Sat, Sept 6th and13^th

9am to 1pm

Information on the Challenge, heirloom tomato tasting, other food samples and pick up pre-ordered Localvore Starter Kits.

2 to 4pm  Sauce Making

4 to 6:30pm  Canning

****Sponsored by Montpelier Community Garden, Central VT Localvores and Rural Vermont****

Bring your own jar and tomatoes if you can (we have some extra available).   SPACE IS LIMITED TO 30 PEOPLE, so please RSVP to Natalia at fajardonatalia@hotmail.com

6:30pm

Not sure that local food is right for you?  Joan and Thom at the Millbrook Inn and Restaurant will convince you that it is with this special annual harvest dinner at the amazing price of $39 per person which includes the meal, wine, tax and tip.  Reservations required; please call 496-2405.

5 to 7pm

Join a group of like-minded Localvores to learn how to make Elderberry Jelly.  Click here for more info and the register.

Sat, Sept 13^th

noon to 6pm

All kinds of fun and food at this special farm that grows food for people who most need it in Washington County.  Volunteers are needed for specific tasks.  Click here for more information.

Sat, Sept 13^th

2pm to 5pm

Come sample a variety of Boyden Valley Winery wines and talk with the winemaker about their operations and winemaking process.

Challenge Week Localvore Activities

Sunday, Sept 14^th

5 – 8 pm

Eat Local Challenge Kickoff Dinner at the Lareau Farm Inn

Celebrate the start of the Challenge with a:

• Localvore Potluck (donations accepted in lieu of a dish)

• Live Music by Knotty Pine

• Local Foods Raffle

Monday, Sept 15^th

5 – 7pm

Fermentation Social

Learn how to use lacto-fermentation to preserve summer vegetables. We’ll make sauerkraut and kimchi, enough for everyone to bring home a jar of each. The suggested $10 donation covers the produce & materials. At Nancy Baron’s house. Click here for more info and the register.

Weds, Sept 17^th

6:30pm

Boyden Valley Wine Dinner @ The Common Man Restaurant

This multi-course dinner will feature Boyden Valley Wines paired with dishes made from all locally sourced ingredients. $75 per person includes dinner, wine, tax and gratuity.  Please contact The Common Man for more information and reservations. 802 583.2800 or e-mail  info@commonmanrestaurant.com.

Wed, Sept 17^th

12:30pm to 7:30pm

The High Mowing sales staff will be on hand to give guided tours of over 700 vegetable, herb, and flower varieties that are being trialed as well as the all-new Showcase Garden that highlights new and upcoming varieties.   Click here for more information.

Thurs, Sept 18^th

7pm

Green Mountain Global Forum presents Fred Magdoff

Food:  A Global Crisis in the Making. Fred Magdoff is professor of plant and soil science at the University of Vermont in Burlington and a director of the Monthly Review Foundation. Held at the Bundy Center for the Performing Arts.

Sat, Sept 20^th

9am – 1pm

Waitsfield Farmer’s Market on the Mad River Green

Listen to live music while you shop for fresh produce, flowers, seedlings, honey, wool, eggs, meat, cheese and other farm products. In addition you can find crafts made in Vermont, baked goods, and prepared foods.

Sat, Sept 20^th

10:30am to 1:30pm

Localvore Stuffed Pastas Cooking Class at the Store

Learn how to create delicious meals around the bounty of the season. After a trip to the farmer’s market, the class will prepare several dishes focusing on the produce from the market. The class is $65, which includes enjoying the local dishes you’ve prepared.  To register, please call 800 639.8031. 

Sat, Sept 20^th

5pm

Localvore Friendly Warren Public Library Benefit Party

$15 for adults and $35 for families.  Enjoy flatbread and delicious local salads and desserts while dancing to the music of Red Hot Juba.  They will also have a great silent auction.  For more information or to help provide localvore desserts, contact Fran Plewak at 583-1744 or e-mail her.

Sat, Sept 20^th

9:15am to 4:15pm

Vermont Earth Institute's 4th Annual Sustainable Living Celebration at Knoll Farm

This event offers 18 workshops, inspiration, networking, and a locally-grown lunch in a breath-taking setting overlooking the Mad River Valley.

It promises to be a stimulating day, with opportunities to connect with activists and budding activists from all around Vermont.   Click here for more information.

Post-Challenge Localvore Activities

Sun, Sept 21^st

5pm

Celebrating the harvest with a potluck dinner in the picturesque Rootswork Community Garden. Featuring largest fruit & veggie contests, pie bake-off, wagon rides, cider pressing, music, and lots of locally grown, home-made food prepared by your neighbors and shared family style.

Sun, Sept 21^st

10:30am

Take a 10, 25 or 30 mile bike ride through Addison Country visiting farms along the way.  Go to www.VTBikeped.org for more information or call 802-225-8904.

5 to 7pm

Join other localvores and learn how to make homemade applesauce and chutney and how to can them using a pressure canner.  At Kingsbury Community Farm.  Click here for more info and the register.