Women-Owned Collective Boutique Opens in Bennington
By Amanda Kuhnert
“As women business owners we felt that we needed to create a space where other women makers, artisans, and entrepreneurs could come together and be empowered,” said ...
Food & Beverage
A Coffee- (and Food) Loving Couple Fills a Business Niche in Hardwick
By Amanda Kuhnert
Great start-up ideas begin with a problem that needs solving. A few years ago, Tobin Porter-Brown and Annie Myers were looking for a place in Hardwick to do some computer work.
Master Sommelier David Keck Puts Down Roots in a Vermont Vineyard
By KIM MACQUEEN | photo credit GLENN RUSSELL
Only 269 individuals in the world have earned the globally established title of master sommelier. One hundred seventy-two of them are American, and
Longtime Customer Becomes New Café Owner
For years, Nadia Dole had stopped at Vergennes Laundry on her way to visit family in Montreal. She loved the simplicity of the French-style café and bakery on Main Street in Vergennes, and even ...
Producer Spotlight: Basin Farm
Author: Laura Carbonneau
The winter months in New England can sometimes be a challenge when trying to source produce locally. The harsh, northern climate makes for a shorter growing season.
Supports for Food System Businesses
Businesses tied to Vermont’s food system have multiple resources available to them during this challenging time. Farmers with extra produce to sell, dairy farms in need of backup milkers, and ...
Vermont Distilleries Make Hand Sanitizer to Fight COVID-19
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’ ...
Covid-19 Opens Up Opportunities for Independent Bottler
“Despite Covid-19, we were struck by the support we’ve received,” said Adam Polonski, co-owner of Lost Lantern Spirits, a Vermont-based independent bottler of American whiskey. “From our bank ...
Producer Spotlight: Parish Hill Creamery
Author: Laura Carbonneau
When we think of Vermont-made foods, dairy immediately comes to mind. And in what better form than delicious, raw-milk, hand-made cheese. That’s where Parish Hill ...
Who Grows Our Food: A Conversation with Mr. Henry
Fall is just around the corner in Vermont. The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped folks from visiting their favorite farm stands and orchards to go apple picking and finding the perfect pumpkin to ...
Loggers and Lagers: How Healthy Forests Help Brew a Better Pint
The story of von Trapp Brewing begins fifty years ago in the forested hills behind the resort, where a natural spring bubbles clear water up to the surface of the earth. The spring is fed by ...
Returning to Vermont Roots
“You’re going to need to figure something out,” Kiera Bratton-Lewis told her husband, Cory Bratton, over a phone call in early March. “It’s going to get bad.” She was referring to what was about ...