This is some pretty cool news - our friend, Luke Persons and his team, Green State Biochar, just won $30,000 for their plan to come up with a better way to purify water. We saw it on WCAX news tonight - and later Luke's wife, Terri, posted the news on her Facebook page. We knew Luke was experimenting with this

process, and it's really great that he and his partners are part of a small group that will now move to another round in the contest to find a viable, cheaper and more efficient way to treat polluted water.  (That's Luke on the far right, and next to him, Anson Tebbetts, Commissioner of Agriculture and also a
"Cabot boy" like Luke.
     Luke is one of the most innovative and clever people I know. He has always been a tinkerer, is recognized locally as a super mechanic, and in addition, has a great sense of humor and is a heck of a nice guy. He and Terri have been friends with our Jamie and Marie for many years and we are all very proud of this latest accomplishment and wish Luke the best of luck in the next round.
     We've had a really nice day today - lots of sunshine that has brought out the colors nicely. Someone predicted this would be a spectacularly colorful autumn, but so far I haven't seen anything too unusual for color. It's all very nice, but not the brilliant reds we've had some years. I took some pictures today but haven't had time to take them off the camera yet. It has been a busy day - and will be a busy weekend. Don't forget that Autumn on the Green is this Sunday in Danville!