Celebrate the season in true Vermont style with this special “Holiday” issue featuring stories on Vermont’s grandest Christmas traditions and special recipes for a stress-free holiday dinner. Also included are features on the 10 Best Places To Meet Real Vermonters and a spirited debate on what needs to be done to bail Vermont out of its financial free-fall.

Is the idea of the gentlemen farmer being self sufficient and living off the land still possible for the common man, or is the concept a reality exclusively for those with other means and hidden bank accounts? Livin’ Magazine doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to answering these tough questions.

Vermont’s World War II Veterans have defined a generation. Livin’ Magazine is proud to profile some of their greatest accomplishments, both on and off the battlefield.

Nestled in the foothills of Northern Vermont, one man is waging a battle against the U.S. government, with the potential safety of our food hinging on the outcome.

The eugenics movement is Vermont’s best kept dirty little secret, and the Abenaki people were its biggest victims. Sadly, these aren’t crimes of a distant past, but rather something that is still very real to those that felt its hatred. The March/April issue of Livin’ explores the plight of these people, and the way that it affected a generation.

For many, saying something bad about trains is akin to spitting on a statue of Ethan Allen or suggesting there are too many cows. Fortunately, Livin’ isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions and explore taboo topics. Are railroads in Vermont a waste of tax money or are they the future of the state?