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One way to fight loneliness: Communal living in Vermont

There are 12 adults and 9 children living on 14 acres of land, at the “Headwaters Garden & Learning Center” in Cabot.
Mae Nagusky
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Twelve adults and nine children live on 14 acres of land at the “Headwaters Garden & Learning Center� in Cabot.

This hour, we listen to a recent episode of Brave Little State. Reporter Mae Nagusky answers a question about communal and intentional living from Ella Wegman-Lawless: “How much of Vermont as a place cultivates that?�

Broadcast on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
Mae Nagusky was an Intern with Brave Little State from 2022 to 2023.