Local fresh produce close to my home in Wilder! I am in heaven…read more First time I went to Stern's,I found the store very clean. The assortment is way more than I expected. Lots of refrigerated stuff like cream from local dairies. Butter,eggs,cheese, tofu. Chili peppers & load of home made noodles. Great prices. Very convenient, good pricing & I will go back again!

Day before Easter at 5:35 in the afternoon during a pandemic I arrive to find the Saturday hours…read moreposted on the door: Open till 5:00. This was only my second outing that week and my last chance for greens before Easter. Before disappointment could set in the door swings open and Jill, the owner is standing there with a big grin saying : "You need to shop?". Everything was neatly put away which she opened right back up again- reassuring me to take my time. I wasn't the last late shopper that she allowed in but I'll bet I was the most grateful. I just want to say thank you for that act of kindness it went a long way in making our very unusual Easter a little greener.

The produce here is especially fresh and the variety of baked goods and deli items as well as the…read morequality of the meats and cheeses that are pre-cut this supermarket apart from the other ones in town. Friendly service in all departments and a very clean well organized store. You could shop at one other store in town for certain items to maybe save some money but if you want the best quality you go here.

I'm adding this review late because of a second recent incident. About a year ago my wife went…read moreinto the store to shop while I stayed out with the dog. When my wife came out she was in tears and extremely upset. My wife is about 5' tall and Vietnamese. She speaks English well and is friendly to everyone. It took some coaxing but I discovered she went to the 14 items lane and apparently actually had 16 items . The woman who had been extremely friendly to the previous shopper became extremely rude and even hostile for the crime of 2 extremely small items over the max that my wife missed because of how they had stacked in the cart. When my wife left said woman became extra nice to the shopper behind her. We have had many good experiences and many of the workers are friendly and show no signs of bias. We reported this incident to the store and no idea if there was action taken within. The second incident happened today and mirrors that of another Asian shopper who also left a comment. We will pay that review separately. It's experienced like these that will drive us from shopping at a store. If the store were to take a proactive approach to improving their inclusivity training and address biased employees we might consider returning.

Barden Farm has a brick and mortar farm market right in downtown New Hartford. There is a parking…read morearea with street parking as well. The building looked historic and the farm market was a delight. They had flowers, fresh produce, various goodies, and even an ice cream shop in the back. The people working there were friendly also. I love that small town vibe. On this visit, I purchased tomatoes, onion, lemon cucumbers (yes, that is a thing and it's delicious), and whoopie pies. The ice cream was good too, I had the banana pie. They also had candy for sale. There were a couple of tables you can enjoy your ice cream at. Overall, another awesome farm market that is affordable and has high quality products.

I'm a local photographer who has used Patch Orchards multiple times without issue, until this week,…read morewhen I had a shocking experience with them. As usual, I arrived with my clients, politely said hello and stated I was there to take photos by the Christmas trees. Christine (whom I had never met) said nothing about rules or purchase requirements and explicitly told me I could take photos. Afterward, my clients warmed up with their baby in the car and planned to cut a tree, but Christine assumed we weren't buying anything and escalated the situation for no reason. I left with my clients down the hill to take a few last shots and as I was getting into my car, Christine brought her husband Mike down in his truck to "scare me off". They flew past me, tried to block me from leaving the road, yelled at me to "never be seen on the property again," and accused me of "taking photos without buying anything" as if that were a crime. It was aggressive, threatening and completely unprofessional. This is a farm open to the public - visitors are NOT required to make a purchase just for stepping onto the property. If they have rules for photos, they can communicate them like adults instead of resorting to intimidation and theatrics. I won't be returning (for my own safety), and others should think twice before giving them business. If you do visit, apparently you'd better buy something immediately, since that seems to be their unspoken rule.

I love coming here for the delicious apples and other produce, apple cider donuts, maple products…read more(maple creamees, syrup, butter, candy, to name a few). The apple cider donuts are tasty when you get them hot and fresh. Their apple cider, both fresh and hard, is tasty too. The family that owns the orchard is kind and personable. If you like corn mazes, theirs is worth checking out. The views are also top notch.

The friendliest staff and helpful to find whatever apple…read moretype you are looking for! pumpkins are fabulous, and the Maze has been great! The cider is delicious!

This is such a fun place to visit with so many activities that are family-(and friend)-friendly!…read more My friends and I went apple picking here! You can start off by taking brown bags or berry cartons at the entrance storefront. There are TONS of fields to explore: we explored fields of raspberries, elderberries, blueberries, and then you get to the apple orchards. There are SO many varieties of apples. I would make sure you have some good shoes because in some areas of the apple orchard, there are some steep inclines. If there is rain, it can also get slippery. There is also a HUGE pumpkin patch, flower fields that are available for picking, and a CORN MAZE - the latter is $6 entrance fee! Again, so much to do. Unfortunately I did not have time to experience the corn maze because it started raining by then. If I could make a suggestion, It would be nice for some of the trees to have a suspended net around the bottom of the tree (maybe this isn't optimal for weight purposes). But so many apples fall off the tree- or people drop them while picking. It seems a shame to go to waste, so would be cool if there were a way to catch them before hitting the ground and bruising/ resting in dirt. Anyway, that's my 2 cents. It was a ton of fun to visit the farm with so much to do, and delicious apples. PLUS Mac's Maple is also down the road so that was our next stop!

Vermont local beef & pork = delicious!…read more I discovered Raycin Farms at the Hartland Farmers Market. The owner raises their own beef and pork and uses the local butcher/ slaughterhouse in St Johnsbury to get some great steaks, chops, sausages, ground beef, and more. I got some steaks and ground beef. I was happy & surprised at how gamey and wild their grass only fed cow was. I was not used to that flavor! It was fun and exciting at the same time! Is this the real beef? Is this how beef REALLY tastes, maybe 100 years ago? Price, yeah more of course, but go for it! Very lean beef! Comparable to buffalo. Hartland FM is Fridays 3:00 to 7:00 and a wonderful location at the local Hartland Library.

Stopped here based on a recommendation from Burt at Frozen Memories Ice Cream in Quecheee. Although…read moreat first we drove down to the nursery because that was the first sign we saw and if there was a sign directing you to the farm stand we must have missed it - the employee at the nursery was really nice though and redirected us backup the main street where the actual farm stand was just down the road. They had a large selection of fruits and veggies. A lot of them were label with either being From Edgewater or the name of the farm they were from. I didn't notice if everything noted where it came from. They also have refrigerator and freezer cases with local dairy and meat products and event local sorbet (blue moon) and gelato. We picked up some salad fixings, and was enticed into Edgewaters Strawberries and blueberries to make shortcake with...because they were so juicy looking. At check out they did take credit cards, and had boxes to put all of your purchases in for the car ride home.

Great plants, and generally staff were helpful but this one older woman was strangely obsessed with…read moreme while I was trying to pay for the plants I chose. She asked me my name, where I was from, wanted to shake my hand, and had little concept of personal space. She talked at length about her family, and gave lengthy details about their business, and made lengthy comments about the plants I chose. I did not want to chat or share my personal information and this angered her. What made this even stranger was she did this when other people were in line. It wasn't like I was the only customer there. I told her several times I did not want to discuss my name, where I was from or touch her or discuss personal details. She had a hard time understanding professional boundaries and did not respect my boundaries, or the fact I was a customer and did not want to talk about my personal details. I told her some people don't like doing that and she refused to accept that and demanded it. She countered with "Well, we here are into that here." I think perhaps she got confused and forgot I was a customer and thought in her own mind was marrying into her family or was somehow becoming a member of her family. I am not and have absolutely zero interest in any of that. I just wanted to buy a few plants. I would have given this one star as her behavior was completely unacceptable as people have a right to not share personal information or details, touch people or be touched by them. Yet she became belligerent, and condescending when I did not want to touch her or share my personal information. But - their plants are nice so I gave them two stars. Perhaps this rating will be enough to have a chat with their employees and stress basic professional behavior. I also wanted to let others know about this odd event so they can be prepared if it happened to them or choose it's not worth risking to have to deal with.

Yummy prepared food! Very kind staff!…read moreUnique gift items! Wonderful selection of wellness products.

I loved this place and wish we had something back home like this. They had a huge natural…read moresupplement section. The prices were less than back home but I didn't have room in my suitcase.

Went to this store late evening to get some drinks and snacks for our trip next day. I found some…read morecupcakes and scones remaining in the shelves, but there were no paper bags left. Luckily found some on the kitchen counter. I explored the store further. They had huge collection of drinks, wines, cereal, large variety of fruits and vegetables. They had hot bar and cafe too, but they were closed when I went. Most of store was very clean. Check out process was quick and easy but no self checkout available.

The Lebanon Co-Op is clean, neat, and well organized. Many products/merchandise are locally…read moresourced, fresh, and wholesome, particularly, the dairy, fruits, and vegetables. Prices are high. The staff are professional, friendly, and helpful, except the manager/supervisor of the Prepared Foods section, a woman with a nasty edge. Speaking of prepared foods, fortunately, the muffins are now baked in-house, and are no longer wrapped in cellophane; they look and taste much better than they did when they were baked, off-site, and wrapped in cellophane. The bagels that they bake in the store, from their once frozen state, are like hockey-pucks, and are awful. The locally, bakery baked bagels are better, but, for bagels, my best advice is to head to The Works in Hanover, or The Works, inside DHMC, main campus, in Lebanon. Fortunately, the Lebanon Co-Op carries fresh baguettes that come from King Arthur Flour; they seem to be quite good on the day that they are baked (it's helpful to not have to make a trip to Norwich, VT, for fresh, King Arthur baguettes). In the Prepared Food section, it seems that the Co-Op has gotten rid of their former, rubbery, very commercial grade chicken, in their chicken salad. We have not tasted the Co-Op's other chicken entrees, in the Prepared Food section; one can only hope that the Co-Op got rid of their former, rubbery, commercial grade chicken, in the other prepared, chicken entrees. Some of the other prepared food entrees are very expensive, and of Walmart quality. I don't get it, I'd think that if the Co-Op was going to charge a very premium price for those prepared entrees, they'd, at least, deliver a high quality product, but, they don't. We pick and choose what we shop for at the Lebanon Co-Op. We'd like to support a local business, and OUR Co-Op, but the prices at the Lebanon Co-Op are very high, and the quality of the prepared foods, in general, sucks.

Was waiting 10 minutes for a Mexican to go order and haven't been to area for a long time and saw…read morethis store! WOW! Wide section of asian foods, fresh produce, rices, spices, beans and more. Only got through an aisle saw many new to me items. The store and restaurant were orderly and clean. Will definitely be back soon!! Nice to find one close to Vermont!

It is rare when I find any form of Thai food or Chinese food that is done right in New Hampshire…read moreand here at Bangkok Thai food Express, they do it right. The service is fast, the owner is very kind, enthusiastic and always makes the stop a pleasant experience. I always order the Pad Thai or Pho and they are both cooked perfectly and generously proportioned. The wait time is always minimal. I've never once been disappointed with anything I've eaten here and I recommend this place to anyone looking for excellent Thai food.