Garlic Town, USA, in Bennington, Vermont, can be likened to Willy Wonka’s candy wonderland but with a garlicky twist. Picture this: Over 120 vendors, food trucks, craft producers, bands, kids’ activities, and more, all dedicated to celebrating the divine allium and the…
Read More →Supreme Fitness a place for all to get in shape
BRATTLEBORO — Voted number-one gym in Brattleboro for over 10 years, Supreme Fitness is a sprawling 15,000 square-foot facility that serves not only Windham County, but also Cheshire and Franklin counties. Whether you are a strongman competitor, serious weightlifter or a beginner,…
Read More →A Grand Union of Romance and Luxury: The Wedding Offering of South Shire and Niramit Thai
By Jennifer Brandt, Vermont Country Magazine correspondent. BENNINGTON — In the heart of Southern Vermont, The South Shire and Niramit Thai extend a warm invitation to couples seeking a wedding experience that combines timeless romance and unparalleled luxury. With a seasoned team…
Read More →Merck Forest & Farmland Center: A Jewel in the Taconics and Greens
A vision of connection and community By Jennifer Brandt, Vermont Country Magazine correspondent. RUPERT — Founded by pharmaceutical executive George Merck and his wife Serena, Merck Forest was envisioned as a place where families and friends could bond over the wonders of…
Read More →By Telly Halkias, Vermont Country Magazine correspondent. DORSET — Luke Krueger’s day job teaching English at Arlington Memorial High School (AMHS) is a daily performance requiring dexterity in human relations and no small amount of creativity. But at certain times during the…
Read More →A hunt for the best burger (and veggie burger) in the Shires
By Gordon Dossett, Vermont Country Magazine. For intrepid journalists, some tasks loom large. Venturing forth to sample the best burgers in the Northshire is not among them, so I am up to the task. Still, compiling a list of best burgers brought…
Read More →Microgreens anytime of the year from Brattleboro’s Grateful Greens
By Bob Audette, Vermont Country Magazine. Whatever the time of the year, you can get fresh greens at various locations across Southern Vermont thanks to Grateful Greens in Brattleboro. Grateful Greens has been growing microgreens since 2019, sprouting up here in Brattleboro,…
Read More →Friendships ‘budding’ in the cannabis industry
By Chris Mays, Vermont Country Magazine. Scott Sparks, owner of Vermont Bud Barn and Vermont Hempicurean, has built many long and strong relationships through his approximately seven years involved in the Vermont hemp and cannabis community. Around April 2017, he attended his…
Read More →When the orange and yellow and red leaves begin to drip down tentatively from the slowly changing autumnal trees in the deep and vast deciduous forests in the Green Mountains of Vermont, these blazing incandescent precursors of the annual winter sleep alight…
Read More →Getting to know our food, and how being good stewards of the land can help us eat better
By Katharine A. Jameson, Vermont Country correspondent. We’ve been divided for a long time. Since shortly after Europeans set foot on the land we now call “ours,” we seem to have found discord of one sort or another. We’re out of synch…
Read More →Affordable Family Skiing at Living Memorial Park
By Kristopher Radder, Vermont Country Magazine. BRATTLEBORO — A classic T-bar lift in a picturesque Vermont setting, the sounds of laughter and the “swooshing” of people going downhill can be heard going well into the night. The glow coming from the lights…
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