Vermont Yankee Verbatim
By George Schenk
August 10th, 2009
It is easy to get stuck in our own reinforcing circles of conservation. I wanted to hear what Vermont Yankee had to say about nuclear waste, so I gave them a call and spoke with the manager of communications, Larry Smith.
Larry Smith (L.S.) George Schenk (G.S.)
G.S. Good morning. [...]
August 7th, 2009 This coming year the Vermont legislature will decide whether to extend the operating [...]
Forever Yours: Toward Responsible Nuclear Energy
As I begin this essay I am aware of an underlying fear that I am reaching beyond my known grasp. Maybe it is that some subjects compel us to speak even as caution counsels silence…
Tonight’s Menu and Baking are Dedicated to
Wild Baby Leeks; ‘Ramps”
The ramp or wild leek is a wild onion native to North America. The bulb resembles that of a scallion, the beautiful flat, broad leaves set it apart.
The word ramp comes from ‘rams’ or ‘ransom’, an Elizabethan dialect rendering of the wild garlic. The [...]
American Flatbread
Dedication
April 24th and 25th, 2009
Tonight’s Menu and Baking Are Dedicated to
Love + Peace + Harmony + Technology (???) = Flatbread Frenzy
Open the windows, brush off the dust, and put that top down, Spring is here! Every week when I “sparkle” myself up for my weekend shifts, I think how lucky I am to be [...]
American Flatbread – Flatbread Kitchen
Friday and Saturday March 13+14, 2009
Tonight’s menu and baking are dedicated to
New Men
I heard of it first by rumor,
Then a call of confirmation:
“Our young men are dying,” she said.
“Dying in a distant reckless war, dying on our streets close to home.”
Dying from hate and misunderstanding by bullets and bombs,
Dying from too [...]
