Category Archives: Social

The $100 Turkey in the Room

Posted by Mark Cannella  |  November 21, 2012

Thanksgiving season is prime time for conversations and debates around the table about our food system. It seems that the Thanksgiving turkey is representative of just how complicated food systems decisions can be. History, family tradition, modern advertising, modern genetics, … Continue reading →

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Weekly Vermont Food Events: 11/21-11/28

Posted by Haylley Johnson  |  November 21, 2012

A Heads Up: The call for participation in the “Toward Sustainable Foodscapes and Landscapes” Conference is now open. More information here. Wednesday (Nov 21) Candy-Cane-Making Demonstration Watch confectioners boil, pull, turn, roll and twist these sweet treats into delicious works … Continue reading →

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The Importance of H-2A at Sam Mazza’s Farm

Posted by Vern Grubinger  |  November 19, 2012

Hepburn Montague has been working at Sam Mazza’s fruit and vegetable farm for 27 years, even though he lives about two thousand miles away. Hepburn is from Manchester, Jamaica, and every year he travels to and from the same farm … Continue reading →

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Weekly Vermont Food Events: 11/14-11/21

Posted by Haylley Johnson  |  November 14, 2012

A friendly holiday heads up: Foodies in Shelburne & Charlotte can shop for local veggies, Good Companion hearth-baked breads and croissants, Charlotte-based pasture-raised pork, Charlotte turkeys and much more on yourfarmstand.com and pick it all up close to home or have it … Continue reading →

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Tongs, Tomatoes and Teaching at the University

Posted by Cynthia Belliveau  |  November 14, 2012

Burlington, VT, 2012. They stood up straight, white-bibbed aprons tied snugly around their waists, and nervously grabbed their razor sharp 10-inch chef knives.  The professor behind, a disembodied voice with a firm hand who guided as she said, “Hold the … Continue reading →

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