Event Details
Celebrate the diversity of Vermont Agriculture at the 9th Annual Consumer Night at the Vermont Farm Show! Open on the second night of the Farm Show, local food, beverages, and crafts will take center stage in the Blue Ribbon Pavilion where attendees can learn about, sample, and purchase a broad range of some of Vermont’s best agricultural products.
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 | 4 PM - 7 PM
Champlain Valley Exposition | Blue Ribbon Pavilion
105 Pearl St, Essex Junction, Vermont 05452
Schedule of Events
4:00 - 7:00 PM: Buy Local Market
Sample and shop great Vermont products at the Buy Local Market featuring prepared meals, local dairy, meat, fruits and vegetables, maple syrup, honey, condiments, wine, beer, spirits, wool, and handmade crafts and ready-to-eat prepared foods.
5:15 – 6:15 PM: Capital Cook-Off
Vermont State Representatives, State Senators and Agency of Agriculture staff face off in a fast-paced cooking contest where a secret ingredient presented by Rooted in Vermont is revealed at the last minute which teams must incorporate into their dishes. Judges and attendees have the opportunity to taste the dishes and vote for the 2020 winner.
6:30 PM: Raffle Winners Announced
Make a purchase from any vendor at the Buy Local Market and receive a ticket to be entered into the raffle to win exciting prizes from local businesses!
6:45 PM: Capital Cook-Off Winners Announced
2020 Buy Local Market Vendors:
Alderman's of Vermont Chocolate: chocolate confections
Ash Grove Farm: wool, yarn, knitted clothing, woolen crafts
Bees on Broadway: Vermont honey, beeswax products, and herbal soap
Center for an Agricultural Economy: local food system nonprofit based in Hardwick
Earth Rhythm Herbal: herbal tinctures, teas, oils, syrup and glycerin, CBD body products
Fairy Tale Farm: fresh and aged cheeses, sheep milk gelato, yarn and blankets
Family Cow Farmstead: grass-fed raw cow's milk
Good Body Products: body care products, salves, scrubs, scents, oils, CBD products
goodMix Foods: superfood breakfast blends
Goodrich's Maple Farm, LLC: infused maple syrup
Happy Bird Poultry Farm, LLC: raw and smoked chicken, pork, beef products, smoked cheese and butter
Hell's Gate Distillery: spirits produced exclusively from farm-grown produce
High Goose Farm: black currant and berry concentrates, purees, syrup and jams
Huard Family Farm: goat meat, meatballs, goat milk caramels, soap, tea
Hurricane Flats: farm-grown popcorn
It's Arthur's Fault: sauces, caramels, hot fudge
Kingdom Creamery of Vermont: ice cream, butter
Libity Bits (Vermont Amber Candy Co.): snacking toffee in unique sweet and savory flavors
Live Forever Foods: locally sourced, organic, plant-based pre-packaged meals
Live Young Kitchen: hot sauce, mustard, sauces, dressings, syrups
Maple Wind Farm: ready-to-eat bacon hot dogs, frozen pasture-raised beef, poutry, pork, turkey, and sausage
Morgan Hill Farm: maple flavored goat snack bites
Morrill Mountain Fruit Farm, LLC: fruit pate sourced from farm-grown fruit
Moultroup Valley Farm: frozen grass-fed beef
Mt. Mansfield Creamery, LLC: farmstead, handcrafted raw milk cheeses
Northeast Kingdom Hemp, Inc.: CBD oil tinctures and body products, maple nips
Nothin' But Curd: fresh cheese curds and fresh cheese spreads
SBFK Inc. (Sugar Bob's Finest Kind): smoked maple syrup, maple sriracha, barbeque sauce
Singing Spindle Spinnery: clothing, yarn, fiber, knitting/felting kits
Smugglers' Notch Distillery: vodka, gin, rum, whiskey, bourbon, barrel-aged syrup
Snow Farm Winery, LLC: tastings and bottles of farm-produced wine
Sweet Rowen Farmstead: milk, cheese, perogies
Two Gramma's Farm: Shetland wool products, yarn and roving
Vermont Currant: black currant simple syrup, vinaigrette, jam, dry rub, tea
Vermont Food Collaborative, LLC: meats, eggs, cheese, milk, other goods
Woodland Knits: felted and knitted wool hats and accessories
To apply to vend at the Buy Local Market, contact:
Faith Raymond
(802) 828-1619
faith.raymond@vermont.gov
For more information about Consumer Night, visit our Consumer Night Facebook page or contact:
Alissa Matthews
(802) 505-1661
alissa.matthews@vermont.gov
