Author Archives: Laura

At the Farmstand: April 18-24

The greens can sense Spring is edging Winter out even it if is chilly and damp. And the weather/mud road gods have been kind thus far, and the road is improving.  It is travelable for all vehicles, lower clearance cars just need to take it extra slow and choose your best part of the road.  […]

Investing in Vermont’s Agritourism

Agritourism leaders gathered with the broader Tourism sector at the Statehouse this week to offer legislators perspective as they consider related legislation as well as Vermont’s tourism potential. We are grateful to Hilary, Lisa, Vera, Tara and all intrepid leaders of the Agritourism Task Force who were at the statehouse as part of Vermont’s first […]

At the Farmstand: April 4-10

Hello April!  These longer, sunny days are great news for greens!  Yep we are at the beginning of that prolific, Spring greens season, so get ready for salads, cooking greens and more! And the weather/mud road gods have been kind thus far, the road is still travelable for vehicles with more generous clearance, but we […]

Coming Full Circle

This is the fifth winter than Hannah of Field Stone Farm has been working with us in the winter.  It has been a great way to explore collaboration, bring in some fresh perspective and extra hands in the winter and offer Hannah, a fab vegetable grower, some experience and time with livestock.  It has seemed […]

At the Farmstand: March 28 – April 3

The end of March means the beauty of the deliciously sweet, flavorful, meaty spinach.  Enjoy, it is a special item, a gift from our long cold winter. We expect mud season might be about to hit in full force so will have drop off times at the end of the road for anyone not equipped […]

At the Farmstand: March 21-27

Welcome to the official start of Spring, of course, it is Vermont Spring, which still has some cold snowy days, but they are longer!  Farmstand is well stocked and road is holding up ok for the moment.   This week at our Farmstand you can find: • Eggs!*   Fresh/Stored Veggies • Arugula Bunches • […]

Carbon Farming!

National CSA Day celebrated last week how important the Community Supported Agriculture model is for many farms, ours included.  Our farmstand and retail shoppers are important. Our committed year-round members are real, live symbiotes! (check out our Free-Choice Farmshares) It turns out the relationships we cultivate within our human farm community mimic the relational magic of our […]

Sausage Hash with Poached Eggs

We’ve been thinking back to our years of Farmer meals (lunch most often with the team!) and of course remember this delightful meal that Alexa made.  So here is some inspiration for the plentiful fresh eggs that are now in the farmstand. And what a nice time for a cozy hash and it would be […]

At the Farmstand: Feb 28 – March 6

Welcome to the end of February! The days are getting longer and while still very cold and snowy, there is a turn towards spring in these wintry days.  So we best enjoy all the cozy winter meals you haven’t gotten to yet!  And the greens are just starting to grow a bit again in the […]

Sharing the Love

Love, the word of the week given Valentines Day is approaching. Love figures prominently and broadly around here.  Truly it is a bit foundational to why we do what we do, why we farm how we farm. Our love for great, healthy, clean food Our love for the natural environment Our love for the livestock […]