Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
For those of you interested, here is the latest on the WhistlePig saga: WhistlePig Act 250 opinion could affect Vt. agriculture | Addison County Independent. If the article is accurate, it strikes me as very strange that water isn't a recognized component of agricultural products. Perhaps we should repeal ACT 250 and picket the Solar Haven Farm.
The one that really makes me laugh me is the one about Green Mountain Coffee. Hubby always jokes about "Juan Blodgett" tending his coffee bushes on the slopes of Mt Mansfield.
Last edited by FrugalYankee; 02-18-2013 at 05:58 PM..
I suspect that Bhakta will win out in the end. He has more to offer the state, but he seems to have the kind of personality that could get him into trouble. Vermont doesn't need a Donald-Trumplike lunatic on the loose except for entertainment. It's probably just a matter of time before he runs for office.
While I'm sure there are multiple sides to every story, this could be a good example of people placing more weight on emotion than fact.
I'll wait and hear what the "experts" on black whiskey cooties (to borrow a term from the other thread) :-) say on the subject.
I'm constantly amused and saddened by how the various "voices" in Vermont keep it in a state of stagnation and if anything is seems to stagger and take a small step back every time something like this comes up.
Well I am infuriated at the thought of berry lady offering scientifick "facts describing how the ethanol emissions from the WhistlePig whiskey aging warehouse will permeate the Lemon Fair River valley area, fostering the growth of whiskey mold." When I consider the pitiful state of scientific background in this state and the lack of qualified science advisors, berry lady might as well have her paid experts present their testimony to the damn pigs as to anyone the state could drag in to come up with a verdict.
Well I am infuriated at the thought of berry lady offering scientifick "facts describing how the ethanol emissions from the WhistlePig whiskey aging warehouse will permeate the Lemon Fair River valley area, fostering the growth of whiskey mold." When I consider the pitiful state of scientific background in this state and the lack of qualified science advisors, berry lady might as well have her paid experts present their testimony to the damn pigs as to anyone the state could drag in to come up with a verdict.
Well hell, they should charge admission to this thing and pop popcorn, this crap could be downright funny if it did have the fate of 20-30 jobs along with about $1M in tax revenue at stake. But by all means let's accomodate berry lady and her retirement hobby farm who employs how many again? None really? What about the taxes? $1M in tax revenue? Nope....that would be a ****eload of berries now wouldn't it.
I agree with you regarding the whole "water" angle being a wee bit arbitrary. Ironically, most common people would consider the guy with acres of rye growing to be more of a traditional farmer than a person with rows of fruit trees and bushes.....but in reality they are both farmers to me.
I can't see what she's trying to accomplish unless she's just a control freak. There are much worse things he could do than make whiskey: how about a 500 acre hog farm? Or, since he has to comply with Act 250, he could put in a real industrial park, complete with new roads and a stream of semis every day. I think she's pushing her luck.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
