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Vermonters Work Together to Fight Food Insecurity

food and drink, newsMay 5, 2020Chelsea Poginy
In Vermont, neighbors help neighbors. As the state responds to the COVID-19 pandemic by asking Vermonters to stay home as much as possible, food insecurity is a community concern, and people are taking stock and finding ways they can help feed their...
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Vermont Distilleries Make Hand Sanitizer to Fight COVID-19

food and drink, manufacturing, newsApril 15, 2020Elaine

Vermont’s distilleries are well known for their award-winning spirits, but as the state fights the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re switching gears and producing hand sanitizer instead. Smugglers’ Notch Distillery is one of those distilleries, saying they appreciate the chance to help.  Jeremy Elliott, owner…

Woman arranging cans of mead in a row Groennfell Meadery VTP

Groennfell Meadery works to advance careers through VTP

food and drink, news, programsOctober 21, 2019Elaine

Groennfell Meadery, a Vermont craft beverage company, recently received a grant totaling $3,237.50 from the Vermont Training Program (VTP). Groennfell, which means “Green Mountain” in old Norse, is Vermont’s premier craft meadery. Its mead is made from…

Governor Phil Scott surrounded by guests

Governor Scott signs economic development bills

economic development, food and drink, newsJune 20, 2019Elaine

Recently Governor Phil Scott signed three bills that will support the state’s economic and workforce development efforts. They expand worker recruitment initiatives, grow the emerging distilled spirits industry, and streamline infrastructure projects at state airports. “This legislation…

Sas Stewart, owner of Stonecutter Spirits, sitting and holding a drink

Women are taking the lead in Vermont’s artisan beverage industry

diversity, food and drink, newsApril 3, 2019Elaine

Vermont may be best known for its craft beer industry, but craft wine, cider, and spirits are gaining traction in the state – and at the head of many of these artisan beverage companies are women. Deirdre…

Commonwealth Dairy receives workforce development grants

Commonwealth Dairy receives workforce development grants

food and drink, news, programsNovember 14, 2018Elaine

Commonwealth Dairy recently received $57,207 in Vermont Training Program (VTP) grants from the Agency of Commerce & Community Development’s Department of Economic Development to up-skill 147 of its employees. “Helping Vermont businesses invest in their employees through…

Citizen Cider bottle and glass

Vermont’s craft cideries find success in a huge market

agriculture, food and drinkAugust 17, 2018Elaine

In Vermont, craft breweries and distilleries are popping up and expanding everywhere. Less known are our cideries, producing delicious and sought after sweetly crisp brews–cider is a growing market that is currently 4% of the $223B US…

ten pints of ice cream Ben & Jerry's triple bottom line

Meet Chris Miller, corporate activism manager for Ben & Jerry’s

food and drink, news, profile, socially responsible businessAugust 3, 2018Elaine

The iconic Vermont ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s has one other claim to fame besides its hippie origins and ridiculously delicious and rich products. It is also one of the country’s first triple bottom line businesses….

Jen and John Kimmich of The Alchemist

Keeping it small, The Alchemist enjoys huge success

food and drink, news, profileAugust 1, 2018Elaine

Jen and John Kimmich, owners of legendary Vermont brewery The Alchemist, and creators of the internationally ranked Heady Topper, know a thing or two about NOT scaling up a business. The pair run the brewery at its…

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Rise in Vermont distilleries spawns the return of the cooper

food and drink, news, programs, veteransJuly 30, 2018Elaine

Over the last 14 years, Vermont has seen the number of distilleries grow from three to 28–an 833% increase. Such successful growth naturally leads to growth in related businesses. More distilleries means there’s a big need for…

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