Addison County Guide to
Local Food and Farms 2013
An Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN) publication produced in partnership with the Addison Independent
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All About ACORN page 3 -->
The economics of “local” page 9
Sustainable art-iculture page 10
Drink local! page 11
Directory of local farms and food producers page 12-30
Farm-to-School in Addison Co. page 33, 38 Recipe page 34
Get your graze on page 37
Producer Profiles
Purinton Gardens – page 41 Boundbrook Farm – page 42 Bella Farm – page 43
The 2013 Addison County Guide to Local Food and Farms
Trent Campbell | Addison Independent Project Editor: Lea Calderon-Guthe, ACORN Manager Contributing Writers: Christy Lynn, Xian Chiang-Waren, Isaac Baker, Molly Talbert, Lea Calderon-Guthe Ad Production: Anna Harrington Directory: Susan Smiley Map: Claire Tebbs & Kevin Behm, ACRPC Design: Lea Calderon-Guthe Publishers: Addison County Relocalization Network and The Addison Independent Printer: Upper Valley Press, North Haverhill, NH Cover by Pete Sutherland — see page 10 To make sure your farm is included in the 2014 Addison County Guide to Local Food and Farms, call Susan Smiley at (802) 388–6601. For a statewide listing, register your farm at vermontgrowersguide.com.
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A letter from ACORN President Jonathan Corcoran Welcome to the fourth edition of our two-time award-winning Guide! We hope you like our new look. Form follows function as they say, so keep the Guide near your phone book as a reference to eating locally all four seasons of the year. The great news is that our local food market is healthy and continues to grow in spite of a challenging economy. The Addison County Local Food Index, which the Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN) uses to track the wholesale value of local foods purchased by five key buyers in the county, grew 15 percent to over $3 million in 2012! For the last seven years, ACORN (http://acornvt.org) has sought to promote the development of our local food and farm economy through research, through farm-to-school, through matchmakers and workshops and through our events and conferences. While we are very excited to see the local share of our food dollar reach an average of 17 cents, we haven’t strategically moved the needle, not yet — we’re still harvesting the low-hanging fruit. How are we going to feed ourselves in five, ten or 15 years? Local food advocates and policy-makers have invested enormous resources into trying to mend the supplydemand disconnect by increasing technical assistance to growers, training new farmers, accessing institutional markets, launching online platforms and developing food hubs. What is increasingly clear is that supply and demand are only going to find each other when we situate “local” in the context of an emerging regional food system that stretches across New England, New York and Quebec. We can wait for the market to come around to us or we can be deliberately creative and lead. Can we develop a new model for a truly community-supported food system where both supply and demand can be effectively aggregated for mutual, long-term
benefit? The challenge is cultural: are we ready as a community to grasp our profound interdependence with this place we call home — and with each other — to work together in new, collaborative way? ACORN was very fortunate to have been selected to participate this January in MiddCORE, a mentor-driven, experiential learning program at Middlebury College through which students tackle a challenge faced by a community organization or business. ACORN’s challenge was: Considering the existing production, processing, storage, aggregation, and distribution infrastructure in Addison County, explore what a food hub in Addison County might look like. Take a look at their recommendations http:// acornvt.org/middcore Inspired by their findings, ACORN applied to Middlebury FoodWorks, a summer internship program for Middlebury College students interested in local food and sustainable development. Our intern will focus part of her 9-week program on researching the feasibility of four Addison County valueadded food products that might be grown, aggregated, processed and marketed in the Champlain Valley. Now the time has come for the people to weigh in! Who are your top four food candidates? Let us know by voting here: http://acornvt.org/foodpoll When you’ve done your civic duty, explore the rich variety of stories, photos, listings and recipes inside – the Guide is the work of many heads, hearts and hands. A big THANK YOU! to the great staff at the Addison Independent, to our many contributors from the community and to the vital support of our advertisers — we couldn’t do it without you! Buy local my friends, our future depends on it! Jonathan Corcoran ACORN President
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Serving Addison and Chittenden Counties for over 25 years
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Strawberries – June 15 Raspberries, Blueberries, Currants – Early July Fall Raspberries – September Veggies in season from Mid June to Mid October Greenhouse beginning May 10 Come to Monkton and follow the signs to the berry farm. Open 8-5
686 Davis Road • Monkton May to Oct. 453-3793 • Norrisberryfarm@gmavt.net
The Nutrition Services Department at Porter Hospital is proud to serve local foods and beverages on all of our menus in order to provide the freshest meals for our patients, visitors and staff, support our local businesses and honor our commitment to the Healthy Food in Health Care Initiative.
Dinner Reservations Recommended
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Healthy & Affordable Meats for Your Family Antibiotic & Artificial Hormone Free • Grass-Fed Beef • Pork, Bacon, Ham • Meat Birds in Season • Eggs from Pastured Hens Harvey, Donna & AnnaJo Smith 2516 Lime Kiln Rd, New Haven, VT
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610 Route 7 South • Middlebury, Vermont Across from G. Stone Motors • 802-989-7414
(Monkton-Bristol Road, 3.5 miles north of Bristol),
the Waitsfield and Bristol Farmers Markets, City Market & Middlebury Natural Foods Co-Op.
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Vermont Natural Ag. Products, Inc. 297 Lower Foote St. Middlebury, VT 05753 Web Site: www.moodoo.com 800-639-4511 • 802-388-1137 Fax: 802-388-1135
Support Addison County farms:
Buy Local! Bella Farm Champlain Orchards Doolittle Farm Douglas Orchards Elmer Farm Gildrien Farm Golden Russet Farm
Lalumiere Farmstand & Greenhouse Lester Farm Lewis Creek Farm Marble Rose Farm Red Sky Farm Riverfront Gardens Riverside Farm
Rockville Market Farm Scott’s Greenbush Gardens Stony Loam Farm The Last Resort Farm Vermont Edible Landscapes
A third generation family owned company, Champlain Valley Apiaries has been producing and packing high quality naturally crystalized, unheated and unfiltered honey since 1931. With 1200 honey bee colonies in the Champlain Valley we are as local as your back yard.
Charles Mraz 1905-1999
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504 Washington Street Ext., Midd. 388-7724 • Mon.-Fri. 8-4 www.champlainvalleyhoney.com
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The economics of “local” in Addison County For many years, farmers, institutions and individuals in Addison County have been working to connect the local food supply with local demand in order to provide nutritious meals, cut down on energyintensive transportation and support the local economy. Yet despite these efforts, many of Addison County’s largest distributors of food as well as the economically disadvantaged are unable to buy a lot of the food grown here. The reason? Scale and price.
“Scale is really, really important,” said Biette. “[Take] scale for a home – you don’t need as much food as I do. I need enough food for 7,000 meals a day, seven days a week, 48 weeks a year.” Over the years, the College has stood by its commitment to local food by incorporating it as the budget allows —Middlebury uses 20 percent of the dining food budget to purchase foods grown or produced in Vermont, and 32 percent of the budget sourcing foods from a-250 mile radius of Middlebury. “We’ve looked at a bunch of different options for local, but it’s budget-driven,” said Biette. “We buy as much as we can but it is a delicate balance between quantity, supply and pricing. “We do enjoy developing our partnerships with many growers and producers in the area. Having a conversation early in the process is extremely beneficial to both the grower and us. This way we can see if there is a match or discuss what it will take to By Isaac Baker make that match.” Middlebury College ’15 Based purely on what’s available in the region, Biette believes At the Food Shelter the College could purchase up to 50 percent of its food locally. But Addison County’s farms are small compared to food producers “The economics of it, that’s the biggest nut to crack,” said Jeanne out west, and to buy all of the spinach, for example, that the Montross, executive director of Helping Overcome Poverty’s College goes through in a week locally would mean buying and Effects (HOPE), a Middlebury-based nonprofit aiding those in transporting from five or six different farms. poverty. While scale of production is the main factor limiting Biette’s “We live in Addison County where we grow lots and lots of local purchasing power, he sees a nationwide phenomenon playing food, but it’s not available to everybody; for a number of years, out in the food he purchases: government subsidies tipping the we’ve really been trying to bridge that gap.” scales towards large, conventional mono-cropping. While HOPE is responsible for providing a number of different “It starts with the lobbyists that get all of the subsidies, then it emergency services to low-income families in the community — gets to the fuel, and it keeps on going,” said Biette. “It’s not right, like helping with electric bills or unexpected car repairs — one but it’s what it is. We get the of their largest projects is running a food shelf. In 2012, HOPE prices at the end of that. Do I Continued on Page 36 served over 50,000 meals and distributed over 19,000 pounds of locally grown produce. Doolittle Farm Much of the support for this local produce comes from farmer A Diversified family farm in Shoreham donations and HOPE’s gleaning program, which uses summer • Pastured, organic chicken interns and volunteer labor to harvest food that farmers were not • Organic eggs from our pastured planning on picking. In addition, HOPE has been able to purchase hens some local food, but has not been able to displace a majority of the • Pastured, natural lamb cheap, non-perishables that typify food shelf inventory. • Roving, yarn, blankets and pelts “Hamburger helper, Spam, instant pasta salads, dehydrated • Maple syrup produced on our potato dishes — anything where you open the can or the box and wood fired evaporator stir in some hot water — that is not healthy food,” said Montross • Organic blueberries of the food that is often donated to the food shelf. Hammond Family Healthier whole foods, on the other hand, require more labor 1078 Doolittle Rd. ~ Shoreham, VT to can, freeze, or preserve, generally have a shorter shelf life, and www.doolittlefarmvt.com can cost as much as four times more than a non-local, processed 802-897-7121 equivalent, depending on the weather, the season and the methods of productions. “What we have in Addison County is a lot of farmers,” said Support the Addison County Montross. “Most of them are growing a diverse batch of crops. Emergency Food Shelf at HOPE. That’s fine, that’s really nice. But I think for the economics of it, what’s going to bring [the price] down and make it less expensive is Give local so we can help local. if farmers perhaps aren’t quite so diversified. If more farmers were concentrating on narrowing their focus to a couple of base crops, they would be doing it in a volume, it would be more economic, [and] it would make it more affordable.” In the Dining Halls For someone like Matthew Biette, director of Middlebury College’s Dining Services, the cost differential and the problem of scale have both prohibited the College from further expanding its local offerings.
Helping to overcome poverty’s effect in Addison County since 1965. 282 Boardman St., Midd., VT • 388-3608 • www.hope-vt.org
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PRACTICING SUSTAINABILE ART-ICULTURE
Meet our cover artist, Pete Sutherland of Monkton, Vt. By Lea Calderon-Guthe, ACORN Pete Sutherland began making collages ten years ago to exercise a different part of his brain. A musician first and foremost, he emphasizes that when he started, art was a “totally unknown, magical world” to him. “I was looking for another avenue of expression, really,” said Sutherland. “In music you make something out of nothing, and part of the reason I was drawn to art is I wanted to make something out of something tangible.” Sutherland’s method is all about recycling used materials into something new. He keeps stacks of magazines and old books to cut up— children’s books especially because of their bright colors and interesting textures — and he calls the process of putting a picture together “constant transformation”: “Skin could be a sunset, people’s clothes
Addison County Maple Sugarmakers Association Educating and Supporting Addison County Sugarmakers Since 1979 Our members offer a wide variety of maple products: syrup, cream, granulated sugar, candy, and jelly for any occasion or no occasion at all!
Visit www.AddisonCountyVTmaple.org for a list of sugarmakers in your area.
“Beanpoles” by Pete Sutherland. are made out of rocks and trees,” he said. “Everything is part of everything.” Like “Beanpoles”, the collage Sutherland submitted to be considered for the cover of the 2013 Addison County Guide to Local Food and Farms, most of Sutherland’s work features people participating in everyday activities, working, doing “reallife stuff.” “To make art or music about [everyday things] is community-building,” Sutherland said. “For an artist to do it, it’s maintaining a really necessary connection to what’s going on. Sutherland has long been an advocate of community building through art. He spent the first 11 years of his music career on the road, but since settling in Vermont he has invested his knack for storytelling, through both collage and song, in his neighbors. The calendar of
his collages that Sutherland publishes every year features his rendering of stories he has heard or photos he has seen of friends and family. Sutherland’s foray into the art world began as an experiment for himself, but it has become a way of telling his community its own stories. He only wishes more people saw art this way. “I’ve been thinking about being local and sustainable for years in a nonagricultural way—to try to awake in some of my fellow musicians the joy of local, sustainable community building with their skills and talents instead of hitting the road,” said Sutherland.” To order a calendar this year or next, send Pete an email at epact@gmavt. net. You can also hear him play with his longrunning band the Playfoot Strutters at the Festi val on the Green in Middlebury on July 12, 2013.
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For the burgeoning localvore (over 21), here is a fun and perhaps attainable challenge for you: drink locally. In Addison County alone there are dozens of thirst-quenching, mouth-watering and intoxicating beverages for the adventurous consumer. Addison County has been called the “adult beverages capital of Vermont,” and you can see why with so many local options to choose from. Not sure where to start? This “hit list” of Addison County beer, wine, and cider will start you on your way, providing some of the quick facts and compelling reasons to fill your glass with local goods. But don’t stop here, there are others very near-by and plans for further development of Addison County beverages. – Christy Lynn, The Addison Independent
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For those unfamiliar with ice cider, it is made from apples processed through cold fermentation. Windfall Orchard’s rich and indulgent ice cider is made exclusively from apples picked on their small farm in Cornwall. Of the 80 heirloom apple varieties on their three-acre farm, more than 30 find their way into this ice cider, which was the winner of the highest distinction at the 2012 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition.
The Bobcat
Windfall Orchards
L O C Otter Creek, A W ’ &S L.
Lincoln Peak Vineyard
The Bobcat Café and Brewery is a popular locally owned hotspot for high-quality food and drinks located in the heart of Bristol. With up to a dozen rotating craft brews made onsite by brewmaster Mark Magiera, Bobcat Brewing offers a wide variety of true-to-style ales inspired by beer from around the world. With a passion for innovation and experimentation, Magiera works to continuously push the envelope and excite the tastebuds of any beer connoisseur, while also maintaining a deep respect for the traditions behind each style. As a community supported business, the Bobcat Café and Brewery works to source local ingredients for their food as well as beer, which features Vermont-grown hops, blackcurrants, and other rotating ingredients.
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While each of these labels reflect separate and unique lines of brew, they are combined under one roof, brewed at Otter Creek Brewery in Middlebury. Since its conception in 1991, Otter Creek has been brewing award-winning beer in Middlebury, where it has grown into one of the most popular brews across the state of Vermont. Working to produce the only 100% organic production brewery in the United States, Wolaver’s is truly a one-ofa-kind operation. Started as a satellite brewery in 1997, Wolaver’s set out to establish a market for organic beer, working with farmers producing organic hops, barley and other malts. Shed joined the line in 2011 after many years developing a loyal following in Stowe. With strong roots in community and local sustainability, Otter Creek, Wolaver’s and Shed work with local farmers to source as many local ingredients as possible. Visit the pub and factory in Middlebury to watch as each of these celebrated ales are hand-crafted.
The Granstrom family began converting their family farm to a vineyard in 2001, after almost 25 years of growing pick-your-own strawberries. The transition was inspired by the introduction of coldhearty grapes developed by engineers at the University of Minnesota and tested in the northern climates of Quebec, Minnesota and Ontario. Lincoln Peak Vineyard, located just north of Middlebury in New Haven, produces nine varieties of wines, from reds, whites and rosés to ice wine and black current wine. All of the wines are made with 100 percent Vermont grapes, keeping true to the local spirit of the company.
Shoreham Winery
Shoreham Winery is a small operation owned and operated by Greg Borah, his wife and three grown children. A quaint example of the small-scale but high-quality agriculture practices that are so notorious across Vermont, Shoreham Winery tells the story of one family’s hard work, passion and success with winemaking in Vermont.
Woodchuck
With more than 22 years of experience in the business of producing hard cider, Woodchuck has had time to refine their process and recipes. They now produce over a dozen varieties of cider, from their six core styles to their seasonal offerings, private stocks, and Farmhouse Select.While they still think and act like a small local operation, in 2007 Woodchuck became the first cidery in America to sell over a million cases of cider. Today, they remain the top distributor across the U.S. with a 60% growth in cider consumption last year!
Champlain Orchards
Located in Shoreham, Champlain Orchards is a family-owned orchard and organic farm that takes deep pride in producing a wide variety of ecologically grown produce. The classic While Drop-In Brewery only apple cider and cranberry-apple cider opened its doors in 2012, co-owner (with cranberries from the Vermont Steve Parkes’ brewing career began Cranberry Company) are pressed inin 1982 when he graduated from a house with a restored 90-year-old rack Scottish university with a degree in and cloth cider press — a process open brewing science. Since then, Parkes for visitors to watch. On the fermented has traveled across Europe and the menu are two varieties of Pruner’s US, working to establish a culture Promise hard cider, made from several of craft beers at many well-known apple varieties. Pruner’s Promise Ice breweries. Parkes and his wife, coCider and Honeycrisp Ice Cider offer owner Christine McKeever-Parkes, split time brewing and teaching their a selection of sweet and decadent ice wines made from Champlain Orchards craft to students at the American Brewers Guild Brewing School, which apples. Visits to the farm are welcome, they purchased in 1999 and have been or products can be found all around Addison County and beyond. running ever since.
Drop-in Brewing
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory
Looking for something?
Use the index below to look up farms by product, and then check the farm’s listing for more details.
Products Meat
Beef: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 19, 23, 32, 34, 36, 43, 45, 54, 55, 61, 63, 66, 67, 88, 99, 106, 109, 112, 116, 117, 122, 124, 130, 132, 133, 135, 138, 140, 147, 150, 160, 171, 173, 179, 180 Goat: 7, 105, 129, 151, 162, 166, 174 Lamb: 45, 51, 55, 67, 97, 99, 106, 130, 151, 173 Pork: 2, 3, 19, 22, 29, 32, 35, 43, 45, 54, 55, 63, 66, 99, 104, 106, 122, 127, 129, 130, 147, 150, 156, 159, 161, 172, 173, 180 Poultry: 4, 7, 29, 45, 53, 55, 63, 65, 95, 99, 116, 118, 122, 130, 136, 147, 156, 159, 173, 174, 179, 180 Rabbit: 7 Veal: 2, 32, 107, 117 Venison: 73
Fruit
Apples: 37, 38, 41, 72, 83, 110, 134, 136, 137, 142, 143, 170, 172 Blackberries: 77, 128, 149, 163 Blueberries: 26, 28, 37, 38, 87, 89, 128, 136 Cherries: 38, 110, 134, 137 Currants: 77, 87, 89 Cider: 37, 41, 72, 80, 83, 134, 143, 170 Grapes: 19, 94 Melons: 47, 52, 74 Peaches: 72, 74, 134 Pears: 38, 41, 83, 110, 134 Plums: 41, 77, 83, 110, 134 Raspberries: 26, 47, 77, 87, 89, 128, 134 137, 149, 161, 163 Strawberries: 15, 28, 38, 47, 74, 77, 87, 89, 137 Tomatoes: 15, 52, 74, 100, 125, 148, 167
Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers
Beans: 37, 42, 74, 109 Corn: 4, 15, 37, 47, 100, 162, 180 Cucumbers: 47, 74, 100, 109, 148 Flowers: 15, 42, 49, 53, 86, 87, 100, 108, 109, 126, 156, 157, 174 Garlic: 65, 74, 82, 89, 90, 121, 133, 141 Greens: 9, 37, 65, 125, 126, 148, 163 Herbs: 53, 68, 69, 82, 100, 126, 139, 148, 156 Squash: 47, 63, 69, 100, 109, 137, 161, 162 Pumpkins: 47, 63, 93, 100, 146 Vegetables: 3, 4, 6, 12, 15, 28, 35, 38, 42, 49, 53, 55, 58, 60, 63, 72, 82, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 97, 98, 102, 104, 110, 114, 116, 123, 125, 126, 133, 139, 156, 157, 161, 163, 167, 172, 174, 178
Plants and Trees
Christmas Trees: 98, 146, 153 Compost: 3, 62, 76 Hay: 3, 8, 18, 30, 36, 89, 117, 133 Firewood: 109, 172 Mulch: 3, 76 Plants & Starts: 15, 38, 49, 52, 53, 68, 86, 87, 92, 109, 114, 121, 126, 139, 157, 172, 174 Wreaths & Baskets: 15, 38, 63, 114, 139, 146, 174
Eggs and Dairy
Cheese: 39, 71, 88, 106, 120, 129 Eggs: 4, 7, 19, 22, 27, 29, 32, 45, 46, 51, 53, 55, 63, 64, 68, 89, 97, 104, 109, 115, 123, 131, 136, 156, 157, 159, 161, 174, 181 Goat Dairy: 7, 39, 120, 129, 166 Milk: 2, 44, 57, 107, 176, 177, 181 Raw Milk: 5, 7, 88, 115, 174, 175
Honey and Maple
Honey: 6, 21, 31, 70, 81, 84, 91, 109, 134, 151, 153, 170 Maple: 21, 25, 27, 35, 40, 48, 55, 59, 61, 62, 66, 85, 97, 101, 103, 109, 113, 131, 136, 146, 150, 152, 154, 155, 156, 158, 162, 172, 179
Grains
Grain: 18, 144 Rice: 43 Wheat: 20, 42
Specialty Foods
Baked Goods: 15, 28, 43, 72, 134, 174 Jams & Jellies: 21, 87, 104, 149, 167, 174 Mushrooms: 27, 41, 81, 85 Pickles: 15, 27, 28, 157
Animal Products
Pet care: 53, 73, 141 Wool & Fiber: 17, 33, 136, 165
Services Breeding: 33, 45, 50, 109 CSA: 12, 15, 32, 42, 58, 69, 82, 86, 89, 139, 148, 157, 161, 172, 178, 179 Educational Programs: 63, 69, 90 Farm Events: 12, 25, 39, 43, 90, 94, 111, 134, 146 Farm Stays/B&B: 7, 64, 109, 111, 181 Meat Processing: 55 Pick-Your-Own: 15, 26, 41, 47, 68, 72, 74, 83, 87, 89, 128, 134, 137, 170 Weddings: 19
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Don’t see your farm?
Call Susan Smiley at (802) 388-6601 and add your farm to our directory.
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory Addison 1. Addison Hop Farm
Kristofer Anderson | 3250 Townline Rd, Addison | 802-989-4214 | www.addisonhopfarm.com Products: Organically certified hops and hop pellets Availability: Farm Direct, Farm Website
8. Kingston Place Farm
Janice and Al Burton | 1293 Park Hill Rd., Benson | 537 3167 Products: Fleece, Hay Availability: Farm Direct
9. Foggy Meadow Farm
Melanie and Patrick Harrison | 8180 Route 22A, Addison | 759 2605 Products: Milk fed Veal, Pork, Beef, Retail Cuts Availability: Farm Direct
Sally Beckwith and Paul Horton | 2494 Lake Rd, Benson | 537 4754 | foggymeadowfarm@ shoreham.net Products: Over 40 veg crops, Specializing in Spring Greens Availability: Middlebury Farmers Market, Rutland Farmers Market
3. Harwood Farm
10. Over the Hill Farm
2. Harrison’s Home Grown
Alden Harwood | 1582 Route 17 East, Addison | 989 0479 Products: Grass-fed beef, natural pork, manurebased compost, variety of vegetables, mulch hay Availability: Middlebury Farmers Market, Farm Direct
4. Lakeway Farm
Beth and Charlotte Pratt | 3057 Lake Street, Addison | 802-349-6100 Products: Vegetables, Sweet Potatoes, Popcorn, USDA Inspected Beef, Cage Free Chickens and Turkeys, Retail cuts Eggs, Availability: Farm Direct, VT Fresh Network
5. Mike’s Farm
Mike Eastman | 435 Town House Rd, Addison | 759 2764 Products: Ground Beef Organic Raw Milk at Farm Availability: Farm Direct
6. Vermont Green Meadows
Lisa and Tim Davis | 3051 Vt Route 22A, Addison | 759 3374 Products: Vegetables, Honey Availability: Farm Direct, Vergennes Farmers Market
180. Champlain Valley Farm
Ethan Gevry | 3851 Rt. 22A, Addison | 349 0699 Products: Beef, pork, turkeys, ear corn Availability: Farm Direct, Black River Produce
Benson 7. Falkenberry Farm
Bob and Jacki Ambrozaitis | 1520 Park Hill Rd., Benson | 537 3167 Products: Rabbits, Goats, Turkey, Beef, Raw milk at farm, Eggs Services: Farm Stays Availability: Farm Direct
John and Shelbie Wing | 502 Stage Rd, Benson | 537 2811 Services: Meat Processing, USDA Inspected, Certified Organic
11. Vermont Natural Beef
Bob and Pati Stannard | 1943 Stage Rd, Benson | 537 3711 | www.vermontnaturalbeef.com Products: Beef Custom Cut and Delivered, Retail Cuts Availability: Farm Direct, Web Site
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12. Neshobe Farm
Hannah Davidson | 142 Steinberg Rd, Brandon | 310 8534 Products: Vegetables, organic Services: CSA, Movie Night at the barn Availability: Farmstand, Middlebury Farmers Market, Rutland Farmers Market, Middlebury A&W, American Flatbread, MNFC
13. Neshobe River Winery
Patrick Foley | 79 Stone Mill Dam Rd, Brandon | 247 8002 | neshoberiverwinery.com Products: Wine and Wine Related Products Availability: Tasting Room 8 Park St., Brandon and at Winery Open June to Late September
14. Otter Valley Winery
Ursula Zahn | 1246 Franklin St., Route 7, Brandon | 247 6644 | ottervalleywinery.com Products: Wine and Wine Related Products, Tasting room Availability: Winery Direct Open May to October
15. Woods Market Garden
Jon & Courtney Satz | 93 Wood Ln., Brandon | 247 6630 | www.woodsmarketgarden.com Products: Organic strawberries, sweet corn, tomatoes. Vegetables, full range. Organic vegetable starter plants. Gorgeous hanging flowering baskets, annuals, perennials. Oil seed crops. Baked goods, pickles. Services: CSA, PYO strawberries Availability: Farmstand on Route 7 south of Brandon Open 7 days May-Sept., 10a-5p daily, MNFC, Rutland Farmers Market, wholesale
16. Maple View Farm
Deb Bratton | 185 Adams Rd., Brandon | 236 9158 Products: Alpacas, Sweaters, Hats, Socks Availability: Farm Direct
17. Vermont Fiber Mill
Deb Bratton | 185 Adams Rd., Brandon | 236 9158 Products: Custom Milling, Batts, Roving, Yarn & Felt Availability: Mill Direct
Bridport 18. Champlain Acres
Henry and Donna Lawton | 5235 Lake Street, Bridport | 758 2396 Products: Organic Grain, Hay, Silage Availability: Farm Direct
19. Champlain Valley Alpacas
Les and Jenny Foshay | 152 Merino Lane, Bridport | 758 3276 | alpaca@wcvt.com Products: Grapes, Grass Fed Beef, Pigs, Eggs, Alpacas Services: Wedding Barn Availability: Farm Direct
20. Gleason’s Grains
Theresa and Ben Gleason | 2076 East St, Bridport | 758 2476 | gleasongrains.com Products: Organic wheat. Sifted and Whole Wheat Flour Availability: MNFC, Mountain Greens, Rutland Coop, Dirtworks Mail Order, City Market, Healthy Living
21. Hemenway Hillbillies of Vermont
Cindy Myrick | Hemenway Hill, Bridport | 758 2436 Products: Maple Syrup, Honey, Brandywine Ginger Jam, Jellies, Maple Coconut Crunch Availability: Middlebury Farmers Market, Mail Order
22. Vermont Heritage Grazers, LLC
Alethea Bahnk | 237 Holstein Drive, Bridport | 989 5134 Products: 8 Sausage varieties, Bacon, Pastured Pigs (whole and half), Eggs Availability: MNFC, Healthy Living
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory 23. Wood Creek Farm
Chip and Kathy Morgan | 560 Lake Street, Bridport | 758 5000 Products: Beef Availability: Wholesale
181. Morgan Hill Farm
Jerry and Cheryl Connor | Route 22A, Bridport | 348-8865 | Look us up on AirBnB.com Products: Bulk organic milk, eggs Services: Bed and Breakfast (as Mountain View Inn) Availability: Farm direct
Services: PYO Availability: Farm Direct, MNFC, Mountain Greens, Bristol & Middlebury Farmers Market, Open Mid July to end of August
28. South Hardscrabble Farm
Joan Cook | 93 Choiniere Rd, Bristol | 453 2290 Products: Vegetables Strawberries, Blueberries, Baked Goods, Pickles Availability: Farmstand, Middlebury Farmers Market
29. Yore Fare Farm
24. Bristol Community Gardens
Anthony Myrick | 67 East St, Bristol | 453 6616 Products: Pastured chicken, turkey, pork, eggs Availability: Bristol Farmers Market, Farm Direct, Mountain Greens, Bristol
1 South St, Bristol | lilyhinrichsen@gmail.com Services: Community Garden Sites
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25. Hillsboro Sugarworks
30. Hibernia Farm
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Dave and Sue Folino | 270 Rounds Rd, Bristol| 453 5462 | www.hillsborosugarworks.com Products: Certified Organic Maple Syrup Services: Maple Open House March 24 & 25 Availability: MNFC, Mountain Greens
Rene and Donna Audet | 188 Audet Rd, Cornwall | 462 2434 Products: Organic Hay Availability: Farm Direct
26. Lower Notch Berry Farm
Kristin Bolton and Andrew Munkres | 2703 West St, Cornwall | 462 3722 Products: Raw honey, Comb honey from untreated bees, Nucleus Colonies Services: Tour de Farms Availability: Farm Direct, MNFC, Middlebury Farmers Market, City Market
Al and Linda Lunna | 1946 Lower Notch Rd, Bristol | 453 4220 | Check Us Out on Facebook Products: Blueberries & Raspberries
31. Lemon Fair Honey Works
32. Meeting Place Pastures
Cheryl and Marc Cesario | 1368 West St, Cornwall | 462 3759 Products: Organic Beef, Pork, Bacon, Sausage, Veal, Meat Birds, Retail cuts, Eggs, Services: CSA Availability: Farmstand, Burlington Farmers Market
33. Moonlit Alpacas
Carol and Cass Tillman | 2170 Route 125, Cornwall | 462 3510 Products: Alpaca Breeding Stock, Alpaca Fiber Availability: Open Farm Days
34. Mountain Meadows
Brian Kemp and Amiel Cooper | 2711 Route 30, Cornwall | 989 0514 Products: Beef, wholesale/retail, organic, Retail Cuts Availability: Whole Foods
35. Pine Meadow Farm
David and Sharon Reising | 440 Vt Route 30, Cornwall | 462 3582 Products: Vegetables, Pork, Sausage, Maple Syrup
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory Availability: Farmstand
36. Rowe Crest Farm
Daniel Rowe| 123 Lambert Lane, Cornwall | 462 2609 Products: Grass fed Beef, Hay, Steers for finishing Availability: Farm Direct
37. Sunrise Orchards
Barney Hodges | 1287 N. Bingham St, Cornwall | 462 3500 Products: Frozen Corn, Frozen Broccoli, Frozen Green Beans, Apples, Cider, Frozen Blueberries Availability: MNFC, Middlebury & Vergennes Shaw’s, Middlebury Market
38. Sunset Hill Garden & Nursery
Nancy Edson| 2771 Route 74 West, Cornwall | 462 2497 Products: Vegetable plants, Annuals, Perennials, baskets, Strawberries, Blueberries, Apples, Pears, Cherries, Hanging baskets Availability: Middlebury Farmers Market, Farmstand
39. Twig Farm
Michael Lee and Emily Sunderman | 2575 S. Bingham St., Cornwall | 462 3363 Products: Goat and mixed raw milk cheeses Availability: Middlebury Farmers Market, MNFC, Vergennes Laundry
40. Williams Farm
Kevin Williams | 5283 Route 30, Cornwall | 462 2186 Products: Maple Syrup, Maple Products Availability: Farm Direct, Mail Order Bradley Koehler | 1491 Route 30, Cornwall |www. windfallorchardvt.com Products: 80 varieties of Heirloom apples, plums, pears, fresh cider, Ice Cider, foraged mushrooms. Services: PYO Sunday afternoons in October
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Spencer and Jennifer Blackwell | 885 Case St, East Middlebury | 388 3848 Products: Vegetables, Flowers, Wheat, Black Beans Services: CSA Availability: Middlebury farmers market, American Flatbread, Greg’s Meat Market, MNFC and Vergennes laundry Not open to public.
Ferrisburgh 43. Good Companion Bakery and Boundbrook Farm
Erik and Erica Andrus | 276 Burroughs Farm Rd, Ferrisburgh | 877 1396 Products: Beef, Pork, Bread, Pastries and Porridge, Rice Services: Rice Harvest Festival (fall), Vermont Sail Freight Co. Availability: Middlebury, Bristol &Vergennes Farmers Markets, Red Clover Market
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Cheryl and JD DeVos | 2263 Greenbush Rd, Ferrisburgh | 425 3618 Products: Organic Milk Products Availability: Vergennes, Middlebury Natural Food Coop, Mountain Greens Market, Lantman’s Hinesburg, Shelburne Supermarket
“Vermont … has a star wine producer in Lincoln Peak Vineyard.” —Jancis Robinson & Linda Murphy in American Wine
Blossom to bottle at 142 River Rd New Haven (802) 388-7368 www.lincolnpeakvineyard.com
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory 45. Ayer Family Diversified Farm
Michelle & Roland Ayer | 1251 Greenbush Road, Ferrisburgh | 343-1465 | ayerborndorpers@gmavt.net Products: Lamb (whole and cuts) available yearround, beef, pork, meat chickens and fresh eggs. Registered breeding stock available. Availability: Farm Direct, Bar Antidote, Yourfarmstand.com
46. Al’s Farm Fresh Eggs
Helen Cobb | 777 Hawkins Rd, Ferrisburgh | 877 3797 Products: Eggs, Availability: MNFC, Farm direct
47. Scott’s Greenbush Gardens
Bill & Donna Scott| 79 Quaker Street, Ferrisburgh | 425 2370 Products: Strawberries, fall raspberries, sweet corn, summer & winter squash, melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, fall Garden mums. Services: PYO strawberries and raspberries Availability: Dakin Farm, Greg’s Meat Market, Farmstand, Yourfarmstand.com
48. Dakin Farm
Sam Cutting | 5797 Route 7, Ferrisburgh | 425 3971 | www.dakinfarm.com Products: Maple Syrup Availability: Retail store, Mail order
49. Garden Goddess
Michele Racine | 399 Quaker St, Ferrisburgh | 425 4433 Products: Vegetable Starts, Flowers, Annuals & Perennials, Wedding Flowers, Availability: Farm Direct
50. SMB Cattle Co.
Scott Barnes and Michelle Carson Barnes | 239 Quaker St, Ferrisburgh | 425 2862 | www. smbcattleco.com Products: Hereford Feeders, Breeding Stock Availability: Farm Direct
51. Earth House Farm
Finn and Katherine Yarbrough | 4215 Sand Rd, Ferrisburgh | 877 6288 Products: Organic lamb and eggs Services: Hand-shearing of fiber animals Availability: Farm Direct, call ahead for pick-up, discount pricing for whole- or half- lamb orders.
52. LaLumiere Farm and Greenhouse
Karolyn & Louie Lalumiere | 3747 Sand Rd, Ferrisburgh | 349 7782 Products: Vegtables, full range, although known for our sweet tomatoes and wide variety of melons.
Bedding plants and seedlings. Availability: Farm direct, Wholesale, Yourfarmstand. com, Farmers Markets: Old North End Burlington, Fletcher Allen Hosp. Burlington, New North End Burlington, Shelburne, Hinesburg, Bristol, Winooski, and South Burlington
53. Flowerpower VT
Anne Flack Matthews| 991 Middlebrook Rd, Ferrisburgh | 877 3476 | flowerpowervt@comcast.net Products: Organic blue eggs, full range organic vegetables and herbs, hops, organic vegetable starts, organic dog food, chicken and organic heritage turkey poults, as well as Thanksgiving dinner, fresh organic cut flowers, organic catnip Availability: Farm direct (self-service store and retail greenhouse); Wholesale; Farm website; Retail: City Market, Healthy Living, Radio Bean, Bar Anidote, 3 Squares Cafe, Fiddlehead Brewery, Folino’s, Bread and Butter farm, Full Moon CSA, UVM, Shelburne Farmer’s market Farm store always open.
54. VT Liverstock Slaughter and Processing Co.
Carl Cushing | 76 Depot Rd, Ferrisburgh | 877 3481 Products: USDA Inspected Meat Processing. Beef, Pork sides/qtrs, retail. Roaster Pigs and Cookers
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory Huntington
55. Maple Wind Farm
Bruce Hennessey and Beth Whiting | 1045 Carse Rd, Huntington | 434 7257 | www.maplewindfarm. com Products: Organic Vegetables, 100%Grass fed Beef & Lamb, Pasture Raised Pork, Orangic and non Organic Pastured Raised Poultry, Retail cuts, Eggs, Maple Syrup Availability: Area Farmers Markets, Coops, Restaurants and Farm Sales. Wholesale and Retail Pricing Available
Leicester 56. Depot Farm Supply
Rick Oberkirch | 2681 Leicester Whiting Rd, Leicester | 247 6700 Products: Certified Organic/conventional Animal Feed Availability: Direct Sales/Delivery
57. Garland Goat Soap
Greg, Linda and Nathaniel Moore | 671 Ferson Rd., Leicester | 247-9249 | garlandgoatsoap@ gmail.com Products: All Natural Goat’s Milk Soaps, scented
with essential oils. Soothing Lip Balm Availability: MNFC, Shelburne Country Store, Gourmet Provence, Carrs Florist, Rutland Food Coop, Mail Order
58. Gildrien Farm
Caitlin and Jeremy Gildrien | 490 Delorme Rd, Leicester | 802-247-4699 | gildrienfarm.com Products: Vegetables, full range, Fresh Ginger Services: Summer and winter CSA shares. Availability: Farm direct; Wholesale; Retail: Middlebury and Rutland Farmers’ Markets, Middlebury and Rutland Co-ops, and various restaurants in the Rutland and Middlebury areas.
59. Mt. Pleasant Sugar Works
Andy and Donna Hutchinson | 1627 Shacket Rd, Leicester | 247 3117 Products: Maple Syrup, Maple Equipment Availability: Farm Direct, Inside Scoop, Brandon
60. Stoney Lonesome Farm
James Ellefson and Lesley Wright | 588 Fern Lake Rd, Leicester | 247 5920 Products: Vegetables, Asparagus, Fingerling Potatoes Availability: Farm Direct, Middlebury Farmers Market
61. Taconic End Farm
Annie Claghorn and Catlin Fox | 1395 Leicester Whiting Rd, Leicester | 247 3979 Products: Certified Organic Beef, Retail cuts, Maple Syrup Availability: Farm Direct
62. Bob’s Woodworx
Robert Cole | 2139 U.S. Route 7, Leicester | 377 0078 Products: Compost, Cedar Fence Posts, Maple Syrup Availability: Direct Sales/delivery
63. Foxcroft Farm Harvest Program
Anne Young | 898 Delorm Road, Leicester | 2473375 | vtharvest.org Products: Vegetables, full range; pumpkins, winter squash and gourds; beef, sausage, roaster pigs, piglets, turkeys; eggs; wreaths; holiday gift baskets and smiles. Services: Educational corn maze and farm tours; Educational program for 4th-12th graders offering after-school sessions, during school sessions and a seven-week summer session. Availability: Farm Direct, call ahead for pick-up
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory 64. Oliver Hill Farm
Suki Fredericks and James Maroney | 1033 Bullock Rd, Leicester | 247 3479 Products: VOF certified organic free-range eggs. Services: B&B guest house on the farm. Availability: Farm Direct
Lincoln 65. Breault Family Farm
Jessica and Kevin Breault | 1200 French Settlement Rd, Lincoln | 453 6792 Products: Greens, Potatoes, Garlic, Lettuce, Chickens Availability: Farm Direct
66. Isham Brook Farm
William and Bonnie Roleau| 1426 W. River Rd, Lincoln | 453 3713 | ishambrookfarm.com Products: Beef, Pork, Retail cuts, Maple Syrup Availability: Farm Direct, Bristol Farmers Market, Lincoln Store, Bristol Beverage
67. Meetinghouse Farm
Ruth Shepherd and Ken Pohlman | 192 Isham Hollow Rd, Lincoln | 453 4786 Products: Grass Fed Lamb, beef, Retail cuts Availability: Farm direct, Bristol Farmers Market, Middlebury Natural Food Coop
68. Weed Farm
Sue Borg and Rashi Nessen | 613 Quaker St, Lincoln | 453 7395 Products: Herb Plants (medicinal & culinary), Fresh Herbs, Eggs Services: PYO Availability: Mountain Greens, Farm Direct
69. Metta Earth Institute
Gillian & Russell Comstock | 334 Geary Rd. South, Lincoln | 453 8111 | www.mettaearth.org Products: Metta Tea: organically grown & sustainably wildcrafted herbal tea blends; kombucha; kimchi; specialty pestos: parsley, cilantro, arugula; winter squash, onions, potatoes, kale Services: Metta Earth Institute retreats, trainings, and programs featuring organically grown foods and catered meals. Small CSA. Availability: Farm Direct (farmstand), call ahead for pick-up, yourfarmstand.com
Middlebury 70. Champlain Valley Apiaries
Charles E. Mraz | 504 Washington Street Ext., Middlebury | 388 7724 Products: Honey, Bee Products Availability: Many retailers incl. MNFC, Pratt’s, Greg’s Natural Provisions, Mountain Greens. Open M-F 8-4p
71. Champlain Valley Creamery
Carleton Yoder | 88 Mainelli Road,Ste. 3, Middlebury | 989 7361 | cvcream.com Products: Organic Cream Cheese, Champlain Triple, and Queso Fresco Availability: MNFC, American Flatbread, Shelburne Supermarket, Otter Creek Brewing Open: Email ahead
72. Happy Valley Orchard
217 Quarry Rd, Middlebury | 388 2411 Products: Vegetables Apples, Cider, Berries, Peaches, Cider Donuts, Baked Goods Services: PYO Availability: Orchard Direct/Farmstand
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory 73. Ledge End Farm
Hank Dimuzio | 1288 Munger Street, Middlebury | 388 8979 | ledgendeer@comcast.net Products: Fallow Deer Venison, Venison Pet Food, Antler Pet Chews Availability: Farm Direct, Gregs Meat Market, Warren Store, Healthy Living
74. Marble Rose Farm
Sue Evans | 1733 Route 116, Middlebury | 388 9411 Products: Certified organic strawberries, peaches, melons, tomatoes, beans, garlic, onions, potatoes, peas, cucumbers Services: PYO Availability: MNFC, Middlebury Farmers’ Market, Farm stand open weekends 10-6 (sometimes later)
75. Middlebury Area Community Garden
Porter Medical Center | info@middleburygardens.com Services: Community Garden Plots
76. Vt. Natural Ag Products, Inc.
Heather Foster-Provencher and Robert Foster | 297 Lower Foote St, Middlebury | 388 1137 | www. vermontnaturalagproducts.com Products: Compost, potting soils, mulches Availability: Wholesale, many local garden stores and nurseries, some products available at farm
77. Omar’s Uncommon Fruits
Omar Fugaro | 566 E. Munger St, Middlebury | 282 6739 Products: Raspberries, Plums, Strawberries, Gooseberries, Currants, Blackberries, Apricots, Black Raspberries Availability: MNFC, Middlebury Farmers Market, Otter Creek Bakery, Vergennes Laundry, Storm Cafe, 3 Squares
78. Otter Creek Brewing
793 Exchange St, Middlebury | 388 0727 Products: Craft Beers Availability: Local Retailers and restaurants
80. Vermont Hard Cider Co.
153 Pond Lane, Middlebury | 388 0070 Products: Hard Cider Availability: Local restaurants, liquor stores, grocery stores
81. Dancing Bees
Ross Conrad and Alice Eckles | 609 Burnham Dr., Middlebury | 349 4279 | dancingbeegardens. com Products: Shitake Mushrooms, Raw Honey, Bee Products
Services: Pollination of organic farms, Education, Honeybee literature Availability: Farm Direct
Monkton 27. Mountain Warrior Farm
Galen Helms and Sara-Paule Koeller | 2886 Mountain Rd, Monkton | 373 6544 Products: Eggs, Pastas, Chutneys, Pickles, Maple Syrup, Chaga, Prepared Foods, Hatching Eggs, Chicks Services: Catering Availability: Farm Direct, Bristol Farmers Market
82. Bella Farm
Rachel Schattman | 90 Cemetery Rd, Monkton | 802 373 1875 | bellapesto.com Products: Organic vegetables, full range. Culinary herbs. Garlic. Organic dairy- and nut-free pesto. Services: CSA Availability: Burlington Farmers Market, City Market, Basin Harbor Club, Wholesale
83. Boyer’s Orchard
David Boyer | 1823 Monkton Rd, Monkton | 453 2676 Products: Apples, Plums, Pears, Cider, Pies, Donuts Services: PYO Availability: Orchard Direct
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory 84. Heavenly Honey Apiary
Scott and Valarie Wilson | 118 Rotax Rd., Monkton | 802 333 0084 | vtbeekeeper.com Products: Honey Availability: Apiary direct, Online
85. Little Hogback Farm
Matt Davis | Monkton | 598 8204 | littlehogbackfarm.com Products: Maple Syrup, Maple Products, Shitake, Oyster &Chanterelle Mushrooms Availability: Online, Middlebury Farmers Market, Yourfarmstand.com
86. New Leaf Organics
Jill Koppel | 4818 Bristol Rd, Monkton | 453 6160 Products: Organic Vegetables, Vegetable & Flower Plants, Wedding Flowers Services: CSA Availability: Farmstand, Bristol Farmers Market, Waitsfield Farmers Market
87. Norris Berry Farm
Norma Norris | 686 Davis Rd, Monkton | 453 3793 Products: Vegetables, Vegetable & Flower Plants, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Black Currants, Jams/Jellies Services: PYO Availability: Farmstand, Wholesale/Retail
88. Orb Weaver Farm
Marjorie Susman | 3406 Lime Kiln Rd, Monkton | 877 3755 Products: Organic Vegetables, Beef Organic Cheese, Raw Milk Availability: MNFC, Otter Creek Bakery, Healthy Living
89. The Last Resort Farm
Eugenie Doyle | 2246 Tyler Bridge Rd, Monkton | 453 2847 Products: Organic Vegetables, Garlic, Organic strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, currants, Eggs, Organic Hay Services: PYO, CSA Availability: Farmstand, Bristol & Richmond Farmers Markets, Mountain Greens Market, Local Schools, Healthy LIving,City Market
90. Willowell Farm
Hannah Mueller and Matt Schlein | Stoney Meadow Lane, Monkton | 453 2248 | www. willowell.org Products: Kale, garlic, and other assorted vegetables Services: Spring and fall garden celebrations. Volunteers for Peace international volunteer group visiting in August. Availability: Contact info@willowell.org
New Haven 91. Champlain Valley Bees and Queens
Kirk Webster | 1437 South St, New Haven | 989 5895 Products: Raw Honey, Bulk Availability: Farm Direct
92. Greenhaven Gardens
Peter and Daenen Norris | 2638 Ethan Allen Hwy., New Haven | 453 5382 Products: Certified organic vegetable plants, annual plants, perennial plants, trees & nursery stock, seeds Services: Landscaping Availability: Retail Shop
93. Lester Farm
Sam Lester and Maura Lester | 2297 Ethan Allen Highway, New Haven | 453 3132 Products: Vegetables, Pumpkins Availability: Farmstand
94. Lincoln Peak Winery
Chris and Sara Granstrom | 142 River Rd, New Haven | 388 7368 | lincolnpeakvineyard.com Products: Grape wines, table grapes Services: Lincoln Peak Vineyard’s First Friday music
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory series: a free show on the first Friday of every month, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Availability: At our tasting room, at the Middlebury Farmers Market, and in many local stores and restaurants. Memorial Day-New Years Eve: Open 7 Days 11-5, and for special events. New Years Day-Memorial Day: Open Saturdays 11-5, M-F by chance or appt, and for special events.
95. Misty Knoll Farm
Products: Grass fed Beef, Natural Pork & Lamb, Poultry, Retail Cuts Availability: Farm Direct, Deliveries
100. Sweet Hill Farm
Chris and Dianne Bingham | 3835 Ethan Allen Highway, New Haven | 453 7751 Products: Sweet Corn, Tomatoes, Cukes, Squash, Pumpkins, Herbs, Cut Flowers Availability: Farmstand
Minda Lafountain | 1687 Main Street, New Haven | 453 4748 | mistyknollfarm.com Products: Turkeys, Chickens, Turkey & Chicken Pot Pies, Retail Cuts Availability: Mountain Greens, MNFC, Gregs Meat Market, Farm Direct(Mon.-Wed.)
101. Water Haven Farm
96. Olivia’s Croutons
4003 River Rd., New Haven | 388 3452 Products: Vegetables Availability: Farmstand
Francie Caccavo | 1423 North Street, New Haven | 453 2198 Products: Croutons & stuffing Availability: Nationally
97. Open View Farm
Anna Hurlburt | 7261 Ethan Allen Highway, New Haven | 989 0424 | openviewfarm.com Products: Certified organic lamb cuts, eggs and vegetables, and maple syrup Availability: Farm Direct, yourfarmstand.com
98. Riverbend Farm
George Crane | 3757 River Rd, New Haven | 388 8044 Products: Vegetables, Maple Syrup, Christmas trees Availability: Farmstand
99. Smith Family Beef
Harvey and AnnaJo Smith | 2516 Lime Kiln Rd, New Haven | 877 2712 | smithfamilymeats.com
Barb Torian and Tim Bouton |New Haven | 453 4596 Products: Maple Syrup Availability: Farm Direct
102. Dan and Pat Kennelly
103. Wendy and Randy Butler 1846 Halpin Rd, New Haven | 388 3209 Products: Maple Syrup Availability: Farm Direct
104. Barnumtown Farm
Jess Berry, Ian Huizenga and Charles Huizenga | 357 Nichols Rd., New Haven | 989 3151 Products: Vegetables, Pork, Eggs, Jams Availability: Farm Direct, Bar Antidote
105. Field of Dreams
Chuck King | 370 Dallinger Rd., New Haven | 545 2111 Products: Nigerian Dwarf Goats, world’s smallest goat! Availability: Farm Direct
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory 106. Green Pasture Meats
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snap & snow peas, cucumbers, summer squash, firewood. Services: Year-round Bed & Breakfast on a historic 267 acre working farm surrounding a wildlife preserve. 3-course breakfast with stay, dinners and packed lunches by arrangement. Availability: Rutland Farmers Market, summer & winter, Poultney Farmers Market, Farmstand
107. Animal Farm
110. Crescent Orchard
Mark Smith | 16 Campground Rd., New Haven | 453 7705 | greenpasturemeats.com Products: Locally raised & processed Beef, Pork & Lamb, Retail Cuts, Vermont Cheeses Availability: Retail Shop
Diane St. Clair | 194 Old Sawmill Rd, Orwell | 623 6599 Products: Veal, Butter, Buttermilk Availability: MNFC
108. Bloomers
Karen Hescock | 12 Beauvais Rd, Orwell | 948 2434 Products: Flower Arrangements, Perennials, Landscaping Availability: Farm Direct
109. Brookside Stock Farm
Tench Murray and Olga Sears | 183 Route 22A, Orwell | 948 2211 Products: Grass-fed Belted Galloway breeding stock and beef, raw honey, maple syrup, pole & bush beans, egg plant, broccoli, cauliflower, sugar
Andrea Ochs | 37 Needham Hill Rd, Orwell | 948 2670 Products: Vegetables, full range Apples, Plums, Pears, Cherries, Apricots, seconds for canning Availability: Middlebury Farmers Market, Buxton’s Store
111. Eagle’s Flight Farm
Elizabeth Frank | 212 Mt. Independence Rd, Orwell | 948 2840 | effarm.com Services: Workshops, Host site for nature-based events, Farm stays, Organic gardens
112. Lake Home Farm
Gerry and Cheryl Audet | 399 Mt. Independence Rd, Orwell | 948 2888 Products: Grass fed Beef, Retail cuts Availability: Farm Direct
113. Ledge Haven Farm
Tom and Mike Audet | Mt. Independence Rd, Orwell | 948 2545 Products: Maple Syrup & Maple Products Availability: Farm Direct, Mail Order
114. Red Sky Farm
Ed and Paula Barnes | 613 Route 73, Orwell | 948 2566 Products: Vegetables, Vegetable Plants, Bedding Plants, Hanging Baskets, Dried Ornamentals Availability: Farmstand
115. Royce Hill Farm
Brian Orleans | 237 Royce Hill Rd, Orwell | 948 2254 Products: Organic bulk milk, Raw milk at farm, Eggs Availability: Farm Direct, MNFC (Eggs) Open: call ahead
116. Singing Cedar Farmstead
Scott Greene | 30 Black Snake Ln, Orwell | 948 2062 Products: Organic Vegetables, Chicken, Turkeys, Beef, Retail Cuts, Prepared foods, Special order and wholesale, limited delivery Availability: MIddlebury Farmers Market, MNFC, Buxtons Store, Vergennes Laundry, 3 Squares,
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117. Singing Cedars Farm
James and Louise Carlotto | 15 Wicker Lane, Orwell | 948 2382 Products: Beef, Veal, Organic hay Availability: Farm Direct
118. Stonewood Farm
Peter Stone | 105 Griswold Lane, Orwell | 948 2277 Products: Turkeys, Turkey Products, Retail cuts Availability: MNFC, City Market, Healthy Living, Lantman’s
119. Berry Meadow Farm
Kevin Schumann | 56 Mt. Independence Rd., Orwell | 908 507 2461 | berrymeadowfarm.com Products: Alpaca Yarn, Alpaca Garments, Knitting and Crochet pattern Availability: Farm direct
120. Danzahn Farm
Julie Danyew | 44 Hemenway Hill Rd, Orwell | 948 2852 Products: Artisanal Goat Cheese Availability: Farm Direct
Panton 121. Scapegoat Farm
Heidi Mahoney | 280 Adams Ferry Rd, Panton | 475 2401 Products: Organic Garlic for Eating & Planting Availability: Local Stores, Wholesale, Mail Order
122. Farmhouse Table
Theresa Smith | 21 Fisher Lane, Panton | 345 5360 Products: Beef, Pork, Poultry, Retail cuts Availability: Vergennes Farmers Market, Farm Direct
123. Otter Creek Farm
Annie Henderson | 354 Basin Harbor Rd, Panton | 475 2940 Products: Organic Vegetables Eggs, Availability: Vergennes Farmers Market, Farm Direct
124. Roads End Cattle Co.
Richard Jackson | 464 Jackson Rd, Panton | 759 2050 | roadsendcattleco.com Products: Grass Fed Beef, Purebred polled Herefords, show prospects Availability: Farm Direct
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125. Mountainyard Farm
Freeman and Mia Allen | 1676 Natural Turnpike Rd., Ripton | 388 7394 Products: Organic Vegetables, Greenhouse Tomatoes Availability: Farm Direct, MNFC, Ripton General Store
126. Nola’s Secret Garden
Nola Kevra | 2936 Natl. Forest Rte. 49, Ripton | 388 6107 Products: Organic Greens, herbs, mixed vegetables, Vegetable Plants, Cut Flowers Availability: Farm Direct, MNFC, Mountain Greens
127. North Branch Farm
Sebastian Miska and Kate Corrigan | 1652 Lincoln Rd, Ripton | 388 2059 | www. greenmountaingrown.com Products: Pork, Retail Cuts Services: CSA Availability: Middlebury Farmers Market, Online
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory Rochester 128. Sunshine Valley Berry Farm
Rob Meadows and Patricia Rydle | 129 Ranger Rd, Rochester | 767 3989 | vermontberries.com Products: Organic blueberries, raspberries, blackberries Services: PYO Availability: Farm Direct
Salisbury 129. Blue Ledge Farm
Hannah Sessions | 2001 Old Jerusalem Rd, Salisbury | 247 0095 | blueledgefarm.com Products: Goat Meat, Whey fed Pork, Retail cuts, Custom halves & whole, Goat Cheese, fresh, aged Availability: Middlebury & Rutland Farmers Markets, Middlebury & Rutland Coops,Woods Market, Shelburne Supermarket, Healthy Living
130. Four Family Farm
Alex Wylie, Jeff Weaber and Gabe Hamilton | 8 Shard Villa Rd, Salisbury | 352 4452 | fourfamilyfarm@gmail.com Products: Grass fed Lamb, Beef, Pastured Pork & Poultry, Retail cuts Availability: Farm Direct
131. Maple Meadow Farm
Jackie DeVoid and George DeVoid | 518 Maple Street, Salisbury | 352 4241 | maplemeadowfarmeggs.com Products: Cage-free and conventional eggs, our own maple syrup Availability: Shaw’s, Hannaford’s, Greg’s, MNFC, Bristol Beverage, Buxton’s Store, Pratt’s Store, Panton General Store, Addison 4 Corners Store, Ripton Store, Big Wheel Store, Champlain Discount Foods Farm store open 8-4:30 M-F, 8-11:30 Sat. Visitors to farm by appt.
132. Salisbury Angus
Paul and Chris Heudorfer | 195 Leland Rd, Salisbury | 352 4586 Products: Beef, whole animals, wholesale Availability: Farm Direct
Shoreham 133. Blue Stone Farm
John Reynolds and Edwina Ho | 869 Watchpoint Rd, Shoreham | 897 5333 Products: Organic Vegetables, Garlic, Grass fed beef, Horse Hay, square bales Availability: Farm direct
134. Champlain Valley Orchards
Bill Suhr and Julianna White | 2955 Rte 74, Shoreham | 897 2777 | champlainorchards.com Products: Fresh apples, cherries, peaches, pears, plums, raspberries. Bakery: fresh apple pies, cider donuts, apple butter, apple cider syrup, dried apples. Cider mill: sweet pasteurized and unpasteurized cider, cranberry apple cider. Cidery: Honeycrisp ice cider, sparkling ice cider, Pruner’s Pride, Pruner’s Promise, specialty hard ciders Services: PYO, Orchard Concerts: Sept. 23, 30, 1-3; Harvest Fest, Oct. 7, 11-4 p.m.; Ciderfest, Oct. 13, 3-7 p.m. Availability: Fine markets throughout Vermont (restaurants, groceries, farmstand), Yourfarmstand. com, Wholesale, Farm website Farmstand open year-round 10-4. Greatly expanded hours during the harvest
135. Cream Hill Farm
Paul Saenger | PO Box 205, Shoreham Products: Beef Availability: Farm direct
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory 136. Doolittle Farm
Hammond Family | 1078 Doolittle Rd, Shoreham | 897 2121 Products: Blueberries, Apples, Pastured organic Chicken & Turkeys, Retail cuts, Eggs, Hatching Eggs, Wool Products, Maple Syrup Availability: MNFC (eggs), Midd Farmers Market, Healthy Living, Yourfarmstand.com, Farm Direct Self-serve farmstand. Farm tours by appointment year-round.
137. Douglas Orchard
Scott Douglas | 1050 Route 74W, Shoreham | 897 5043 Products: Squash Apples, Strawberries, Raspberries, Cherries Services: PYO Availability: Farmstand
138. Elysian Fields
Kathleen, Joseph and Tirza Hescock | 3658 VT Route 74 W, Shoreham | 897 7484 Products: Beef by the half or whole Availability: Farm Direct
139. Golden Russet Farm
Will and Judy Stevens | 1329 Lapham Bay Rd, Shoreham | 897 7031 | goldenrussetfarm.com Products: Organic fresh seasonal vegetables, OR
Organic bedding plants: hanging baskets, potted herbs, field dug perennials, vegetable starts Services: CSA Availability: Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op, American Flatbread, Middlebury Farmers’ Market, Ramuntos, Shoreham Inn, Shoreham Elementary School and at the farm. Open daily, 9-5pm, April 28 through June 16. Open weekdays thereafter by chance or appointment.
140. Harvey Park Farm
Susan Harvey | 372 Lapham Bay Rd, Shoreham | 897 5051 Products: Grass fed beef, Retail cuts Availability: Yourfarmstand.com, Champlain Orchard store, Rochester Hardware Store, Farm direct
141. Madison Dairy Farm
George and Joann Madison | 2806 Smith Rd, Shoreham | 897 2024 Products: Garlic tincture for livestock Availability: Farm direct
142. Sentinel Pine Orchard
Whitney and Roberta Blodgett | PO Box 268, Shoreham | 897 7931 Products: Apples Availability: Orchard direct Orchard tours: call ahead
143. Shoreham Winery
Pat and Greg Borah | 3442 Route 22A, Shoreham | 897 7126 Products: Wine, Apple Ice Cider Availability: Tasting Room, Middlebury Redemption Center, Greg’s Meat Market, Buxton’s Store
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Ken VanHazinga | 32 Doolittle Rd, Shoreham | 897 2423 Products: Organic Grain Availability: Farm Direct
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146. Vermont Tradewinds Farm
Tim and Loraine Hescock | 1674 Route 74 East, Shoreham | 897 5447 | vermonttradewinds.com Products: Pumpkins Maple syrup, Maple Cream, Maple Products,Christmas trees and Wreaths. Services: Feb/March - Maple Sap Boiling demonstration and Maple Open House Weekend (3/24-25). April thru October - Maple Open House and syrup on tap. Availability: Year-round Farmstand
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory 147. Wagner Ranch
Phil Wagner | 314 N. Cream Hill Rd, Shoreham | 758 2912 | wagnerranchvt.com Products: Natural Angus Beef, Pork, Chickens & Turkey, Retail cuts Availability: Farm Direct
148. Petal Fall Acres
Colin Rouse | 1573 Shacksboro Rd., Shoreham | 238 6130 Products: Tomatoes, Peppers, Cukes, Greens, Herbs Services: CSA Availability: Doorstep Delivery
149. Solar Haven Farm
Barb Wilson | 977 Bates Rd., Shoreham | 897 5430 | solarhavenfarm.com Products: Blackberries, Raspberries, Jams, Chutneys, Mustards Availability: Middlebury Farmers Market, MNFC
150. Whistle Pig Farm
Raj Peter Bhakta | 2139 Quiet Valley Rd, Shoreham | 802-897-7700 | www. whistlepigwhiskey.com Products: Winter rye grains (to be distilled into rye
whiskey beginning 2013), Mangalitsa pork, Angus beef, maple syrup Availability: See Vermont DLC for local liquor store listings; Bristol, Waitsfield, Burlington, and Rutland farmers’ markets; local restaurants; farm website
151. Work and Days Farm
Caroline Usher | 619 Tottingham Rd., Shoreham | 897 2822 Products: Lamb, Goats, Honey Availability: Farm Direct
Starksboro 152. Norris Sugarworks
Kelly Norris | 745 Robert Young Rd, Starkboro | 453 4753 Products: Maple Syrup, Maple Candy, Maple Cream Availability: New Haven Jiffy Mart, Norris Berry Farm
153. Bee Happy Vermont
Pedro Salas | 258 Big Hollow Rd, Starksboro | 453 7996 | beehappy@madriver.com Products: Honey, Magical Mead, honey comb, honey cream, beeswax candles Availability: Direct sales, Bristol, Hinesburg & Burlington Farmers Market
154. Brace Sugarhouse
Mary Brace and Henry Emmons | 160 Sugarhouse Lane, Starksboro | 434 2858 Products: Maple Syrup Availability: Open House, direct sales
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156. Hallock Brook Farmstand
Robert Lang and Roxanne Smith | 1901 Robert Young Rd, Starksboro | 453 3378 Products: Vegetables, Flowers & Herbs, Pastured Poultry, Pork, Turkeys, Retail cuts, Eggs, Maple Syrup Availability: Farmstand, Mountain Greens Open to Public/Farmstand
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory Services: CSA Availability: Stores and restaurants in Middlebury and Burlington; Black River Produce; Burlington Farmers Market, Farmstand open year-round.
158. Maggie Brook Sugarworks
John and Rita Elder | Ruby Brace Rd, Starksboro | 453 3625 Products: Organic Maple Syrup Availability: Direct sales
159. Mountain View Farm
Erin Buckwalter and Mike Shepard | 101 Mtn. View Farm Lane, Starksboro | 349 5785 Products: Pastured Pork & Chicken, Eggs Availability: Farm direct
160. Mountain View Farm
Larry and Sue Shepard | 40 Mtn. View Farm Lane, Starksboro | 453 4217 Products: Beef, sides & quarters Availability: Farm Direct
161. Rockville Market Farm
Eric and Keenan Rozendaal | 205 Cemetery Rd, Starksboro | 453 5628 Products: Organic vegetables, whole and peeled winter squash Raspberries, Pork, Eggs Services: CSA Availability: Restaurants and stores in Chittenden and Addison County
165. Crown Point Alpacas
Bob Wertz | 1376 Route 30, Sudbury | 558 1564 | etsy.com/shops/crownpointalpacas Products: Alpacas, Alpaca/Wool blend fiber inrovings, Knitting yarn, Knitted & Woven Gifts Availability: Brandon Farmers Market
166. Trevin Farm
Troy Peabody | 901 Willowbrook Rd., Sudbury | 623 6473 | trevinfarms.com Products: Goats Services: Farm Stays (B&B), Cheese classes Availability: Farm Direct
Vergennes 167. Green Street Gardens
Margaret Lowe | 150 Green Street, Vergennes | 877 3783 Products: Vegetables, full range; especially tomatoes, homemade jams and jellies Availability: Vergennes Farmers Market, yourfarmstand.com
168. Vadeboncoeur Nougat
Didier Murat | 247 Main St, Vergennes | 877 2382 Products: Confectionary nougat Availability: Vergennes Laundry
162. Russell Farm
David Russell | 1248 VT Route 116, Starksboro | 453 2208 Products: Sweet corn, Winter Squash, Goats, Maple Syrup Services: Christmas trees with horsedrawn rides Availability: Farm Direct
163. Purinton Gardens
David and Anthony Purinton | 361 Tatro Rd., Starksboro | 453 2203 Products: Vegetables, Fall Greens, Organic Raspberries, Black Raspberries, Blackberries, Srawberries Availability: Farm Direct, Mountain Greens, Healthy LIving
Sudbury 164. Rupp’s Custom Cutting
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Addison County Food and Farm Directory 169. Vergennes Community Garden Vergennes Services: Community Garden Plots
half, chocolate milk. Availability: Addison and Chittenden Counties Dairy Store: M-F 8:30-5:30. Call ahead for a tour.
170. Woodman Hill Orchard
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171. Kayhart Beef
Brian and Cindy Kayhart | 4188 Otter Creek Hwy., Vergennes | 545 2484 Products: Homegrown Beef & Pork, Retail Cuts Availability: Farmstand/year-round
172. Riverfront Gardens
Bill Sullivan and Caroline Sullivan | 229 Ferry Rd., Vergennes | 802 475 3091 | riverfrontgardens.com Products: Organic Vegetables Value added products, Firewood, Nursery trees: apple, cedar, maple, oak Services: CSA Availability: Farmstand, Vergennes Farmers Market, Local Schools & Restaurants, Home Delivery
Weybridge 173. Duclos and Thompson
Tom Duclos and Lisa Thompson | 1026 Sheep Farm Rd, Weybridge | 545 2230 Products: Pork, Lamb, Beef and Turkeys, Retail cuts Availability: Farm Store. Greg’s Meat Market
174. Ledge Hill Farm
Violet LaFountain | 58 La Fountain Lane, Weybridge | 545 2104 Products: Vegetables, Bedding Plants, Flowers, Hanging Baskets, Fruits, jams, USDA inspected Goat Meat, Chickens by Piece, Retail Cuts, Raw Goats’ Milk, Eggs, Baked Goods Availability: Farm direct, Middlebury Farmers Market
175. Lila’s Milk
Audra Oullette | 5607 Weybridge Rd, Weybridge | 989 3807 Products: Raw milk from Family Cow Availability: Farm Direct
176. Monument Farms
Robert James | 2107 James Rd, Weybridge | 545 2119 Products: Milk, retail Milk, bottled cream, half &
177. Old Wooster Farm
Paul and Doris Seiler | 438 Wooster Rd, Whiting | 462 3140 Products: Bulk Milk, Organic
178. Four Pillars Farm
Peter Cousineau | 2452 Cutting Hill Rd., Whiting | 989 0083 | fourpillarsfarm.com Products: Vegetables Services: CSA Availability: Middlebury Farmers Market, MNFC, American Flatbread, Cafe Provence, Healthy Living
179. Triple K Farm
Tracy Simonds | 433 Leicester Whiting Rd., Whiting | 558 5900 Products: Pasture Raised Beef & Poultry, Maple Syrup Services: CSA Availability: Farm Direct
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Connecting farms, classrooms, cafeterias By Xian Chiang-Waren, The Addison Independent ADDISON COUNTY —Addison County has always had a strong agricultural heritage. But for a long time, as food systems were increasingly globalized and removed from local communities, even a county overflowing with dairy farms, apple orchards, vegetable farms and sugaring operations didn’t necessarily feed its own schoolchildren. The school lunch of many of our childhoods wasn’t grown locally or prepared fresh. It was grown and prepared elsewhere, then frozen and packaged. School lunch has come a long way in recent years. Thanks to a dedicated community of farmers, non-profit organizations, schools and families in Addison County, the food consumed in public school is starting to change for the better. At ACORN’s fourth annual Stone Soup conference in April 2013, the county’s school community gathered to hear inspirational stories from leaders in the farm-to-school movement. Students from the Mount Abraham Union High School’s Environmental Action Group shared triumphs from their composting and garbage sorting initiative. Starksboro’s Robinson Elementary School teacher Ruth Beecher and Monkton farmer Eugenie Doyle shared the story of Doyle’s pen pal correspondence with Beecher’s students. Doyle’s letters answered student questions about life on the farm; their yearlong correspondence culminated with a visit to the farm. “Ten years ago these conversations weren’t happening at all,” Gay Truax, the meals director at Salisbury Community School, told those gathered at the Stone Soup conference. “When we started our Wellness Program in Salisbury, there wasn’t a lot of discussion about this happening.” As well as filling student’s bellies with deliciously prepared, locally grown food, the food service programs in many Addison County schools have launched educational and volunteer service initiatives that students take part in. At the Ferrisburgh Central School, for example, a significant percentage of the school’s produce comes from local farms — and the school’s own on-site garden, said principal JoAnn TaftBlakely. “We have our own farm here at the school,” Taft-Blakely said. “A lot of food from on-site goes to our cafeteria and the food program is embedded across the curriculum.” A similar program exists at the Lincoln Community School, where first and second graders study the question “Where does my food come from?” while working at the school’s greenhouse and in the garden. Food service coordinators, like Christa Gowen of Beeman Elementary School in New Haven, design menus with healthy, locally produced ingredients. Beeman also encourages a healthy relationship to eating through the school’s Green Kitchen Project. Students help serve food and sort out trash, recycling and compost, has been a great success. Students choose to sign up for a week of volunteering in the Beeman lunchroom; it has proven to be a popular option for the community service requirement that students in the older grades at Beeman have to fulfill. And eating local, healthy food at a young age can make a
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Students at Ferrisburgh Central School work in the school greenhouse. difference for life. “I’m introducing the kids to things that they really haven’t heard of before,” said Gowen. “We’ve had quinoa and red cabbage. They eat Brussels sprouts. We’ve had kale chips that they beg me for.” “It’s really fun to watch what’s happening to the kids,” added Salisbury’s Truax. “They had a lot of ingrained ideas about food was and how it came from a box. There’s a lot of money spent in our country on the box. Being a small school we really wanted to show the kids and help them learn, to expose them to different ways of eating and you can’t, in my mind, do that without showing them where food comes from.”
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agree with it? Not necessarily. But do I have to buy from that? Yeah, I do.” On the Farm Spencer Blackwell, co-owner of Elmer Farm, a diversified, organic farm in Middlebury, expressed a similar view on this imbalance created by government subsidies. “In the US we have fully endorsed the petro-chemical supported, high-volume, low-diversity food production model with endless government support,” said Blackwell. “I would say that the industrial model gives too large of a financial burden on the tax payer.” In other words, the conventional food prices seen by institution and individual alike are unrealistically low compared to the actual cost of producing the food. Larger farms have a lower cost of production per head of lettuce, for example, but they also often have unseen subsidies making their price that much lower at the checkout line and hiding the additional cost of transporting the food from far away. “Diversified farming is an alternative that, given the same support, could well create as much or more food security,” added Blackwell. “Currently the diversified model is largely funded by the consumer and is still reasonably competitive with industrial models.” A testament to the success of this diversified model is the fact that Elmer Farm has been able to sell all of its produce locally, and not just to those of higher earning brackets. Elmer Farm, like many other small, organic farms across the state, participates in the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont’s (NOFA-VT) Farmshare
program, which helps the economically disadvantaged to purchase a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share, or season’s worth of produce picked up in weekly installments. Buying in bulk saves money for the consumer, and pre-selling a season’s worth of produce creates more financial stability for the farmer. “Our customers appear to come from all walks of life,” Blackwell commented. “Ten percent of our CSA members participate in the NOFA Farmshare program; we accept Farm to Family coupons at farmers markets; we participate in a senior Farmshare program for those in assisted living; and we donate thousands of pounds of produce to HOPE annually. Many people of all income levels are starting to see the value in eating what is being harvested locally and in season.” When farmers and consumers are able to forge a working relationship and communicate directly, equal access to local food at every income level becomes more achievable. That access, however, relies on donations and generosity, and not any change in price point. Growing food on smaller farms is still more expensive than growing it on larger farms, and buying direct from the farm is still less convenient than one-stop shopping. If price remains the main barrier to local food access, does it fall to the farmers to modify their practices? Jeannie Bartlett, a Middlebury College student who studied the issue during a weeklong intensive this past winter, does not think so. “My biggest takeaway from the week,” said Bartlett, “was that institutional-scale buying of local food may not be in the best interest of local
farmers. The reason that institutions like Middlebury can’t buy more local food is partly an issue of scale and partly an issue of price. Resolving both of these to make local foods more common in the Middlebury dining halls would force the farmers they deal with to fundamentally change their farming practices and lifestyle.” Those practices are both a matter of personal philosophy for farmers and a matter of necessary adaption to Vermont’s growing conditions. “With the exception of dairying,” said Blackwell, “the climate and topography of our region do not support the efficiencies that other more suitable regions can reap by specializing in specific crops. In the case of fresh vegetables the cost savings by becoming less diverse would not make the products significantly more affordable and would put the farmers at greater risk of total crop loss.” “I see a clear tension,” said Bartlett, “between, on the one hand, increasing consistency and volume and lowering prices for institutional and low-income buyers, and, on the other hand, maintaining the style of farming that Vermonters have promoted so successfully here — one that is sustainable for the environment and as a lifestyle.” Until government subsidies change and stop supporting the larger conventional models, the diversified model will present a higher consumer price, but that is the price of farming in Vermont. While institutional buyers and local farmers will continue the struggle to meet their own and each other’s needs in buyer-seller relationships, and there will always be room to work towards feeding more people for less money, Vermont’s smaller scale allows much more negotiation and community involvement than industrial food production can.
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2013 Addison County Guide to Local Food and Farms Page 37 Grazing has become a revered science, for some even a to do something like organic; it’s a more stable market. I’ve had a lot celebrated art, but it is a different way of doing things for many of help from the Extension Service, a lot of help from some of the of Vermont’s dairy farmers who learned to raise their cows on farmers who were already organic. I’m really pleased with all of the grain. That is where the work of folks like Cheryl Cesario and the people who want to help.” UVM Extension Champlain Valley Crop, Soil and Pasture Team As Connor discovered, getting into grazing means joining comes in. Farmers have access to the resources they need to take the grazing community. Cesario surveyed all of the producers advantage of one of the state’s original crops: pasture. she works with and found they wanted more opportunities to “Keeping soil under permanent sod has get together and talk about grazing. In a lot of benefits, including preventing soil April 2013 UVM Extension hosted the erosion and runoff,” said Cesario. “And Champlain Valley Grazing Symposium letting the animals feed themselves is going in Vergennes, Vt. featuring three speakers to be cheaper than harvesting and bringing who discussed everything from basics it to them.” like paddock size to experimenting with But Cesario, in her first year as the different annual crops. resident grazing specialist, is not out to Cesario was especially pleased that the convince anyone that grazing is the best conference drew a variety of attendees. option for them — she just wants to be a Newcomers to the grazing scene like resource, and especially after working with Connor mingled with longtime grazing the Vermont Organic Farmers certification advocates like Annie Claghorn of Taconic program for eight years, she is glad for “the End Farm in Leceister, Vt. Claghorn has opportunity to work in the community been grazing her cows for 25 years, and for not in a regulatory role but more of an about the last 15 she has met monthly with assistance role,” she said. Her job is to help other farmers who put their animals out By Lea Calderon-Guthe, ACORN interested farmers implement or intensify to pasture. For her, being part of a strong a custom grazing system, which means community has only reinforced the value balancing the needs of the animals, the plants, the soil, the water of grazing. quality and the people, too. “It was nice to see some new faces [at the conference] — we Jerry Connor at Morgan Hill Farm in Bridport, Vt., is one of always wonder why more people aren’t doing it,” said Claghorn. Cesario’s clients. He ran a conventional dairy farm for years, but “The biggest thing is just to get a network out there of people you last May he decided to go organic, which meant turning to grazing, can talk to. There can be weather challenges — grazing is not which “was a whole different ballgame,” but in a good way. always a perfect world. But really, for us, we can’t imagine milking “The commercial market is up and down and you don’t get paid cows and not rotational grazing them. It would not be nearly as enough,” said Connor. “It seems more practical for a small farmer fun.”
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Board Notes: Coming Soon to a School Near You
By Emily Hoyler, ACORN Board Member & Visting Lecturer in Education Studies at Middlebury College For many students, what is learned in schools can be a fractured, disconnected picture of the world that can conveniently be divided into different content areas, with understanding often gleaned from textbooks. Students are often left wondering about the relevance and application of what they are learning, and often become disinterested and disengaged. However, in order to meet the challenges of the future (climate change, peak oil, loss of biodiversity, among others), students will need to be systems thinkers who understand the interconnectedness of the world. They will need to know how to collaborate, engage with their communities and effect change. One promising approach to education that cultivates these skills and habits in students is the Farm-to-School movement, which engages students with food systems. Farm-to-School is school gardens, it’s local produce on the lunch line, it’s taste tests, it’s cooking in the classroom, it’s students becoming pen pals with local farmers (as through NOFA’s Farmer Correspondence program), and it’s even students visiting local farms to extend their learning outside the classroom. It can be an additional offering, or part of the core curriculum. It happens in the classroom, cafeteria, and out in the community. And it’s coming to a school near you.
Addison County’s Farm-to-School network has been slowly gaining speed over the past few years, and momentum is growing. In the past year, there have been several events to gather interested folks. Last fall an informal Farm to Preschool group formed and offered their first workshop at Elmer Farm, and are planning more workshops this spring and summer. Over the winter, Vermont Food Education Every Day (VT-FEED) put a call out to local communities to hold Farm-to-School Salons – an informal gathering over a potluck meal — to discuss various aspects of the movement. Addison County hosted two salons in February — a general Farm-to-School gathering, and one focused on early childhood and Farm to Preschool. Based on feedback from the fourth Stone Soup Summit, Addison County’s annual Farm-to-School Conference hosted at one of the county high schools in April every year, ACORN (the Addison County Relocalization Network) has begun building an online resource for Addison County Farm-toSchool networking and resource sharing on our website. Visit http://acornvt.org/farmtoschool for more information on Farm-to-School in Addison County, or to get involved, contact Emily Hoyler at hoyler.emily@gmail.com or Lea Calderon-Guthe at lea@acornvt.org.
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We serve French-inspired cuisine, made with fresh local products in unique preparations Weddings, rehearsal dinners and catering also available.
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VERMONT LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER & PROCESSING VLS&P is a family-owned business whose goal is to provide our customers with the best quality and service possible. Our USDAinspected facility is equipped to butcher and process beef, lamb and pork according to your specifications.
Whether you are a private individual with a few head each year or a commercial producer who requires multiple animals processed on a regular basis, our professional and experienced staff are dedicated to giving each of you the personal attention you deserve. We are conveniently located just off of Route 7 in Ferrisburgh. Private labeling is now available as part of Vermont Livestock Slaughter & Processing services so let us help you bring your federally inspected meat directly to market with your own custom label for resale.
VERMONT LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER & PROCESSING CO. LLC 76 Depot Road Ferrisburgh, VT 05456 802-877-3421
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As a retired dairy farmer, David Purinton of Purinton Farms in Starksboro, Vt. knows what hard work is. He grew up on a dairy farm and bought his own in 1974. After he sold the operation in 1999 and retired, he bought some land and needed something to do. “I had land and it was just sitting there and I said, ‘We’ve got to till some up and grow some vegetables,’” said Purinton. He started growing a long list of certified organic vegetables, including four types of lettuces, kale, fennel, and four different types of beets. He grows the vegetables in beds that are four feet wide and, if they were all placed end to end, would be about a mile long. Unlike dairy farming, Purinton likes that he doesn’t have to work very hard in the winter, although the summer months can be intense. Just a year ago David and his son, Anthony, who is also part of the farm, expanded into growing berries. “I love blackberries and we found Doyle’s Thornless Blackberries … you can get up to 100 pounds of berries per plant if you take care of them,” said Purinton. “We planted 25 Doyle’s Thornless Blackberry plants and they should bear some this year.” Although Purinton is excited about the high yield of well-kept blackberry bushes, ultimately he is most concerned about the quality of their produce. They even have a walk-in refrigerator that the produce goes into right after being picked, to ensure that everything stays fresh. “We are very particular about what we sell,” he said. “We only try to market top quality stuff and … are trying to build a reputation.” By Molly Talbert Middlebury College ’13
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The Vermont landscape is dotted with dairies and traditional vegetable farms, but at Boundbrook Farm in Vergennes, Vt. there are paddies where Erik Andrus and his wife, Erica, grow Japonica rice. Unsurprisingly, at least to Erik, rice grows well here. “Northern parts of Japan are identical to the climate in Vermont,” said Erik. “Their winters may even be harsher.” The Andruses bought their land, an old dairy farm, seven years ago and discovered that it was not suitable for what they had in mind: a bakery that grew its own grains. The heavy clay soil on their farm was prone to flooding and holding water, which is bad for wheat farming, but perfect for rice. They transitioned their fields over the rice paddies three years ago. “A lot of these farms [in the area] used to be wetlands and … nature wants them to be wetlands again,” said Erik. “Rice was a better fit for what nature wanted us to do.” Now, after two successful harvests and the addition of ducks to the paddies — the ducks eat weeds and fertilize the rice plants — Erik wants to keep holding steady. “Our operation is close to being as big as I feel comfortable for it being,” said Andrus. Although Boundbrook Farm and the Good Companion Bakery, the original bakery business Erik still runs, are about as big as they can currently get, Andrus wants to see more rice growing in Vermont. “There is a lot of potential for more people to do this without stepping on each other’s toes,” he said. This attitude reflects the Andrus’ strong sense of community: to Erik, growing rice is as much a sensible business decision as it is pioneering the potential future of profitable Vermont farming. “Farms that serve their neighbors first have traditionally been the backbone of Vermont communities and will be again,” said Erik. By Molly Talbert Middlebury College ’13
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2013 Addison County Guide to Local Food and Farms Page 43 In addition to the rows of gorgeous vegetables and her stock of frozen basil, Rachel Schattman, owner of Bella Farm in Monkton, Vt., spends her time cultivating two other things: intellectual curiosity and a sense of usefulness. Schattman has a love of problem-solving and it is one of the things that drew her to both farming and research. Now in her second year at her own property in Monkton, after two years at the Burlington Intervale, Schattman is also in her first year as a doctoral student in Plant and Soil Science at UVM. “It’s about the balance of being intellectually stimulated and also being physically active,” said Schattman. “Both working off-farm and working on-farm requires a lot of problem-solving. And that to me is maybe the most fun piece of it — most fun, and most terrifying, and most frustrating, and best.” The biggest problem in Schattman’s farming career has been what to grow. After interning at Doe’s Leap in Bakersfield, Vt. while getting her Masters in Environmental Resources at UVM, Schattman was convinced the answer to the quandary of a high-value product on a small piece of land was animal products. Or rolled oats. While she was at the Intervale, it was garlic and basil pesto, which she still makes but it is taking a backseat to expanding her vegetable production. For Schattman, though, vegetables still aren’t the answer. “I was raised with the idea that I should do something useful with my life,” said Schattman. “There are a lot of different ways to be useful, and I am not confident that just providing vegetables is the way to do it. I really firmly believe that relationships are how you make a difference in people’s lives, whether your relationship is with people making policy or with a kid in a school or someone who’s just starting a farm.” Schattman currently serves on the board of Rural Vermont, and she loves having employees to mentor and to learn with, but now she has a new problem to solve. “There are so many people doing so many fascinating things, and there’s so much to learn from them,” she said. “I am more interested in people than I have time to invest.” By Lea Calderon-Guthe, ACORN
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Locally grown & processed meats. We also feature other quality Vermont products including beer, wine, cheese & breads.
Located at the corner of Campground Road and Route 7 in New Haven.
www.GreenPastureMeats.com PO Box 86 New Haven, VT 05472
Phone: (802) 453-5107 Fax: (802)329-2322
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