‘Mend it and keep it alive’: Inside Vermont’s growing repair culture

A sign outside the Old North End Repair Cafe. Photo by Simone Traynor/Community News ServiceSimone Traynor is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program.Every third Saturday in Burlington’s Old North End, volunteers come together to fix one another’s broken belongings, eat bagels and do something good for the environment. Everyone has a role.At a recent session of the Old North End Repair Caf