Kiss the Cow Farm began with a cow named Sophie, who lived in the garage. “Sophie, our number one cow. She’s on all our logos,” says Lisa Robar. What started as a homestead has grown into an organic farm that produces ice cream, eggs and milk. Farmers...
Liz Bleakley moved to Windsor with her family and didn't know a soul. To meet people and get involved in her community, she answered an ad for an assistant cheesemaker position. “I wasn’t prepared to really appreciate how fascinating cheese was. Once I started learning about...
Sheena Brown is a fourth-generation dairy farmer at Skyline Holsteins in Derby. Her great-grandfather bought the farm 81 years ago. As a child, Brown spent her days bottle-feeding lambs, walking a pet pig down the road, and following her father through the barn. She was convinced...
On the first anniversary of my brother Matt's death, my sisters and I traveled to Sherman Reservoir on the Vermont-Massachusetts border. After a year of grieving this sudden, tragic loss, we felt ready to return to the place he died. Prior to Matt's kayaking accident in...
Along Route 100 in Rochester, cars and cyclists pass by as people stop for lunch or ice cream at a local café. Just north of the town green is The Bookery, an antiquarian and used bookstore that feels like home. On the porch, there’s a hand-painted...
The Seven Stars Arts Center is one of those rare places that blends history, community, reinvention, and a touch of quirkiness. The building began as a Baptist church, later became a grange hall, then a garage, and eventually a healing arts center. Now it’s an education...
Vermont maple sugaring is a tradition built on hard work, risk, and reward. At Judd's Wayeeses Farms in Morgan, Jim Judd and Donna Young have honed their craft for decades. Their sugarbush stretches across 45 acres of thick maple woods, with almost 90 trees per acre, which...
Vermont is home to 252 cities and towns, 55 state parks, 808 lakes and ponds, and 14 counties. But if you try to count how many Vermont general stores there are, it’s not so easy. “It’s kind of hard to define them,” says Ben Doyle, president...
Townshend is home to a classic town green, covered and arch bridges, and the quiet village of Harmonyville. It's also where the Townshend Town Hall and Opera House sits just south of where Routes 30 and 35 meet. The building features a second-floor stage, clock tower and...
Brattleboro has long been a town where creativity thrives. For Melany Kahn, her creativity traces back to a West Brattleboro farmhouse, where she spent her childhood summers reading and playing with her dollhouse. The farmhouse inspired an idea now bringing new energy to the downtown this holiday season:...
