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I’d never heard of “natural foie gras” until last Sunday. That’s when Hudson Valley-based chef Dan Barber, keynote speaker at the Vermont Fresh Network Forum, told 500 eager foodies, chefs and farmers gathered at Shelburne Farms about his recent visit to an unusual Spanish farm that produces just that.... Read more

Local food is irreplaceable, but sometimes even the most passionate advocate of “eating where you live” feels a temptation to taste someone else’s terroir. With the price of jet fuel hitting all-time highs, the cheapest way to travel is through the taste buds — by sampling ale brewed in an ancient Belgian monastery, or dreaming of the desert while sprinkling hand-ground African spice blends into a stew. Or basting a roasting chicken with the freshest cold-pressed olive oil from a small farm.... Read more

Chances are most Vermonters have never encountered Rick Kerschner, or the lion, tiger, reindeer, horses, giraffes, and goats he has been taming for the last 20 years. These circus animals aren’t penned up in cages or performing tricks under a big top; most of them are on display at the Shelburne Museum along with some of the country’s most celebrated works of folk art.... Read more

So long, pardner! Shelburne’s Sirloin Saloon packed up its “garden-fresh” salad bar and sizzling steaks for the final time last Sunday, manager Courtney Ovitt confirmed.... Read more

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They say that many New Yorkers have never been to the Empire State Building. After all, they see it in the skyline — why bother to visit? The same may be true of many Vermonters and the Shelburne Museum, and that’s just wrong. Rubbernecking its lovely grounds from Route 7 doesn’t count. And, for those thousands of natives who have visited — once — let it be said that a single visit is not enough.... Read more

The Shelburne Museum opens for the season this weekend with an olfactory rush: “Lilac Sunday” is nearly as renowned as the museum’s vast cache of folk art and artifacts. But the glory of spring blossoms is brief, while the new exhibits, along with the permanent collections, will be on view through October 26. That’s a generous expanse of time in which visitors can — and should — see what the Shelburne is up to now.... Read more

Dressed simply in jeans, clogs and a black baby T-shirt, Phoebe Garfinkel walks briskly across the yard outside the Shelburne Farms' Farm Barn, pointing out where artisan food products are prepared and served. There's the facility where the farm's award-winning farmstead cheddar cheese is produced; there's the O' Bread Bakery, which perfumes the air with the aromas of fresh, yeasty bread and cinnamon.... Read more

After 21 years of wearing an officer’s badge in the largest municipal police force in the State, Stephen Dixon had to learn to be the top cop in a small town, and he had six weeks to do it.... Read more

Failure is a relative thing. Just ask any admirer of Nikola Tesla, one of the most unjustly obscure figures of the 20th century. The Serbian-born scientist (1856-1943) harnessed AC electrical power and invented the radio — before Marconi. Yet he died with the reputation of a “mad scientist” and was eclipsed in the public mind by his longtime rival, Thomas Edison. Over the years, Tesla’s strange career has inspired plays and cultish devotion, among both science-minded folks and believers in the paranormal.... Read more

Imagine getting a big basket of farm-fresh vegetables, a dozen eggs and some local, organic meat delivered — to your desk; no farm visit required. The pilot project starts in June, when Burlington's Intervale Center launches a new, multi-farm CSA, serving four area businesses.... Read more