Mary Engisch
Weekend Host/ReporterMary Engisch is the host and reporter for Weekend Edition Saturday and Weekend Edition Sunday on VPR.
Mary joined VPR in 2011 as a board operator and announcer. From 2014 to 2018, she also hosted a weekly arts calendar segment and feature with local artists.
During the week, Mary works with the programming and news teams, helping to create on-air content and conducting interviews for the weekend news magazines. She is also one of the directors for Vermont Edition.
She grew up in Vermont in a tiny household full of 7 siblings, two parents and some cats.
Since then, she has earned a B.A. in Journalism from St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont, and has worked at a small weekly newspaper, as a voice-over artist, a vegan cupcake entrepreneur and a rock deejay at several local stations in Vermont.
She spends any free time concocting new gluten-free, low-sugar, tasty vegan dessert recipes and loves lifting very heavy things each morning at her gym.
Mary still resides in her hometown, still in a very tiny house, still with lots of people and still with some cats.
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Once lilacs, forsythia and rhododendrons start to fade, you might miss seeing colorful blooms in the late summer. There are a few flowering bushes that do show their colors this time of year and they do well in our climate. -
Lessening the chance of rabbits, woodchucks and deer nibbling on your growing garden means more produce on the kitchen table for you.
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A recent case study conducted the the National Forest Service and The Trust for Public Land found that town forests carry economic benefits that flow directly back to communities.
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Monarch butterflies not only use the milkweed plant as a food source, they also plant their eggs on it so their hatched larvae will have food to eat. Knowing which kind of milkweed to plant ensures that the invasive kind won't take over your butterfly and pollinator garden.
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Right about now, the zucchini squash and cucumber plants that you planted in your gardens and raised beds this spring are really taking off. Lurking…
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For the past year, Courtney "Coco" Casper has focused on creating therapeutic support spaces that are free to participants and are safer and easier to access for Black, Indigenous and other people of color in Vermont.
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For the past year, Courtney "Coco" Casper has focused on creating therapeutic support spaces that are free to participants and are safer and easier to…
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Right about now, the zucchini squash and cucumber plants are thriving in the warm temps and bright sun. However, lurking underneath the leaves, you may find some pests that could thwart your bountiful zuke and cuke harvest.
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As the hot sun beats down and afternoon rain showers quench our gardens, up in the canopy of our hardwood trees, an invasive species is having a field…
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It's no secret that this past pandemic year, students, teachers and school staff have experienced an extraordinary amount of change: the national…
