2014 2015 Locally Grown Guide

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Your Guide to Local Farms and Food • 2014 - 2015

Discovering s e o r e H n w o t e Hom Sam Mazza Sam Mazza’s Farm Vermont Sam started selling his vegetables and berries — today more than three dozen varieties — to Hannaford more than 35 years ago, and its stores in the area buy almost a third of everything he grows. “You could say we kind of grew together,” he says with a smile.

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Rutland Area Farm & Food Link For Farmers - For the Community

Photo: Kate Kruesi

RAFFL connects you with local food.

Farms are a vital part of the Rutland region’s economy and culture. RAFFL is working to get more local food into the community: good for farms and good for all of us!

RAFFL directly assists farmers.

The Rutland region’s vibrancy and long-term food security relies on the success of local farms.

RAFFL strengthens the local economy.

By providing a support system for farmers and inspiring new outlets to help farmers sell their products, RAFFL is fostering a positive economic climate for small, start-up businesses in the Rutland area.

Contact Us

Rutland Area Farm and Food Link

P.O. Box 284, Rutland, VT 05702 802-417-1528 • info@rutlandfarmandfood.org

Visit us on the web: www.rutlandfarmandfood.org For Farmer news, visit the What’s Growin’ On Blog: www.whatsgrowingon.org For recipes and tips on using local food, visit Everyday Chef Blog: www.everydaychef.org For an archive of our Harvest Watch column in the Rutland Herald: www.rutlandharvestwatch.com www.rutlandfarmandfood.org | 3

Using the Locally Grown Guide With even more farms and businesses, and coverage of the Northshire, the 2014 - 2015 Locally Grown Guide is now organized into sub-regions. Use the table of contents to locate a region or the index starting on page 42 to locate specific farms and products. In each sub-region, look for a map highlighting the businesses that are open to the public on a regular basis.

GREEN MOUNTAINS NORTH

CENTRAL LAKES REGION GREEN MOUNTAINS SOUTH

NORTHSHIRE (and surrounding towns)

Location Map State of Vermont

State of New York

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Table of Contents

Photo: Lee Krohn

Photo: Everyday Chef

PUBLICATION INFO: Editor: Steve Peters Designer: Foulkes Design Printing: Upper Valley Press GIS Mapping: Steve Schild Cover Photo: Shutterstock The Locally Grown Guide is an annual publication of RAFFL. It is not an endorsement of any of the individual businesses listed or advertised. Please accept our apologies for any inadvertent errors and please alert us to make next year’s edition even better.

FARMER’S MARKETS

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GREEN MOUNTAINS NORTH

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LAKES REGION

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gildrien farm Farm Stand on Rte. 7, Brandon, VT

Home-grown, organic veggie starts and herbs for your garden...fresh veggies & fruit from our fields, VT meats & cheeses, local baked goods, maple syrup, honey & more. Plus beautiful annuals, perennials & hanging baskets grown here!

Summer & Winter CSA Shares

on-farm • delivery • workplace Middlebury Farmers’ Market Rutland Area Food Co-op

You-pick strawberries in season!

Summer & Fall CSA programs!

802.247.6630 www.WoodsMarketGarden.com

Leicester, VT • 802-247-4699 www.gildrienfarm.com

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Sustainably Grown Using Organic Methods In Wells, VT Culinary & &Medicinal Medicinal Herb Culinary HerbPlants Plants ALMOST VARIETIES Almost100 100 Varieties

Open Saturday & Sunday 9-5 or by appointment 35 Mill Pond Road, Wells, VT ~ just ¼ mile off Rte 30

802-645-9346

Visit us at the Dorset & Rutland Farmers’ Markets and other community events!

Open Thursday - Sunday 8:00am - 6:00pm 802.235.2000 www.sissyskitchen.com

2450 Lincoln Hill Shrewsbury, VT W. Jeff Smith

802-492-2151

VT Maple Syrup & Grass Fed Beef Let us ship your gift of maple around the world!

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Farmers Markets

Monday

Granville Farmers Market (NY) Parking lot at Big Lots in Granville • 2-5 pm

Market runs May 26 – October 20. Accepts EBT. Contact: (518) 499-0209

Tuesday

Rutland Downtown Farmers Market Depot Park • 3-6 pm

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Greenwich Farmers Market (NY) 70 Main Street (winter indoors) • 3-6 pm

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Manchester Farmers Market Adams Park, Route 7A • 6 pm • www.manchesterfarmers.org

The Manchester Farmers Market is a producer-only market. We feature local, fresh produce, meat, dairy, crafts, and prepared foods. We also have an activity tent for kids every week. This year the market will be running from May 29th through October 9th.

Contact mfmvermont@gmail.com.

Market runs May 13 to Sept. 30. Accepts EBT and debit cards.

Rutland County Farmers Market: 802-773-4813/info@rcfmvt.org Vermont Farmers Market: 802-753-7269/info@vtfarmersmarket.org

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The Lakes Region Farmers Market is a small, diverse market in downtown Poultney where you can find fresh veggies, fruits, baked goods, maple syrup, meats, crafts and more! Market runs late June-beginning of Oct. EBT cards accepted.

Whitehall Farmers Market (NY) Boulevard Park • 1-4 pm

You’ll find this market every Tuesday afternoon in Boulevard Park across from the canal, from May 27 – October 21. Accepts EBT. Contact: (518) 499-0209

Wednesday

Middlebury Farmers Market Marble Works, south end by falls • 9 am-12:30 pm www.middleburyfarmersmarket.org

Market runs June 11 to October 8. Accepts EBT & debit cards.

Lakes Region Farmers Market Main Street • 9 am-2 pm

Friday

Brandon Farmers Market Central Park- Rte 7 • 9 am-2 pm

Over 50 local farmers, specialty food producers, and artisans sell their goods weekly in Brandon, Vermont’s Central Park. Find us from the end of May to mid October. Join us for our annual Harvest Fair in October 6th as well as our Christmas Fair in December.

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Ludlow Farmers Market

Main Street • 3:30-6pm

Market runs Memorial Day – Columbus Day. Accepts EBT & Debit. Contact: 802-734-3829

Castleton Farmers Market We are a small, diversified farmers’ market in downtown Castleton. From June to October, find local produce, value-added products, crafts, maple syrup and more. Farm to Family coupons accepted. Contact: 802-273-2241

53 Main Street, front lawn of Okemo Mountain School • 4-7 pm www.ludlowfarmersmarket.org

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Mettowee Valley Farmers Market VT Rte 30, North Rupert • 3-6pm

A cooperative farm stand in the Mettowee Valley.

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West Pawlet Community Farmers Market

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2849 Route 153, Fish & Game Club building Year round - Summer Hours 5-8pm, Winter Hours 4-7pm

We provide our community with a variety of fresh, wholesome foods, handmade objects and the opportunity to support local growers and producers, purchasing products that they can feel good about. Contact: 802-645-9928/wpcfmkt@gmail.com

Farmer’s Markets

Saturday

Middlebury Farmers Market Marble Works, south end by falls • 9 am-12:30 pm www.middleburyfarmersmarket.org

The market operates every Saturday from the beginning of May to the end of October. We have about 50 vendors selling locally grown fruits and vegetables, dairy products, meats, plants, flowers, baked goods, honey, maple products, crafts, and more. We accept EBT and debit.

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Middlebury Winter Farmers Market Mary Hogan High School • 9:30 am-1 pm November, December, March and April www.middleburyfarmersmarket.org

Sunday

Dorset Farmers Market Rte. 30 H.N. Williams Store (summer), J.K. Adams (winter) 10 am-2 pm • www.dorsetfarmersmarket.com

We are a producer-only market to ensure our consumers have direct communication and the opportunity for education from those creating the products we enjoy everyday. Find freshly picked produce, home baked goods, artisan cheeses and wines, grassfed meats and poultry, free-range eggs, specialty prepared foods, artisan wares, and live music.

Contact: marketmanager@dorsetfarmersmarket.com While we do our best to provide accurate information, please visit market websites or call the market manager to be sure of dates and times before trekking to a market for the first time.

Held every Saturday in November and December, and every 2nd and 4th Saturday January through April. Our Winter Market generally includes meats, baked goods, late-season vegetables, pickles, jams, hot prepared foods, crafts, and eggs, cheeses, and other dairy products. EBT and debit cards accepted.

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Rutland Downtown Farmers Market Depot Park, May 10th through October • 9 am-2 pm www.rutlandcountyfarmersmarket.org • www.vtfarmersmarket.org

Two market organizations combined in one location, producing one of Vermont’s largest and most diverse farmers’ markets. Over 90 vendors offer produce, meat, cheese, mushrooms, honey, maple syrup, cut flowers, herbs and plants. Bakers and specialty food producers serve delicious treats. Local crafts and artwork abound.

EBT & Debit cards accepted.

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Rutland Winter Farmers Market Vermont Farmers Food Center, 251 West Street • 10 am-2pm www.vtfarmersmarket.org • info@vtfarmersmarket.org

Expand your local food options this winter and continue your relationship with farmers you support over the summer. Fresh greens, root vegetables, eggs, meat, wine, cheese, mushrooms, apples, popcorn, maple products, crafts, prepared foods and more. Market runs November through April. EBT & Debit cards accepted.

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Salem Farmers Market (NY)

Vermont's first, largestMarket and most Rutland Winter diverse Market!

251 WestFarmers St., Rutland, VT

Doug Patac 753-7269 • vtfarmersmarket.org Winter(802) Market - Saturdays, 10am to 2pm 251 West Street, Rutland, Come See WhatVermont We Offer!

November 1st through April 25th, 2015

Fresh, locally-grown farm products and hand-crafts!

Winter squash, onions, potatoes,9am kale, Summer Market - Saturdays, to cabbages, 2pm lettuces, Apples,Rutland, cider, jams & maple.

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Park, Downtown Vermont Baked goods including gluten-free.

May 10th through October 25th, 2014 Farm fresh eggs and meats.

Rutland Downtown Market Many kinds of Vermont wines and cheeses.

Depot prepared Park, Tuesdays, to 6pm Delicious foods.3pm Crafts, jewelry, knits.

May 13th through October 21st, 2014

Every Saturday through May 3 Fair Haven10 Market 3pm to 6pm am- Fridays, – 2 pm Fair Haven Park, Fair Haven, Vermont

Vermont’s largest June 13thfirst, to October 24th,and 2014most diverse all-winter farmers market!

— EBT ANDSee DEBIT CARDS ACCEPTED Come What We Offer! —

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Salem Village Park, Route 22 • 10 am-1 pm Market runs late May – early October. EBT accepted here.

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West River Farmers Market Junction of Routes 11 & 100 in Londonderry, VT Memorial Day – Columbus Day, 9am – 1pm

Established in 1993, the West River Farmers Market is nestled along the banks of the West River in Londonderry,VT. The 40+ producer-vendors provide some of the best agricultural, craft, and food of the region in a family-friendly environment.

Contact: 802-875-5004/wrfmvt@yahoo.com.

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Central

Radical Roots Farm

This small urban area, including Rutland City and the surrounding towns, is the commercial hub of the region. It includes a vibrant, year-round Farmers Market that operates every Saturday throughout the year – outside from May to October and inside from November to May. There are many unique restaurants, shops, farm stands and businesses here to discover.

Visit these farm and food businesses open to the public: Central Map Key

Apple Hill Farm & Orchard

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Enchanted Flora Farm

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Grabowski Farm

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Hathaway Farm

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Pine Hollow Farm

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Roots the Restaurant

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Rutland Area Food Co-op

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Rutland County Farmers Market

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Speakeasy Cafe

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The Bakery

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The Dollhouse Restaurant and Bakeshop at STC

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Thomas Dairy

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Three Tomatoes Trattoria

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Timberloft Farm Store

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Vermont Farmers market (Summer)

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Vermont Farmers Market (Winter)

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Also located in the Central Region

Alchemy Gardens Radical Roots Farm Taking Root

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Central

Farms

Radical Roots Farm Creek Road, Rutland, VT 802-775-4994 • radicalrootsfarm@gmail.com www.radicalrootsvt.com

Alchemy Gardens West Rutland, VT • 802-492-2087 • alchemygardens@gmail.com www.alchemygardensvt.com

Using all organic practices, Dennis Duhaime and Carol Tashie grow delicious, healthy, fresh vegetables on Creek Road in Rutland. We sell at Rutland’s farmers market and to restaurants and schools. Affordable CSA farm shares are available, with options of on-farm pick-up, delivery to select city locations, and farmers market “pre-pay.”

Rutland-native Scott Courcelle & Lindsay Arbuckle Courcelle grow delicious, nutritious organic vegetables, herbs & bedding plants. We farm because we love the lifestyle and growing food for our community. We sell our veggies at the Rutland Farmers Market, Rutland Co-op, restaurants and through a CSA share.

Eat well, live well!

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Timberloft Farm Store

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190 Old Boardman Hill Road, West Rutland, VT • 802-438-0028

Apple Hill Orchard and Farm

We open early May with a greenhouse full of plants and continue into summer with produce and cut flowers. We are here everyday, stop by and see what’s new!

Jct. 103 & 7 B, North Clarendon, VT • 802-438-5068

Growers of a wide variety of premium apples and vegetables.

Apple harvest begins in the end of July and continues through October. Vegetables include sweet corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, melons, pumpkins, and more. We have apple pies too.

Farmstand opens mid to end of July and is open 11:30am – 6pm daily.

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Enchanted Flora Farm 517 Creek Road, Rutland Town, VT 802-558-5073 • Guaym@aol.com • www.enchantedflorafarm.com

Please visit us at our website for a full listing of all our locally grown organic plants, hanging baskets and containers. There, you will find our full selection including photos and more. Our season begins the first week in April and ends when we sell out in July.

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Grabowski Farm 670 Rte 4A East, West Rutland, VT • 802-353-4158

The Grabowski Farm has been in the sweet corn and vegetable business since 1956. The farm is located on Rte 4A between West Rutland and Casleton, Vermont. Look for the big red barn. The milk from our dairy is distributed by Thomas Dairy in Rutland.

GAP Certified.

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Hathaway Farm 741 Prospect Hill Road, Rutland, VT 802-775-2624 • info@hathawayfarm.com www.hathawayfarm.com

We’re a third generation family farm selling our maple syrup and all natural beef at the VT Farmers Market and at the farm. From late July-October we have VT’s largest Corn Maze with wagon rides, PYO pumpkins, animals, snack shack and play area.

Registered Babydoll Southdown lambs are for sale in the spring.

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Pine Hollow Farm 102 Route 7B South, North Clarendon, VT 802-446-2243 • pinehollowvt@gmail.com www.pinehollowfarmvt.com

Look for us from Route 7 just north of Wallingford, VT. Watch for our pastured chickens, turkeys and pigs. They receive no hormones or antibiotics, just lots of loving care. They are delicious happy birds (and pigs) for healthy people. We also carry other farm goods as the seasons allow.

CSA Shares

Online Sales

Onsite Sales

Alchemy Gardens

Pick Your Own

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Restaurants The Bakery 122 West Street, Rutland, VT • 802-775-3220 thebakery@rootsrutland.com www.rootsrutland.com/thebakery

Try our fresh, house-made breads, English muffins, bagels, pastries, and sandwiches using locally sourced ingredients.

We have coffee, tea, espresso and more. Eat in or take it to go.

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The Dollhouse Restaurant and Bakeshop at Stafford Technical Center 8 Stratton Road, Rutland, VT 802-770-1041 • lfennimore@rutlandhs.k12.vt.us www.staffordonline.org

Students from 8 area high schools operate Stafford’s culinary arts program’s businesses under the supervision of culinary professionals, which include catering, a Bakeshop for students and staff at Stafford/RHS, & the fine dining Dollhouse Restaurant during the school year. We feature many different types of cuisine.

Please call for reservations/info.

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Roots the Restaurant 51 Wales Street, Rutland, VT 802-747-7414 • info@rootsrutland.com www.rootsrutland.com

Roots’ mission is to create delicious food from fresh, local ingredients. Vermont offers an agricultural bounty of flavorful produce, meat, dairy and other food products that are staples on the Roots menu. Chef Donald Billings is committed to providing affordable meals from minimally processed, locally grown food, including organic crops and humanely raised livestock.

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Speakeasy Café 67 Center Street, Rutland, VT 802-747-3325 • on Facebook

Featuring Vermont Coffee, specialty espresso drinks, breakfast sandwiches, homemade soups, and yummy baked treats, including scratch biscuits - a specialty of the house. Eat-in, grab and go, or call ahead.

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Three Tomatoes Trattoria 88 Merchants Row, Rutland, VT 802-747-7747 • 3trutland@gmail.com www.threetomatoestrattoria.com

In every Italian village you’ll find the local trattoria - a place to meet for dinner with family, or chat with neighbors over a glass of wine. The food is always simple, the atmosphere is always casual.

We like to think of ourselves as this sort of gathering place.

Salute e buon appetito.

Photo: Everyday Chef

Retail Rutland Area Food Co-op 77 Wales Street, Rutland, VT 802-773-0073 • gm@rutlandcoop.com www.rutlandcoop.com

As a community-owned market, the Rutland Co-op is dedicated to fresh, local, natural, whole and organic foods: produce, dairy, bread, groceries, meats, cheese, loose bulk foods, vitamins, supplements, body care, Fair Trade goods, household and cleaning supplies and much more. Always open to the public - everyone welcome! Open 7 days.

Specialty Producer Taking Root Center Rutland, VT takingrootvt@gmail.com

Hand crafted, high quality, herbal products from organically grown and ethically wild gathered herbs from around our great state. Rutland community herbalist, Lani Courtney, provides education and products to support your health at home with herbal teas, tinctures, infused honeys, fire cider, syrups, salves, bulk herbs and more.

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Thomas Dairy 2096 Route 7 North, Rutland, VT 802-773-6788 • sales@thomasdairy.com www.thomasdairy.com

We are a small, family-owned dairy nestled in the beautiful hills of central Vermont. Our family has owned this land for over 150 years, starting from decidedly humble origins. Instead of relying on rbST for increased milk production, at Thomas Dairy we believe happy, peaceful cows from small, healthy herds produce the creamiest, tastiest milk.

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Green Mountains North The Green Mountains North section encompasses popular farm stands, restaurants and other great places to visit along Routes 7, 100 and 4. These byways host a number of places popular with skiers, Spartan Race participants, hikers, and people who appreciate art. What better way to enjoy your day than mixing good local food into your activities?

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Right Mind Farm

Baird Farm

Partnering with Camp Betsey Cox in Pittsford, VT, we grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers. We specialize in lettuce and salad greens, sprouts, and occasionally have honey available. Our production systems use no synthetic herbicides, pesticides, or fertilizers.

Pittsford, VT 802-446-9446 • info@rightmindfarm.com

65 West Road, Chittenden, VT 802-483-2963 • bairdfarm@comcast.net • www.bairdfarm.com

Maple sugaring has been a family tradition on our scenic hillside farm for four generations. We also raise about 100 dairy heifers on our 500-acre working farm. We welcome you to our gift shop in our 1840 farmhouse. It is open year round, everyday 8am-5 pm. Mail orders are also available.

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Spotted Dog Family Farm 1516 Hollow Road, Brandon, VT 802-247-6076 • cswhtng@aol.com • www.vermontirishdexters.com

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Blackpowder Farm

We are a family run pasture based farm selling quality USDA certified, 100 % grass and hay fed beef and beef products. We produce our own hay. Our steers are raised here birth to harvest to ensure high animal welfare, proper land management, and top quality beef cuts / halves available.

1299 Oxbow Road, Pittsford, VT 802-683-9347 • info@blackpowderfoods.com www.blackpowderfoods.com

Blackpowder Farm began in 2010 so we could grow our own ingredients for our jams, jellies and pickled items that we sell.

HabaDilly is our claim to fame. Our products are made and grown with old fashioned traditional methods that we are proud of. Best quality, unique and traditional products. Call for hours.

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Sweet Georgia P’s 4268 Rt. 100, Pittsfield, VT 802-746-8061 • rebecca@sweetgeorgiap.com www.sweetgeorgiap.com

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Blue Ledge Farm

Sweet Georgia P’s is a family run organic produce farm offering produce dairy and eggs. We manage a 20 week community supported agriculture program.

2001 Old Jerusalem Road, Leicester, VT 802-247-0095 • blueledgefarm.com

Established in 2000, Blue Ledge Farm is a first generation family farm, producing farmstead and artisanal fresh and aged goat and cow’s milk cheeses. Open Fridays from 8am – 12pm, May – Oct.

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Wood’s Market Garden Route 7 South, Brandon, VT 802-247-6630 • woodsmarketgarden@me.com www.woodsmarketgarden.com

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Gildrien Farm 490 Delrom Road, Leicester, VT 802-989-7223 • gildrienfarm@gmail.com •www.gildrienfarm.com

Gildrien Farm is a family-run vegetable farm using organic methods. We operate an on-farm and delivery CSA, attend farmers markets, and our produce is available at the Rutland Co-op. We grow about 30 different crops and work to provide CSA customers with a well rounded, varied, and interesting share.

We’re a diverse small farm with 60 acres of vegetable and fruit crops, along with several greenhouses for bedding plants and vegetable and herb starts. Farm stand open from May 1st thru fall. Two CSA options, one for when the farm stand is open, and another for fall/winter after the stand closes.

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Hinterland Farm 3139 Route 4, Killington, VT 802-747-8571 • hinterlandfarm@gmail.com www.hinterlandfarmvt.com

Hinterland Farm raises free range turkeys. We also raise beef and sell in quarters and a wide range of steaks, roasts and ground meat. We have pork in a range of products, including sausage, chops and roasts. Salad greens are available May to December and tomatoes July to October.

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Mendon Mountain Orchards 16 US Route 4Mendon, VT 802-775-5477 • Mendonmt@yahoo.com www.mendonorchards.com

Family run heirloom orchard with a bakery and small motel.

We have our famous pies and turnovers baked fresh daily, Vermont products including honey, jams, jellies, cheese, maple products, bedding and starter plants, christmas trees, apples and fresh cider. Pick your own apples in the fall.

CSA Shares

Online Sales

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Spotted Dog Family Farm

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Restaurants Mountain Top Inn & Resort 195 Mountain Top Road, Chittenden, VT 802-483-2311 • dining@mountaintopinn.com www.mountaintopinn.com

Set on 350 acres, amidst the Green Mountains, in central Vermont.

Breathtaking views, classic accommodations, vacation homes, creative cuisine, private beach, equestrian center, cross-country skiing, horse drawn sleigh rides, rustically elegant weddings, warm hospitality, pet friendly, affordable packages for everyone.

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The Red Clover Inn 7 Woodward Road, Mendon, VT 800-752-0571 • innkeepers@redcloverinn.com www.redcloverinn.com

The beautiful Red Clover Inn & Restaurant is tucked away on five acres of rolling hills just off Route 4 in Mendon, VT. Relax in our inviting dining room or tavern, and enjoy gourmet dishes and our award-winning wine list. The ever-changing seasonal menu promotes local meats, dairy and produce.

Blue Ledge Farm

Get your listing in the Locally Grown Guide!

RAFFL’s Locally Grown Guide is published annually each spring.

Farms, restaurants, specialty producers and other businesses with a clear connection to agricultural products in the Rutland Region are encouraged to list.

E-mail guide@rutlandfarmandfood.org Tangled Roots Farm

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Green Mountains South

Everyday Chef

The Green Mountains South boasts great places to explore in the towns nestled along the spine of the Green Mountains, including the well-traveled Routes 103 and 7. Small towns with rich histories dot this area. Take a day trip, find a swimming hole, view the foliage and bring a cooler for the great local foods you find along the way!

Visit these farm and food businesses open to the public:

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Belmont General Store Caravan Gardens Gloria’s Pantry Krueger-Norton Sugarhouse Ludlow Farmers Market Mapleside Sugarhouse Marble Meadows

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Newhall Farm Plew Farm Smith Maple Crest Farm Tangled Roots Farm Two Dog Farm Yoder Farm Carabeau Family Farmstand

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Bear Mountain Bakers Evening Song Farm RossKnoll Farm

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Farms Caravan Gardens Route 103, North Cuttingsville, VT 802-492-3377 • caravangardens@gmail.com

A family farm growing mixed vegetables, culinary herbs and cut flowers using organic practices on property leased from Spring Lake Ranch. At our farm stand, located on Route 103, you can also find herb vinegars, teas, dried as well as fresh flowers, pesto, plants and pasture raised chicken. CSA’s available.

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Evening Song Farm Cuttingsville, VT (802) 358-0011 • eveningsongcsa@gmail.com www.eveningsongcsa.com

Evening Song Farm grows a variety of vegetables for sale through the Rutland and Ludlow Farmers markets, as well as our CSA. Our CSA provides a free choice model allowing members to choose what they like, leave what they don’t, and try new things!

We use organic growing methods.

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Krueger-Norton Sugarhouse 780 Button Hill Road, Shrewsbury, VT 802-492-3653 • knsh@vermontel.net www.kruegernortonmaple.com

Our maple syrup, sugar and pure maple-walnut fudge are made on our organic family farm. We’re off the grid and use solar and wood for energy. Our syrup is packed in reusable canning jars.

Pictures on our website. Visit us or phone to order - we ship worldwide.

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Mapleside Sugarhouse Route 155, Mt. Holly, VT 802-259-2462 • colesmaplesugarvt@gmail.com

We have pick your own raspberries when in season. We also sell maple syrup which we produce locally.

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Marble Meadows 2870 US 7 South, Wallingford, VT 802-446-2830 • suesmysercarey@hotmail.com www.marblemeadows.com

Marble Meadows, a family owned and operated farm, raises registered Cotswold sheep. We specialize in needle felting our wool into sculptures of birds, animals, and pets. Contact us for Cotswold breeding stock, fleeces, roving, market lambs, and needle felting kits.

Marble Meadows

Plew Farm 1691 VT Route 155, East Wallingford, VT 802-259-2250 • plewfarm@gmail.com www.plewfarm.com

Located in Mount Holly, VT, we provide natural pasture-raised poultry & pork, and grass-fed beef. We’re an all natural farm and feed fresh pasture and organic grain. Maple syrup and candy available too! Plew Farm is dedicated to providing a local alternative to commercially produced factory food.

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RossKnoll Farm East Wallingford, VT karlross@vermontel.net • www.vermontshepherds.com

We raise Shetland and Jacob crossbread sheep, and sell fleeces, hides and USDA-inspected meat (email us for prices/availability).

These multipurpose breeds provide excellent fleeces and high quality, tender meat. As a primitive breed, they can forage on almost anything - making a great “lawn-mowing” pet and/or fall freezer meat.

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Rutland Area Lamb and Wool Producers www.vermontshepherds.com

RALWP is a group of local shepherds. If you’re interested in local sheep products, and aren’t finding them in other listings, send us an email and we will put in touch with a local source. And, if you have sheep and are interested in learning more, please let us know.

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Newhall Farm

Smith Maple Crest Farm LLC

384 Weld Cemetary Road, Reading, VT 802-342-1513 • info@hewhallfarmvt.com • www.newhallfarmvt.com

Located on 2500 farm-woodland acres with a commitment to excellence in producing high quality, natural products, fostering responsible stewardship of the land, and helping to conserve Randall cattle, Vermont’s only state Heritage Breed of Cattle.

Currently partners production of ice cider from organic estate apples and also have Angus beef, pork, maple syrup, honey.

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2450 Lincoln Hill Road, Shrewsbury, VT 802-492-2151 • maplecrest@vermontel.net www.smithmaplecrestfarm.com

Visit our 200+ year old working farm in the heart of Shrewsbury Center. Pickup some of our VT Maple Syrup, Grass Fed Beef or plan a getaway to our Bed & Breakfast. Call for an apt or head on up, we can usually be found working around the farm.

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Tangled Roots Farm 300 Stagecoach Road, Shrewsbury, VT 802-236-1178 tangledrootsfarm@gmail.com www.tangledrootsfarm.com

Belmont General Store 2400 Belmont Road, Belmont, VT 802-259-2292 • kevin@belmonteneralstore.com www.belmontgeneralstore.com

Nestled in the contours of the Green Mountains, our farm features organically grown shiitake mushrooms. Our mushrooms are grown outdoors on hardwood logs which allows for the best flavors and highest levels of nutrients. We also sell raw milk from our herd of organically raised dairy goats.

The Belmont General Store, serving the community of Mount Holly for 168 years, provides groceries, licenses, meals, clothing, wine, a full deli, Vermont products and much more. It is a true Vermont experience. Situated in the heart of Belmont (a small village within Mount Holly), it is a hub of activity.

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Two Dog Farm 426 Danby Mountain Road, Danby, VT 802-293-5121 • twodogfarmvt@gmail.com www.twodogfarmvt.com

Specialty Producer

Two Dog Farm produces a variety of products - pure maple syrup, grass-fed beef, pasture-raised pork, organic vegetables, organic seedlings and organic blueberries - on leased land at Smokey House Center in Danby, Vermont.

East Wallingford, VT 802-259-2321 • weluvbread@vermontel.net

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Yoder Farm 563 Edmunds Road, Danby, VT 802-293-2248 • yoderfarmrr@yahoo.com

We are a diversified, family farm based at Smokey House Center.

We specialize in popcorn, beans, chickens, berries and apple products. You can find us at the Rutland and Dorset Farmers markets, Saturday and Sunday respectively, all year round. Give a call to find out about pick your own raspberries.

Bear Mountain Bakers

Bear Mountain Bakers is celebrating 30 years of baking an assortment of sourdough breads in our wood-fired oven. We bake French, Mountain Rye, Whole Wheat, Honey Oatmeal, and Cinnamon Raisin loaves which are available at the Rutland Farmers Market year round. We also deliver to local co-ops.

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Gloria’s Pantry 6720 Route 103, Cuttingsville, VT 802-492-8700 • gloriapantry@aol.com www.gloriapantry.com

Krueger Norton Sugarhouse

CSA Shares

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Onsite Sales

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Mercy Farm

The Lakes Region is a blend of mountain villages, tightly knit lake communities, and wide open rural valleys. Spending time in this area you will start to discover the secret ingredients that make Vermont tick. Check out a fishing derby, visit a small general store, or ride your bike or snowmobile along the rail trail then get a feel for the farms by finding a pick-your-own experience in the orchards, berry farms and even potato farms in this area.

Farms

Cerridwen Farm at Green Mountain College

Breezy Hill Berry Farm

Located at Green Mountain College, Cerridwen Farm is a student motivated diversified farm. We are producing vegetables, eggs, pork, beef for 2014. Available through our CSA, the Poultney Farmers Market or our farm store. We also sell wholesale to local businesses and Chartwells, the college food service.

Granville & College Streets, Poultney, VT 802-287-2944 • hammonde@greenmtn.edu

697 North Road, Castleton, VT 802-468-8948

Here at Breezy Hill, we maintain four plus acres in berries.

Starting mid June we offer pick your own strawberries from 8am to 6pm daily. In July, we have red and black raspberries, as well as blueberries. In August we have raspberries and then pumpkins in October. Bring your family to enjoy sweet juicy berries.

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Brookside Estate - Stock Farm 183 Route 22A, Orwell, VT 802-948-2211 • osandy@live.com

Brookside Estate (on the National Register of Historic Places) is a 267 acre working farm and B&B surrounding a wildlife preserve.

We raise grass-fed Belted Galloway Beef Cattle on certified organic pasures and hay. We have a 2000+ tap maple sugar-bush and our B&B provides a 3-course gourmet breakfast. Property available for special events.

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Champlain Orchards 3597 Route 74, West Shoreham, VT 802-897-2777 • bill@champlainorchards.com www.champlainorchards.com

Champlain Orchards grows 50+ varieties of organic or ecologically grown apples, peaches, pears, plums, cherries, and raspberries on one of the oldest continuously operating orchards in Vermont.

Our products -from pies to applesauce to sweet, hard, and ice ciders- are made in small, craft batches, using organic and/or local ingredients.

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Carabeau Family Farmstand 59 A East Road, Tinmouth, VT 802-446-3123 • larrycris@aol.com

Late summer opens our farm stand with blue ribbon sweet corn.

The cool days of fall will find the stand loaded with a large variety of unique squash, pumpkins, and gourds. Open mid-August to after Halloween and have a self-service stand.

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Cedar Acres West Haven, VT 802-265-4496 • cedaracres@earthlink.net

Cedar Acres raises top quality 100% grass fed Angus beef. Our beef is certified organic by NOFA-VT. Our beef can be purchased at the Shelburne Supermarket and at the Sweet Clover Market in Essex. We also sell beef slaughtered and custom cut to individuals when available.

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CSA Shares

Online Sales

Onsite Sales

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Cedar Acres

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Cerridwen Farm

Pine Woods Farm

Clark Farm

Pitchfork Preserves

Dutchess Farm

Renaissance Farm

Foggy Meadow Farm

The Purple Burdock

Merck Forest and Farmland Center

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Clark Farm Pawlet, VT Ph: 802-325-3203 • fax: 802-325-2291

We have a wide range of maple products, 50-80 varieties of jams and jellies, a wide range of all kinds of veggies and all types of native berries from mid June - early November.

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Consider Bardwell Farm 1333 Rte. 153, West Pawlet, VT 802-645-9928 • consider@considerbardwellfarm.com www.considerbardwellfarm.com

We’re a historic 300-acre dairy and creamery where we hand make award winning raw milk cheeses from our own herds of goats and cows. All production is pasture based and sustainable.

Visit our self-serve tasting room and farm store and find us at the Manchester, Dorset, and West Pawlet farmers markets.

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Carabeau Family Farmstand

Dutchess Farm Castleton, VT 802-468-5893 • dutchessfarm@gmail.com www.dutchessfarmvt.com

We have been growing very fresh vegetables since 1986, using organic inputs and sustainable practices such as cover cropping and crop rotations to maintain soil health. We do a CSA share program and sell at the Rutland Farmers Market and at the the Rutland Co-op.

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Eagle’s Flight Farm 212 Mt. Independence Road, Orwell, VT 802-948-2840 • elizabeth@effarm.com www.effarm.com

Eagle’s Flight Farm, located directly on the shores of Lake Champlain, is an artist’s and nature lover’s paradise. We are focused on permaculture, offer workshops, tent camping, and are a host site for special events. We sell organically grown garlic, a variety of herbs, flowers and vegetables from the gardens.

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Falkenbury Farm 1520 Park Hill Road, Benson, VT 802-537-2979 • jojoerobert@yahoo.com www.falkenburyfarm.com

Your own place in the country, even if it’s only for a few days.

Falkenbury Farm is a private three bedroom guest house. Bring the whole family. Unplug and leave it all behind. Go home feeling relaxed and refreshed. Homestead farm raises beef, dairy, pigs, chickens, turkeys, rabbits and a few goats.

Green’s Sugarhouse 1846 Finel Hollow Road, Poultney, VT 802-287-5745 • greensmaple@vermontel.net www.greenssugarhouse.com

A family business nestled in the “hollow” that our family settled in 1774. Some of the finest maple products that Vermont has to offer come from our mountainside maple trees. Many products, including maple syrup, cream, candy and sugar, gift boxes and specialty products. Mail order, shopping and sugarhouse tours.

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Kilpatrick Family Farm 9778 New York 22, Middle Granville, NY 518-300-4060 • info@kilpatrickfamilyfarm.com www.kilpatrickfamilyfarm.com

Kilpatrick Family Farm is a family-run vegetable, small fruit and livestock farm founded in 2003. Our mission is to connect our customers with great food and revitalize the local food ecosystem.

As organic farmers, we believe the work we do is changing the way our region eats.

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Larson Farm 69 South Street, Wells, VT 802-645-1957 • cynthial@myfairpoint.net • www.larsonfarmvt.com

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Larson Farm milks Jersey cows who are pastured all season, and rotated several times daily. We sell raw milk, organically fed, soy-free pastured eggs, and 100% grass-fed beef from our Devon beef herd. Remineralizing and re-vitalizing our soils are our top priority. We are Animal Welfare Approved.

Foggy Meadow Farm

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Benson, VT 802-537-4754

Laughing Child Farm

Foggy Meadow Farm sits on 160 acres in Vermont’s Champlain Valley where we produce a wide array of fresh, naturally grown vegetables and herbs. We are a 52 week per year producer and are continuing to expand winter greens production. We attend farmers markets in Addison, Rutland and Bennington counties.

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3209 Vt Rt 30, Pawlet, VT 802-325-2054 • farmer@laughingchildfarm.com www.laughingchildfarm.com

Laughing Child Farm specializes in growing and selling organic sweet potatoes in Vermont. We sell to both retail and wholesale customers including schools, co-ops, restaurants, and farmers markets. Laughing Child Farm is owned and operated by Timothy and Brooke Hughes-Muse and kept sane by our four giggling girls.

Lakes Region

Little Lake Orchard

Quill Hill Farm

North Street, across from Wells Lakeside Park, Wells, VT 802-783-8097 • littlelakeorchard@gmail.com www.littlelakeorchard.com

East Poultney, VT 802-884-4080 • quillhillfarm@gmail.com • www.quillhillfarm.com

We are a fledgling micro farm in Poultney. At the Quill, we loving growing heirloom vegetables, garlic, greens, flowers, and have farm fresh eggs from pastured chickens. We farm sustainably, without pesticides and chemical input. Visit us on Saturdays at the Middlebury Farmers’ Market and Fridays in West Pawlet.

We specialize in exceptional food: our pastured, heritage breed pork, organic strawberries and sweet corn, and future orchard crops are carefully selected and gently raised to provide our customers with safe and delicious food. Join us on June 21st, 2014 from 12 to 5pm for the 2nd annual Strawberry Festival!

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Renaissance Farm

Merck Forest and Farmland Center

Sudbury, VT 802-247-4564

3270 Rupert Mountain Road, Rupert, VT 802-394-7836 • info@merckforest.org • www.merckforest.org

Renaissance Farm sells specialty cut flowers that are sustainably grown. We have tulips, peonies, sunflowers, lisianthus, eucalyptus, alliums, zinnias, dahlias, annuals and perennials. Field & hoop house grown.

Merck Forest and Farmland Center is an educational non-profit that strives to teach, demonstrate, and sustain a working landscape in southwestern Vermont. Our 60-acre mountaintop farm raises pastured pork and lamb, you-pick raspberries and blueberries, and VT-certified organic maple syrup. We also sell wool products. Open to the public daily.

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Second Nature Herb Farm & Horticultural Services 35 Mill Pond Road, Wells, VT 802-645-9346 • secondnaturevt@gmail.com

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Mercy Farm 56 Howard Hill Road, Benson, VT 802-537-4531 • mercyfarm@mercyecology.org www.mercyecology.org

We are an Eco-spirituality Center focusing on the care and healing of Earth. Come, walk among our vegetable, herb, flower gardens and nature trails. Visit our bee sanctuary. Delight in the beauty and peace that is Mercy Farm. Overnight accommodations available. Do join us at Mercy Farm!

As Vermont Certified Horticulturists we grow 100+ varieties of herbs using all organic practices. Our culinary and medicinal herb plants are ready to thrive in your garden or planters. Greenhouses are open Saturdays and Sundays 9-5 or by appointment. Visit us at Dorset and Rutland Farmers markets and other local venues.

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Morgan Mountain Organic Gardeners Middletown Springs, VT 802-235-2059 morganics@vermontel.net Find them on Facebook

We are an Organic Landscape gardening business, with Winter vegetable production of primarily mixed salad greens. We grow in greenhouses from October-May. We also grow organic vegetable starts and annual flowers. We provide sustainable landscaping using native and permaculture concepts.

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Old Gates Farm South Street, Castleton, VT 802-468-5805 • oldgatesfarm@gmail.com • www.oldgatesfarm.com

We are a small family farmstead on the “old Gates Farm” in Castleton. Our products include wood-fired syrup, raw milk, pastured pork and vegetables. We have a small seasonal farmstand and attend local farmers markets in Castleton and Poultney.

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Pine Woods Farm West Pawlet, VT 802-645-9965 • porchhillk@comcast.net • www.pinewoodsfarm.com

Owner-operators Jon and Karen Folger raise 100% grass-fed beef, heritage pigs and laying hens naturally and humanely on pasture on their fifth generation family farm. Our meat is processed naturally with no nitrites, fillers, or artificial ingredients. We sell at farmers markets and select local retail locations.

CSA Shares

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Pick Your Own

Larson Farm

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Singing Cedars Farmstead 30 Black Snake Lane, Orwell, VT 802-948-2062 • singingcedars@gmail.com

Fortified Organic tomatoes, peppers, other vegetables and organic meats. Integrated and diversified.

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Stonebottom Farm 231 Williams Lane, Sudbury, VT (802) 989-4562 • stonebottom@gmail.com

Stonebottom Farm is a small, family run farm offering a variety of vegetables, herbs and berries throughout the growing season. We grow locally using organic methods so you can eat locally.

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The Purple Burdock West Haven, VT 802-265-4911 • rickwilson68@hotmail.com

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers for their patronage over the last 3 years. Due to the recent growth of our family (Rye 2 1/2 and Netti 3 months) we have decided to take a temporary break from commercial farming.

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Triple K Farm 433 Leicester-Whiting Road, Whiting, VT 802-558-5900 • triplekfarm@gmail.com • www.triplekfarm.com

We have a petting barn that is open to the public, along with offering a summer playgroup & hosting birthday parties. We have a Spring Fling & Fall Festival. We offer pasture raised beef, pork, lamb, & poultry. CSA shares are available. We also sell maple syrup & eggs.

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Wayward Goose Farm 1035 VT Route 153, West Pawlet, VT 802-645-9074 • waywardgoosefarm@gmail.com www.waywardgoosefarm.tumblr.com

Wayward Goose Farm is a small grass based Jersey Cow dairy.

Most of our milk goes to Consider Bardwell Farm, where it is made into their award winning cheeses. We sell raw milk, grass fed beef and chicken, as well as Laurie’s orginial artwork at the farm.

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Wellsmere Farm

Second Nature Herb Farm

Wright Choice Alpacas 161 Howland Road, Hubbardton, VT 802-236-5615 • wcalpaca@shoreham.net www.wrightchoicealpacas.com

Alpaca farm with on site store. We’re an alpaca farm with an onsite store. We raise, sell and board alpacas. We harvest the fiber.

We also make knitted and woven products. We usually have fresh eggs from our pastured chickens and we sell our own Christmas trees. Come on out to meet the critters and browse the store.

Restaurants 153 Sandwiches

199 VT Route 30, Wells, VT 802-645-0934 • mmorey1025@yahoo.com

West Pawlet, VT 802-566-0045 • 153sandwiches@gmail.com www.153 Sandwiches.com

Family owned farm growing vegetables with pride and all natural practices. Free petting zoo with hands on demonstrations. We also sell our own maple syrup, jams, pickled products, baked goodies, etc. Locally made soaps, bug & tick sprays and other products.

Home grown poultry available.

Vegan food is art. Try our Falafels, veggie patties, delicious casseroles, crisp salads, hot soups. Quality is our pride. Find us at Farmers Markets or call to order. Do we cater? You bet. Packed with protein, our frozen Veggie Pattie Supreme is at your local store. Eat good. Enjoy life.

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Whaleback Vineyard

Mach’s Brick Oven Wood Fired Pizza

202 Old Lake Road, Poultney, VT 802-287-0730 • whalebackvineyard@myfairpoint.net www.whalebackvineyard.com

18 School Street, Pawlet, VT 802-325-6113 • info@vtpizzapie.com • www.vtpizzapie.com

Our winery offers wines made from grapes grown on our 10 acre vineyard, fruit wines, our own maple syrup, and fruit in season. Join us for a free tasting at the winery or look for us at the Rutland and Dorset Farmers Markets. Located south of Poultney on Route 30.

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Mach’s Brick Oven is a Vermont Certified Organic Processor offering gourmet, all-natural pizzas. Choose from organic white or 6-grain crust, and add toppings that are seasonal, local, and organic whenever possible. The dough is made with locally sourced flour from Champlain Valley Milling.

Lakes Region

Sissy’s Kitchen

Naga Bakehouse

10 West Street, Middletown Springs, VT 802-235-2000 • phinney3903@gmail.com • www.sissyskitchen.com

Middletown Springs, VT 802-235-1282 • nagabake@vermontel.net www.nagabakehouse.com

Sissy’s Kitchen provides take-away meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner--along with freshly baked goods, my own jams, salad dressings and bread. Frozen dinners and soups. My menu is posted on my website and changes daily. I use local ingredients as much as possible, from at least nine Rutland area producers.

Naga Bakehouse is a family run micro-farm and wood-fired bakery perched on a hill in Middletown Springs. This is our 10th year baking rustic, old world, hearty breads using a majority of locally grown ingredients. Come find us at local farmers’ markets and festivals!

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Tap’s Tavern

Pitchfork Preserves

158 Main Street, Poultney, VT 802-287-4064 • www.tapstavern.com

Tap’s Tavern aims to supply local food and house made menu items as much as possible. Our beef is grass fed and supplied from Lake Home Farm in Orwell by the Audet family. We source our produce from Dutchess farm in Castleton by the Chamberlain family. We also offer vegetarian and gluten free items.

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Pawlet, VT pitchforpreserves@yahoo.com • www.pitchforkpreserves.com

Pitchfork Preserves has been preserving local flavor since 2010.

We produce quality preserves using locally sourced ingredients whenever possible. It’s our goal to create preserves of the highest quality and bring premium flavor to your life. We also do jam and honey wedding favors for your special day.

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Village Roots Catering

The Vermont Maple Granola Company

2273 Route 30, Pawlet, VT 802-828-8676 • www.villagerootsvt.com

Modern rustic custom catering using locally sourced ingredients, and event coordination including rentals, food consulting, recipe development and food writing.

Retail

Danby, VT 802-688-5759 • info@vermontmaplegranola.com www.vermontmaplegranola.com

Since 2008, we’ve been your local producer of awesome granola sweetened exclusively with Vermont maple syrup! We blend carefully selected quality oats, nuts, seeds & dried fruit with Vermont’s most famous & delicious natural product to create a true specialty food. Find our products in stores and online.

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Descansamos Fibers

Whaleback Vineyard

3132 East Wells Road, Wells, VT 802-325-2566 • chivas@vermontel.net www.localharvest.org/store/m16804

Rancho Descansamos est. 2004, Wells, Vermont. We raise the Angora goats for mohair fiber and sell fleece, rovings, and yarn.

Our animals graze on the pastures of our farm. We grow our own hay for feed in the winter. Come see our shearing early March or early September.

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202 Old Lake Road, Poultney, VT 802-287-0730 • whalebackvineyard@myfairpoint.net www.whalebackvineyard.com

Our winery offers wine made from grapes grown on our 10 acre vineyard, fruit wines, our own maple syrup and fruit in season.

Join us for a free tasting at the winery or look for us at the Rutland and Dorset Farmers’ Markets. Located south of Poultney on Route 30.

Stone Valley Community Market 216 Main Street, Poultney, VT 802-287-4550 info@stonevalleymarket.com www.stonevalleymarket.com

A new take on an old idea, Stone Valley Market in downtown Poultney Vermont provides bulk nuts, grains, beans, legumes, rice and flours, and spices, a dynamite produce department, local produce, dairy and cheeses, gluten-free products, groceries, wellness products and more! Eat outside the box!

Specialty Producer Leslie and Lori Barker 6003 Monument Hill Road, Castleton, VT 802-273-2241

We make jelly, jam, pickles and relishes. We also have birdhouses & feeders, garden picks, towels, aprons, tablecloths, potholders, cutting boards, cotton dish cloths and bag holders.

CSA Shares

Online Sales

Onsite Sales

Rancho Descansamos

Pick Your Own

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Northshire

Old Gates Farm, Castleton, VT

The Northshire of Bennington County stretches from the Mettowee Valley up to the Mountain towns of Londonderry and Peru, with Manchester and Dorset as its center. This small but mighty region is filled with vibrant farm and food businesses that add to the bustle of this beautiful area.

West Pawlet, Dorset, Manchester and West River Farmers Markets are happening places during the summer. Local markets, CSA supported farms, specialty producers and farm to table restaurants dot the Northshire and add so much to life in these hills. Explore the Northshire and visit www.northshiregrows.org to stay on top of all that this region’s farm and food system has to offer.

Farms

Earth Sky Time Community Farm and Wood Fired Bakery 1547 Main St (Route 7A), Manchester, VT 802-384-1400 • earthskytime@gmail.com www.earthskytime.com

Anjali Farm South Londonderry, VT 802-824-4658 • info@anjalifarm.com www.anjalifarm.com

We are a small family farm and have grown vegetables, berries, culinary and medicinal herbs since 1998. We also hand make herbal products: salves, face creams, teas, massage oils and flower essences, including our best selling, all-natural insect repellent, BUG OFF! Namaste!

Earth Sky Time is a small community based farm and wood fired bakery in Manchester. Find our artisan breads, certified organic produce, VT Goldburger veggie burgers and Hoomoos Za’atar at Dorset, Manchester and Londonderry farmers markets, local stores and restaurants. Join our summertime Tuesday night dinners.

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Clear Brook Farm Rt 7 A, Shaftsbury, VT 802-442-4273 • info@clearbrookfarm.com www.clearbrookfarm.com

We offer common and unusual flower and veggie bedding plants for the garden May-June and our own certified organic produce plus other local artisinal foods June-October. We have a winter CSA October-December too! Open daily, May – Oct., 10-6.

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Dutton Farmstand Route 11/30, Manchester, VT 802-362-3083 • www.duttonberryfarm.com

The farmstand is bountiful year-round! Come for Dutton’s own annuals, perennials, hanging baskets! We grow our own strawberries, raspberries, blueberries. (You pick at our Newfane location.) Corn and pumpkins; cider, apples winter-long! Wreaths, Christmas trees! Herbs and salad greens from our greenhouses.

Visit our maple sugar house! Baked goods daily!

Battenkill Brittle Photo: Gregory Nesbit

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Crackers, Crepes and Crisps Earth Sky Time Community Farm & Wood Fired Bakery

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Lewis Waite Farm 135 Lewis Hill Lane, Greenwich, NY 518-692-3120 • farmoffice@csalewiswaitefarm.com www.lewiswaitefarm.com

We raise 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef and pastured pork on 450 acres Certified Organic by NOFA-NY. Our cattle rotationally graze and pigs enjoy pasture and woods. We’ve raised animals on pasture for 44 years! The flavor of our meat is enhanced by our native forages. Our dry-aged beef has wonderful grass-fed flavor.

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Merck Forest and Farmland Center 3270 Rupert Mountain Road, Rupert, VT 802-394-7836 • info@merckforest.org www.merckforest.org

Merck Forest and Farmland Center is an educational non-profit that strives to teach, demonstrate, and sustain a working landscape in southwestern Vermont. Our 60-acre mountaintop farm raises pastured pork and lamb, you-pick raspberries and blueberries, and VT-certified organic maple syrup. We also sell wool products. Open to the public daily.

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Pickering’s Greenhouse & Landscapping 22 Benedict Crossing, Arlington, VT 802-681-5595 • pickeringscsa@gmail.com www.pickeringsgreenhouse.com

Pickering’s Greenhouse is a multigenerational family owned and operated business since 1987. We provide fresh vegetables through our CSA program and weekend Farmstand. Bedding plants and perennials are grown at our nursery along with cut flowers. We also offer landscaping services.

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Someday Farm 2087 Dorset Hill Road, East Dorset, VT 802-362-2290 • www.somedayfarmvt.com

Vermont Sustainable Farm of the Year in 2006, Someday Farm has intensively managed a “full course” family farm and enterprise offering vegetables, poultry, game birds, eggs, compost and small fruits since 1984.

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Tall Spire Farm

Wildwood Berry Farm

True Love Farm North Bennington, VT 802-447-1472 • karen.trubitt@trubitt.com

True Love Farm is a diversified vegetable farm also offering eggs from pastured chickens, blueberries, ginger and unique cut flowers. Our growing practices focus on building healthy soils and ecosystem vigor to ensure the most nutrient-dense crops without the use of synthetic pesticides or herbicides.

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Wildwood Berry Farm 2977 Mad Tom Road, East Dorset, VT 802-362-9805 • mrblueberry@wildwoodberryfarm.com www.wildwoodberryfarm.com

We are a pick-your-own blueberry and raspberry farm. We also sell pre-picked berries, jams, honey, maple syrup, soaps, lotions and berry popsicles and other refreshments. We are open every day from mid July to mid August, from 9am to 5:30pm.

Restaurants

www.tallspire.org

J.J. Hapgood General Store & Eatery

Tall Spire Farm is a community food access project based in Manchester, VT. We will be at the Manchester Farmer’s Market on Thursdays this summer. In addition to fresh produce, we will sell honey, jam, prepared foods and cut flowers. All proceeds will benefit hunger relief in the Northshire.

307 Main Street, Peru, VT 802-824-4800 • admin@jjhapgood.com • www.jjhapgood.com

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Tilldale Certified Organic Farm 22 Tilley Lane, Hoosick Falls, NY 518-686-7779 • tilldalefarm@gmail.com www.tilldalefarm.com

We raise Grass fed/finished Red Devon Beef, pastured Tamworth Pigs, pastured chicken and eggs. We raise all of our own certified organic crops. All of our meat is certified organic. We rotational graze our beef. Our goal is to raise the healthiest meat possible for our customers.

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J.J. Hapgood General Store & Eatery sells dry goods, local produce, cheese and meat, sandwiches and wood-fired-oven pizzas, craft beer, fine wine, basic provisions and penny candy. J.J. Hapgood has served Peru, Vermont since 1827. Outdoor seating and event space available.

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The Perfect Wife Restaurant and Tavern 2594 Depot Street, Manchester Center, VT 802-362-2817 • goodfood@perfectwife.com • www.perfectwife.com

The Perfect Wife has been supporting local agriculture since its first summer of business in 1997. Since then our menu has highlighted products from farms such as Misty Knoll Farm, Someday Farm, Wannabee Farm, Anjali Farm, Apple Hill Farm, Crawford Family Farm, Thomas Dairy, and many other connections, many through Black River Produce.

Northshire

Retail

Specialty Producer

Dorset Union Store

Battenkill Brittle

31 Church Street, Dorset, VT 802-867-4400 • www.dorsetunionstore.com

Arlington, VT battenkillbrittle@gmail.com • www.battenkillbrittle.com

A small country store in Dorset, Vermont, offering, fresh brewed coffee, baked goods, newspapers, full service deli, vermont cheeses and jams, maple syrup and much more.

Battenkill Brittle is a gluten-free high energy snack made with organic seeds and natural sweeteners. It provides sustaining energy, great for any kind of physical activity or to bring to work or school for that low-energy time of day. Battenkill Brittle Crumble is great on yogurt or oatmeal.

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Equinox Valley Nursery

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Route 7A, Manchester, VT 802-362-2610 • www.dorsetunionstore.com www.equinoxvalleynursery.com

Crackers, Crepes and Crisps Dorset, VT 802-379-7400 • decjune@yahoo.com • www.ccinvt.com

Located right on Historic Route 7A in Manchester, Vermont, our expansive nursery is easy to find and is worth the trip. Whether you are looking to fill a few small garden beds, a formal garden oasis, or need help from our Professional Landscaping services, Equinox Valley Nursery is a great place to start!

Home of the Slice & Bake Cracker in two gourmet flavors: Cracklin Cheddars - sharp VT cheddar with a pop – and Poppin the Blues – a blue cheese poppy seed cracker. It’s an hors d’oeuvre that’s always on hand! Now offering the perfect pastry - a gluten free almond torte.

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Garden Arts Fresh Market 557 Depot Street, Manchester, VT 802-362-0448 • gardenartsfresh@gmail.com www.gardenartsstore.com

Gringo Jack’s

Located at an old Mobil Station on VT Rte.11/30 in Manchester Depot, we’re open daily and are always stocking seasonal local vegetables as well as locally raised and produced products of all kinds. The New York Times says Garden Arts “feels like an organic food co-op.” Our wide selection of 100% organic and all natural meat is the largest in the area.

Purveyor of fun, all natural and gourmet soups, sauces, salsas and unique flour tortilla chips. Our soups and pasta sauces are made with sustainably grown, nutrient rich hydroponic tomatoes from Vermont Hydroponics. Produce from local area farms is used whenever possible.

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5103 Main Street, Manchester, VT 802-362-3398 • gringojacks@gmail.com • www.gringojacks.com

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JJ Hapgood 307 Main Street, Peru, VT 802-824-4800 • admin@jjhapgood.com • www.jjhapgood.com

Manchester Center, VT 802-362-1223 • wilcoxicecream@gmail.com www.wilcox-ice-cream.com

J.J. Hapgood General Store & Eatery sells dry goods, local produce, cheese and meat, sandwiches and wood-fired-oven pizzas, craft beer, fine wine, basic provisions and penny candy. J.J. Hapgood has served Peru, Vermont since 1827. Outdoor seating and event space available.

Wilcox Ice Cream and Specialty Foods is a manufacturer of ice cream and a distributor of hundreds of other specialty products.

We distribute many Vermont made products. We offer a full line of ice cream products along with a huge selection of bakery items.

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Nature’s Market 303 Center Hill Road, Manchester Center, VT 802-362-0033 • naturesmarket@yahoo.com www.naturesmarket247.com

Part of the Manchester community for 16 years, we offer a warm and knowledgeable environment to explore, chat, laugh and learn. Enjoy our organic produce (local when available), request a special order, or grind some organic peanut butter. Offering organic local meats, bulk items, nutritional supplements, exceptional service, and much more.

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Winhall Market 46 Route 30, Bondville, VT 802-297-1933 • www.winhallmarket.com

The Winhall Market is a full service country store and deli.

The market carries basic groceries and gourmet specialty foods, including all natural and organic, as well as the largest selection of gluten free foods in the area.

CSA Shares

Online Sales

Onsite Sales

Pick Your Own

Battenkill Brittle

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Year-Round Bounty

 Through the Seasons  SPRING

Our own annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, spring greens

SUMMER

Strawberries, blueberries raspberries, sweet corn, summer produce

FALL

Apples, cider, pumpkins, squash, mums, asters

WINTER

Greens from our greenhouse Christmas trees & wreaths

YEAR-ROUND

Maple syrup, jams, fudge, fruit pies, cookies, home-made baked goods, maple creamies

Buy Direct From a Farmer!

All Three Locations Open All Year 9–7 Daily: Rt. 11/30, Manchester, VT • (802) 362-3083 Rt. 9, W. Brattleboro, VT • (802) 254-0254 Rt. 30, Newfane, VT • (802) 365-4168 duttonberryfarm.com

COmmuNITY FaRM wood fired bakery

Growers of Tasty Organic Fruits and Vegetables Visit our Farmstand for the freshest Tomatoes, Strawberries, Beans, Peas, Lettuce, Arugula, Spinach, Carrots, Raspberries, Broccoli, Beets & more!

Plus a wide selection of other LOCAL farm and artisan food products including Fruits, Baked Goods, Cheese, Yogurt, and Vermont Organic Milk!

Open Daily May-Oct • Rte. 7A in Shaftsbury 1547 Main St. Manchester Ctr. VT 05255

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802-384-1400

Also at Manchester and Londonderry Farmer’s Markets

802-442-4273 • ClearBrookFarm.com

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NORTHSHIRE BOOKSTORE FREE USPS SHIPPING

some exclusions OPEN DAILY 10 am to 7 pm & Thur, Fri & Sat to 9 pm Rtes 7A & 11/30 • Manchester Ctr, VT • 802-362-2200 • 800-437-3700

Farmers Market

Not. But we carry many of the foods from the same farmers / food producers you see at local farmers markets. The difference being that we are a retail local foods market open daily, 364 days per year.

Food Co-op

Also not. But we carry many of the same foods delivered to us by the same people who deliver to the best food co-ops in Vermont. The main difference being that we are privately and ethically owned.

Butcher Shop

Again not. But we carry the area’s largest selection of fresh and frozen organic and locally raised meats like beef, pork, chicken, quail, elk, goat, venison & more.

Garden Arts Fresh Market

Buy local, eat well, live long 557 Depot St. 362.0448

Mobil Gas Sale Every Thursday

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Organics

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Eat Smart. Eat Local.

The healthiest, freshest meats are right here.

GRASS-FED BEEF • PASTURE-RAISED PORK • FRESH CHICKEN Custom hand-cut meats and expert advice

2167 N. Main Street (Route 11) Londonderry, VT 802-856-7744

OPEN MONDAY-SATURDAY 10am–5pm

The Perfect Wife RESTAURANT & TAVERN

2594 Depot St./Rte 11-30, Manchester, VT (802) 362-2817 www.perfectwife.com

Fine Dining Restaurant Happening Tavern · Live Music Extraordinary Freestyle Cuisine

v Chef/Owner Amy Chamberlain

Tavern opens at 4pm • Restaurant opens at 5pm Open Monday through Saturday with exceptions during holiday periods Reservations are suggested for the Restaurant.

The Tavern is seated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Almond Torte Almond Torte

seasonal produce, cut flowers, prepared foods, honey & jam

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www.tallspirefarm.org find us at the Manchester Farmers’ Market on Thursdays

community growers for hunger

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CCC Bakery CCC Bakery

Home of the Home of the & Bake Crackers!

SliceSlice & Bake Crackers! in gourmet two gourmet flavors: in two flavors: a cheddar cheese rice crispy a cheddar cheese rice crispy & a poppyseed cheese & a poppyseed blueblue cheese

Perfect Dessert TheThe Perfect Dessert & Gluten Free & Gluten Free

Holiday Cookies Holiday Cookies to Order: 802-325-2600 CallCall to Order: 802-325-2600 Specialty Baked Goods Dorset, Specialty Baked Goods Dorset, Vermont • Catering Available Vermont • Catering Available www.cccinvt.com • nancy@cccinvt.com Sweet Breads www.cccinvt.com • nancy@cccinvt.com Sweet Breads

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RUTLAND REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION Our Programs

community planning  emergency management planning flood hazard area, zoning and subdivision regulations brownfields redevelopment  transportation planning creative economy  water quality planning  local plans forum for discussion of regional issues grant writing assistance  workshops  gis mapping regional data The Opera House  P.O. Box 965  Rutland, VT. 05702 (802) 775-0871  Fax (802) 775-1766 www.rutlandrpc.org Photo: William Notte

We’d love feedback about the guide!

How do you use it? How can we improve?

Get in touch at 802-417-1528 or guide@rutlandfarmandfood.org

Uniform & Linen Rental Service

Your Local Solution!

800-639-0110

Celebration Rentals, Inc. Tent and Accessory Rentals for Weddings and Special Events

Shawn Keith 86 Park Street; PO Box 387 Brandon, Vermont 05733 Phone: 802-247-0002 Fax: 802-247-2893 www.celebrateinvermont.com Shawn@celebrateinvermont.com

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Full Service Linen Supply & Uniforms Restaurant Linens Career Apparel Dust Mops Entrance / Logo Mats

www.foleylinen.com RUTLAND & ESSEX JUNCTION, VT

The Future Is In His Hands

Yankee Farm Loans Credit Leases

For generations, we’ve been helping all types of ag businesses grow.

Tax Services Record Keeping Services Credit Life Insurance Crop Insurance Payroll Services

Yankee Farm Credit building relationships that last generations

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Mercy Ecology, Inc. at Mercy Farm Stay at Mercy Farm.

Enjoy local, organically grown food.

Learn about sustainable living practices.

Support this nonprofit charitable organization continue its work to save the environment.

Mercy Farm 56 Howard Hill Road Benson, VT mercyfarm@mercyecology.org 802/537-4531

Todd Walker 3738 Lamb Hill Rd., Wells, VT 05774

802.325.2200

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• www.PAMGVermont.com

Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction: 55 Main St., Newmarket, NH 03857

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Many of our products are For more info and to find a North Country Organics Dealer visit http://www.norganics.com

As the only organization working to remove the barriers that stand between you and the local food you want, RURAL VERMONT can help you and help your farmer if you become a member today.

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At Co-op, we’re member owned and member committed. Since 1915 we’ve been providing protection for individuals, farms and businesses with a large network of local agents, fast and fair claims service, expert loss prevention and affordable rates. At the Co-op, you’re not just a number.

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CENTRAL RUTLAND REGION Alchemy Gardens 15 Enchanted Flora Farm

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Grabowski Farm

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Hathaway Farm

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Pine Hollow Farm

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Radical Roots Farm

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Apple Hill Orchard & Farm

15 • • GREEN MOUNTAINS NORTH Baird Farm 19 Blackpowder Farm 19 • • Blue Ledge Farm 19 Gildrien Farm

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Spotted Dog Family Farm

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Newhall Farm

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Plew Farm

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RossKnoll Farm

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Rutland Area Lamb and Wool Producers

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Earth Sky Time Community Farm

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Rutland Region Had 640 farms in 2012 (239 hay and other crop farms; 88 beef cattle farms; 68 dairy farms; 52 fruit and vegetable farms)

Find them on the Vermont Food Atlas » » »

Generated $30.7 million in ag sales,

including $2.5 million in direct sales

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Crops $10.2 million 33.2%

Animals

includes dairy $20.5 million 66.8%

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Had the 2nd largest # of farms offering agritourism experiences » All data from the 2012 Census of Agriculture.

RAFFL embodies the statewide Farm to Plate Initiative in action!

RAFFL plays a very important role helping the Farm to Plate Network match supply and demand.

Learn more about the Rutland region, the Northshire, and the statewide food system plan at: www.vtfoodatlas.com