Food & Beverage

10 Reasons Why Vermont Offers The Ultimate Life/Work Balance

10 Reasons Why Vermont Offers The Ultimate Life/Work Balance

Amid the rolling mountains and stunning landscape of Vermont, you’ll find a vibrant, thriving state that can be 100% ideal for those who want a career—but also want a life. Check out some of ...
How to Eat Like a Local in Vermont

How to Eat Like a Local in Vermont

The bright rainbow of local produce and the smells of ground coffee and fresh-baked bread make diving into local food a delicious experience. From farmers markets to CSAs to growing your own or dining out, here’s how to eat like a local in Vermont.
Meet the Maple Sugarmaker: Baird Farm

Meet the Maple Sugarmaker: Baird Farm

Is there anything more Vermont than making maple syrup?  We all look forward to those warmer winter days and cold nights because we know the maple sap will be running.  The history, the ...
Women-Owned Collective Boutique Opens in Bennington 

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 ...
A Coffee- (and Food) Loving Couple Fills a Business Niche in Hardwick

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

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
Producer Spotlight: Basin Farm

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

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 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’ ...
Producer Spotlight: Parish Hill Creamery

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 ...