December 2006

Keeping Our Heads Warm

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
One of the pleasures of working at a non-profit organization is that every so once in a while someone makes a gesture of thanks that touches you deeply. And while our general tendency is to ask that those appreciative actions take the form of donations to support our non-profit mission, the occasional cookie and note are greatly treasured...

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Musings of a disgruntled graduate student

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
In my “real life,” as Dan, our Outreach Director refers to it, I am a graduate student at the University of Vermont. In my “other" life (which I also consider to be real), I am part-time office staff at Yestermorrow. My graduate research at UVM involves studying rare plant populations in the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont....

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Concrete Countertops Completes a Pour

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
Last weekend's Concrete Countertops class with Sandy Lawton and Buzz Ferver completed a pour for a set of kitchen countertops for a client in South Woodbury VT. Here Sandy and Buzz demonstrate how to screed the form.

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Ringel Unveils 10 Commandments of Yestermorrow

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
On Saturday, December 2nd Board President John Ringel spoke to the assembled masses of and unveiled the 10 Commandments of Yestermorrow:1) Thou Shall Grow And Increase Thy Flock2) Thou Shall Teach More Classes and Diversify The Curriculum3) Thou Shall Create More Space And Improve Thy Temple4) Thou Shall Build A Better, More Sustainable...

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December 4th: A Day in the Life of Bob

By Kate Stephenson, Executive Director
At the last staff meeting before Thanksgiving all present were urged to do a post on Yestermorrow’s blog and when the rotation came around to me I looked at the floor and then the ceiling hoping that they would just ignore me and move on. They didn’t. So, Bob what are you going to do? Uh, uh…. Why don’t you do a day in the life of an...

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