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“Over the last two decades, more than one-third of American newspapers have shuttered. On average, we lose two more every week. And it matters. Studies show that when people in communities lose…
Everyone Eats!
NBC News recently visited Brattleboro, VT to spotlight the city’s Everyone Eats! program which pays local restaurants to prepare meals to feed 850 people per day. The program is modeled on ShiftMeals, a project developed by Clean Yield investment The…
Clean Yield Supports Urgent Climate Action in Montpelier
Clean Yield staff was proud to join over 100 Vermont workers in Montpelier last week to press lawmakers to take urgent and decisive action on climate change. This article from our friends at VBSR summarizes this important day of climate…
Remembering Rian/Dad
Every day since the passing this summer of my father and colleague, Rian Fried, I’m reminded of something else about him that I miss.
First and foremost, Dad was a natural advice-giver (a nice trait to have in our business),…
“Rian Fried: A Capitalist With A Social Conscience”
This article is reprinted with permission from the author. It appeared in the Barton (Vermont) Chronicle on July 10, 2013.
by Joseph Gresser
STANNARD — The new agricultural businesses that have flourished in the Northeast Kingdom over the…