CLOUDY FUTURE Trump cuts threaten Vermont’s solar industry
VE RMO NT ’S IN DEPE NDEN T VO IC E SEPTEMBER 17-24, 2025 VOL.31 NO.2 SEVENDAYSVT.COM
PAGE 14
A New Heyday
How the family behind Shelburne Farms bootstrapped a crumbling Gilded Age estate into a beacon of sustainability education BY MELISSA PASANEN , PAGE 24
PUMP THE BRAKES Vermont’s driver ed shortage
PAGE 32
HOME COOKIN’
PAGE 34
Woodstock Inn goes hyper-locavore
SCENE SAVER
PAGE 56
Music’s on tap at Foam Brewers