Food and News

Local Food: The first Walla Walla onions have arrived, and Steven features them with a trio of Miller Farm Rabbit. One portion of the rabbit is grilled and then slow roasted with a housemade maple barbeque sauce. The loin is wrapped in bacon and roasted with cilantro pesto. Finally, there’s a buttermilk fried leg. The dish includes local black beans from Butterworks Farm, the onions, and a piquant jalapeño and a Napa cabbage slaw with just enough mint and cilantro to cool it down a bit.

Earlier this summer, the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund launched the Farm-to-Plate initiative, the result of legislation authored by State Representatives Jason Lorber and Christopher Bray in collaboration with Rural Vermont and Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. The goal of the initiative is to secure a viable local food system by promoting rural economic development. More information about the initiative is available at Farm to Plate.

Sign up for one of the Vegetable Growers’ Walks at High Mowing Seeds in Wolcott. Though designed for experienced growers, new growers and those just starting are welcome. The three two-hour sessions will focus on different crop groups, starting with zucchini, cucumbers, and heat tolerant greens on August 5 from 5-7 pm. For details, directions, and additional dates, visit High Mowing Seeds or call 802 472 6174.

Local Beverages: Summer Sunday and Monday bar specials, and every day coffee and bar service after 2:30. And the Red Sox games live from NESN.

Thursday Music: We’re excited to have “country outlaw” Rachael Rice and the Cosmic Americans offer their unique blend of vintage country, rockabilly, and Americana on Main Street in Hardwick. If you’re not yet familiar with the band, and Rachael’s commitment to transformative possibilities, visit http://rachaelrice.com/

Around the Galaxy: Barre novelist Jennifer McMahon visits The Galaxy Bookshop Tuesday at 7 pm to talk about her latest novel, Dismantled, a suspenseful story of a group of friends who are haunted by long-buried secrets.

Local Events: The Craftsbury Chamber Players’ Thursday night schedule is available on their website, as well as information about their children’s concert series at the Town House, East Craftsbury Presbyterian Church, and Greensboro Fellowship Hall. www.craftsburychamberplayers.org

For information about Summer Music in Greensboro at the United Church of Christ, visit www.summermusicfromgreensboro.org

Unadilla Theatre’s repertory schedule is available at www.unadilla.org

The Northeast Kingdom Music Festival is next week, August 7 & 8 at the Chilly Ranch in Albany. For a complete schedule and preview of the film about the festival, check out their website www.nekmf.com