Chapin Orchard, nestled in Essex Center, Vermont, offers a delightful pick-your-own apple experience from Labor Day to Halloween. With over 30 apple varieties, including McIntosh, Cortland, Honey Crisp, Macoun, Empire, and Northern Spy, there’s something for every apple lover. Enjoy their delicious apple cider, made fresh weekly throughout the season, and savor their daily-made cider…
Krin’s Bakery makes delicious cookies, cupcakes, and other treats using time-honored recipes and simple, fresh ingredients. Whether in a lunchbox, enjoyed over coffee, or served at a special occasion, their baked goods celebrate founder Krin Barberi’s twin passions for baking and for building community. Krin’s Bakery products are the treats you love and remember—chocolate cupcakes…
City Market, Onion River Co-op, is a community-owned food cooperative with two locations in beautiful Burlington, Vermont. They offer a large selection of local, organic, and conventional foods, and thousands of Vermont-made products. Their Downtown and South End stores are open daily. City Market provides a critical service to the residents of Burlington and the…
At Dakin Farm, the third-generation family-owned and operated business proudly produces the best pure Vermont maple syrup, smoked meats (including cob-smoked bacon and ham), and aged cheddar cheese. They also partner with Cabot Cheese as well as offer a variety of other Vermont products, such as jams, jellies, fudge, and maple-flavored treats. The farm has…
Cabot Creamery achieved B Corp certification in 2012 and became the world’s first dairy cooperative to do so. This certification demonstrates their commitment to environmental and social impacts for their consumers, employees and cooperative of dairy farm families. Read more to learn more about what it means to be a B Corp.
Howard Center has a long and rich history as a trusted provider in Vermont. With a legacy spanning 160 years, Howard Center has been providing progressive and compassionate, high-quality services for members of our community in need. Founded in 1865 as an agency serving destitute children, they now offer mental health, substance use, and developmental…
Michelle Caver, First Sergeant (ret.) served in the U.S. Army for 22 years in both the active and reserve components in combat service support roles. Her commitment to Army Values, Professional Development and Soldier Care led to several promotions with increased levels of responsibility. As a senior noncommissioned officer, she deployed with the 42nd Infantry…
Saint Michael’s College is a liberal arts, fully residential college located just outside Burlington, Vermont. Saint Michael’s offers a challenging, diverse intellectual space for veterans to build on their military experience and get ready for life after college.
The Vermont Veterans Fund was created in 2010 to provide grants or support to individuals or organizations engaged in activities that provide services: Under the guidance of the Veterans Fund committee, a group of veterans and veteran service providers with wide ranging experience in veteran services, the Fund supports large and small programs developed by…
A statewide nonprofit organization founded in 1974, Vermont Humanities seeks to engage all Vermonters in the world of ideas, foster a culture of thoughtfulness, and inspire a lifelong love of reading and learning. A state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Vermont Humanities believes that engagement with the world of ideas, in interaction…
The mission of the Saint Michael’s College Student Veterans Association is to empower veterans to make a positive transition from the military on to the Saint Michael’s Campus as well as into the community.