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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As you take stock of your lawn and gardens in the first days of fall, look around, take notes and plan out what you like to add next year. This is the perfect time to head to your favorite garden center for stock up on plants, shrubs and climbing vines. -
Montpelier author Katherine Paterson's books are beloved by millions of readers young and old. Paterson has just published her latest, about a military family navigating the father's deployment to war just after 9/11.
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The Vermont Symphony Orchestra is asking students to write a new composition using a five-measure theme from a concerto. The original compositions can be in any musical genre, from classical to folk to hip-hop.
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While fall produces garden color from hardy mums, tree and shrub foliage and asters, nothing beats the knock-out colors from zinnias. Now is a good time to take stock of your zinnia flowers, explore other varieties and plan on seed-saving and purchasing for next spring.
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It's apple season! In grade school, you may have heard of a character called Johnny Appleseed. Most of what you learned is true, as he was a real person who did travel the Appalachians and Midwest states, planting apple orchards from seed. We'll separate some facts from fiction.
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A Vermont musician and composer was walking in downtown Burlington when she suffered a massive heart attack that should have killed her. She's now on the mend and searching for the person who performed CPR.
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Certain plants can be rehoused indoors over the winter. We'll learn which ones make good candidates for the move!
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Learn some techniques to determine when your squash and melons are ready to pick!
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John Killacky represents South Burlington in Vermont's House of Representatives. While the Legislature is out of session, he's written a book that gathers up 30 years of his cultural writings, titled because art: commentary, critique and conversation.
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Late summer vines like clematis are really thriving in the heat. Some varieties can take over and be too aggressive. Learn which summer vines are beautiful and won't crowd out your garden and lawn space.
