP, and the Saltash Serenaders.
Additional music in this episode by the Victor Herbert Orchestra.
Root Words is produced in the heart of Rutland County Vermont and is made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. You can support Root Words by visiting us Online.
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
We hear from some farmers that have been inspired to pass on the knowledge of their mentors, and we hear about some innovative programs coming from Vermont's BIPOC farming community.
This episode was produced by Stephen Abatiell and Scott Courcelle.
Special thanks to Greg Cox, Katie Stickney, WEXP, and the Saltash Serenaders.
Root Words is produced in the heart of Rutland County Vermont and is made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. You can support Root Words by visiting us Online.
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
In this episode we look at the greying of Vermont, learn a bit about support for new and aspiring farmers, and hear a few stories of farmers remembering the support and advice they received from their mentors.
This episode was produced by Stephen Abatiell and Scott Courcelle.
Special thanks to Greg Cox, WEXP, and the Saltash Serenaders.
This episode is produced in memory of Wilson "Bill" Clark, 1931-2021.
Root Words is produced in the heart of Rutland County Vermont and is made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. You can support Root Words by visiting us Online.
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Monday Jul 05, 2021
In this episode, a conversation with the folks behind the Root Words music, The Saltash Serenaders, and one of their farmers markets performances from November 1, 1986.
This episode was produced by Stephen Abatiell.
Special thanks to Paul Sgalia, Vicky Arthur, WEXP, and the Saltash Serenaders.
Root Words is produced in the heart of Rutland County Vermont and is made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. You can support Root Words by visiting us Online.
Monday Jun 28, 2021
Monday Jun 28, 2021
In this episode we go shopping, and explore some of the differences between shopping at the farmer's market and the supermarket, and of course we meet some farmers along the way.
This episode was produced by Stephen Abatiell.
Special thanks to Greg Cox, Katie Stickney, NOFA-VT, Dr. David Conner, WEXP, and the Saltash Serenaders.
Root Words is produced in the heart of Rutland County Vermont and is made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. You can support Root Words by visiting us Online.
Monday Jun 21, 2021
Monday Jun 21, 2021
In this episode we explore the the tree that connects so many of us to place and community, the sugar maple.
This episode was produced by Stephen Abatiell, Kara Fitzbeauchamp and special guest Jessee Lawyer of The Dawnland Kitchen.
Special thanks to Greg Cox, Grace Brigham, WEXP, and the Saltash Serenaders.
Root Words is produced in the heart of Rutland County Vermont and is made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. You can support Root Words by visiting us Online.
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
In this episode we explore the traditional draft horse powered family farm through the memories of Allen Mills.
This episode was produced by Stephen Abatiell and Scott Courcelle.
Special thanks to Allen Mills, WEXP, and the Saltash Serenaders.
Root Words is produced in the heart of Rutland County Vermont and is made possible by generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. You can support Root Words by visiting us Online.