A project of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program.
All by Rachel Weed
Emma Rose, 23-year-old, CEO of Rosie’s Confections in Winooski says she wants to expose the chocolate industry, and hopes to be a staple for selling and educating consumers about sustainable chocolate as her business grows.
Last week, officials at Darn Tough Vermont cut a special sock-lined ribbon to celebrate the company’s expansion as it adds its second manufacturing plant, this one in downtown Waterbury.
Henry Sengle, a Hinesburg native, returned to his home state and found a way to combine his passion for the outdoors and love for sewing to start Thuja, a sustainable hoodie company.
“Buy Nothing” groups — places where members can ask and give goods and services for free — are growing daily, including in Winooski.
