Weekly Food Events

Wednesday (May 23)

Kids in the Kitchen

Deviled eggs aren’t so devilish in this class. Learning Center chef/instructor Laura Wright turns them into chicks — adorable, no?

3:30–4:30pm. Healthy Living. South Burlington. $20 per child; free for an accompanying adult. Please preregister here. Check out the healthy living calendar for even more Kids in the Kitchen classes this week.

Raw Dairy Processing Class

Learn how to make cottage cheese and yogurt panna cotta with cows’ milk! Class presented by Rural Vermont and taught by Magraret Osha. All proceeds benefit Rural Vermont.

1-4pm. Turkey Hill Farm. Randolph Center. $20-40 sliding scale. Please preregister by contacting Shelby Girard at shelby@ruralvermont.org or 802-223-7222.

Farmers Market in Barre.

Thursday (May 24)

Spring Gardening Workshop

Attendees get the gardening scoop from master gardener Kelly Wakefield.
6:30–8pm. Fairfax Community Library. Fairfax. Free. Please preregister here.

ECOS Project Ice Cream Social

Eat some ice cream and plan Chittenden county’s future … all in a day’s work.

6:30pm. Brownell Library. Essex Junction. Free.

The Digger’s Dance Release Party

Celebrate this wine’s return with free samples and cheese!

5–8:30pm. Fresh Tracks Farm Vineyard & Winery. Berlin. Free.

Integrative Health Week: Lunchtime Lectures

A panel discusses cases of cancer and gastrointestinal disorders.

12–1pm. Carpenter Auditorium. Given Medical Building. UVM. Burlington. Free.

Let’s Plant a Garden

Kids and parents dig in to prepare garden beds for the Little Explorer Garden.

10am. Highgate Public Library. Highgate Center. Free.

Successful Sheep Raising

In this workshop, Helen Whybrow will go through a huge amount of information for raising sheep successfully in a pasture-based system as well as talk about raising sheep in general, health and parasites, grazing management, and how to start a flock. Lambing difficulties and how to deal with them will be a focus of the workshop as well. Please bring your questions and experiences so that we can all learn from one another!
4-6pm. Knoll Farm. Waitsfield. $15; includes handouts on sheep health, pasture health and parasites. Bring clean boots; no dogs please. Contact Molly Bagnato at molly@wholecommunities.org or 802-498-5690 with questions. Please preregister here.

Farmers Markets at Rusty Parker Memorial Park (Waterbury), Elks Lodge (Burlington), and Fletcher Allen Health Care (Burlington).

Friday (May 25)

Bread and Butter Farm Burger Night

Head out to Bread and Butter Farm for their weekly Burger Night (starting in June it will be twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays). Attendees can chow down on farm-raised burgers, sausages, and salads. This week, the live music will be by Brett Hughes.

4:30-7:30pm. Bread and Butter Farm. 200 Leduc Farm Drive. Shelburne. Call 802-985-9200 with questions. Price of food and drink.

Granite Center Garden Club Annual Plant Sale

This sale supports local plantings and scholarships.

6:30am–12pm. Vermont Granite Museum. Barre. Free.

‘Farmageddon’

This 2011 documentary by Kristin Canty examines the small family farm and why it is under attack from state and local governments.

7:30pm. Hartland Public Library. Hartland. Free; popcorn provided.

Community Dinner

The title says it all in this case.

5:30–7pm. Osborne Parish House in Hinesburg. Donations accepted.

Rhubarb Jam

Robin Berger shows you the secret to making jam without using commercially produced pectin.

6–7:30pm. Sustainability Academy, Lawrence Barnes School. Burlington. $5-10. Please preregister here.

Integrative Health Week: Lunchtime Lectures

A panel discusses cases of cancer and gastrointestinal disorders.

12–1pm. Carpenter Auditorium. Given Medical Building. UVM. Burlington. Free.

Farmers Markets at Bandstand Park (Lyndonville), Okemo Mountain School (Ludlow), Granite Street (Hardwick), North Common (Chelsea), and Waypoint Center (Bellows Falls).

Saturday (May 26)

Cheese & Dairy Celebration

This festival in honor of dairy heritage is full of ice cream, bovine trivia, and many other events you might consider diary-related fair fun.

10am–5pm. Billings Farm & Museum. Woodstock. Regular admission, $3-12; free for kids under 3.

Gourmet PreMarathon Pasta Dinner

Baguettes, noodles, and dessert, oh my! Proceeds support Outright Vermont.

5–8pm. McClure MultiGenerational Center. Burlington. $10-20.

Hill Farmstead Brewery 2nd Anniversary Celebration

Beer lovers sample brews and listen to tunes by the Eames Brothers Band and other special guests.

12–6pm. Hill Farmstead Brewery. Greensboro. $10 admission includes one tasting ticket; $5 per additional tasting ticket; bring or buy your own Hill Farmstead stemware .

Spring Feastival

Attendees rate each dish in this friendly food competition and round out the evening with a dance party.

6–10pm. Pacem School & Homeschool Center. Montpelier. $15, or bring a dish to serve six to eight people; semiformal dress code.

Energy Education Program Series

LEED-accredited architect Jean Terwilliger discusses the sustainable features of the new green sanctuary building.

1–3pm. Unitarian Universalist Society. Middlebury. Free.

Watercolors at Cold Moon Farm

Spend the weekend working with watercolors and enjoying the daily life on a Southern Vermont Working Farm. Watercolor Instructor Kathleen A. Davis leads attendees in painting the surrounding landscape.

May 26, 10am-May 27, 2pm. Cold Moon Farm. Jamaica. $100 per day, $150 for both days, includes lunch. Rooms available for overnight stays. Please preregister here.

Farmers Markets at Burlington City Hall Park (Burlington), Mad River Green (Waitsfield), Shelburne Parade Ground (Shelburne), Depot Park (Rutland), Route 5 South (Norwich), Taylor Park (St. Albans), Mount Tom (Woodstock), St. Joseph Church Hall (Grand Isle), 60 State Street (Montpelier).

Sunday (May 27)

Cheese & Dairy Celebration

This festival in honor of dairy heritage is full of ice cream, bovine trivia, and many other events you might consider diary-related fair fun.

10am–5pm. Billings Farm & Museum. Woodstock. Regular admission, $3-12; free for kids under 3.

Hartland Farm Fest

This farmer’s market is a farm mingler! Possibly the coolest one ever because this mingle has horse and wagon rides, live music and farm-skill demonstrations.

11am–3pm. Foster Meadows. Hartland. Free.

Farmers Market at Red Barn Shops Field (Stowe).

Monday (May 28)

Gastronomy Book Discussion

Book worms think about culture through food as they discuss Tina de Rosa’s novel Paper Fish.

6pm. Burnham Memorial Library. Colchester. Free.

Tuesday (May 29)

ECOS Project Ice Cream Social

Eat some ice cream and plan Chittenden county’s future … all in a day’s work.

6:30pm. Richmond Free Library. Richmond. Free.

Seasonal Spotlight: Spinach

Home cooks don their virtual (or real) toques and learn about spinach’s many uses.

6–7:30pm. Sustainability Academy, Lawrence Barnes School. Burlington. $5-10. Please preregister here.

Farming for Life: Using body mechanics & other tools to do what you love longer

Taking care of your body can ensure a future of doing what you love—farming, gardening, or simply living. In this webinar, Ann Adams & Liz Brensinger, from Green Heron tools, share secrets from the field of body mechanics — how to minimize injuries & pain by how you move, lift & shovel—as well as explore the ergonomics of tools and how to choose the right ones for you, answer your questions, & offer exercises to help you stay healthy, longer.

7-8pm. To join the presentation, simply click “webinars” at http://www.uvm.edu/newfarmer. Free. Contact Jessie Schmidt at newfarmer@uvm.edu or 802-223-2389 EXT203 with questions.

Ben Hewitt speaks for the Four Rivers Food Center Project

The Four Rivers Food Center Project will host a public wrap-up session and celebration where Ben Hewitt, author of “The Town that Food Saved” and “Making Supper Safe, will discuss “Regional Food Centers: Where Do We Go From Here?.”

7pm. Vershire Town Center. Vershire. Local snacks provided. Free. Contact Dan Breslaw at lostm@sover.net or 802-439-5324 with questions.

Farmers Market in Depot Park (Rutland).

Wednesday (May 30)

ECOS Project Ice Cream Social

Eat some ice cream and plan Chittenden county’s future … all in a day’s work.

6:30pm. Municipal Offices. Shelburne. Free.

Slow Living Summit

The second annual Strolling of the Heifers Slow Living Summit is a world-changing (and life-changing) effort at cross-sector, sustainable transformation organized into three major themes —Slow Economics, Slow Communities and Slow Policies. We’ll examine sustainable, resilient approaches to food, energy, money, health care, relationships  – and the impact that catastrophic weather may have on all of them.

All day. May 30-June 1. Brattleboro. Contact Bill Densmore at slowliving2012@gmail.com or 617-448-6600 with questions. Please preregister here.

Farmers Markets at St. Rose of Lima Church (South Hero) and Barre City Hall Park (Barre).