The funky, friendly, live-and-let-live attitude of the majority of the state means that you can have your hippy-dippy Subaru and co-op grocery, and your handguns too. The state is home to way more microbreweries and distilleries than you think you may need. Vermont was a localvore haven long before the word was invented. Even when I lived in Vermont (which is about 10 years ago), you could walk into a restaurant and know exactly where the food you were eating came from. McKibben has created a small, odd tale of resistance that mirrors the small, odd state of its setting. Vern comes into his activism more by accident than by malicious intent, but before he knows it, he has become the leader of a movement dedicated to keeping Vermont small, fair, weird, beautiful, and free.Īs a University of Vermont alum and as a former resident of the state, I always enjoy reading stories focused on my former home. Įnter Vern Barclay, a radio show host and current leader of a quiet underground movement seeking a free, independent republic of Vermont. Donald Trump has been ''elected'' president, the winters are more mid-atlantic mud-fest than snowy paradise, and the strange, unique state of Vermont seems more and more in danger of becoming. Welcome to Vermont in the winter of 2017 A.D. Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance by Bill McKibben
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