New Local and Made in Vermont Products
Looking at the list of new local products this fall, it seems we’ve cracked several difficult nuts here at City Market.
We have had trouble getting in local eggs, meats, and grocery items in the past but that seems to be shifting. It’s an exciting time to be a localvore for sure!
Dairy Cooler
We’ve been having difficulty locating an organic egg farmer that can keep up with our demand and can keep us flush with organic eggs through the winter. I’m therefore especially excited to welcome Blue Heron Farm organic eggs to our dairy cooler. Located in Grand Isle, Blue Heron is one of the few farms that kept their eggs certified organic when the price of organic grain when way up a few years ago. As farmer Christine Bourque explained, “We only want to produce eggs that we feel fully comfortable feeding to our 3 year old daughter.”
Meat
Finding local meat can be a challenge – there are not enough processing facilities in the state and farmers often have to book their animals a year ahead. Lamb is one product that has been particularly challenging to find from local farms which is why it’s great to be starting a relationship with Winding Brook Farm in Morrisville. Winding Brook is a small-scale family farm that pastures their animals during the nice weather months and shelters them in the winter. Their products will be available year-round and Jamie Lewis, our Meat & Seafood Manager, is getting in ground lamb, lamb chops, leg of lamb, lamb kabobs, and more. Seven Days Newspaper wrote up an interesting piece about the farm a few years ago.
Read it at www.7dvt.com/2008meat-and-greet-halal-slaughter-morrisville.
Grocery
Most of our local products hug the perimeter of the store, coming in fresh to the produce, bulk, meat, dairy cooler, and cheese departments. Now Two Guys in Vermont Soup is boldly entering the center of the store producing two delicious canned soups. They have a Chunky Tomato Fennel as well as a Curried Apple Butternut Squash. They source many of their ingredients from local farms and their glass jars are BPA free!
Other New Local Products
By Meg Klepack, Local Food Coordinator
We have had trouble getting in local eggs, meats, and grocery items in the past but that seems to be shifting. It’s an exciting time to be a localvore for sure!
Dairy Cooler
We’ve been having difficulty locating an organic egg farmer that can keep up with our demand and can keep us flush with organic eggs through the winter. I’m therefore especially excited to welcome Blue Heron Farm organic eggs to our dairy cooler. Located in Grand Isle, Blue Heron is one of the few farms that kept their eggs certified organic when the price of organic grain when way up a few years ago. As farmer Christine Bourque explained, “We only want to produce eggs that we feel fully comfortable feeding to our 3 year old daughter.”
Meat
Finding local meat can be a challenge – there are not enough processing facilities in the state and farmers often have to book their animals a year ahead. Lamb is one product that has been particularly challenging to find from local farms which is why it’s great to be starting a relationship with Winding Brook Farm in Morrisville. Winding Brook is a small-scale family farm that pastures their animals during the nice weather months and shelters them in the winter. Their products will be available year-round and Jamie Lewis, our Meat & Seafood Manager, is getting in ground lamb, lamb chops, leg of lamb, lamb kabobs, and more. Seven Days Newspaper wrote up an interesting piece about the farm a few years ago.
Read it at www.7dvt.com/2008meat-and-greet-halal-slaughter-morrisville.
Grocery
Most of our local products hug the perimeter of the store, coming in fresh to the produce, bulk, meat, dairy cooler, and cheese departments. Now Two Guys in Vermont Soup is boldly entering the center of the store producing two delicious canned soups. They have a Chunky Tomato Fennel as well as a Curried Apple Butternut Squash. They source many of their ingredients from local farms and their glass jars are BPA free!
Other New Local Products
- Butterworks Farm Kefir
- Vermont Artisan Coffee & Tea Company Black Series Coffee
- Fat Toad Farm Cinnamon Goat’s Milk Caramel
- Vermont Soap Yoga Mat Wash
- Krin’s Bakery Mini Cakes and Cupcakes
- The Inspired Baker Maple Meringue, Friendship Bars, and Chocolate Almond Biscotti
- August First Baguette
- Woodchuck Private Reserve Pumpkin Cider
By Meg Klepack, Local Food Coordinator