A great first interview.  Martha has been the secretary at the Robinson School for 31 years and has lived in Starksboro for her whole life.  Amaya is her granddaughter who is in the 3rd grade at the school.  They live on the same property together and go to school together every day.  Martha was so interesting to talk to: her profound connection to the area was so clear as she told stories.  She lit up when she remembered the past, and talked about the surrounding hills and the nature path, and quickly responded that she would always be in Starksboro.

00:34 Born in Hinesburg/Childhood/self-sufficient

2:41 Never wanted to leave

2:52 worked in Burlington

3:01 Farmed

3:06 Secretary at Robinson

4:30 Farm/Future of farm

5:23-6:22 Commenting on Robinson School “It’s different everyday…”

6:23-8:05 Amaya 3rd Grade

8:24 Robinson to Mt. Abe–> easy transition

8:52 Bristol is a strong community

9:15 We all belong

9:55 Bristol is the main hub…more opportunities

10:27 Ease zoning rights…would allow people to move back to Starksboro

11:40 Young and the Old

12:30 New families

13:30 Amaya and her favorite things to do afterschool

15:22 Martha and Amaya come to school together each day

Pt. 2

00:39 Typical Monday for Amaya at Robinson School

2:27 School wide Food Shelf Project

3:30 the “Golden Sneaker” project

4:50 Martha describes Food Shelf project

6:00 back to school day…Amaya

9:55 Structure of the school

11:14 Teachers at Starksboro

12:54 “Great place to raise kids here in Starksboro.”

13:20 Field Day

14:45 Sledding out back…”not many schools can do that”

15:40 Field Trips

18:00 cross country skiing–no trails, just go

19:30 Louis Creek

19:40 After School Program: RASY–Robinson After School Youth

22:28 Walk path carved by locals…favorite place

26:00 Neighbor organic farmer

26:46 Growing up self-sufficient

31:30 View of Middlebury

Overall, a pretty good interview.  After listening to the recording, I need to try and listen attentively without using my voice because I think it interrupts the interviewee.  I will try to become more comfortable with pauses in my next interview.