Spring Farms & Food in The Shires of Vermont

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A getaway only 4 hours from the center of both NYC and Boston Arlington in the heart of The Shires of Vermont offers many opportunities to explore our local farms and food. As winter fades, snow and ice melt new life begins to take hold. The first sign of spring is the Maple Sugar season. All over Vermont you can visit Sugar Houses, some of our local favorites:  

• Sugar Shack ~ Arlington Vermont
• Closest to the Inn, they use a very high tec evaporator to boil the sap. Don’t miss their maple and apple cider donuts! 
• Merck Forest ~ Rupert Vermont
• You can’t beat the mountain views from this traditional sugar house with a viewing balcony of the evaporator.
• Glastenview Maple Farm ~ Shaftsbury Vermont
• Traditional up close and personal, learn how it’s done on a small family scale (masks absolutely required).

With your fill of maple sweetness, set out to find the cutest thing about spring, babies! Calves, kids (baby goats), lambs, piglets, chicks and all kids of little ones will be roaming different farms. Several local farms let you in close to see the newest additions and of course don’t forget to sample and buy the local cheese that comes from all these wonderful farms!

•  Calves ~ North Meadow Farm ~ Manchester Vermont
•  Cheeses: Farmstead Cheddar, Fresh Cheese Curd,   Spreadable Soft Cheeses, Farmstead Gouda,   Northshire Blue, and more.
•  Calves & Kids ~Taylor Farm ~ Londonderry Vermont
•  Gouda, Smoked Gouda
•  Kids ~ Hildene ~ Manchester Vermont
•  Signature Chevre and an Aged Tomme
•  Calves ~ Consider Bardwell Farm ~ Pawlet Vermont
•  Cheddar, Tommes and Soft Cheese

To round out your culinary discoveries visit some of our favorite shops that carry all kinds of locally made food & crafts:

• Wayside Country Store ~ Arlington Vermont
• Deli, local products
• H.N. Williams ~ Dorset Vermont
• Deli, bakery, local meats & dairy, clothing & crafts
• JJ Hapgood General Store ~ Peru Vermont
• Deli, local food products and crafts