Vermont Seasonal Fruits & Vegetables
Vermont has a short growing season, but its bounty can be extraordinary. Learn what to expect when from Vermont farms and gardens with this Guide to Vermont Seasonal Produce.Vermont Farmers Markets
Vermont may be a small state, but it has plenty of farmers markets - some with impressively long seasons. Find a market near you with the resources in this Guide to Vermont Farmers Markets.Vermont Blueberries!
Wild blueberries thrive in the woods of Vermont. Farmers have taken advantage of this native plant and cultivate blueberries too. Find great ways to use bountious blueberries here or check out the Deerfield, Vermont Blueberry Festival every summer to celebrate these tart blue orbs.Vermont Maple Syrup
Vermont is most famous food-wise for its high quality maple syrup. The warmer days and still-cold nights of early spring make the sap run in maple trees. Tapping that sap and cooking it down into syrup, sugar, and candies.
Learn how what goes into making maple syrup at Mount Pleasant Sugarworks in Leicester, Vermont. During maple sugaring season you can gather sap and stoke the wood-fired evaporator.
If you'd rather just watch, check out Morse Farm with maple tours and tastings.
For devoted maple fans, the Vermont Maple Festival happens every late April/early May.
Vermont Cheese
Vermont is home to many dairies and cheesemakers, such as Cabot Creamery, Grafton Cheese Company, Jasper Hill Farm, Twig Farm, and Vermont Butter and Cheese Company.
Those are just the big names. Many lesser-known creameries make wonderful cheeses and dairy products. Fat Toad Farm, for example, makes the fresh chèvre (including flavored varieties) one expects from a goat dairy, but also cajeta, or caramelized goat milk, perfect for baking or just drizzling over ice cream.
