Only the bright, cold days of February stand between us and sugaring season of March. South west Vermont has no shortage of sugaring during the annual Maple Open House weekend on March 28th through 30th where a number of sugar houses open their doors to the public and let everyone take a whiff of dense […]
It’s the peak of the Farmers Market season, and there is no shortage of places to stop for locally grown products in South West Vermont. Here is my complete guide to just about every farmers market in the area.
Farmers Markets
Cambridge, NY
Poultney and Rutland
http://www.vermontfarmersmarket.com/
Manchester
http://www.manchestermarket.org/news.php
Bennington
http://www.walloomsac.org/
Dorset
http://www.dorsetfarmersmarket.com/Vendor%20List.html
All of VT
http://www.vermontagriculture.com/buylocal/buy/farmersMarkets.html
http://www.starchefs.com/features/farm_fresh/html/vermont.shtml
http://www.nofavt.org/markets-list.php
http://www.vtliving.com/farmersmarkets/sout.shtml
http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/States/State06.pdf/Vermont.pdf
Many locals prefer the Londonderry farmers market by the way, […]
On a hot summer day there is nothing better than a dip in cold water. For the adventurous types, Vermont provides ice cold swimming holes at the bottom of mountain streams.
Sunderland has a fantastic series of swimming holes to the East of Arlington. From route 7a turn right onto East Arlington road at the […]
I recently picked up a copy of Vermont Off the Beaten Path and flipped through the South West Vermont section. To my surprise everything listed was . . . on the beaten path. Some were even on main roads such as Robert Todd Lincoln’s Hildene.
So in my attempt to give readers some places that really […]
Every chump with a camera and two relatively stable legs can scramble up the rocky cliff to take a picture of the West Arlington covered bridge. It’s one of the most photographed covered bridges in the state I think. Post cards, calendars, book marks, and just about everything else has an image of the bridge […]
Shaftsbury, Vermont has a wonderful collection of old roads that make for excellent walks in just about any season. For those who want a more secluded walk out in the woods bordering the Green Mountain Forest, I recommend the Glastenbury Road on the way to Fayville, an abandoned logging town.
From Shaftsbury, go north on […]
