Recently, I had the pleasure of welcoming the Class of 2016 to Middlebury. They are now full-fledged members of our wonderfully vibrant community. For some of them, it may seem like a long way from home and a stark contrast to all that is familiar. But I believe they will find their time here to […]…Continue Reading Meet the Class of 2016
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Putting Values into Practice: Living Well on Campus
At Middlebury, all of us—students, staff members, and faculty members—seek the delicate balance between focusing on the immediate challenges before us and reflecting more broadly on our values and long-term goals. Integrating these two is the core of our professional and personal work: my colleagues and I regularly explore the larger questions of the latter […]…Continue Reading Putting Values into Practice: Living Well on Campus
The Juice Bar at Crossroads Cafe
I make no excuses for not blogging. I’m not one of those super-organized, or super-marketeer landscapers who spends the slow winter writing blog posts to store them for slow release all summer. No, we spent the snowless winter busily pruning … Continue reading →…Continue Reading The Juice Bar at Crossroads Cafe
Arbor Day 2012
I measure my life in tree plantings. Every time I come home from the Burlington airport, I drive down Dorset street in South Burlington and visit a Blue spruce I planted on a landscape job my first year out of … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Arbor Day 2012
The Avocado
All the talk around campus seems to be about Avocados. I’d always wondered about them, so I did a little reading. It got racy, I started blushing, and just now finished sputtering my way through the randy history of the … Continue reading →…Continue Reading The Avocado
New Year, More Damage
I was asked (and jumped at the chance) to join Community Council this year, and was in a meeting last Monday when I was asked if there was any vandalism this year to the landscape. I happily reported we haven’t … Continue reading →…Continue Reading New Year, More Damage
The Return of the Solar Decathlon House
The house arrived in pieces–from the competition in DC–and is now being reassembled on Porter Field Road for likely occupancy this spring. That’s Ben Brown, Solar Decathlon Health and Safety Officer, snapping on a piece of the roof and surveying … Continue reading →…Continue Reading The Return of the Solar Decathlon House