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Candidates show their spending ahead of primary BRIANA BRADY AND LIBERTY DARR STAFF WRITERS
As newcomers try to break into political office, contributions for their campaigns — and their incumbent opponents’ coffers — have poured in from both in-state and out-ofstate donors, according to the most recent campaign finance disclosures filed with the Vermont Secretary For local of State’s office. In the Democratic primary primary for governor, election as of Aug. 1, both results, see candidates had raised hundreds of thousands pages 2-3. of dollars — Amanda Janoo’s contributions topped $300,000 and Aly Richard’s war chest reached more than $450,000. In the nearby Chittenden Central Senate race, Nikhil Goyal has raised more than $150,000, almost $100,000 more than the other newcomer in the race, Elaine Haney. Similarly, the Chittenden state’s attorney Democratic primary saw one candidate, See CAMPAIGN on page 15
PHOTO BY SOPHIA BALUNEK
Before a rainbow comes rain, which at Shelburne Farms, soaks right into the soil of their cow pastures. A group at last week’s pasture walk learned all about this process.
Pasture walk lends a deeper look into farm’s practices SOPHIA BALUNEK STAFF WRITER
While Shelburne Farms offers plenty of programs, only a few involve getting up close and personal with the soil. At a pasture walk on Aug. 6 as part of Open Farm Week, a group of rain-soaked but chipper visitors trekked up the hill and over to one of the sprawling property’s oldest pastures.
According to Vera Simon-Nobes, FarmBased Education Network coordinator and one of the tour guides, Open Farm Week was inspired by the art-centric Open Studio Week. She said it’s a chance for farms that aren’t as public to open their doors to curious visitors looking to learn. While that’s already a common practice for Shelburne Farms, the pasture walk offered a closer look at how the farm maintains high quality soil. These pasture walks have been on
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a semi-frequent schedule this summer — even one at 4:30 a.m. drew a sizable group — and attract people of different backgrounds. Last week’s tour included a few people who work in farming who asked more specific questions about Shelburne Farms’ practices to help them with their own land. See FARM on page 12 258 Market Street & Shelburne Road, S. Burlington Maple Tree Place, Williston
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