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.
Kids in the Kitchen: Veggie Pinwheels
We’re taking sandwiches to the next level in this creative cooking class for kids. Veggie Pinwheels are beautiful and healthy veggie sandwich wraps, packed tight and cut in slices (like sushi!) so their colorful insides shine! Visit the Healthy Living Learning Center website for more Kids in the Kitchen classes this week.
3:30-4:30pm. Healthy Living. South Burlington. $20. Please preregister here.
Farmers Markets at St. Rose of Lima Church (South Hero) and Barre City Hall Park (Barre).
Thursday (May 31)
Vermont Dairy Festival
This fair is all about the dairy. There will be food, games, and more at the 56th showing of this celebration.
6–10pm. Various locations. Enosburg Falls. Continues through June 3rd.
An Evening With Rosie Schaap
Schaap — the New York Times “Drink” columnist — reads from the Vermont-based chapter of her forthcoming memoir, Drinking With Men, and discusses cocktails, spirits, brews and bar culture. Q&A session follows; sap beer is on tap for tastings.
7–9pm. Fiddlehead Brewing Company. Shelburne. $125. Call 802-399-2994 for more information.
Cooking With Beer
You can do more than just drink your beer; home cooks can cook with it as well. Learn how to make dishes like spice-rubbed beer-can chicken, porter-braised short ribs, chocolate stout cake, and more.
5:30–8pm. Healthy Living Market and Café. South Burlington. $20. Please preregister here.
The Pennywise Pantry
Learn how to feed yourself and your family on a budget at City Market on this tour of the store.
6–7pm. City Market. Burlington. Free.
Farmers Markets at Fletcher Allen Healthcare (Burlington), Elks Lodge (Burlington), and Rusty Parker Memorial Park (Waterbury).
Friday (June 1)
Farmers Markets at Waypoint Center (Bellows Falls), North Common (Chelsea), Lincoln Place (Essex Junction), Cranite Street (Hardwick), Okemo Mountain School (Ludlow), and Bandstand Park (Lyndonville).
Saturday (June 2)
Montpelier Fashion Show Afterparty
Rebel Intuitive Perfumes and Kismet “pair” food and perfumes by fusing drinks and appetizers to emphasize the importance of scent.
2pm. Kismet. Montpelier. Cost of food and drink.
Farmers Markets at Mad River Green (Waitsfield), Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (Woodstock), 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), Burlington City Hall Park (Burlington), and the Town Green (Bristol).
Sunday (June 3)
Plant & Seed Drop, Swap & Sale
Gardeners gather to buy cuttings, seeds, mulch and more.
11am–4pm. St. Johnsbury Food Co-op. St. Johnsbury. Free. Continues all week.
Ice Cream Sundays
Make your own ice cream and learn all about its science and historical past.
11:30am–4pm. Billings Farm & Museum. Woodstock. Regular admission, $3-12; free for kids 2 and under.
Pancake Breakfast
The NorShaft Lions Club flips some pancakes alongside bacon, sausages, and syrup. Proceeds support the club’s community sight and hearing programs.
8–11:30am. Shaftsbury Elementary School. Shaftsbury. $6; free for kids under 8.
Farmers Markets at Champlain Mill (Winooski) and Red Barn Shops Field (Stowe).
Monday (June 4)
Early Season Salads
Celebrate spring with its flavors — fennel, beets, farm fresh eggs galore.
5:30–8pm. Healthy Living Market and Café. South Burlington. $20. Please preregister here.
ECOS Project Ice Cream Social
Eat some ice cream and plan Chittenden county’s future … all in a day’s work.
6pm. Milton Public Library. Milton. Free.
Tuesday (June 5)
Cooking With Mushrooms
Munch and cook with delicious fungi. Crepes with mushrooms and goat cheese anyone?
6–7:30pm. Sustainability Academy. Lawrence Barnes School. Burlington. $5-10. Please preregister here.
Wild Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk
Learn how to harvest wild edibles sustainably and honor the plants around us.
6–7:30pm. Wisdom of the Herbs School. Woodbury. $10 suggested donation. Please preregister by calling 802-456-8122.
Farms Market at Depot Park (Rutland).
Wednesday (June 6)
Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Holistic health coach Marie Frohlich teaches attendees about digestive health via recipes, herbs, and probiotics.
6–7:30pm. City Market. Burlington. Free. Please preregister here.
Farmers Markets in Barre City Hall Park (Barre), St. Rose of Lima Church (South Hero), Town Green (Williston)
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