Weekly Food Events: Strawberries, anyone?

Wednesday (June 20)

Enjoy the Wonders of Fungi

Eric Swanson of Vermush leads this workshop on growing your own fungus. Attendees even get their own pet oyster mushroom spawn.

5–7pm. Hunger Mountain Co-op. Montpelier. $10-12. Please preregister here.

Thursday (June 21)

Farm & Food Tour

Car-pool your way around the vibrant Hardwick agricultural community with a tour guide to boot.

10am–5pm. Center for Agricultural Economy. Hardwick. $50; free for children under 12. Please preregister here.

Taste of Newport

This event lets you eat your way through Newport, concluding with a stop at the East Side Restaurant & Pub.

4:30pm. Newport. $65; $100 per couple. Please preregister here.

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)

Food safety specialist Londa Nwadike will lead this workshop on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) — the basic sanitary and processing requirements necessary to ensure the production of safe and wholesome food. Workshop will conclude with an extended time of question and answers.

6:30pm. Vermont Food Venture Center. Hardwick. $5. Please call 802-472-5362 for more information or to register.

Friday (June 22)

Brews in Bloom

Good brews and good food = a great Friday night. Easter Seals Vermont presents this craft brew festival.

6–9pm. Champlain Valley Exposition. Essex Junction. $35; $65 imperial partner includes souvenir pint glass. More information here.

Burger Night

Local hot dogs, burgers, black bean burgers are accompanied by Bread and Butter Farm’s home baked buns at this delicious meal. Throw in the live music by Hard Scrabble and you’ve got a night out!

4:30–7:30pm. Bread & Butter Farm. Shelburne. Free; cost of food; BYOB.

Homemade Mozzarella

Hinesburg dairy farmer Lindsay Harris leads this class on making your own mozz.

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

Stowe Wine & Food Classic: Kick-Off Wine Tasting

Italian wines are the name of the vineyard game at the Classic’s opening event.

5–7pm. West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park. Stowe. $75. Please preregister here.

Saturday (June 23)

Annual Strawberry Festival

Strawberry milkshakes, games, and face painting make this festival a hit with kids and adults alike.

11am–4pm. Sam Mazza’s Family Farm. Colchester. Free admission; some activities charge a small fee. More information here.

Burlington Wine & Food Festival

With other 250 wines, educational seminars, and tasty eats, this event gives attendees a well-rounded wine experience.

12 – 4pm & 5 – 9pm. Waterfront Park. Burlington. $50-60; for ages 21 and up with valid ID. Purchase tickets and find more information here.

Chicken Barbecue

Folks are grillin’ to music by fiddler Bonnie Tucker at this summertime event.

5–7pm. Baptist Building. Fairfax. $10-12.

Feast With the Beasts

Animal conversations accompany a localvore dinner whose proceeds benefit the museum.

6pm. Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium. St. Johnsbury. Ticket price TBA.

Stowe Wine & Food Classic: Gala Dinner & Live Auction

This is most certainly a gala with a five-course meal, an accompanying wine flight, and post-dining dancing.

6pm. Trapp Family Lodge. Stowe. $195. Please preregister here.

Bike Tour: Bridges, Bakeries & Beer

This 25-mile cycling excursion led by historian and bridge expert Bob McCullough raises money for the UVM Historic Preservation Program Alumni Association and provides cyclists with the stories of Vermont towns and pastoral landscapes. Bakeries and breweries are also on the agenda.

9am–3pm. Vermont Statehouse. Montpelier. $100; $18-20 bike rentals through Onion River Sports. Please preregister here.

Long Trail Century Ride

Cyclists complete 20-, 50- and 100-mile routes at this Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports fundraiser, and when they cross the finish line, tunes from the Pete Kilpatrick Band and food await.

7am. Long Trail Brewing Co. Bridgewater Corners. $50-100 plus additional fundraising; $10-20 for the postrace party only. Please preregister here.

Sunday (June 24)

Cedar Circle Farm Strawberry Festival

Blue grass music, strawberry smoothies, and plenty of kids activities celebrate the strawberry season.

10am–4pm. Cedar Circle Farm. East Thetford. Most activities are free; $5 per car. More information here.

Ice Cream Sundays

Attendees churn their ice cream and simultaneously learn the history of the tradition.

11:30am–4pm. Billings Farm & Museum. Woodstock. Regular admission, $3-12; free for kids 2 and under.

Introduction to the Gluten-Free Diet & Store Tour

Just starting a gluten-free diet and don’t know where to start? This store tour gives you new ideas and tips on how to shop for this diet.

10–11am. City Market. Burlington. Free. Please preregister here.

Middletown Springs Strawberry Festival

Music accompanies the berry delights at this summertime festival.

2–4pm. Middletown Springs Historical Society. Middletown Springs. Free admission; $6 for food.

Stowe Wine & Food Classic: Grand Tasting & Silent Auction

Concluding the Stowe Food and Wine Classic, attendees sample dishes from a variety of gourmet chefs and have the opportunity to attend culinary demos.

12–4pm. Trapp Family Lodge. Stowe. $60. Please preregister here.

Monday (June 25)

Burger Night

Local hot dogs, burgers, black bean burgers are accompanied by Bread and Butter Farm’s home baked buns at this delicious meal. Throw in the live music by Chris Dorman Ensemble and you’ve got a night out!

4:30–7:30pm. Bread & Butter Farm. Shelburne. Free; cost of food; BYOB.

Strawberry Festival

And there’s another berry festival in Vergennes! This one has shortcake and tunes by the Vergennes City Band. Benefits the Champlain Valley Christian School.

6–8pm. Vergennes City Park. Vergennes. $5.

Urban Herb Walk

Clinical herbalist Guido Masé shows attendees the medicinal plants hidden in lawns, sidewalk cracks, and parks on this Burlington walk.

5–6pm. City Market. Burlington. Free. Please preregister here.

Tuesday (June 26)

Backyard Composting

James McSweeney of the Highfields Center for Composting shows attendees the tricks of the trade for composting in their backyard.

6–7:30pm. City Market. Burlington. $5-10. Please preregister here.

Homemade Ginger Ale & Fruit Sodas

Folk Foods’ Jason Frishman leads this class on fresh fruit flavored fizzy drinks.

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

Season Extension & Food Safety

Join Sandy and Paul Arnold for a look at the production, packing, and storage systems at Pleasant Valley Farm. Bring a dish to pass and stay after the tour for networking and a social hour potluck.

3-6pm. Pleasant Valley Farm.
118 S. Valley Rd.
Argyle, NY. NOFA-NY Members: Free; nonmembers: $15. Please preregister by calling Stephanie Backer-Bertsch at 585-271-1979 EXT509, or by registering online.

Wednesday (June 27)

Container Gardening

Ed Smith, author of The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible, reveals ways to garden in the tiniest of spaces.

7pm. Jaquith Public Library. Marshfield. Free.

Plant It & They Will Come

This talk covers strategic planting so that native wildlife is attracted to one’s garden.

5pm. North Branch Nature Center. Montpelier. $15-20.

Locavore 2.0: Food + Tech Entrepreneurs

Panelists from FarmPlate, Three Revolutions, FarmsReach, YourFarmstand and LocalvoreToday provide insight as to how the Internet can help form our food system.

6pm. Maglianero Café. Burlington. Free.

Grazing Mixed Species: Complete Cycles and Proactive Protection

Interested in learning more about methods for multi species grazing?  Hear from Kate and Dan Marsiglio as they explain their pasturing systems and demonstrate the techniques they use to manage and protect their animals organically.

2–5pm.
Stony Creek Farm.
1738 Freer Hollow Rd.
Walton, NY. NOFA-NY Members: Free; nonmembers: $15. Please preregister by calling Stephanie Backer-Bertsch at NOFA-NY at 585-271-1979 EXT509, or by registering online.