It sounds like a crazy 1800’s mystery title, doesn’t it? Stop the presses! Ashmead’s Kernel Found in Vermont! Ah, don’t get too excited, I didn’t find a priceless gold nugget (which wouldn’t be called “kernel”, now then, would it?) nor a lone, obscure popping corn kernel in Vermont. What I did find was an amazing… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Favorite Places
A Market with a View
When we go to Vermont, JR and I have a route through Dorset and up over Danby Mountain Road that we like to drive – the views on Danby Mountain Road are sweeping, with mountains continuing off into the distance until they’re a smoky blue in contrast to the flaming fall color on the mountains… Continue Reading
Vermont Apples and Cheese
Though we had been to Major Farm last year (please see my previous post), we were unable to accurately choose from the four streets off of Westminster West Road which one would lead to the farm. Instead, we took a detour at a street that looked like it might be the street (despite the case… Continue Reading
A Curd in Hand: A Cheesemaking Trip to Major Farm
I wrote this over a year ago, on May 15, 2007. JR joined me on a trip to Major Farm in Putney, Vermont, taken by my cheese class at Boston University, rather than play golf in a tournament he’s played in for years, which garnered him much ribbing from his golfing buddies. You know, I… Continue Reading
Leaf Peeping and Food Cruising
JR and I spent the weekend at his brother’s house in Vermont and had a fantastic time tooling around the southeastern part of the state visiting farms, orchards, and a farmers’ market, so I have much to report, and will do so throughout this week. We visited Green Mountain Orchards and Major Farm, sheep’s milk… Continue Reading