Turkeys stroll the field on Bostwick Road. Twenty of them, all looking for a snack. If only they knew that, just a few yards away, they could treat themselves to row on row of juicy apples at Shelburne Orchards. As is the case every year, some sections have been designated as diseased and not fit for eating. Prime turkey fodder.... Read more

TAGS: agriculture, food, localvore movement, shelburne

Every day at 4:30 p.m., the Holsteins of Rainville Farm begin their amble down from their hilly pasture to the big red barn for their evening milking. The 90-milker herd rarely needs prodding by the farmer; the cows know the routine. The scene is so quintessentially Vermont, it's as if the state tourism board orchestrated it for the benefit of passerby.... Read more

TAGS: agriculture, local issues, northeast kingdom, planning and zoning

As fall’s chill descends and frost warnings pepper the weather reports, local farms begin looking more like wastelands than lush sources of food. But peeking from behind scraggly weeds or under rotting squash leaves, sustenance remains. In fact, according to the Vermont Foodbank’s website, “96 billion pounds [of food] are lost between production and consumption” each year in the U.S.... Read more

TAGS: agriculture, food, getting by

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: After 10 years of red tape, disagreements and construction, Waitsfield’s cow underpass is finally complete.

Now, instead of driving their herd of 50 milkers across busy Route 100 twice a day, dairy farmers Doug and Sharon Turner have their very own concrete crossing underneath the roadway.... Read more

TAGS: agriculture, food, side dishes

If you’re a trio of dudes living on Nottingham Lane and your wives happily tolerate your homebrewing projects, it only makes sense to refer to yourselves as “Ye Merry’d Men.” At least that’s how it seems to Scot Barker, Jean-Andre De Bedout and Charles Baah.... Read more

TAGS: beer, food, side dishes

From Georgian khingali to good old American chicken with Bisquick “dumplin’s,” nearly every culture has a take on the dumpling. So why do our minds tend to dig to China when we hear the word?... Read more

TAGS: burlington, business profile, food, shelburne

If you wanted to film a “cozy” mystery in Vermont, the pub of the Shoreham Inn would make a great location. On an early fall evening, the small-town watering hole feels like a home away from home. Locals line the bar, munching on potato chips and swigging mugs of Switchback and bottles of imported Old Speckled Hen ale.... Read more

TAGS: business profile, food

Generally speaking, a restaurant that loses its liquor license is . . . out of business. When Burlington city councilors voted last Monday night to revoke the one at

Avenue Bistro in the New North End, because the owners were behind on their taxes, co-owner and operator Susan Luce made the tough decision to shutter her restaurant for good. “I owe the city $3900 and they closed me down. I’m out of business. TAGS: food, restaurant news, side dishes

Local food undoubtedly comes with a higher price tag. But, thanks to a collaboration between NOFA Vermont and 50 area farmers, more than 1400 low-income residents and families were able to buy half-priced farm shares in 2009.... Read more

TAGS: agriculture, food, restaurant news, side dishes

Andrea Chesman of Ripton may not be a household name, but in local foodie circles she’s known for writing cookbooks that make excellent use of Vermont’s seasonal ingredients, particularly veggies. Published in 2007, Serving Up the Harvest: Celebrating the Goodness of Fresh Vegetables is easy to find at local food markets and bookstores.... Read more

TAGS: books, food, side dishes