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Dartmouth College Students Taste the Benefits of the Raw Vegan Lifestyle
Anna Morenz Jun 14, 2012 Healthy 0 comments
For many people, preparing raw vegan food can feel like an overwhelming challenge, especially when conventional recipe books are reliant on high temperatures and the restaurant staples of butter and cream.    Places like Catch a Healthy Habit, however, make this kind of eating seem more feasible.   After a frantic week of packing, organizing, and graduating, the Big Green Bus finally took off from Hanover and had its first event in Fairfield, CT. We shared a delicious potluck on the town green with community members, followed by a tour of a nearby raw vegan café called Catch a Healthy Habit. Glen, one of the co-owners, brought scrumptious samples of his raw brownies to the...
Sugarsnap Expands to Tech Park
FarmPlate Jul 23, 2010 Healthy 0 comments
When you pull into the parking lot at 30 Community Drive, the hub of South Burlington's Technology Park, you might have to squint to spot the cheery little sign for the new Sugarsnap restaurant. It's off to the left, sandwiched between TelJet's and Test America's no-nonsense logos. It feels far away from Sugarsnap's friendly home at the edge of the Intervale. But once you step inside, warm aromas from simmering soups and just-baked cookies tell you you're headed to the right place. After six years of serving impeccably fresh, ready-to-eat, mostly local foods from its Riverside Avenue location, Sugarsnap has just expanded into a new commissary kitchen and second retail store in South...
Farm, Bike!
Chris H. Jun 25, 2010 Healthy 0 comments
It's 7:15 am, mid-June, and a steady stream of bikers is rolling down Riverside Avenue into Burlington's Intervale: farmers heading to work. While this image may not be a new one, the number of non-farmers hopping on a bike to pick up produce or simply pay a visit to nearby farms is on the rise. Bike-centric farm events (and even a farm-centric bike business) are sprouting up all over Vermont. You might wonder just how many people are both into cycling and a fan of small farms? Lots, it turns out. Last year, more than 500 people attended the annual Tour de Farms, a fall ride with stops (and samples) at a variety of Addison County farms. In July, I’m teaming up with Local Motion and the Open...
Soup Up Your Recovery!
FarmPlate Jan 13, 2010 Healthy 0 comments
It's cold all across the country and half the people we know are under the weather. Grandmothers and other health experts tell us that the key to feeling better is to consume as much fluid as possible. A steaming hot, homemade minestrone certainly fits that prescription. Enjoy this easy, super healthy recipe tonight! Butternut Squash Minestrone from the FarmPlate Kitchen 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 links Vermont Smoke and Cure Turkey-Sun Dried Tomato Sausage or other low-fat sausage, sliced 1 large onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 carrots, peeled and diced 1 celery rib, thinly sliced 4 cups homemade chicken stock or low-sodium chicken broth 2 cups diced butternut squash (about 10...