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Orleans County Businesses                                                                                                 Orleans County Businesses
                                                           Thistledown Farm                                                        Wild North Farm


                                                           Penny Jensen                                                            Shylo Bourdeau
                                                           North Troy                                                              Lowell

                                                           https://www.facebook.com/Thistle-                                       https://wildnorthfarmvt.com/
                                                           down-Farm-1513733292175223                                              3 Years in Business
                                                           3 Years in Business

                                                           “I was on the brink of giving up on my
                                                           dreams of retiring from nursing and making                              “Regenerative farming is true

                                                           products to aid others in obtaining  good                               farming for the future providing
                                                           health and healing. I’d like to sincerely thank                         food security and a healthy planet

                                                           all the wonderful, caring people that thought                           for many generations to come!”
                                                           about us small timers and hard worker bees
                                                           out here. It has allowed more positivity in

                                                           my life!”







        Hawthorn Meadow Farmstead                                                                                                                                                    Laramee Drywall

        Studios

        Elizabeth Echeverria                                                                                                                                                         Victor Laramee
                                                                                                                                                                                     North Troy
        Craftsbury Common                                                                                                                                                            20 Years in Business

        http://hmfarmstead.com/
        2 Years in Business
                                                                                                                                                                                     “With the updated equipment the
       “Especially with a micro-business like mine, a
       grant like this can make a huge impact, and can                                                                                                                               E.M.B.R.A.C.E. grant has allowed
       be the difference between a closed business and                                                                                                                               me to obtain, I can now be more
       a thriving one that will continue to serve and                                                                                                                                competitive and therefore have
       enrich the community. I am very grateful to have                                                                                                                              greater opportunities for successful
       been a recipient of this grant. Beyond the tangible,
       financial benefits, the E.M.B.R.A.C.E. grant has                                                                                                                              project bidding.”
       also helped me feel like small businesses like mine
       are seen, valued, and supported here in Vermont.

       This is a huge gift in and of itself!”


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