When I thought about the topic I wanted to pursue, I chose the denial and acceptance of climate change. I am hoping to look into why people deny it and why other accept it. I then want to look into what we can do […]

What’s the Story? is a like your favorite book. You pick it up because someone says you should and then you start to read. You become invested and love what you are experiencing through this book. So much so that […]

This course has been the unexpected but magical education experience I’ve been looking for. This program is able to take the four transferable skills and combine them with an unimaginable, independent learning […]

As the March Retreat comes to a close, I think back to what we’ve done over the past 6 months and how to describe What’s the Story?. This program is a year long course were middle and high school students from a […]

The December Retreat was the second What’s the Story retreat this year. It was the opportunity to really sit down with our groups and start to plan for the upcoming interviews we had. I remember last retreat being […]

Questions I have about the issue of migrant workers on dairy farms in Vermont:

How strongly do farmers who employee migrant workers agree with these stereotypes?
Are these stereotypes come from some […]

What are the details? My current knowledge

Migrant workers get poor quality living conditions

poor quality houses

small houses – 200 feet minimum

below minimum wages for more hours
threat […]

What’s the conflict that surrounds migrant workers?

migrant workers are treated unfairly (lower than minimum wages, longer hours, tiny and unsanitary quarters) because they aren’t legal
they depend on […]

The November Retreat was our first retreat, and was really amazing. At first I was extremely nervous because of our presentations and pretty much shook all of Saturday. Only until the very end of Saturday did I […]

I want to create a small change that impacts the lives of migrant workers in more farm populated areas for the better. I want to do that by creating gardens that supply workers with healthy and culturally accurate […]

Everyone’s eaten a dairy product, right? You’ve probably had milk, or cheese, spread butter on something, and eaten ice cream. And you’ve probably looked at the company brand and wondered where it came from. But […]