Bring the Flavors of the Upper Valley Home to New Hampshire & Vermont
Posted by Carol Shepherd on Fri, Apr 06, 2012 @ 02:20 PM
Flavors of the Valley is the Upper Valley's premier tasting, informational, and buying event for locally grown foods. Organized by Valley Food & Farm, a program of Vital Communities for the greater Upper Valley Region of New Hampshire and Vermont, this annual event showcases local food and farm products of the Upper Valley (Flavors of the Valley). Dozens of local farmers and chefs answer questions about their products, including meats, produce, maple, dairy, baked goods, and prepared foods.
During this year's Flavors of the Valley on April 15, 2012 from 11am-3pm at Hartford High School in White River Junction VT, over 50 farm, restaurant, nonprofit, and retail vendors will provide you with scrumptious samples and offer products for sale, such as plant starts, produce, value 
added products, and CSA farm shares (Grantham NH News and Events, Lorie McClory, 3/30/12). View this year's list of vendors. The cost is $8 per person; children 6 and younger get in FREE; $25 maximum per family. Bring your own plate, cup, and napkin for sampling the delicious locally grown foods, and don't forget your checkbook or cash for purchases as well as a reusable shopping bag or cooler to take your goodies home with you!
Valley Food & Farm continues to carry out its mission to "foster the relationships that make agriculture a vital part of daily community life" in concrete and practical ways by helping people find farmers and local farm products and promoting local agriculture through marketing efforts and special events like Flavors of the Valley (About Valley Food & Farm). Flavors of the Valley has been an integral part of this mission since the annual event began in 2002.
Last year, there were around 1,000 people who attended the Flavors of the Valley event. So whether you're a chef, gardener, consumer, wholesale or retail buyer, come be a part of Flavors of the Valley 2012 at Hartford High School in White River Junction VT.
This is just one of the amazing offerings of the Upper Valley Region of New Hampshire and Vermont. If you're interested in being a part of a community that appreciates local farmers and food products, search for New Hamshire homes for sale or Vermont homes for sale at sheprealty.com to find your home in the Upper Valley.
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(image courtesy of Valley Food & Farm)