From the Desk of
Joshua Sherman, M.D.
ow some words and phrases disappear from our communal
y to reappear when the time is right.
shioned ingenuity” has not been in the vernacular for some
moment certainly is ripe for ingenuity to show its lovely face.
e for us, it has surfaced fully—right here in Vermont.
in our holiday issue of VERMONT Magazine, we published a
rmont Glove—which has manufactured beautiful hand-made
920. The holiday issue was published in November 2019. Never
imagined that less than 6 months later, Vermont Glove would
n the forefront in combatting the COVID-19 Pandemic.
e public health crisis, the family-run company paused glove
nstead, they used their employees’ skills and the company’s
ipped facility to sew protective face masks for medical and
orkers. They openly acknowledged that the pivot in production
ls: they considered producing masks for “the everyday heroes”
untry a great opportunity to meaningfully contribute to society
tment in their product line also enabled them to keep their
payroll during this economic crisis.
“good old-fashioned ingenuity” at its best, I don’t know what is!
T Magazine, we are not only proud to celebrate the best of
are grateful to those who make Vermont so special!
cluded the
e from this
t will be
Joshua
Publisher, Old Mill Road Media
Cover by
Leonard Kenyon
& Joshua Sherman
Illustrations by
Leonard Kenyon