How can one not love Trader Joe's!!! As with most Trader Joe's, staff are super friendly and they…read moreoffer their classic TJ items found even at my Harlem local (which does not offer wine like here). As with most Trader Joe's, staff are super friendly. This appears to be the only one in the area, so they can easily sell out on a certain item... but they quickly restock. Always when I'm visiting family in Burlington, I stop by to pick up my favorites. Note, on this occasion, they have a local "specialty" beverage section with Mead from Vermont! (Wow!) My only issue here, since this is the Burlington area's only TJ's, the parking lot is always crowded and it can be a challenge getting back on Dorset from Garden with the stoplight.

We love this Trader Joe's! We fly in from Oregon every year and stop to grab the essentials before…read moreheading to family camp up north. Always a quickly, easier familiar stop. A bit smaller than other locations, can get busy. Clean bathrooms. Easy parking. Friendly staff.

Very good cheese all around! There is no doubt that this creamery makes some fantastic goat cheese…read more This is especially true due to there being very few goat cheese options in my city of Pittsburgh beyond the standard supermarket brand. This cheese doesn't taste like foodservice. It takes like genuinely delicious artisan cheese. As far as I know, this particular location on Yelp is not open to the public. Maybe it was at one point, but newer reviews point to it being closed now. So I probably wouldn't recommend making the drive here just for some free samples, especially considering the cheese isn't expensive anyway. I was able to acquire some from a local Aldi for just a few dollars ($3-4, I believe). I was quite blown away. The cheese is so creamy and all around perfect. No grittiness, perfectly pure flavor that truly makes it feel like an upscale experience. This particular cheese is a dip, but I ate it straight from the container because that's how good it is. Plus, it's also quite light! 45 calories for 2 tablespoons, and around 250 for the entire container! I will say, though, it's tough to get your hands on this product sometimes. All in all, I highly recommend giving the Vermont Creamery's cheeses a try. The goat cheese dip is fantastic, and I enjoyed it straight out of the container. I'm sure their other products are just as delicious, and they make for a great gift, appetizer, or snack.

Vermont creamery is a must try if you are in the area- their butter and Bonn bouche are to die for…read more Came to Vermont to check out some of their most popular creameries. I have been enamored with Vermont creamery since I worked at Whole Foods in New England, so this was at the top of my list to visit. What you're actually visiting is their corporate offices. Inside they look a little like a fancy, corporate barn. The staff is SO welcoming. When you get there, although you can't do a tour, you can taste your way thru their award winning cheeses. I forget the front desk woman's name but she was THE NICEST. Upon walking in, she asks if we want to try some cheese. Well, of course we did! She walks on back to the kitchen and a few minutes later emerges with something magnificent. A wooden cheese board in the shape of the state of Vermont featuring: - 3 kinds of goat cheese: pepper jelly, honey, and regular - cultured butter: yes, we ate this by the spoonful alone and have zero regrets. - creme fraiche with vanilla - their award winning Bonn bouche- an ash ripened goat cheese that is stinky and delish! All of this was on the house! Then you can purchase anything you'd like but at cost which is AMAZING! We brought home a ton of goat cheese from here and our friends and family were extremely pleased. Loved visiting Vermont Creamery

Mac's Market is a family owned and local grocery store that sells fresh vegetables, beer, wine,…read moremeats, deli, and baked goods. My mother and I stopped in while walking in the downtown area. The store was very clean and you could tell that it was an older market, but the market still had many options to choose from. My mother spotted this Macaroni and Cheese with Sautéed Kielbasa and it very delicious. It was very creamy and was just decadent. My, my what great flavors. The store is a little expensive but store isn't. The customer service was great and the staff were pleasant.

I stopped into this market after we checked into our Airbnb. It was definitely older than a modern…read moregrocery store, but I was able to find all of the things that I needed. The prices were a little more than I would have paid back home, but they had a lot of choices for normal grocery store items. Be prepared that you will have to buy your own bags if you don't bring them. But they were only $.10 each!

A CSA is great. I love them. I've had one with Full Moon Farm for the last few seasons and have…read morebeen disappointed each year. Each year I get email excuses as to why this year's share isn't so good--too much rain, not enough rain, cold weather, warm weather. Each year the share seems a little less. I get how a CSA operates and as a member I rely on the farm which is susceptible to the uncertainty of Vermont's weather. However, Vermont's weather is uncertain. We all know this. Maybe the farmers here should be better prepared for it instead of passing along their shortcomings to their members. I've spoken to a number of friends who have a CSA elsewhere and they are doing much better with theirs. It seems other farmers have figured it out better than Full Moon has.

In Burlington, it's all about buying local and supporting local businesses and all that good stuff…read more One of the great ways to do this is to join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). We've known Dave and Rachel, the owners of Full Moon Farm, for years now, but only joined as members this year. For a flat price, paid in early spring, we get a weekly share of the produce grown at their farm. (the price depends upon what size share you get) The produce we're getting is organic, locally grown, fresh, and picked the day that we get it. I am not looking forward to eating store-bought produce this winter. Being a member of a CSA is a great thing to do for a variety of reasons (support local economy, good for the environment, you are eating fresher produce, it's fun to try to eat "in season"), and there are CSAs all over the country. It's also been great to get to know Dave and Rachel as more than just our neighbors, to learn about how the temperature and rain is beneficial for some crops, and detrimental to others. I would highly recommend joining a CSA, and I anxiously look forward to next week's pickup!

Absolutely phenomenal experience. Couldn't recommend it enough. The sweetest family and…read moreexceptional food from the chef. Please help support this terrific establishment!!

Fantastic! Great farm to table . First a hay ride then picking flowers and then the meal …read more Served buffet style -all you can eat. Appetizers, salad , vegetables, potatoes , chicken and roast beef. At end ice cream either maple syrup. Anne and Joe, the owners are great hosts as were the chef and servers. We dined on the porch with other guests. Made new friends.

Farmers To You is the modern CSA for busy families, with pickup locations in Cambridge, Somerville,…read moreBoston, and points all over Greater Boston (http://farmerstoyou.com/current_pickup_sites.php) or delivery to your home/office. We have been enjoying Farmers To You for 3+ years. It gives us a broad selection of locally grown organic/natural foods grown in Vermont. New families get a $35 off the first order (Just a minimum of $40 per order and no membership fees.) FTY fits our busy schedule because: 1. We order online exactly what we want each week (no more boxes of random veggies that you can't coordinate w/your supermarket shopping) 2. The once a week pick up takes about 5 minutes and replaces 2 trips to the supermarket each month. 3a. The freshness of the veggies, fruit, milk, fish can't be beat. Pastas, sauces, and ready made items make a quick weekday dinner easy. 3b. The broad selection means there is always something you need even in the winter when produce is more limited, but you can still get meat, fish, dairy, eggs, and pantry items like maple syrup, jams, tofu, chocolate, coffee, and more 4. The only requirement is a $40 order each week (as a family of 4 we spend $90-$100/wk). 5. Late pickup from coolers gives you leeway on busy days. 6. Fewer trips to the supermarket gives me a few extra hours per month while still feeding my family well. We like the food we get and that it keeps us eating locally and seasonally.

Bread & Butter Farm is a wonderful place to visit! The shop/bakery cafe was open when we visited…read morethis week during the kids school break. This was a great spot to make after touring the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory. We tried the almond flour cake which is a must order! We also bought the orchard apples, maple onion hot sauce, and chili and cheese bread. Staff were so nice here. They offered a chopping board and bread knife so we could cut the bread and apples and enjoy outside in the sun. We also walked around the cafe/shop to the back to check out the brown cows! They were so friendly. Our kids adored Nelson, the farm cat!

What an amazing farm. We came here to see the eclipse, they have an awesome shop that sells meats…read morefrom the farm, some great coffee and merch. The land is beautiful with amazing views, and the family that runs the farm are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. They were slinging burgers, hot dogs, ect for the event. When we arrived I got myself an iced maple latte, so good! For lunch I got a cheeseburger and kale salad, and man both were excellent (hence why I took some steaks home). Highly recommend to stop in to support this family farm !

Learned about the farm from a local food store in St. Albans. We decided to drive over to Franklin…read moreto see if they sold direct to consumer and sure enough they do! We bought a couple of cuts and learned a lot about the farm from John, the owner. It's mostly a dairy farm, but they sell their beef to some retail outlets and have freezers on site where you can pick our your own cuts. Great flavor and fun addition to our trip to VT! Try the tenderloin.

Been supportive of the xc here since they opened but today was extremely disappointed. Nothing…read moregroomed all ice and downhill was downright treacherous. Telling everyone how grooming was done well I've xc for fifteen years and if they even did it 24 hrs prior I'd be shocked. For $19 tickets expect better for the only challenging alternative to bretton woods. No grooming is fine if no charge or plenty of new powder but when you're talking ice covered by three inches of fluff, unacceptable when you have hills that qualify as black diamonds

My happy place! Two awesome dog loops and yummy food to boot! Fun for the whole family and so worth…read morethe trip.