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CHS Plant Workshop : The Invasives
When Japanese knotweed is mentioned , people often cringe and tell tales of how it ’ s taken over parts of their yard and is impossible to kill . However , it ’ s long been part of traditional medicine in Asia for centuries as a treatment for such ailments as inflammation , infections , skin burns and most recently , Lyme Disease .
On October 26 , the Cavendish Historical Society ( CHS ) will host their third workshop on plants , this time focusing on the invasives . This talk will feature garlic mustard , plantain , barberry , eucalyptus , ragweed and other plants that were introduced or traveled with settlers . We ’ ll be exploring plants that can do damage to existing ecosystems yet also offer medicine .
The workshop will take place at the Cavendish Town Library , 573 Main St . in Proctorsville , VT starting at 2pm . Dr . Charis Boke , a member of the Dartmouth College faculty in anthropology , will once again be speaking . Boke is currently writing Poison , Power , and Possibility : Building Relations with Medicinal Plants which will explore the poetics , politics , and practices of contemporary herbalists in North America , leaning on ethnographic research , botanical histories , and lived experience to examine what it takes to remedy what ails us . Dr . Boke was involved in helping with the Benjamin Rush Medicinal Garden at the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia . For more , please call 802-226-7807 or e-mail margocaulfield @ icloud . com .
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Button Up VT - Up to $ 15K in Home Repairs
The best time to weatherize your home for a warm , comfortable , and more affordable winter is today . That ’ s the message from dozens of partners involved with the annual “ Button Up Vermont ” campaign . Homes that have needed repairs to “ Button Up ” can now get up to an additional $ 15,000 through a new Home Repair Program .
Button Up Vermont encourages Vermonters to get their homes ready for winter with rebates and resources that make “ buttoning up ” any home more accessible and affordable . This year , the campaign launches alongside a new Home Repair offer to address underlying issues in a home that need to be fixed before weatherization can happen . Up to $ 15,000 for improvements is available to homeowners through the new Home Repair Program . Here are some of the ways Vermonters can join in and “ Button Up ” this Fall :
Not sure where to start ? Try a free Virtual Home Energy Visit . An Efficiency Vermont energy expert can assess your home by video chat and give you a personalized list of projects and improvements . Find a qualified contractor through Efficiency Vermont ’ s Efficiency Excellence Network . An EEN contractor can get you started on a weatherization project to air seal and insulate your home .
As part of this year ’ s Button Up efforts , Efficiency Vermont is hosting “ Weatherization Wednesday ” webinars offering weatherization tips and information about climate-friendly heating with heat pumps . Learn more and register at buttonupvermont . org . Join a “ Weatherization 101 ” webinar on October 23 at 12pm . Join a “ Heat Pumps 101 ” webinar on October 30 at 12pm .
DON ’ T HIBERNATE . BUTTON UP .
There ’ s never been a better time to weatherize your home .
• 75 % off project costs , up to $ 9,500
• Free services for income-eligible Vermonters
• 0 % financing options
Join us for webinars to learn more !
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8 Vermont News Guide October 21 , 2024