What class are you Jules?
From Rumble Strip by Erica Heilman / Rumble Strip, Erica Heilman
January 27, 2026 · 9 min · Episode 319
About this episode
The episode discusses Jules Guillemette's experiences with land ownership and financial challenges in Vermont.
Jules Guillemette grew up on their family farm in Lamoille County, Vermont, which has been in the family nearly 100 years. Since then, Jules has worked as a chef, a meat cutter and now they're an electrician. In this episode, we talk about what it means to own land of enormous value but always be struggling to save enough money.
People in this episode
Host: Erica Heilman
Guest: Jules Guillemette
Topics covered
- class
- land ownership
- financial struggle
- Vermont
- personal stories
Keywords
- Jules Guillemette
- land ownership
- financial struggle
- Vermont
- personal stories
- electrician
- chef
- meat cutter
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Lamoille County, Vermont
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