MoTown Mushrooms
June 24, 2015 Two weeks ago, VFN's Grace Meyer was treated to a magnificent walk in the woods with new VFN members Monica and Jason of MoTown Mushrooms. The trek began at a beautiful waterfall behind a small farm on the Bolton access road and led into the woods to hunt for, explore...
Q&A with author Tracey Medeiros!
June 10, 2015 Tracey Medeiros is a food writer, food stylist, and recipe developer and tester known for her column "The Farmhouse Kitchen: A Guide To Eating Local" in Edible Green Mountains Magazine and as the author The Vermont Farm Table Cookbook, Dishing Up Vermont and now The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook!
Fresh off the Farm - Vermont Heritage Grazers
May 13, 2015 Alethea Bahnck had two requirements of her career: to work with animals and to work outside. She found her true calling when she got her first Berkshire hogs. Alethea saw there was a need for wholesale, pasture-raised Vermont pork year-round and the high quality, perfectly marbled pork unique to the...
Network Connections - Visit from Cuban Farmer and Documentary Screening
May 2, 2015 Vermont Fresh Network has had the privilege of meeting and getting to know Cuban farmer Isis Salcines as she's embarked on a weeklong tour of Vermont's diverse food systems. She's touring with a documentary about her organic urban farm cooperative Organoponico Vivero Alamar on the Outskirts of Havana.
Hen of the Wood and Hotel Vermont at the Beard House!
April 10, 2015 The James Beard Award is one of the, if not the, most prestigious award in America's culinary world and a trip to New York to cook at the Beard House is an honor most chefs dream about.
On the Menu - The Backroom
March 18, 2015 Just last year, Chef Kevin Lasko and his partner Katie Stiles moved from New York City to take over the Original General Store in Pittsfield, Vermont. Kevin and Katie run the General Store, Vermont Farms Catering and (since that wasn’t quite enough) in February they opened The Backroom, a cozy,...
Fresh Tracks at Blueberry Hill Inn
March 14, 2015 Nestled high in the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area of the Green Mountain National Forest, at the foot of Romance Mountain in Goshen, Vermont is the Blueberry Hill Inn—a picturesque Vermont getaway for any season. Right now, visitors to Blueberry Hill will find one of the best Nordic ski seasons in...
New Moon Cafe - Members in the Community
March 4, 2015 Alongside their commitment to delicious food and service, New Moon Cafe in Burlington operates with a mission to serve their whole community--including those that struggle to find their next meal and rarely see the inside of a restaurant.
Fresh off the Farm - Mountain Home Farm Butter, Buttermilk and Ricotta
February 11, 2015 Less than two years ago, Lindsay Harris moved her family from beloved Family Cow Farmstead in Hinesburg, to a new (to her) farm in Tunbridge to make single source, artisan butter, buttermilk and ricotta cheese. Lindsay milks nine Guernsey cows to make her Mountain Home Farm products and fills what...
Planning for Spring with Half Pint Farm
January 28, 2015 Mara and Spencer Welton are the husband and wife duo behind Half Pint Farm in Burlington’s Intervale. Half Pint Farm has become the go-to farm for chefs looking for baby vegetables as well as interesting, new varieties.
