Vermont Spirits
December 13, 2013 Vermont Spirits Distilling Company of Quechee is aptly named. Steve Johnson, President and CEO, uses Vermont grown corn, juniper berries, apples and maple syrup in his products. He credits much of the distillery's success to the high quality of local ingredients.
Vermont Cranberries Three Ways
December 12, 2013 With delicious cranberries at your fingertips from Vermont Cranberry Company, why not use the traditional and versatile fruit to compliment your Thanksgiving meal!
Trio of Savory Apple Sides
December 11, 2013 All of the apples used this fall in Cook Academy at The Essex Resort and Spa came from Chapin Orchards in Essex. Christine Frost, Executive Sous Chef for the Cook Academy at the Essex, lives just down the road from Chapins and stopped by to pick up what they needed...
The VFN Holiday Gift Guide
December 9, 2013 We asked our members to share with us their favorite Vermont food items for holiday giving. Here are some of their suggestion, but don't overlook a gift certificate to your favorite Vermont restaurant. Send a loved one out to eat; a splendid meal after the holiday rush is sure to...
The Reluctant Panther & Morgan Hill Farm
October 23, 2013 Executive Chef Nick DeLauri of The Reluctant Panther Inn and Restaurant in Manchester has a situation most chefs pine for: his boss Peter Sharpe owns both the Inn, and Morgan Hill Farm in Weston, VT. This collaborative relationship enables Chef Nick to source a remarkable range of products grown specifically...
Guild and Company
October 23, 2013 Chef Phillip Clayton is the executive chef of the wildly popular Farmhouse Group of restaurants in the Burlington area. The family of restaurants consisting of Farmhouse Tap and Grill, El Cortijo, Guild & Company and the newly added Guild Fine Meats are all benefitting from the Guild Commissary-their Winooski based...
Fresh off the Farm - Coger Farms and Greenhouses
August 21, 2013 Gayle Morabito of Coger Farms and Greenhouse has the proverbial green thumb. Growning up on a New Jersey farm, she tried to break the mold and move to the city but her love for working the land kept bringing her back.
Strafford Organic Creamery
January 23, 2013 It’s amazing that Amy and Earl of Strafford Organic Creamery have time for anything other than their busy dairy business and four boys, but their latest endeavor gives “value added” a whole new meaning. We all know Strafford Organic Creamery for their glass bottles of high quality, minimally processed, beautiful...
The Future (and present) of Agritourism
You've heard a lot about agritourism (aka food tourism, we use those terms interchangeably here) from Vermont Fresh Network's efforts over on DigInVT.com. Through that project you can learn about projects from around the state designed to build this sector of the rural economy, and also get twice-monthly updates on...