Vibrant Village ™

Welcome to Vibrant Village

Vibrant Village. vi · brant vill · age. noun.

1. A town filled with creative, intellectual and economic vitality.

2. A place pulsating with life, vigor, or activity; a good place to live.

3. A lively on-line magazine of the same name: Vibrant Village.

Many of us dream of living in the perfect little town…

Born to Read

I was destined to be a reader because I was born to two people who loved books. Both my parents cherished books and as a child walking through the living room at night the usual sight was both of them sitting in comfortable chairs with their noses in books.

Drum Dreams

Some of us were born in small towns. Some of us spend our lives there. Others of us move away to other places, and never come home again, except, perhaps, for holidays. Then there are those of us who leave our hometowns—and return. This is one of those stories. It is mine.

In Touch With Nature

Nature is everything not created by humans. It is our context and the world we inhabit, no matter how much we insulate ourselves from it with shoes, walls and windows, asphalt or ear plugs. It is our place, where we start and always come back to.

Step into my Garden

Gardening columnist Constance Warren explores what it means to be a “native” — for both plants and people: “As I began my search for hearty and native plant life, I was forced to look at the definition of ‘local’ for myself and others ‘from off’ who call this town home.”

Kitchen Capers

Come meet Chef Tom. In his first column for Vibrant Village, Chef Tom talks about his culinary background and shares his joy of cooking simple fare.

Chef Tom’s Three-Ingredient Mac & Cheese

Here’s a recipe I came up with after learning about chocolate ganache. Thought I’d try for “cheese ganache” and it worked. Plus, you buy only three items and use them all up. My young nephews were all picky eaters and they loved it. It’s a simple recipe once you’ve made it, a relief from complex [...]