View this 2007 New England Cable News story on Vermont independence, featuring the voices of a wide variety of Vermonters on the question of independence.
The second annual Localvore Mad River Valley Farmer's Market saw chilly conditions, fair skies, and twenty vendors on a crisp November morning at Lareau Farm. Thanks to the Mad River Valley Localvores for spearheading this event, and to all the farmers and vendors for your high quality merchandise!
Vermont Commons dropped in on a Ralph Nader 2008 presidential fund-raiser in Manhattan during June. Nader's platform remains resilient - perhaps it can be adopted at the state and local level.
Excerpts from farmer and UVM professor of political science Frank Bryan's keynote address at the October 2005 Vermont independence convention, held at the Statehouse ("the people's house") in Montpelier.
NECN network recently interviewed Vermont governor Jim Douglas (R) about the state of Vermont seceding from the U.S. Empire and becoming an independent republic once again. A recent UVM Center for Rural Studies poll indicates that 13% of Vermonters favor this idea.
Read more at http://www.vtcommons .org, http://www.freevermo nt.net, and http://www.vermontre public.org.
Thanks to independent gubernatorial candidate Sam Young for administering the oath at Warren's 4th of July parade. Welcome to the once and future republic, Carolyn! We'll look forward to more TRUTH TO POWER wisdom at the VC blog.
WPTZ Channel 5 covers the Second Vermont Republic's "mock funeral" - held to remember the day in history (March 2, 1791) when the independent republic of Vermont joined the United States.
Nice to the MSM (mainstream news) spotlighting folks who are exploring how to collaborate around garden projects in Vermont - in this case, in Mad River Valley.
Excerpts from Vermont Commons editor Rob Williams' remarks at the October 2005 Vermont independence convention, held at the Statehouse ("the people's house") in Montpelier.
Independent candidate Peter Diamondstone got arrested, independent candidate Sam Young was not included in the three-way debate, but Localvores, VNRC and American Flatbread hosted a rip-snorting first debate in the dumping rain. And no, secession didn't come up as a topic. Not yet, anyway.