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Beer waste helps heifers

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2020

Max Overstrom-Coleman, owner of Wolf Tree, works behind the bar mixing cocktails in the new bar in White River Junction, Vt., on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Wolf Tree brings ‘cocktail culture’ to White River Junction

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2020

Elizabeth Clarke's son Dana, then 10 months old, eats berries out of a bucket. Clarke got into the berry business and started making fruit pate to honor her son's memory and to raise money for a scholarship fund in his name. (Courtesy Elizabeth Clarke)

Strafford woman honors her late son’s sweetness

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2020

Travis Gendron hands Staci Thurston, of Orford, N.H., her coffee at Vittles Espresso and Eatery in Bradford, Vt., on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Couple serves hot coffee warmly at Bradford, Vt., drive-thru

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2020

Head distiller Erin Bell carries some equipment to be cleaned past the still at Silo Distillery in Windsor, Vt., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2020. Silo made the list of finalists in the Good Food Foundation's annual food awards with their flagship vodka in the overall spirits category and semi-dry cider in the cider category. "For a vodka to place among whiskies based on flavor alone is a big deal," said Bell of the recognition. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Windsor distillery is a finalist for Good Food awards

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2020

Eli Hersh, of Norwich, Vt., talks with Jake Guest, of Thetford, Vt., about a propane heater in one of the farm's greenhouses on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, in Norwich, Vt. Hersh and his wife have purchased what was Killdeer Farm from Guest and his wife and renamed the farm Honey Field Farm. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Norwich farm moves to new owners

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterDecember 10, 2019

Lebanon Middle School fifth grader Lilly Mekos, right, rolls out a piece of dough to be braided into a bread loaf in Lebanon, N.H., Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. The Bake for Good Kids program visits schools across the country and teaches students about baking while incorporating lessons in science and math related to the properties and measurement of ingredients. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Lebanon Middle School students learn the basics of bread

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterDecember 9, 2019

Elizabeth Clarke, of South Strafford, Vt., talks about her fruit pate called Nanarella's Fruit Pate during a Vital Communities first local food matchmaker event to help farms and food producers connect with businesses in White River Junction, Vt., on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Gathering aims to match local farms with outlets

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterNovember 26, 2019

Dietician Robin LaCroix prepares a homemade salad dressing as Lead Cook Eddy Travis, left, simmers a one pot meal of brown rice, ground turkey and vegetables during the second session of a six-week Healthy Teaching Kitchen course at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, Vt., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. The class aims to teach nutrition, meal planning and preparation to veterans and is part of a wellness program that also offers classes in yoga, and tai-chi. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

VA Hospital program teaches veterans healthy cooking and eating

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterNovember 19, 2019

Marnie Williamson of Cedar Circle Farm adds three threads of saffron to those previously collected and set to dry on coffee filters on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in East Thetford, Vt. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Thetford farm grows saffron for second season in a row

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterNovember 14, 2019