Win-win-win, rev. ed.
fig. a: Burlington Farmers' Market
The Green Mountain State's Green Revolution continues to flourish, and it's transformed our diminutive neighbour to the south into a leader when it comes to small farming, organic agriculture, and sustainable land management. This has resulted in a teeming farmers' market scene, a thriving network of cooperative grocery stores spilling over with local organics, and a vibrant (and talented!) farm-to-table dining scene. Everyone's a winner: farmers, chefs, and food lovers.
You can read all about it in my latest contribution to the Montreal Gazette.
fig. b: print edition
Want to check things out for yourself, live and in-person? The article comes with a concise guide to farm-to-table Vermont, plus write-ups about some of our favourite new dining spots in Vermont's Champlain Valley,
fig. c: roast beef sandwich, Misery Loves Company
like Winooski's Misery Loves Company,
fig. d: roasted plum pop, Vergennes Laundry
Vergennes' Vergennes Laundry, and Burlington's Pistou, all of which are doing particularly delicious things with that farm-to-table ethos.
We've expressed this numerous times before, but it bears repeating: welovermont!
Check it out!
And if you like that article, you might want to check out this oldie-but-goodie, too.
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