For parents teaching their children to garden, it is hard to compete with the apps on their tablets and phones, such as “Farmville” and “Grow A Garden,” that grow plants and communities seemingly overnight.
Currently in her 29th year at Buxton School, Linda Burlak has taught biology, physics, algebra, geometry and popular electives in marine science, astronomy and nature writing.
For the past six months, Volunteers in Medicine has formalized and expanded a program called “Social Determinants of Health,” run in partnership with the Berkshire Community Action Council.