2015 Program Book - Strolling of the Heifers

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Presenting Sponsor
Strolling of the Heifers
JUNE 5-7, 2015 • BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT
J u n e 5 -7, 2 0 1 5 • B r at t l e b o r o, V e r m o n t
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
Gallery Walk Street Festival &
Bread Baking Competition Finals
FRIDAY,
JUNE 5
5:30-8:30PM
Gallery Walk Street Festival
& Bread Pudding Bake-Off
5:30-8:30PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
Strolling of the Heifers Parade 10AM
Slow Living Expo All Day
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
Strolling of the Heifer Parade 10AM
Tour de Heifer Bike Tours 8AM
Famous Farmers Breakfast 9AM-1PM
Farm Tours All Day
Tour de Heifer Bike Tours 8AM
Slow Living Expo All Day
Famous Farmers Breakfast 9AM-1PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
Farm Tours All Day
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www.strollingoftheheifers.com
“The serious side” of Strolling of the
Heifers: It’s more than just a Parade!
A welcome from Orly Munzing, founder of the Stroll
Way back in 2002, a group of volunteers put together the first
Strolling of the Heifers Parade,
along with a small “Dairy Festival”
with some 35 vendors on the
Brattleboro Common. It was a
modest effort, but attendance (and
national publicity) vastly exceeded
our expectations.
We knew that we had a good idea that helped celebrate and support local farmers, but we wanted to create and be known for
something that was more than simply an annual festival. The
Stroll needed a “serious side”.
So, we began to incorporate small, one-day conferences or
Summits. We started a program to provide micro-grants for teachers to bring farmers to the classroom, and classrooms to the
farm. We launched a farm microloan program and a farm apprenticeship program for youth. All of these programs are still carried
in various forms by school systems (Farm-To-School) and organizations we partnered with.
Among the Big Ideas we have kicked off in recent years is our
annual Slow Living Summit, a conference about sustainable living
and resilient communities that precedes Stroll Weekend. Others
include the Farm/Food Business Planning Competition, to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship at farm and food sector
businesses.
Meanwhile, the original one-day festival grew into a full weekend
with multiple events attracting up to 50,000 people. The original
Dairy Festival is now the Slow Living Expo and spreads over 11
acres with more than 200 vendors.
Phew! This doesn’t sound like Slow Living! But it is. The point of
Slow Living is not to do less, or to do things more slowly — it’s to
do everything mindfully, with the good of the community, the bioregion and the planet in mind.
There is a saying, “Do your work as though you had a thousand
years to live and as if you were to die tomorrow." That embodies
both a sense of urgency and a sense of mindfulness. It’s what we
strive for and hope to encourage, through Stroll Weekend and all
our year-round events and programs.
We do hope you’ll Slow Down a bit during Stroll Weekend, and
enjoy our town of Brattleboro and all it has to offer. And please
visit us online at www.strollingoftheheifers.com to learn more
about all of our efforts to connect people with healthy local food.
Orly Munzing
Founder and Executive Director, Strolling of the Heifers
Orly Munzing
Strolling of the Heifers Founder
& Executive Director
At our downtown home, the River Garden, we present daily Brown
Bag Lunch events with speakers, musicians and artists; we have
ongoing art exhibits in our Gallery at the Garden; and we’ve presented evening events including plays, story slams, films and discussions. This summer, we are launching a Farm-to-Table apprenticeship program, aimed at preparing underemployed people
(including veterans) for food service careers, and placing them
into permanent jobs.
Please, NO Dogs at
the Parade & Expo!
Because some of the animals in
the parade may not react well to
dogs, please leave them at home
on the day of the parade. Thanks!
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Driving and parking on parade day
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And please be respectful of local residents by not blocking their driveways. Some churches,
businesses and individuals near the downtown area will be offering parking on private property for a small fee.
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There will be plenty of parking in Brattleboro for Strolling of the Heifers. However, illegally
parked vehicles may endanger lives by hindering passage of fire trucks and ambulances in
the event of an emergency. Do not park in posted no-parking zones!
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PARKING RESTRICTIONS: Any vehicle parked illegally on Parade Day (June 6,
2015) may be ticketed, and may be subject to towing at owner’s expense. Please park
only where it is legal! The following will be posted that day as NO PARKING zones, as
will all areas normally posted as no parking.
• Main Street, from Flat Street north
• Flat Street, from Main Street to Elm Street
• Park Place, on the Common (north) side of the road
• Linden Street, west side from Park Place to Cedar Street
• Putney Road, both sides from Main Street to Park Place, and the east side from
Park Place to Bradley Avenue
• North Street (off Putney Road), on the north side only
• Harris Avenue, both sides of the entire street
• Bradley Avenue (off Putney Road), one side as marked
• Tyler Street, east side only, north of North Street only
• Oak Street, east side of the entire street
• Chase Street, north side of the entire street
• Forest Street, both sides of the entire street
• Cedar Street, from Route 30 to top of the hill
Certain streets will be closed during parts of Saturday, June 6:
In planning your route, please take into account the following street closings:
• Flat Street will close early in the morning for parade staging from Main Street to Elm
Street, and remain closed until about 11:30 a.m.
• Main Street, Putney Road up to the Commons, and Park Place will be closed for the
Parade from about 9:45 a.m. until about 11:30 a.m.
• Linden Street will be closed to southbound traffic from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the
Brattleboro Retreat entrance south to Park Place, and will be closed to all traffic during the Parade from Main Street to Park Place.
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We encourage you to plan for a 9 a.m. arrival in downtown Brattleboro on Parade Day! You'll
get a good viewing spot and be able to visit downtown merchants who open early for the
occasion.
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The parade takes place rain or shine!
No Dogs
Beat the congestion —
ride our shuttle buses!
To reduce downtown traffic congestion, use the free shuttle
parking lots and ride the free shuttle buses:
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At Exit 1, Route 91: follow signs and park at Brattleboro Union High School — buses will run
to the corner of Canal Street and South Main Street beginning at 8 a.m. Last bus: 9:45 a.m.
At Exit 2, Route 91: follow signs, proceed West on Route 9; park at Green Mountain Chapel
or Academy School — buses will run to the Fire Station in town beginning at 8:00 a.m. Last
bus: 9:45 a.m.
No buses will run from the Exit 3 area.
Returning to parking lots: Buses will run from the corner of Linden Street (Route 30) and
Park Place (near the Brattleboro Common), starting immediately after the parade.
Last bus: 4 p.m.
Courtesy golf carts will run from 9 a.m - 4 p.m. between the main gate of the Retreat campus and the corner of Linden Street and Park Place.
Handicapped Parking
and Parade Viewing
Our handicapped parking area is the parking lot of Joe Pieciak & Co., 10 Park Place.
This area is restricted to vehicles of people with valid handicapped permits. It is
located near the corner of Park Place and Putney Road, directly across from the
Brattleboro Common. Note: Park Place will be closed to traffic at 9:45 a.m. — early
arrival is encouraged! An attendant will be on duty at that lot. For handicapped
individuals who are closer to downtown, we invite you to use the roped-off areas at
both sides of the official parade viewing stand, which will be located on Main Street
in front of the Key Bank offices. Handicapped toilets may be found at the River
Garden on Main Street, the Transportation Center on Flat Street, and at the Expo
both on the Common and the Retreat Grounds, as indicated on the map.
Stroll Staff & Volunteers
BOARD MEMBERS:
John R. Davidson (Chair &
Treasurer)
Greg Worden (Secretary)
Donna Simons
William Ames
Steven Sayer
Of Counsel: Fletcher Proctor
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR /
FOUNDER
Orly Munzing
HONORARY CO-CHAIRS: Gov.
Peter Shumlin
Sen. Patrick Leahy
Sen. Bernard Sanders
Rep. Peter Welch
Chuck Ross, Vermont Secretary
of Agriculture
Roger Allbee, former Vermont
Secretary of Agriculture
STAFF & VOLUNTEERS:
Molly Alderman-Person, Intern at
Large
Michael Bucossi, Brattleboro Fire
Dept. liaison
Joe Bushey, Road Signage
Andrew Cavanaugh, Expo
logistics
Richard Chapin, Parade Chair
Stacey Conn, General Manager
Bette Crawford, Window Display
Chair
Dede Cummings, Tour de Heifer
Robert Dunbar, Bookkeeping &
much more
Erika Elder, Graphic Designer
Catherine Fournier, Bread Baking
Dan Munzing, Graphic Designer
Judy Fink, Farm Tour
Coordinator
Kim Fine, Courtesy Carts Chair
Michael Fitzgerald, Brattleboro
Police Chief
Vicki Friedman, Administrative &
Volunteer Assistant
Peter Green, Summer Intern
Bobbie Groves, Bread Baking &
Pinterest Consultant
Sam Groves, Float designer and
builder
Drew Hazelton, Rescue Inc.
liaison
Shabir Kamal, Tour de Heifer
John Keppler, Courtesy Carts
Beth Kiendl, Entertainment Chair
Bob Kirkpatrick, Brattleboro
Police Liaison
Beverly Langeveld, Baking
Competition Coordinator
Martin Langeveld, Marketing
Director
George LaPanne, Parking
Fred Lee, tee-shirt pro
Peter Lynch, Brattleboro
Assistant Fire Chief
Steve Major, Veterinarian
Daniel Munzing, Website &
Graphic Designer
Kevin Parry, Sound
Lt. Bob Perkins, Brattleboro
Police Liaison
Helen Robb, support and
inspiration
Steven Rowell, Parking & Bus
Chair
Steve Shriner, Tour de Heifer
Coordinator
Donna Simons, Expo consultant
Cindy Sterling, Zero Waste &
Expo Manager
Peter Stickney, Parade Animals
Chair
Elizabeth Stoumen,
Administrative Volunteer
Amelia Struthers, Dairy
Godmother
Hanna Thurber, Tour de Heifer
Coordinator
Tristan Toleno, Executive Chef
Bob Trier, Expo consultant
Phyllis Trier, Bread Baking
Joy Wallens-Penford, Gallery
Walk
David Woodberry, Logistics &
Production Chair
RIVER GARDEN
AMBASSADORS
Marilyn Gill
Stephen Dutton
Bree Johnston
George LaPanne
Arlene Distler
Joshua Thompson
Kevin Taylor
Eileen Deutsch
SLOW LIVING SUMMIT
Shanta L. Evans-Crowley,
Coordinator
Pat Daniel
Paul DiLeo
Linda McInerney
Julie Lineberger
Jerelyn Wilson
EJ Hurst
Orly Munzing
Martin Langeveld
Molly Alderman-Person
Stacey Conn
Alex Wilson
Louisa Conrad
Rachel Greenberger
Jamie Baribeau
Helen Robb
Vern Grubinger
Allen Davis
Judy Fink
Susie Crowther
Kate Link
Amanda Whiting
Ann Wright-Parsons
Laurie Webster
Cheryl Young
Peter Green
Kevin Parry
David Woodberry
Jodi Kramer
Emily Ryan
Cynthia Major
Marilyn Aronoff
Kate Link
Amanda Whiting
Richard Evers
Jenny Nolan
Jessica Kjellberg
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We’re recycling and composting to
the max to strive for Zero Waste!
Please help us compost, recycle, and strive for Zero
Waste by not throwing anything “away” at Stroll events!
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We’ve asked our vendors to help out by providing easily
recyclable food containers and utensils. (Look for “EcoVendor”
signs at participating vendors!) After you consume their
delicious offerings, please do your part by recycling everything
that’s recyclable!
At our Zero Waste disposal stations throughout the Expo, as well as at the
Friday night festival, the Slow Living Summit and the Tour de Heifer, you’ll find
three well-marked, separate containers for various materials:
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Plastic, glass and metal — including caps and lids!
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Compostables — including food waste, paper and cardboard
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Trash — there shouldn’t be much of this!
At the Zero-waste stations, you’ll find a volunteer to help you sort things out. True
“Zero Waste” is still out of reach, but we’re aiming for 80 percent recycling, 20
percent waste — or even better! Please help us get there!
Thanks to our recycling partners:
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Weekend Schedule
•
Woodlands Exhibit — learn about forest
management, wildlife, invasive species and
much more!
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Crafts Village — browse wonderful creations
from a wide variety of crafters!
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Goat Olympics — our annual goat races! Bet on
the outcomes and win great prizes!
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Human Foosball Tournament — enter your
team of 6 players in a round-robin tournament!
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And more: Climb on a tractor! Bouncing
castles!
Sunday
Strolling of the Heifers Famous
Farmers BreaKfast
Sunday, June 7, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Marina
Restaurant, 28 Spring Tree Road, Brattleboro,
Vermont (off Route 5/Putney Road at the West
River)
Enjoy a delicious meal made with farm-fresh
products!
Friday Evening
Strolling of the Heifers Street
Festival & Gallery Walk
Friday, June 5, 5:30-8:30 p.m. — Downtown
Brattleboro, Vermont
During this edition of Brattleboro’s festive monthly
first-Friday stroll from gallery to gallery, the central
block of Main Street will be closed to traffic to make
room for food and craft vendors, entertainment of
all kinds, music and dancing in the street. Stores
and restaurants are open as well. Finals of our
Great New England Bread Baking Competition, a
special tasting of Vermont-distilled spirits, Farm Art
show, and exhibits at the River Garden
Tour de Heifer 15-30-60 mile
Cycling Tours
by future farmers, followed by many other farm
animals, bands, tractors, floats, clowns and much
more. (The heifers are up front, so don’t be late!)
When it’s over, follow the crowd to the all-day
11-acre Slow Living Expo for food, music, dance,
demonstrations, exhibits and fun, all related to our
mission of sustaining family farms by connecting
people with healthy local food.
At the Expo, don't miss:
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Meet the heifers up close! They’ll be at the
east end of the Common
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Delicious food from many specialty vendors
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Three entertainment tents (see schedule)
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Cheese Village — cheese cooking demos by
chefs and cheese experts, meet the
cheesemakers and purchase great cheese to
take home!
Saturday
Strolling of the Heifers Parade &
Slow Living Expo
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Home Energy Village — find access to a full
range of resources that can save you money,
while treating the planet better by saving energy
at home!
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Healthy Living Village — get answers to your
health and wellness questions from health and
fitness professionals!
Saturday, June 6, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Parade at 10
a.m. sharp!) — Downtown Brattleboro, Vermont
World-famous agriculturally-themed Strolling of the
Heifers Parade — 10 a.m. sharp on Brattleboro’s
historic Main Street; pre-parade entertainment from
9:45 a.m. Watch scores of lovable heifer calves led
Sunday, June 7, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — in and around
Brattleboro, Vermont, starting and ending at
Lilac Ridge Farm, Covey Road, West Brattleboro.
Vermont’s most challenging dirt-road cycling tours!
Fifteen, thirty and sixty-mile routes, all of them
gravel-grinding greatness. The routes feature
incredible views, farm and woodland terrain, New
England villages (one with a covered bridge) and
much more, plus a great farm-fresh lunch. Come to
Brattleboro for the Parade Expo on Saturday, and
stay for the Sunday Tour de Heifer! (To sign up:
www.strollingoftheheifers.com/tour)
Farm Tour
Sunday, June 7, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in and near
We’ve partnered with five special farms in the
Brattleboro area to offer this year’s Stroll Weekend
Farm Tour. Each of these farms has something
unique to offer, will welcome you and show you
around. One-hour tours are being offered at 9:30
a.m., 11:15 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Pre-registration is encouraged:
www.strollingoftheheifers.com/farmtour
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Proud
SPonSorS of
Strolling of
the Heifers!
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Stroll Weekend Entertainment
Friday Evening
Strolling of the Heifers Street
Festival
Friday, June 5, 2015, 5:30-8:30 p.m. — Downtown
Monthly Gallery Walk event — art openings at many
venues, including two Farm Art shows!
Entertainment Stage (beside The Works Bakery
Café, west side of Main Street)
• 5:30-8:30 p.m.: Alan Greenleaf and the Doctor
And roaming the street:
• Ed the Wizard
Saturday
Strolling of the Heifers Parade
Saturday, June 6, 2015, 10 a.m. — Downtown
Pre-parade entertainment 9:45 a.m:
• Dairy Godmother and Dairy Princes & Princesses
• New Orleans Brass Band Project
• Brattleboro Nursery School
Slow Living Expo — 11 acres of fun,
food, entertainment, exhibits,
open all day!
Saturday, June 6, 2015, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. — Commons
and Retreat Grounds, Brattleboro, Vermont
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3:15 p.m. —Mad Science of Western New
England
Retreat Music Tent
• 10:45 a.m. — Brattleboro Ukelele Society
• 11:45 a.m. — Speckers
• 12:45 p.m. — Classic Country
• 1:30 p.m. — Shoulder Narrows, Renegade
• 2:00 p.m. — Xpressivo, Spiralia
• 2:30 p.m. — Classic Country
On the Common:
The Gazebo — at the center of the Brattleboro
Commons
• 11:00 — Santa Croce
• 12:00 — Nomad vs. Settler
• 1:00 — The Snaz
• 2:00 — Dan Sangels
• 3:00 — Franz Robert Quartet
Farm Art Exhibits
Friday, June 5 through June at
these locations:
The Gallery at the Garden,
157 Main Street
Brattleboro Memorial
Hospital, Canal Street
Sunday
Tour de Heifer 15-30-60 mile
cycling rides and 5 mile guided
hike
Sunday, June 7, 2015, starting times 8, 9, 10 a.m. —
beginning and ending at Lilac Ridge Farm, West
Lunchtime entertainment at Lilac Ridge Farm:
• 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Alan Greenleaf and the Doctor
On the Retreat Grounds:
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New England Center for Circus Arts offers
shows throughout the day on the Retreat
Grounds featuring advanced and professional
students from around the world. They will amaze
& entertain you as they swing through the air &
share juggling, acrobatics, comedy & more
Human Foosball!
Goat Olympics
C&S Family Entertainment Tent
• 10:45 a.m. — Pete and Chris Amusements
• 11:30 a.m. —Vic and Sticks & Noodle Daisy
Balloon Bike
• 12:00 p.m. — Mad Science of Western New
England
• 12:30 p.m. — Sandglass Theatre: Kasper and the
Cow
• 1:00 p.m. — Buddy and Harmonie
• 1:30 p.m. — L’il Iguana
• 2:15 p.m. — Sandglass Theatre: Kasper and the
Cow
• 2:45 p.m. —Vic and Sticks & Noodle Daisy
Balloon Bike
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Proud to support
and their mission to support local family farms.
C&S Wholesale Grocers
47 Old Ferry Road, Brattleboro
7 Corporate Drive, Keene
www.cswg.com
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Stroll Weekend Entertainers
Here are details about our 2015
entertainers. See schedule on our
Weekend Entertainment schedule
page.
Buddy and Harmonie
Classic Country
Alan Greenleaf and the
Doctor
Singer-songwriter
Alan Greenleaf is one
of Vermont’s most
prolific and beloved
songwriters. Robert
Resnik considers Alan
“the best songwriter
in Vermont” He is a
self taught finger picking guitar player
whose songs and lyrics reflect the
people and country around him. The
stories he tells are greatly inspired by
his years as a farmer in Northern
Vermont. His music draws from many
American traditions, including country,
Appalachian, Blues and Jazz. And of
course, he wrote the official song for
the Strolling of the Heifers. Alan has
been playing with “Doc” for a dozen
years. Jonathan Kaplan is a classically
trained pianist who fell for the blues
and old time traditional American
music, and his keyboard work provides
an inspired backdrop for Alan’s stories.
Together, they bring a wide variety of
original ballads, rhythm and blues and
moving melodies that is “Americana”
music at its best.
Brattleboro Nursery
School
Brattleboro ‘Ukelele
Society
Presenting ‘Ukulele
inspired good time
music and fun! The
Brattleboro ‘Ukulele
Society is a group
which meets the second Sunday of every month, from 12
– 2 PM, with a mission to create and
foster a comfortable environment for
exploring the sounds and playing
techniques of the ‘ukulele. The group
is open to all ages and the focus is
on having fun! Check out our
Facebook page!
If you love the sound of twangy guitars, heartfelt singing and driving
rhythms you are sure to love “Classic
Country.” Richard Mayer (drums),
Kevin Parry (guitar) and Jumpin’
Jersey George (bass) are keeping
alive the music that made country
and western music an icon of
American culture. From the stylized
vocals of Patsy Cline, Willy Nelson
and Johnny Cash to the honky tonk
dance beat of George Jones and
Hank Williams, Rich, Kevin and
George are the real deal. Songs
about love, heartbreak, gambling and
hopping freight trains are what C&W
music is about, and Classic Country
plays them with passion.
Dan Sangels
We create original music that is lively
and fresh based on classic and alternative rock. Our original lyrics are
thought provoking and speak to
everyone’s experiences in life. We
also play a variety of cover songs
ranging from classic rock to jazz and
funk. Jake Gartenstein on the drums,
Rob Athanasopoulos on bass, and
Gabbi Walton on guitar and vocals.
Ed the Wizard
Follow Ed the Wizard through the
street as he conjures up some mystical magical mayhem with his unique
style of walk around magic and prestidigitation. Be prepared to volunteer
and have fun as he makes the impossible possible right before your eyes.
Franz
Robert
Quartet
Come enjoy
some standards outdoors with the Franz Robert
Quartet. The line-up this time features
Frank Newton on tenor saxophone
Wayne Roberts on bass and Benny
Woodard on the drums. If you like
jazz steeped in tradition, come check
the Quartet out. Franz Robert has
played The Iron Horse, Pittsfield Jazz
Festival, Vermont Jazz Center,
Somethin’ Jazz New York!
L’il Iguana
Lil’ Iguana Live! is
a 45-minute music
driven, live, interactive stage show
featuring the costume character Lil’
Iguana. It reinforces crucial safety
messages through themed songs,
skits, and demonstrations. Children
are engaged throughout the show
and are encouraged to participate by
answering questions directed towards
the audience. Some audience members are selected to participate on
stage and become mentors for their
peers. Some safety topics covered in
Lil’ Iguana Live! include:Buckle-Up
Your Seatbelt; Street Smarts; Wearing
the Gear; Get Permission; Take a
Buddy with You; Who is a Stranger.
Mad Science of Western
New England
Mad Science of Western New England
provides unique science experiences
for children that are as entertaining as
they are educational. Mad Science is
celebrating its 30th year in operation,
with Northampton-based Mad Science
of Western New England bringing
awesome hands-on in-school and
after-school programs, birthday parties, stage shows, activity booths and
summer programming to children
throughout the region. See our stage
show at 12:30 and 3:15 Saturday at
the C&S Family Entertainment Tent
and visit the Mad Science Activity Tent
at the Expo, where you can make
slime along with other hands-on activities!
New Orleans Brass Band
Project
The New
Orleans
Brass Band
Project was
founded in
early 2009 by
New Orleans
native Pete Simoneaux, as a means of
developing a community of musicians, interested in performing traditional and contemporary New Orleans
style Brass Band music. This is the
music of jazz funerals and street
parades in New Orleans, the style
that gave birth to the careers of
Buddy Bolden, Louis Armstrong,
Sidney Bechet, and whose lineage
continues to this day in the funky,
driving street rhythms of groups like
the Dirty Dozen, the Rebirth, New
Birth & Treme Brass Bands. The musicians of the N.O.B.B.P. have become
familiar to Brattleboro area audiences
through their performances at numerous Gallery Walks, the Strolling of the
Heifers, 4th of July parades, and a
host of other local community events.
For the 2013 edition of the Strolling
of the Heifers, the Celebration Brass
Band will feature Tim Ellis on sousaphone, Ben James on bass drum,
Stephen Voorhees on snare drum,
Scott Sizer on trumpet, Dan DeWalt
on trombone, Jim Kurty on clarinet,
Walter Slowinski, Frank Sansone &
Jon Mack on tenor, baritone & alto
saxes, with Pete & Linda Simoneaux
serving as parade marshalls.
photo by Zachary Stephens
New England
Center for
Circus Arts
New England Center
for Circus Arts will
be performing all
afternoon at the Expo on the retreat
grounds. NECCA is a not-for-profit circus based school in Brattleboro. We
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The Great New England Bread
Baking Competition
Our 2015 Culinary Centerpiece
Our annual culinary competition for 2015 aims to find the
tastiest and best-looking loaves of bread in New England!
Will you “rise” to the challenge?
Serving Lunch and
Dinner Daily, PLUS
Sunday Brunch
Since late winter, amateur and professional bakers have been firing up
their ovens to test and perfect their best, most original yeast bread and
quick bread recipes! They submitted their recipes, and our judges
selected finalist who will bring their creations for judging on Friday
evening, June 5, during our Friday Evening Street Festival. The judges
are local celebrities and “foodies.” Judging takes place in the River
Garden, 157 Main Street.
Both amateur and professional bakers were encouraged to enter. Prizes
will be awarded in two categories: Yeast Breads and Quick Breads
(made without yeast). New England-sourced cheese, maple syrup, and
dairy products are encouraged, and ingredients should be organic to
the extent possible. Use of locally sourced ingredients (especially those
of our sponsors listed below!) is encouraged.
After judging, the public will be given the opportunity to taste the
entries, and winners will be announced later that evening.
The West River
Trail Starts
Here!
WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMPETITION SPONSORS:
FAST
9AM
KEY SPONSORS: Against the Grain Gourmet, Green Mountain Creamery,
Horizon Organic Dairy, Rudi’s Organic Bakery
, JUNE 7
SUNDAY
28 Spring Tree Road, Brattleboro
802-257-7563
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PRESENTING SPONSOR:
’S BREAK
FARMER
VermontMarina.com
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM: Amy’s Bakery Arts Cafe, Brattleboro Food
Co-op, Cabot Cheese, Drew’s All Natural, Grafton Village Cheese Company,
Green Mountain Flour, King Arthur Flour, Orchard Hill Breadworks, Pete and
Gerry’s Organic Eggs, Red Hen Baking Company, Sidehill Farm, Teddie Natural
Peanut Butter, The Marina, The Works Bakery Café, Vermont Creamery
Entertainers, continued
welcome them back to entertain us in
the air and on the ground with their
annual performance that never fails
too excite crowds of all ages
Nomad vs. Settler
Nomad vs
Settler is a
Vermontbased band
creating
super fresh,
all original, alternative rock. Band
members –Archer Parks, 14, lead guitar, Owen James, 11, bass, Jacob
Smith, 12, drums and REi K, 11,
rhythm guitar and vocals– played
their first gig in July 2014, at Lilac
Ridge Farm in Brattleboro. Since then
REi K and Archer have been writing
distinctive, often wonderfully complicated songs creating a sound that
sets them apart from your average
kid band.
Pete and Chris
Amusements
Pete and Chris
Amusements are
New England’s
ONLY Two-Man
Kid’s Magic Show!
They give an ULTRA high-energy performance that captures kid’s attention,
and doesn’t let go!
Renegade
Brattleboro a capella!
Sandglass Theatre —
Kasper and the Cow
Enjoy a funny adventure with Kasper,
beloved hand puppet hero of
Germany, who is known for his stocking cap and audience-engaging
humor. Kasper packs to go on a journey, but before he can leave, a cow
steals his suitcase. With the help of
his best friend, the endearing giant
Augustin, Kasper has to go on a rollicking chase to reclaim his suitcase
from the cow. This show was created
by Ines Zeller Bass of the Sandglass
Theatre and has enraptured children
and their families for 35 years. It is
now proudly performed by Ines’
daughter Jana Zeller. An action
packed, laughing good 20 minute
piece that will warm your heart.
Santa Croce
Santa Croce was formed in 2011 after
six siblings performed together spontaneously at a party. The musicians;
Brittany, Rebecca, Olivia, James,
Robert, and Gregory, (ages 13-26)
released their first CD “At the
Crossroads” January 2012 through
TMG Records. In February 2014, they
recorded a new demo cd in Nashville,
TN, signing on with grammy-nominated Mark Carmen of MCM World
Media. Shortly after, MCM negotiated
a deal with Sony Red for the young
sibling band. While predominately
recognized for their vocal harmonies,
they also play guitar, mandolin, bass,
hand drums, irish whistle and more.
Shoulder
Narrows
Shoulder Narrows, a
local all-male a cappella
group, was started in
2004 by students at Brattleboro
Union High School who wanted to
sing a cappella in an independent
group away from the school. They
made up their own arrangements of
some popular songs, and they all
played with the music that they made.
The nine original members have all
graduated, and many moved on to
sing a cappella at the college level.
Today, the group sings a mix of indie
rock, pop, jazz, and a little bit of
everything else in between. Their
songs use beatboxing, throat singing,
vocal instrumentation, and delicious
four part harmony.
The Snaz
“Never in a
million years
would I have
guessed
that fantastic voice was
coming from
a teenager,” reports the blog,
NonHollywood, who listed the Snaz
#5 favorites in a nation-wide indieband survey. Many have thought the
same upon hearing the entire supertalented, teen lineup that is the Snaz.
They write all their own songs and
have played them around New
England for the last two years, quickly
working up to renowned venues such
as The Iron Horse and Radio Bean, as
well as popular events such as the
Green River Festival, Upper Valley
Music Festival, Plymouth Music
Festival, and recently, SXSW!
The
Speckers
An old-time
family trio
comprised of
legendary fiddler John
Specker and his two daughters Lila
and Ida Mae, The Speckers play traditional American music as it’s never
been played before. On stage John
stomps and screams, whispers and
grins, crowds fall to attention, and he
works them with professionalism and
wit. He is truly a wild – eyed fiddling
man from the hills, who plays
American music the way it should be
played, with heart. Crazy, crazy, heart.
With the Specker family band on
stage, the ordinary laws of time and
gravity are suspended. Get out your
dancing shoes and prepare to levitate.
Amelia Struthers
Amelia Struthers, performance artist also
known as the “Dairy
Godmother,” has been
with the Stroll since
the first heifers took to
the streets of
Brattleboro in 2001.
Amelia is a veteran entertainer, performing throughout New England as
an actress, storyteller, comedian, chil-
dren’s musician, and emcee, on
stage, television and radio. Since
moving to Brattleboro in 2000, she
has regularly performed comedy
improv, and won silver and gold medals, as well as a People’s Choice
Award at the 2002 International
Clown Convention for best sketch
comedy act. Her latest project, a CD
called “All About the Heart,” highlights
her musical side; Amelia and her
singing/songwriting partner perform
as Vermont Timbre. Amelia is an educator who lives with her daughter,
Maia, also known as the Dairy Fairy
and a veteran comedian herself.
Vic and Sticks
& Noodle
Daisy Balloon
Bike
Vic and Sticks is
husband and wife
team Vicki and Rick
Ethier. Their interactive family/music
show is fun for all ages, and invites
the children to be part of the band!
Family entertainment with songs from
the “comic side of life”. They perform
with a vintage/vaudeville rhythm beat
on vocals, ukulele, kazoo, washboard,
and more.
Xpressivo:
We are a co-ed group, founded 12
years ago. We all go to Brattleboro
Union High School, and love music.
We sing a variety or music, from several different genres, as each of us
has our own unique taste. We have a
lot of energy, and are all very close
friends.
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Wake
up
to the good stuff.
We’re committed to making the best tasting organic
baked goods with wholesome and nutritious
ingredients the whole family will enjoy.
No GMOs | No Preservatives | No Junk
rudisbakery.com
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Strolling of the Heifers Parade
No
Dogs
ORDER OF MARCH
Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 10 a.m.
VT State Police & Brattleboro
Police Cruisers
American Legion Post 5
Brattleboro Men & Ladies Color
Guard
Dummerston School Band
C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc.
KidsPlayce
The Gathering Place
American Legion Post 5
Brattleboro Marching Band
The Cast & Brass Antique
Machinery Club
Strolling of the Heifers Banner &
Orly Munzing, Founder
Brattleboro Elementary School
Band
Strolling of the Heifers Float
Commonwealth Dairy
Governor Peter Shumlin
United Natural Foods
Merchants Bank
The Bradley House
Grafton Village Cheese
Vermont National Guard 40th
Army Band
Brattleboro Retreat
THE HEIFERS
The Neighborhood Schoolhouse
Brattleboro Food Co-op
• Franklin County 4-H Dairy
Club
Brattleboro Music Center
• River Maple Farm
Gaines Farm
• Top of the World 4-H at
SpringBrook Farm
Southern Vermont Therapeutic
Riding
• Fox Hill Farm
Udderly Smooth / Redex
Industries
• Pinnacleview 4-H Club of
Walpole
• Franklin Farm
• Lilac Ridge Farm
• The Putney School Farm
• Hill & Valley 4-H Dairy Club
• Green Mountain Bovine &
Equine - Dr. Steve Major DVM
• Heifer Rescue Trailer
Mystic Meadows Alpacas
Annie Knapp:4 Morgan horses
with marchers
Debra & Erin Gendreau; Horses:
Romeo & Mock
Strolling of the Heifers Pooper
Scooper Team
Windham Regional FFA
NewBrook Elementary School
Cheerleaders
Holstein Association USA INC.
Leland and Gray Rebels Samba
Band
Edward Jones Investments
PAX - Program of Academic
Exchange
New Chapter
Brattleboro Swim Team
New England Youth Theatre
Bonnyvale Environmental
Education Center
Noodle Daisy Balloon Bike
Girls Scouts of the Green &
White
artisan cheeses | cheesemonger on staff
gifts
|
| beer and wine | vermont specialty foods
20%
off
BRATTLEBORO
Route 30, 400 Linden Street, 10-6
GRAFTON
56 Townshend Road, 10-5
Daily Cheese Tasting. We Ship!
a mission driven company
of the nonprofit windham foundation
promoting Vermont’s rural commu nities
graftonvillagecheese.com
Minimum purchase $50. In-store purchase only. One coupon per customer/
transaction. Must present this coupon to enjoy savings.
Excludes alcoholic beverages. Coupon expires 12/31/15. SOTH2015
Rich Earth Institute
Brattleboro Union High School
Band
The Grammar School
Grace Cottage Hospital
Little Red House Early Learning
Program
Relay for Life of Windham County
Miss Vermont Teen & Princesses
The Commons
Against the Grain Factory Store
Food Connects
Brattleboro Cub Scout Pack 447
Oak Meadow Curriculum and
School
New England Center for Circus
Arts
Specialty Cheese & Wine Shops
WVEW
Windham County
Dairy Promotion
Board
Proud Sponsor of
Yellow Barn
Estey Organ Museum
River Gallery School of Art
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Vermont Workers Center
Mutton And Mead Medieval
Festival
Southern Vermont Dance Festival
Windham County Maple
Association
World Learning/SIT
Brattleboro Area Middle School
Band
Whetstone Ledges Farm Stand
The Boys & Girls Club
Sunrise Farm Float
Bene Group for rCredits
Brattleboro Lions Club
Thank you for
supporting your local
dairy farmers
See you at the Parade!
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For more than 80 years, Price Chopper has been
a family in business, and we know that our
success is based on a collective team effort.
Beyond offering the best in fresh & low prices,
we are proud to team up with events in our
community like the Strolling of the Heifers,
helping them to achieve success.
www.pricechopper.com
We’re not just in your neighborhood, we’re your neighbor.
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In the heart of our
community for 40 years!
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Come visit us during the stroll!
Enjoy a healthy lunch from our deli, grab a coffee
or smoothie at our juice bar, and enjoy our patio!
Mon– Sat 7–9 pm • Sunday 9 –9 pm
2 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT
www.brattleborofoodcoop.coop
We’re walking with purpose.
The Strolling of the Heifers is a great day for a walk. That’s because
it’s a walk with a destination—toward stronger local food systems
and robust family farms. We operated a Vermont dairy farm for
160 years, so we appreciate the rewards it brings to all of us.
We’re proud to support this year’s Stroll and to host Saturday’s Live
Green Expo on the Retreat lawn. Enjoy food, entertainment, and fun!
Call 802-258-3700 brattlebororetreat.org
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Farm Art: Bounty of the Northeast
I grew up with Cris Kossow, we were friends in
elementary school. We spent many an afternoon in
her room drawing and reading True Confessions.
We both became graphic designers and over the
decades we kept in touch, and as we aged into our
6th decade we both took up fine art professionally.
She works in pastel and I work in oil.
Catherine Nunn and Linn Bower I met while taking painting workshops at Village Arts of Putney.
Both turned out to be great friends and painting
buddies.
Karen Becker and I painted Plein Air for many
summers in the 80s before I had to put down my
paints and focus on being a Mom and homemaker.
I have fond memories of Karen and I painting our
“swimming hole” series. We would show up at the
destination with delicious snacks and eat and paint
all day. We thought we had the best job in the world.
“33 Greens” by Cristine Kossow
Gallery at the Garden, 157 Main Street, Brattleboro
In conjunction with Strolling of the Heifers weekend, we proudly present the exhibit Bounty of the
Northeast, starting during our Street Festival (Friday, June 5, 5:30-8:30 p.m.) at the River Garden.
The Gallery’s normal hours will be Monday-Friday
9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (except
during special events at the River Garden). Open
Sundays by chance.
Bounty of the Northeast will remain on view until
June 24, when it will move to the halls of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. At that time the Gallery
will welcome a new display featuring photographic
works by John Nopper and Jeffrey Lewis.
Bounty of the Northeast features five contemporary artists — curator Deborah Lazar plus four
friends — showing paintings in oil, pastel and
watercolor. All are living in the Northeast and paint
in an impressionist realist style. Here’s Lazar’s
introduction to the exhibit:
New Englanders live in one of the most beautiful
places in the country. When I think about the bounty
of the Northeast as a painter, what resonates with
me is the quality of the Air. How lucky are we to live
in a place that has such beautiful clean Air? Go for
a walk in the woods and you’ll see what I mean. We
are also blessed to have the most abundant supply
of spring fed Water. Everything grows because of Air
and Water, and, of course sunlight too. The light in
New England comes in many varying types.
These artists are keenly aware of the temperature
of the light they are painting. We are also lucky to
live in a place with a lot of undeveloped land. Woods
are in quite an abundance in these parts. I feel a
strong connection to the trees on the land here. I
love how you can look at practically any woodland
scene and see harmony. All the trees live in harmony
with the ground cover, everywhere you look it is in
perfect balance, entropy, order to disorder in an
isolated system.*
Did you know that there is an all but invisible
network of fungus that lives underground and keeps
the forests healthy and alive? We are all here, in this
venue, and at this celebration of farming because
of the Farms. Farming’s popularity was fading over
the last decade until we woke up and realized what
great opportunities we were missing, and thus the
word “locavore” was invented.
The “Bounty” in this show refers not only to our
surrounding landscapes, but also to the bountiful
produce of our local farms and gardens, and to the
rich characters reflected in portraits of our friends
and neighbors.
Working with the Stroll is quite an honor, as
someone who tries to live close to the land and by
my heart. I try to live lightly on the planet. I am so
pleased at what this organization is doing for the
local farming community. Thank you, thank you,
thank you. And of course we couldn’t have all of this
without you, the people who live here, farm here,
make art and food here and visit here.
Neighbors, friends and visitors, I welcome you
the Bounty of the Northeast.
— Deborah Lazar
*Qualitatively, entropy is simply a measure how much
the energy of atoms and molecules become more spread
out in a process and can be defined in terms of statistical
probabilities of a system or in terms of the other thermodynamic quantities. (Source: chemwiki)
Featured artists:
Cristine Kossow has lived her whole
life alongside the Hudson River –
except for a six year hippie hiatus on
a farm in Maine. A Parsons trained
designer, she always had enough
freelance work to support her cycling
career, which took her to Europe and
around the US to race and party with a decidedly
maniacal community of, well, maniacs. She now
focuses her competitive energy in the direction
of large rodents who have the wrong idea that the
lush garden she nurtures is theirs. Apart from the
occasional fur flying kerfuffle, life has settled into
a rhythm of pastels, dog walks, deep friendships,
sojourns to Malawi, Africa, playing hammer dulcimer, and more pastels. In October 2013, Cristine
achieved Signature Status in the Pastel Society of
America. She is also a member of the Connecticut
Pastel Society.
Cat Nunn Like so many artists, Catherine’s parents would not allow her to
pursue a career in fine art because
it wasn’t a “real job,” so she went to
Pratt Institute and got a degree in
communication arts. After working for
25-years as a graphic designer in New
York City and Washington DC, she decided to take
a beginning painting class in an effort to reconnect
with the passion and creativity she had in her youth.
That first class was an epiphany, and she has not
looked back since. She rediscovered her love of the
old masters and follows the time-tested principles
of good composition, draftsmanship, lost and found
edges, correct values and color temperature.
Recently, her portrait of Douglas Cox (“The Violin
Maker”) won staff pick in the 2015 Portrait Society
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The Arts Council of Windham County's
Farm Art, continued
of America’s Members Only Competition. She is currently working on a commission of Stephen Stearns, founder of the New England Youth Theater.
To see more of her work, visit her website: www.catherinenunn.com.
Friday, June 5 • 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Deborah Lazar is a nationally recognized award-winning oil painter
who makes her home in Vermont. She is a member of Oil Painters
of America, American Women Painters, the American Impressionist
Society, and the Academic Artists Association. She won an award
in 2015 at a Pleinair painting competition in Tequesta, Florida. Her
work has appeared in American Art Collector, and Plein Air Magazine. Her paintings were chosen in 2014 for the OPA exhibition,
as well as the Hudson Valley Art Association. She has attended several juried
Plein-air competitions including 4 pleinair events in 2014; Telluride CO, Jupiter
FL, Castine ME, and Blackstone Valley, MA. She has studied with a number of
internationally known artists attending workshops at the Village Arts of Putney,
founded by Richard Schmid; including Nancy Guzik, Daniel James Keys, Michelle Dunaway, Casey Baugh, Albert Handell and Richard Schmid. She has also
attended workshops with Jeremy Lipking, Scott Christensen, Dave Santillanes,
Susan Lyon, Clayton Beck III, and has been a member of the High Street Painters
portrait study group with Andrea Scheidler.
Linn Bower calls herself an “accidental painter”, because what
began as a curious adventure has resulted in a full time passion.
She never had a formal art education, but has studied with Master artists including Rob Liberace, Dennis Sheenan, Nancy Guzik,
Clayton Beck III, Michelle Dunawayand Diane Rath. Artistic influences are many and varied and include such giants as John Singer
Sargent, Richard Schmid, J. Sorolla, and Van Gogh.
Bower’s Galley representations include Vermont Artisans in Brattleboro, Imagine
Gallery, Northampton, MA, and Salmon Falls Showroom, Shelburne Falls, MA.
She won an Honorable Mention in a juried art show in Keene, NH. She donates
her work to support local groups including ARise, Amherst, MA., Whole Children,
Hadley, MA., Franklin Land Trust, and Charlemont Academy in Charlemont, MA.,
to name a few.
She belongs to High Street Painters, Brattleboro, Top Floor Painters, Amherst,
and The Deerfield Valley Art Association.
“Art,” Bower says, “for me, has been an invitation to a mysterious voyage. It is a
wonderful journey.”
Galleries open with special exhibits
and events, downtown and all over
Brattleboro!
Exhibit information & pictures online at
www.gallerywalk.org
Established 1995
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Karen Becker received a BFA in Graphic Design from Pratt Institute. Becker worked for WNET in NYC as an illustrator and photographer, and on Madison Avenue as a typographer for Ogilvy and
Mather, and in publishing including a stint with Rolling Stone.
Since moving to Vermont 30 years ago Becker divides her time
working as a painter, printmaker, watercolor teacher, wedding
photographer and community mural workshop leader with over
150 murals completed in the last 25 years. One mural was dedicated in a court
house in WRJ by former Vermont Governor Madeline Kunin.
Becker has exhibited her art in galleries from Maine to New York City and has
received numerous awards and grants. Her paintings are in over 300 public and
private collections. One of Becker’s watercolor images was turned into glass
sculptures by Venice glass artist, Pino Signoretto, and the sculptures now reside
in American collections.
Slow Living Expo
On Parade Day, Sat. June 6, 2015— 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Meet the heifers up close and personal at the Slow Living Expo on the Brattleboro Common and the Brattleboro
Retreat grounds — 11 acres of fun, food, entertainment and
exhibits. The Expo features local food producers, regional
craftspeople, cheese producers from all over New England,
a forestry exhibit, four separate entertainment tents, cooking demonstrations, continuous shows by the New England
Center for Circus Arts, and much more.
At the Expo, be sure to visit:
• Delicious food from many specialty vendors
• Three separate entertainment tents
• The Woodlands Exhibit
• Cheese Village — cheese cooking demos by chefs and
cheese experts, meet the cheesemakers and purchase
great cheese to take home!
• Healthy Living Village — get answers to your health and
wellness questions from health and fitness professionals!
• Crafts Village — browse wonderful creations from a
wide variety of crafters!
• Home Energy Village — find access to a full range of
resources that can save you money, while treating the
planet better by saving energy at home!
• Goat Racing Olympics! — our annual goat races! Bet on
the outcomes and win great prizes!
• Human Foosball Tournament — enter your team of 6
players in a round-robin tournament!
• Dozens of farms, businesses, non-profit organizations
• Bouncing Castles! Climb on a tractor!
Cheese Demo Tent
Cheese is always a great attraction at the Stroll and this year we
will be honoring it in a new way at
our Cheese Demo Tent, presented by the Brattleboro Food Coop,
Cabot Creamery and Grafton
Village Cheese with participation
from the Vermont Cheese Council and individual cheese makers.
Come see local chefs and cookbook authors as they demonstrate one of their recipes using
a select cheese and give you a chance to sample the results.
You'll also get the chance to sample some of the cheeses
being used. Check out the schedule and make sure to watch
your favorite chef making a sensational dish with one of our
great regional cheeses!
11:00 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. Marie Lawrence author of "The
Farmer's Cookbook", "The Farmer's Kitchen Handbook", and
"Creative Cooking for One or Two" will be sampling Cabot
White Oak Cheddar and making a White Oak Cheddar Bacon
Horseradish Dip.
11:35 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Susie Crowther of the "No Recipe
Cookbook" will use Consider Bardwell Farm Washed Rind in a
gluten-free Cheese Tart with Herbed Crust
12:10 p.m. - 12:35 p.m. Susie Crowther will demo again this
time with food photographer and culinary collaborator, Julie
DuCharme Fallone, featuring Maplebrook Mozzarella in a
Strawberry, Mozzarella, Cucumber salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
12:45 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. Abigail Gehring, author of several
cookbooks including "The Healthy Gluten-Free Diet and "Tea
Cocktails", will use soft goat cheese from Vermont Creamery
to demonstrate Peach and Goat Cheese Crostinis
1:20 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Ismail Samad of The Gleanery in Putney
will be utilizing Crowley cheese from Crowley Factory Cheese
1:55 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Jamie Baribeau of Vermont Seasons
Fine Catering, LLC. will be making a Grafton Three Cheese
and Spring Vegetable and Wild Ramp Tart
2:30 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. Steven George, Food Operations
Manager at the Brattleboro Retreat, will be making a Basque
inspired dish using Grafton's Bear Hill Sheep's Cheese served
with a Spicy Cherry and Marcona Almond Compote
3:05 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Kurt Johnson, owner and chef of the
New England House will utilize Blue cheese from Plymouth Artisan Cheese to make a Plymouth Blue Flatbread with Bacon
Praline and Rhubarb Confit
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Join Us at the Tour de Heifer!
Vermont’s most challenging dirt road rides
Sunday, June 7, 2015
VERMONT’S MOST CHALLENGING
All routes feature incredible
views, farm and woodland terrain,
New England villages (one with a
covered bridge) and much more.
There’s also a 5-mile guided
hiking option to the top of nearby
Round Mountain!
On Sunday, June 7, grab your
bike and join us for fifth annual
Tour de Heifer, a trio of highly
challenging, but scenic dirt road
farm-to-farm bicycle rides.
West Brattleboro,
Vermont
Sunday, June 7
60-Mile
Heifer
Challenge
Green River
Challenge
30-Mile
15-Mile
Country
Ride
5-Mile
Round
Mountain Hike
7000’ Elevation Gain
The Tour’s 60 and 30 mile
challenge routes follow dirt
roads with minimal pavement.
Both entail significant elevation
change — that is, hill-climbing,
and lots of it! The 60 mile ride
has two short woods road
sections. Both the 30 and 60
mile challenges are loop rides
with opportunities for bailing out.
Key Sponsors:
WePresenting
alsoSponsor:
offer a less
challenging (but still hilly!) 15-mile country ride with paved hills and
a scenic riverside dirt road section. This is an out-and-back ride to the Green River
Bridge.
Water bottles for
participants from:
Bike Shop sponsors: Burrows Specialized Sports, Brattleboro Bike Shop, West Hill Shop, Bicycles Unlimited, Quad Cycles
Food/Supplies Donors: Against the Grain, Brueggers, Cabot Creamery, Cape Cod Chips, Clif Bar, Commonwealth Dairy, Drew’s, Dunkin
Donuts, Equal Exchange, G. Housen, Grafton Village Cheese, Horizon Organic Dairy, Pete & Gerry’s Organic Eggs, Rudi’s Organic Bakery,
Runa, Vermont Creamery, Vermont Fresh Pasta, Vermont Natural Spring Water, Vermont Smoke & Cure, Stonewood Farm
Families and people who love to walk will enjoy our guided hike to the top of nearby
Round Mountain.
Special Thanks: Vermont Land Trust and of course…our host, Lilac Ridge Farm
Registration & Info: www.strollingoftheheifers.com/tour
All of the routes begin and end at
Lilac Ridge Farm in West Brattleboro,
and feature incredible views, farm
and woodland terrain, New England
villages (one with a covered bridge),
and much more.
Lunch is included in registration fees:
The 60-mile ride includes a packed
lunch, and the 15- and 30-mile rides
return to Lilac Ridge for lunch, as
does the 5-mile hike. Lunches may
also be purchased on-site by nonparticipants. Tour and Stroll
merchandise will be on sale as well.
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Stroll Plans "Human
Foosball" Tourney
You can play chess with human chess pieces, on a very large
board. But the players don't get much exercise, since it's a pretty
slow game.
Not so with human foosball. Strolling of the Heifers is looking for
teams of 6 players each to compete in its first-ever human foosball
tournament. Excitement and action is guaranteed.
The tournament will take place on the Retreat ground during the
Slow Living Expo on Saturday, June 6, following the Strolling of the
Heifers Parade.
Human Foosball is played in an area enclosed by a fence (like a
hockey rink, but smaller). Players must keep their hands on a tube
that can slide from right to left like the ranks on a foosball table,
and kick the ball, as in soccer, toward the goal. (A YouTube search
on "human foosball" will find you explanatory video!)
No experience is necessary, says Beth Kiendl, organizers of the
games. Players should be high school age or older. Kiendl
suggests participation by youth sports teams, company teams,
non-profit teams, church groups, fraternal organizations, or just
groups of friends.
Games will be 10 minutes long and arranged round-robin style,
with each team playing at least two games. No special equipment
is required. There are no substitutions during the games, but
teams may change players between games. There will be "heiferrelated" prizes for the winning teams.
A donation of $50 per team is suggested, but not required. All
funds raised benefit the Stroll's programs to connect people with
healthy local food and to encourage innovation and
entrepreneurship in the farm and food sectors.
To sign up your team, contact Beth Kiendl: bkiendl@sover.net or
802-254-4270. She will need the name of your team (make it farmrelated), and the team leader's name and contact info.
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Unless the ride sells out first at 500 riders, registration is available online until 5 p.m.
Friday, June 5, and will be available at the starting locations prior to the announced
start times.
For complete info and registration, visit https://www.bikereg.com/27296.
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Goat
Olympics!
Place your bets on goats
from Capricorn Farm
who will be racing every
20 minutes! For $2, bet
to win, or for $5, make a
Trifecta bet (predict the
finishers in order, 1-2-3). Every winning bet wins a
great piece of Stroll merchandise or a sponsor gift.
Join the excitement!
Strolling of the
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Farm Tour
Brattleboro
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Farm
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Sunday, June 7 — Guided tours at special farms!
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Brattleboro area to offer this year’s Stroll Weekend
Farm Tour, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
Sunday, June 7. Each of these farms has something
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farm to the next. Please limit your farm visits on June 7
to the scheduled guided tour times. Some of the farms
have farm stores you can visit at other times. Please
contact the farmers directly if you wish to visit their
store on another day.
Pre-registration is encouraged — space on these
tours is limited! Register at the Farm Tour booth at the
Expo, or online at www.strollingoftheheifers.com/farmtour.
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Farm Tours, continued
The 169-acre conserved Bunker
Farm is a new farming venture comprised of five lines of operation: pasture-raised meat and poultry, vegetables, annual and perennial flowers,
maple syrup, and community outreach
and education. The farm tour will
touch on all areas, including a pasture walk to visit the animals, a tour of
the greenhouse and vegetable fields,
and an explanation of our wood-fired
maple syrup operation. Visitors are
welcome to purchase farm-raised
chicken, pork, beef, flowers and
maple syrup.
Directions: From Brattleboro, head
north on Rte 5 (Putney Rd). At traffic
circle, continue north on Rte 5 for
3.5 miles. Make a left on
Schoolhouse Rd. After approximately
1 mile, make a
right on Miller
Rd. After 1.8
miles, bear left to
continue on
Miller Rd. Make a
right at stop sign
onto Bunker Rd.
The farm is on
the left.
2. Scott Farm
707 Kipling
Road,
Dummerston, VT
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Farmer: Zeke Goodband
Tour Times: 9:30-10:30 and 1:002:00
The Scott Farm consists of 571 acres
located in Dummerston. This year we
will harvest 100 varieties of ecologically grown heirloom apples, as well
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as a dozen other types of fruit. The
farm has 23 buildings listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
and a recorded history dating back to
George Washington’s first term as
president. Since 1995, the farm has
been owned by The Landmark Trust
USA, a non-profit organization committed to historic preservation.
Farm Tours, continued
Come join Zeke Goodband for a
stroll in our orchard and learn a bit
about the history of our heirloom
fruits. We’ll discuss orchard ecology,
learn about grafting and how it was
used to create this orchard, and then
do a little scouting for pests and discuss how we manage them. The farm
stand will be open and orchard-related items will be available for purchase.
Directions: From Brattleboro, head
north on Putney Road/Route 5. After
you pass the Hannaford
Supermarket on the left, take a left at
the next traffic light onto Black
Mountain Road. Continue for 0.6
miles, then bear right onto Kipling
Road. Continue 1.4 miles; Scott
Farm will be on your left.
3. The Robb Family Farm
on two areas: maple syrup and naturally grown meats. The cattle are pastured and are not fed any grain. We
have 3200 maple tree taps, and have
turned our milk room into a candy
kitchen, where we make all of our
maple cream, candy, sugar and added-value maple products.
The tour will include the farm’s meat
and maple operations. The farm store
will be open, and maple products
and meat will be available for purchase., as well as grass-fed burgers
if you’ve worked up an appetite!
Directions: From Brattleboro, take
Rte 9 West. In the center of West
Brattleboro, at the 7-Eleven store
(1.3 miles from Exit 2 on I-91) turn
left onto Greenleaf St. After approximately 1.5 miles, go straight onto
Ames Hill Rd (dirt). At first corner,
bear right. At next corner, bear left.
Farm is approx. 1 mile on right and
only 3 miles from Rte 9.
4. Deer Ridge Farm
827 Ames Hill Road
West Brattleboro, VT
robbfamilyfarm.com
Farmers: Helen and Charles Robb
St., Charles Robb Jr. and Karen
Robb
Tour Times: 11:15-12:15 and 1:002:00
The Robb family has been farming on
our land in West Brattleboro for more
than 100 years. Currently, two generations of Robbs are the farm’s owners and stewards. Formerly a dairy
farm, the family is currently focusing
4057 Hinesburg Road, Guilford, VT
05301 — deerridgefarmvt.net
Farmers: Lisa Holderness and Jerry
Smith
Tour Times: 11:15-12:15 and 1:002:00
Deer Ridge Farm is a lively organic
farm and sugarhouse on a beautiful
West Guilford hillside ten minutes
from downtown Brattleboro. Jerry has
a reputation for the yummiest berries,
fantastic maple
syrup and an amazing variety of flowers. Lisa joined the
scene in 1997,
bringing with her the
first dahlias and a
passion for bridal
and building design.
In addition to their
oft-photographed
stand at the
Brattleboro Farmers’ Market, the do
floral designs for weddings, host a
magical farm camp for ages 4-14,
sell plants and do garden consultations.
On this tour, you’ll be invited into
solar-heated hoop houses with
yummy spinach to nibble and blooming flowers to fill your senses. You
can test your seedling identification
in the greenhouse-where they also
have a variety of favorite plants for
sale to get your own garden started.
Enjoy the views from the berry patch
and pop your head into a cabin built
and raised by farm campers. Jerry will
offer a delicious education on the
newest maple grading system, Lisa
will share tips on season extension
and solar energy for home and garden, and together they will tackle any
questions over a taste of their homemade ice cream!
Directions: West from Brattleboro
on Route 9; in the center of West
Brattleboro, at the 7-Eleven store
(1.3 miles from Exit 2 on I-91) turn
left onto Greenleaf St. You will follow signs 4.8 miles to our driveway
on the left.
5. The Franklin Farm
4708 Weatherhead Hollow Road,
Guilford, VT
franklinfarmstore.com
Farmers: David, Mary Ellen and John
Franklin
Tour Times: 9:30-10:30 and 2:453:45
The Franklin Farm is a diversified
family farm in Guilford, Vermont.
David and Mary Ellen, with their son,
John, milk 60 certified organic cows
as members/owners of the Organic
Valley Cooperative. They also make
wood-fired maple syrup, raise a few
pigs, and keep 100 laying hens.
The farm tour will include a walk in
the pasture to meet the cows, and
learn how their summer diet makes
their milk taste so delicious.
Participants will see how the calves are
raised, we’ll discuss organic dairy management, and will answer any questions you may have. The farm store will
be open, with fresh eggs and maple
syrup available for purchase.
Directions: From I91, take exit 1.
Go south 1.4 miles on Rte 5. Make a
right onto Guilford Center Rd.
Proceed 1.7 miles and make a left
onto Weatherhead Hollow Rd (1.75
miles from Rte 5). Proceed 4.7 miles,
make a right onto Franklin Farm. The
farm is about 7 miles from I91.
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Sunday: Our Famous
Farmers Breakfast
On Sunday of Stroll Weekend enjoy the delicious Famous Farmers Breakfast presented by The Marina Restaurant and participating food sponsors.
Breakfast is served 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Marina, 28 Spring Tree Rd,
Brattleboro (off Route 5/Putney Road at the West River Bridge)
WELCOMES YOU TO THE 2015 FAMOUS
FARMERS BREAKFAST
PROCEEDS FROM THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SUPPORT
THE STROLL’S MISSION OF CONNECTING PEOPLE
WITH HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD
SCRAMBLED EGG WRAP
PETE AND GERRYS SCRAMBLED EGGS WRAPPED IN A FLOUR TORTILLA FILLED WITH CHOPPED
TOMATOES, ROASTED ONION, BABY SPINACH, AND CABOT CHIPOLTE CHEDDAR CHEESE
SERVED WITH HOMEFRIES 10
VEGETABLE FRITTATA
PETE AND GERRY'S ORGANIC EGGS WHIPPED WITH BABY SPINACH, BASIL LEAVES, ROASTED RED
PEPPERS MIXED WITH FETA AND CHEDDAR CHEESE, BAKED UNTIL FLUFFY SERVED WITH A LOCAL
GREEN SALAD 10
WESTERN FRITTATA
YOU GOT IT! VERMONT SMOKE AND CURE HARDWOOD HAM, CHOPPED TRI COLOR PEPPERS,
SWEET ONION AND VERMONT CHEDDAR PERFECTLY BAKED AND SERVED WITH LOCAL GREEN
SALAD 10
PETE AND GERRYS BREAKFAST EGG SANDWICH
SCRAMBLED EGGS, GRILLED HAM, MELTED VERMONT CHEDDAR CHEESE AND HARDWOOD
SMOKED BACON, A TOASTED RUDI’S ENGLISH MUFFIN SERVED WITH A SIDE OF HOMEFRIES 10
FARMERS SCRAMBLED EGG BREAKFAST
A PLATE OF Pete AND Gerry’s Organic SCRAMBLED EGGS, HOMEFRIES, VERMONT SMOKE
AND CURE HARDWOOD SMOKED HAM OR BACON AND RUDI’S RYE, GLUTEN FREE MULTI
GRAIN, OR ENGLISH MUFFIN 10
GLUTEN FREE FRENCH TOAST WITH SWEET POND VERMONT MAPLE SYRUP
THREE SLICES OF GLUTEN FREE MULTI GRAIN BREAD DIPPED IN FRESH EGG BATTER COOKED TO
PERFECTION WITH A SIDE OF VERMONT HAM OR BACON AND VERMONT MAPLE SYRUP 10
GRILLED HAM AND CHIPOtle CHEDDAR ON RUDI’S RYE
VERMONT SMOKE AND CURE HAM, LAYERED WITH CABOT CHIPOLTE CHEDDAR CHEESE
BETWEEN TWO SLICES OF RUDI'S RYE BREAD GRILLED UNTIL CHEESE IS MELTED SERVED WITH
HOMEFRIES 10
Green Mountain Creamery YOGURT, FRUIT AND BLUEBERRY BREAD
GREEN MOUNTAIN CREAMERY PLAIN OR BERRY YOGURT WITH A SIDE OF STRAWBERRIES AND
A SLICE OF VERMONT COUNTRY DELI BLUEBERRY BREAD 7
SIDE ORDERS OF VERMONT SMOKE AND CURE HAM OR HARDWOOD
SMOKED BACON 3
ALL FARMERS BREAKFAST ITEMS COME WITH A COMPLIMENTARY
CUP OF COFFEE FROM MOCHA JOE’S
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR DONATED FOOD ITEMS FROM...
CABOT CREAMERY COOPERATIVE, PETE AND GERRY’S ORGANIC EGGS, VERMONT
SMOKE AND CURE, Horizon Organic Dairy, VERMONT CREAMERY, Green
Mountain Creamery, VERMONT COUNTRY DELI, RUDI’S ORGANICS BAKERY,
MOCHA JOE’S COFFEE
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Welcome to the grounds of
the Brattleboro Retreat!
We are proud to once again support the Strolling of the
Heifers. For generations, family farms have been part of the
fabric of life in Vermont. Our health, culture, and economic
well-being depend on our local farmers and the livestock
they tend.
Strolling of the Heifers is an important annual celebration
of local farms and the delicious local foods they produce.
Please enjoy the beautiful grounds of the Retreat as you
take in the sights and sounds of both the Slow Living Expo
and the Stroll.
And, like the farms and farmers we are here to honor, also
keep in mind that the Retreat is another Vermont institution
that has been helping people, families, and communities in
need since 1834.
Robert E. Simpson, Jr.
DSW, MPH, President and Chief Executive Officer
Brattleboro Retreat
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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
Strolling of the Heifers would not happen without the support of its many sponsors, vendors and donors! (Our apologies to anyone we
may have missed on this list!) For sponsorship information, or to make a donation, please visit our web site, www.strollingoftheheifers.com.
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Merchants Bank
DIAMOND
Commonwealth Dairy
PRIMARY MEDIA SPONSORS
BCTV
Brattleboro Reformer
100.3 FM & 1490 AM WKVT
MEDIA SPONSORS
Keene Sentinel
Local Banquet
Rutland Herald
93.9 & 105.1 The River
The Commons
Vermont Public Radio
VTDigger
WCAX TV
96.7 FM & 1450 AM WTSA
Hot Country 104.9 WYRY
SILVER
Ben & Jerry's
Brattleboro Retreat
C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Horizon Organic Dairy
LineSync Architecture
Price Chopper
Rudi's Organic Bakery
Udderly Smooth
United Natural Foods Inc.
Windham Foundation
BRONZE
Against the Grain
Aldi
Brattleboro Ford / Brattleboro
Subaru
Brattleboro Savings and Loan
Brown Family Farm
Efficiency Vermont
Entera Artisanal Catering
Jouve North America
Key Bank
New Chapter
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Rutland Herald
Sovernet
Super 8
The Marina
Triple T Trucking
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont Smoke & Cure
World Learning
CRYSTAL
4 Legs & A Tail / KP
Publications
All Seasons Promotions
Brattleboro Area Chamber of
Commerce
Brattleboro Food Coop
BRW Electronics/ Radio
Shack
Cabot Creamery
Chandler-Learmont Electric
Cooperative Insurance
Dead River Company
Downtown Alliance
Drew's All Natural
Dunkin Donuts
Company
Hannaford Supermarkets
Holstein Association USA, Inc.
John Brunelle & Sons
Leader Distribution System, Inc.
Lilac Ridge Farm
Minuteman Press
Pete And Gerry's Organic
Eggs
Robb Family Farm
Summit Chrysler Dodge Jeep
& RAM
TD Bank
The Bay and Paul Foundations
The Home Depot
Vermont Agricultural Credit
Corporation (VACC)
Vermont Department of
Agriculture
Vermont Natural Spring Water
Windham County Dairy
Promotion
PATRON
Achille Agway
Agri-Mark, Inc.
Bayada Home Health Care
Black River Produce
Brattleboro Museum and Art
Center
Brown & Roberts Hardware
(Ace Hardware)
Burrows Specialized Sports
Cape Cod Potato Chips
Clif Bars
Crosby-Gannett Fund
Dairy Farmers of Amercia, Inc.
Edward Jones & Company
First Student
Fowlers Wire Wrapping
Friends of the Sun
Galllery Walk
G Housen
Green Mountain Feeds
Green River Festival
(Signature Sounds)
H & R Block Targett Ledgers
Hampton Inn
Hazel's
Hidden Springs Maple
High Mowing Organic Seeds
Houghton Sanitary Service,Inc.
Howard Printing
King Arthur Flour Companyffit
Landmark College
Leader Home Center
Mary Meyer
Mount Snow
One Stop Country Pet Supply
PaPa Dogs (Fox Hill Farm
Grassfed Beef)
Paul Redecker Rental
Company
People's United Bank
Robust/Valley Rentals, Sales &
Service
Sam's Outdoor Outfitters
SEVCA Weatherization / Best
Energy Savings
Technologies
Silver Forest of Vermont
Signature Sounds Recordings
(Green River Festival)
Southern Vermont Cable
SPC Marcom
Taylor for Flowers and Gowns
Teddie Peanut Butter (The
Leavitt Corp)
The Lintilhac Foundation
The Works Bakery Café
Thompson House
Transcanada
Vermont Businesses for
Social Responsibility
Vermont Land Trust
Vermont Technical College
Vermont Vinyl
Wal Mart
West Hill Shop
WJD Enterprises
Yankee Farm Credit
SUPPORTING
18 Rabbits
A Candle in the Night
A.L. Tylor & Sons
Aerus Electrolux
All Souls Church Unitarian
Universalit
Allard Lumber Co.
American Cancer Society
Amy's Bakery Café
Anchor Seafood Restaurant
Angry Goat Pepper Co.
Anon's Thai Cuisine
Antioch University
Appalachian Gap Distillery, Inc
Bart's Ice Cream/Snow's Nice
Cream
Basin Farm
Baystate Financial
Big Rock Goat Farm
Blackberry Slump Saori
Weaving
Blake Orchard Juicery
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Vermont
Blueberry Haus
Brattleboro Veterinary Clinic
Brattleboro Veterinary Clinic
Bruce's Lemonade
Bruegger's Bagel Bakery
Bruiser's BBQ
Burton Car Wash
Butler's Baked Stuffed
Potatoes
Buttons - Past to Present
C.H.Diegel Photography
Cape Cod Beach Stone
Jewelry by KEM Designs
Carroll Concrete
Casco Bay Butter Company
Casco Totes
Catamount Carpet Cleaning/
The Green Up Girl
Cersosimo Lumber Co and
Cersosimo Industry
Cheshire Wellness Center
Christopher's Food
Concessions
Clear Choice MD
Clear Solution Inc.
Co-Op Power
Colonial Motel and Spa
Cooke Family
Coopdujour Photography
"Hard-boiled Hens"
Crispe & Crispe Law Firm
Curves
Dancing Bear Designs
David Manning Inc.
doTerra
Down Rachlin & Martin PLLC
Dutch Desserts
El Schwarez Designs
Ellen Howard Handmade
Farnum Cellulose Insulators
Favour Valley Woodworking &
Vermont Impressions
FEDCO Seeds
Ferguson Farms Maple Syrup
Fibermark
Flat Street Brew Pub
Fresh Greens
Gardner's Supply Company
Gary MacArthur
Gatherings by Carol
Schmedinghoff
Gifford Medical Center
Glenn Buesing
Good Body Products
Green Mountain Flour
Green Mountain Fudge
Green Mountain Panel
Hardcore Sweet Cupcakes
Haydenville Broomworks
Heart at Work Jewelry
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
Hempfully Green Campus
Sanctuaries
High Mowing Organic Seeds
Hilltop Montessori School
Holland Homestead Farm
Inflatable Fun
Integrated Solar Applications
Corp
Island Cow Ice Cream
Island Designs
It Takes A Village - Brattleboro
Jake's Way Farmstead
Kastania Olive Oil LLC
Keifer's Kettle Korn and Italian
Ice LLC
KidsPLAYce
Killam & Bassette Farmstead,
LLC
King Cow Jerkey
Kingdom Creamery of
Vermont LLC
Kona Ice
Latchis Hotel
Lawton Flooor Design
LeafFilter North of
Massachusetts, Inc
Let's Talk Jewelry
Lickskillet
Lil' Iguana's Children's Safety
Foundation
Mach's Wood Fired Pizza
Maggie's Farm
Maple Harvest Specialties
Maple Nut Kitchen LLC
Marlboro College
Miller Designs
Morel Woodcarving
Naga Bakehouse
New England Shea Butter LLC
Newton Business
Northeast Delta Dental
Northfield Mount Herman
School Farm
Oak Meadow Curriculum and
School
Orchard Hill Breadwroks
Peak Expeditions
Pine Heights of Brattleboro
Pine Shop Woodcrafters
Pinnacleview Equipment Inc.
Prentiss Smith & Company,
Inc.
R E Dunklee & Sons
Rebecca M Jones MD
Red Hen Baking Co.
Red Moon Artisans
Rigani Wood Fired Pizza
River Valley Credit Union
Road Scholar
Rockville Market Farm
Ron King
Runa
Saratoga Peanut Butter
Company
Savor
Sawyer-Made + Ingredient L
Saxton River Distillery
SBFK Inc
Seacolors Yarnery at
Meadowcroft Farm
Seventh Generation
Sherwin Williams Co.
Shin La
Shire City Herbals Inc. Fire
Cider
Sidehill Farm
Sillie Puffs - Gourmet Cotton
Candy
Solar Source/The Melanson
Co.
Southern Vermont Natural
History Museum
Sperry Naturals
Sprig and Great Cape Baking
Company
St. Albans Cooperative
Creamery
Staples
Strong Metalworks
Sugarloaf Farm
Swiss Precision Turning
Target
Tarm Biomass
Taste Of Thai
Teach Art 2 Me
Terrapin Glassblowing Studio
Thai Bamboo Restaurant
The Bradley House
The Celadon Studio
The DandiLyon Group
The Farm Concessions
The Grammar School
The Olive Table
The Outlet Center
The Richards Group
The Soup Guy
The Taylored Spirit
The Toadstool Bookshops
The Wurst Wagon
Thomas McLoughlin Window
Restoration &
Weatherization
Three Bluebirds
Three Leaf Foods
Three Wheel Studio
Tractor Supply Company
Trading Hope/Dignity Design
Robust/Valley Rentals, Sales
& Service
Twice Upon a Time
USDA Farm Service Agency
Vermont Artisan Designs
Vermont Cheese Council
Vermont Country Deli
Vermont Creamery
Vermont Distillers
Vermont Fresh Pasta
Vermont H'Art
Vermont Reiki Association
Vermont Renewable Fuels
Vermont Soap
Vermont Spirits
Vermont Veterinary Medical
Association (VVMA)
Vermont Victory Greenhouses
Vernon Advent Christian
Home
VT Agency of Agriculture, FPT
and UVM Extension
VT Blockhead
VT Dept of Forests, Parks
&Recreation
VT-NH Veterinary Clinic
VTARNG
Walker Farm
Whalen's Horseradish
Products
Whetstone Station Restaurant
Whimsy & Tea
Whippersnappers
Whistle Pig Farm
Will Finkel Pottery
Windham Regional Woodland
Association
With Good Reasons
Yankee Home Improvement
Yarina
Yellow Barn
Yo Momma's Apron Strings
Yolo Snacks
Zephyr Designs
FRIEND of the STROLL
Universalit
Altiplano
Amber Forest
Andrzej's Polish Kitchen
Annie's Homegrown
Audubon Vermont
Bast Investment CO.
Beadniks
Berkley & Veller Realtors
Big Picture Farm
Borter's Jewelry Studio
Brattleboro Area Realty
Brattleboro Area Prevention
Coalitions
Brattleboro Time Trade
Building Green
Cai's Dim Sum Teahouse
Campbell & Boyd Ins.
Services, Inc.
Champlain Orchards, Inc.
Clark Mortenson Insurance &
Financial Services
Crofter Moving and Storage
Dalem's Chalet, Inc.
David Brown Realtor
Duo Restaurant
Families First
Fireworks Restaurant
Fitts, Olson and Giddings,
PLC, Law Offices
Food Connects
Friends of Brooks Library
Granger Real Estate
Green Mountain Division of
the Society of American
Foresters
Ker Westerlund Funeral Home
Kondos Crafts
Lets Grow Kids
Members 1st Credit Union
Michael J. Hertz Law Offices
Milk Paint
Miller Brothers-Newton, Inc.
Mocha Joe's Inc.
Monkey Moon Challah &
Catering
Moo Dooers / VNAP
Neighborhood Schoolhouse
NOFA VT
Outer Limits Health Club
Phillips, Dunn, Shriver &
Carroll, P.C.
Phoenix House
Pieciak & Company, Inc.
Pinnacleview Equipment Inc.
Putney Road Market
Seventh Generation
Southern Vermont Deerfield
Valley Chamber
Southern Vermont
Therapeutic Riding,
Winchester Stables
Southeastern Vermont
Watershed Alliance
StepFamily Services
Stevens & Associates
T.J. Buckley
Tavernier Chocolates
Thai Hut
The Gathering Place
The Gleanery
The New England House
Three Stones
Top of the Hill Grill
True North Granola
Twombly Wealth Management
Group
Unique Sands
VCA Windham Animal
Hospital
Vermont Fish & Wildlife
Department
Vermont Sheep & Goat
Association
Vermont Workers' Center
VT NH Chapter of the
American Chestnut
Foundation
Wells Fargo Advisors
Windham Child Care
Association
Write Action
WW Building Supply
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Stroll Weekend Vendors
FRIDAY NIGHT
STREET FESTIVAL
Friday, June 5
IN THE RIVER GARDEN
5:00-8:30 p.m.
SPIRITS/CIDER
TASTING
Appalachian Gap Distillery
Champlain Orchards
Saxtons River Distillery
Vermont Distillers
Vermont Spirits
Whistle Pig Farm
VENDORS &
EXHIBITORS
Against the Grain
Big Picture Farm
Cabot Creamery
Casco Bay Butter
Kastania Olive Oil
Killam & Bassette Farmstead
King Arthur Flour
Monkey Moon
Orchard Hill Breadworks
Pete And Gerry's
Rudi's Organic Bakery
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Chair
If the $4.37 million atownBrattleboro
as he walked
Department doesn’tafternoon,
pass a third as Lieutenant Danoff Hinesburg
connection crackledFire
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of Vernon budget was
Board
the response.
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wide vote, then the School
Elementary School. what we’re will be forced under Vermont
the
to use 87 percent of un“We’re not sure
Hebert on statute
going to do yet,” said Board’s previous fiscal year’s budget,
for
School
pass a budget fishis way to the
his board til the voters
meeting, where he andthe conse- cal year 2016, he said.
were set to deal with vote on
Voters also overwhelmingly
referendum
quences of the town’s
defeated a special the elected
to reinstate
Monday.
Meeting seeking position.
At a Special Town
the auditors
Meeting in March,
Town
on May 5, voters defeated
At
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budget
fiscal year 2016 school ballot, Vernon voters narrowly defeated
million school budget.
second time by Australian
the $4.4through
to
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failed work
recount
of professionals
174 to 169.
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munity members
outcome.
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And Board
and time.
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budget discussions until 18.
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of $4.37
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community
and with
an April
activists,
donors,
April. During
Hebert, who also
Guilford lion in ■ SEE SCHOOL BUDGET, A4 and staff with a comsents Vernon andHouse of
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of poverty, education,
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cently took on the appearance
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