Matt Cota is with Meadow Hill Consulting, as Vermonters gear up for home heating season.

Jeff Weld is a spokesman Casella Waste Systems, a major contributor to the Wheels for Warmth tire sale;

and Erin McCormick is a local food advocate online at @travelikealocalvt talking about

the rise in places in Vermont offering Cider Donuts

Ethan Lawrence along with his wife Alexis, are the owners of Lawrence Family Farms, a local working family farm located in Essex Center, with more than 100 Angus beef cattle.

And Jeff Weld, updates listeners in the Casella Sustainability Spotlight, as Casella gets ready for Wheels for Warmth;

and Charlie Papillo and producer Lee Kittell talk about e-bikes and issues surrounding the increasingly popular form of transportation.

Dave Hartnett is an independent running for a seat in Chittenden-18 district of the Vermont House of Representatives.

Louie Manno is running for a seat in the Vermont Senate as a republican in Chittenden County.

Charlie talks first with Mike Lacroix with the Vermont Agency of Transportation, about the Diverging Diamond Interchange project at I-89, Exit 16 in Colchester, which is set to open in September.

Then Jeff Weld with Casella Waste Management talks about the return of kids to school this week, and safety issues surrounding school bus transportation.

And Brad Hunt, with the Champlain Valley Fair, sets up the "10 Best Days of Summer" and Charlie gives away passes to callers who sing the jingle live on air!

Charlie talks with Ric Cengeri, former host of Vermont Viewpoint, now with HomeShare Vermont, talking about HomeShare's efforts in the state.

online at homesharevermont.org

and Greg Tatro, co-founder of Jenna's Promise, the substance abuse rehabilitation facility in Johnson. jennaspromise.org

This episode of Travels with Charlie was aired on 07/27/2026.

Brad Ferland and Melinda White, organizers of the Coming Together Substance Use Addiction Summit, Friday, July 31st at the Champlain Valley Expo.

Jeff Weld, with the Casella Waste Sustainability Spotlight,

and Matt Smith of Efficiency Vermont with 9 ways to keep cool without an air conditioner, and rebate information at efficiencyvermont.com (888) 921-5990.