AROUND TOWN
Free health care
BARRE — Central Vermont’s only free health care clinic, People’s Health & Wellness Clinic (PHWC), announced it saw a 20% increase in patients served in 2023. For nearly 30 years, PHWC has provided free primary care and dental hygiene services to the uninsured and underinsured residents of central Vermont using volunteer doctors, nurses and a small staff of trained medical professionals.
In response to patients increase, PHWC is now seeking $100,000 in donations from individuals, businesses and organizations over the next 30 days. Visit phwcvt.org for more information, or call 802-479-1229.
AROUND VT
Virtual VHS programs
Vermont Historical Society will host a series of virtual, history-related events in three categories between January and March 2024 that cater to fans and historians of the Green Mountain State’s history.
— Virtual Vermont Trivia will run weekly at 7 p.m. starting Wednesday, Jan. 10, People of Vermont; Jan. 17, Vermont Places; Jan. 24, Vermont Weather & Seasons; Jan. 31, Championship. Winners will have the opportunity to win prizes. Registration is open at: form.jotform.com/233186049198162
— Virtual Speaker during the winter months will continue with two more events, both take place at noon via Zoom: Jan. 18, True Crime Vermont: Intrigue in the Archives with Mariessa Dobrick; and Feb. 15, A New Force at Sea: George Dewey with David A. Smith. Registration is open at: form.jotform.com/233455024366151
— Virtual Roundtable to share knowledge, strategies and professional development to the public and the League of Local Historical Societies & Museums will be held at noon: Jan. 23, Storytelling & Publishing; Feb. 27, Collections Conundrums; and March 26, Admin 101 about challenges running a nonprofit organization. Registration is open at: form.jotform.com/233173132876154
BUSINESS
Dairy workshop
St. ALBANS CITY — UVM Extension and Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center are hosting a free workshop, The Cost of Production, for dairy farmers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 24, 2024, at People’s Trust Co., 1 Franklin Park West, St. Albans City. The workshop will be led by Joanna Lidback, principal financial consultant with Adirondack Management Services and CFO at Adirondack Farms LLC, a large Holstein operation, both in Peru, New York. Registration is required at go.uvm.edu/dairyfinancial for this free event, with lunch provided. The deadline to register is Jan. 22. In the case of inclement weather, this event will be rescheduled to Jan. 31. For more information and to request a disability-related accommodation to participate, call 802-656-7563 or email whitney.hull@uvm.edu by Jan. 3, 2024.
Hemp survey
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will send the Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry to over 1,000 Northeastern Region producers Jan. 22. This follows its 2022 Hemp Acreage and Production survey. Like the 2022 questionnaire, this year’s survey will collect information on the total planted and harvested area, yield, production, and value of hemp in the U.S. in 2023.
Survey recipients are asked to respond securely online at agcounts.usda.gov, by mail, or fax. Those who do not respond by Feb. 1 may be contacted to arrange an interview to complete the survey. For more information, visit nass.usda.gov/go/hemp. For assistance with the survey, producers may call 800-498-1518.
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