Strolling of the Heifers A CELEBRATION OF FARMERS & FOOD! JUNE 7-9, 2019 • BRATTLEBORO, VT

FRIDAY, JUNE 7 SATURDAY, JUNE 8 SUNDAY, JUNE 9 Friday Festival on the Strolling of the Heifers Parade Famous Farmer’s Breakfast KEY SPONSORS Common  Slow Living Expo Tour de Heifer Bike Tours River Garden Specialty Foods Area Farm Tours and Vermont Beverages Coffee Cakes & Sweet Breads Competition Finals www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com 2 www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com Farmers Are Our Heroes! A welcome from Orly Munzing, founder of the Stroll

Farmers Are Our Heroes! Locavore Index Farmers are at the center of How committed is your state to healthy local food? Our annual our mission year-round, and Locavore Index rates all 50 states and stimulates discussion at the heart of all our across the country on increasing local food consumption. programs here at Strolling of Slow Living Summit the Heifers. A two-day annual Summit that aims to give current and aspiring Every day we work to entrepreneurs the tools needed to evolve businesses, create connect people with healthy positive change in the community, and revolutionize the future local food, facilitate of food. innovation and entrepreneurship in the farm/food sector, and River Garden support the development of stronger local food systems. Our downtown headquarters is a welcoming public space, and We started in 2002 with a small parade and festival that home to the daily Brown Bag Lunch Series, Art Gallery and celebrated farmers and connected consumers with local food ongoing food & agricultural events! producers in the region. Today, our world famous parade, expo By supporting the Strolling of the Heifers Weekend, you are and street festival is the primary funding source fueling our vital helping to build a stronger local food system! economic development programs.

Windham Grows Orly Munzing, Our six-month farm and food business accelerator provides the Founder, Strolling of the Heifers mentorship, resources and support entrepreneurs need to take their business to the next level. Please, NO Dogs Farm-To-Table Apprenticeship Our on-going training program teaches culinary skills to at the Parade & Expo! unemployed and underemployed community members, placing Because some of the animals in the parade them in full-time, permanent positions at local restaurants and may not react well to dogs, please leave them institutional kitchens. at home on the day of the parade. Thanks!

Enid Wonnacott Strolling of the Heifers is dedicating our 2019 comes from while increasing the market for Parade and Festival to our friend, Enid farmers. She was also instrumental in developing Wonnacott. A true visionary, Enid led the NOFA’s Farm Share Program to help make Northeast Organic Farming Association of organic foods through the Community Supported Vermont for over 30 years. The programs she Agriculture (CSA) model more accessible to low- pioneered at NOFA-VT helped set the stage for income families. the organic food movement to grow across the U.S. and ensured Vermont was at its forefront. A memorial fund has been established in Enid’s name. Find out more at nofavt.org/enid-fund. We are grateful for the trails Enid helped blaze in developing NOFA-VT’s farm-to-school program, Thank you Enid, for all the work you did to which gives children the opportunity to eat support our farmers! We will miss you greatly. healthy local food, and learn about where it www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com 3 Proud to support Strolling of the Heifers and their mission to support local family farms.

C&S Wholesale Grocers 47 Old Ferry Road, Brattleboro | 7 Corporate Drive, Keene www.cswg.com 4 www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com Stroll Staff & Volunteers FOUNDER Rep. Peter Welch Kevin Parry, Sound Integrative Permaculture Bobby Groves Orly Munzing Anson Tebbetts VT Secretary Helen Robb, Support and Venetian Beverages Jordan Hughes/West Hill of Agriculture Inspiration Border Town Farm Shop EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Amelia Struthers, Dairy Nanrellas Fruite Pate Madison Johnson Erin O'Connor PARADE ANNOUNCERS Godmother Sugar Bobs Finest Kind Anna LaPorte Lt. Governor David Zuckerman Joy Wallens-Penford, Gallery Food Connects Dan Ridgway GENERAL MANAGER Tim Johnson Arsenault Walk Superfresh Helen and Charlie Robb and Anne Latchis Gary Streete The Porch Cafe and Catering family/Robb Family Farm STAFF & VOLUNTEERS Michael Fitzgerald, Brattleboro Green Up Kids and Sugarhouse RIVER GARDEN & Christie Turner, Logistics & Police Chief New Ground Creative Paul Rodrigue VOLUNTEER Production Director Adam Petlock, Brattleboro Sweet Basil Food Company Steve Shriner COORDINATOR Beth Kiendl, Entertainment Police Liaison True North Granola Don Skekael Vicki Friedman Chair & More Kyle LaPointe, Rescue Inc. Good Body Products George Weir* Joan Buttrick, Bookkeeper Liaison Tavernier Chocolates Christopher Wocell* WINDHAM GROWS Donna Simons, Expo Len Howard, Brattleboro Fire Whetstone Station Associates Bob "Woody" Woodworth Jim Verzino, Director Consultant Dept. Liaison Frabjous Fibers Amelia Carin Cross, Entrepreneur in Monroe Whitaker, Master Brattleboro Cub Scout Pack Bob Underhill Residence Mapper 447, Chartered by the West RIVER GARDEN Tom Franks , Parade Chair Brattleboro Congregational AMBASSADORS PARADE MARSHALS FARM TO TABLE Peter Stickney, Parade Church Eileen Deutsch Linda Aiken APPRENTICESHIP Animals Chair Jay and Matt Nadeau, JP Sharon Hodge David Brown PROGRAM Martin Langeveld, Locavore Electric Ben Williams ThomasDrummey Orly Munzing, Director Index Doug Cleveland, Cleveland Bobbie Groves Steve Dutton Tristan Toleno, Culinary Erika Elder, Marketing Director Electric Sam Groves RossGibson Teacher Dan Munzing, Graphic Pete Gaskill, Triple T Trucking Donna Holliday Val Harlow Vicki Friedman, Job Coach Designer & Poster Master Athena Bradley, WSWMD Ellen Dudley FredLee Jen Brandt, Social Marketing , Albert Diemand, Elm City Maggie Schiller Rob Szpila BOARD MEMBERS Slow Living Summit, Compost Shan Marie Meissner TimSanborn John R. Davidson, President, Coordinator David Manning Joseph Runge Don Skekel Treasurer Phyllis Trier and Bobbie John Brunelle Vincent Sellew Michael Silberman Charlie Merinoff, Vice Groves, Sweet Breads & Todd Webb Ahren Ahrenholz President Coffee Cakes Competition WINDHAM GROWS Ethan Meckle Johnny Lee Conroy Greg Worden, Secretary CIcely Eastman, Tour de BUSINESSES Abby Sutton Dayna Lovell Roger Allbee Heifer Coordinator Genuine Local Stephen Charbonneau Mike Szostak Donna Simons Judy Fink, Farm Tour Agricola Farm and many more! Suki Rauh Andrew Richardson Coordinator Corina's Drinking Vinegars, Monroe Whitaker Robert Dunbar, Bookkeeping Inc TOUR DE HEIFER COWPIE CREW Dean Stadel & much more Still Thyme VOLUNTEERS Adrianna Howard Alexis Page Robb Family Farm- Tour de Vermont Tortilla Company Phil Brubaker Annaleeza Nuznam Joshua Traeger Heifer Host Jack's Crackers, LLC Andrew Cavanagh Alexander Meima Of Counsel: Fletcher Proctor Sam Groves, Float Designer Backyard Bread Claudia DiPeri and many more! and Builder Friskey Cow Farm Products Nora Dissinger HONORARY CHAIRS D& E Tree Service Jeff Parker, Vermont Chevon Bob Dunbar Governor Phil Scott Road Signage Gutsey Bars Cicely Eastman Senator Patrick Leahy John Keppler, Kim Fine ZWraps Mark Frasco Senator Bernard Sanders Steve Major, Veterinarian Putney Mountain Winery Sam Groves

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www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com 5 Pick your favorite at the Stroll’s Coffee Cakes & Sweet Breads Competition on Friday evening

PRIZES TO BE AWARDED: FIRST PRIZE — $150 King Arthur Flour Gift Certificate, and a King Arthur Flour Gift Basket, 24 – 3 pk. strips of Red Star® Platinum Superior Baking Yeast and an “I Knead to be Loaved” apron from Red Star® Yeast SECOND PRIZE — $100 King Arthur Flour Gift Certificate, a Grafton Village Cheese Company Gift Basket, 12 – 3 pk. strips of Red Star® Platinum Superior Baking Yeast and an “I Knead to be Loaved” apron from Red Star® Yeast THIRD PRIZE — $75 King Arthur Flour Gift Certificate, a Cabot Creamery Gift Basket, 12 – 3 pk strips of Red Star® Platinum Superior Baking Yeast Our annual culinary competition for 2019 aims to find the tastiest and and an “I Knead to be Loaved” apron from Red Star® Yeast best-looking Coffee Cakes & Sweet Breads in New England! People’s Choice — $50 Marina Restaurant Gift Certificate Local celebrity “foodie” judges will announce the winners on Friday Come to the River Garden on during the Stroll's Friday Fest to sample evening, June 7, 2019 at Brattleboro’s River Garden as part of the 2019 the finalists' creations, and help choose the People's Choice winner! Winning recipes will be posted at StrollingOfTheHeifers.com Strolling of the Heifers Weekend.

6 www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com Weekend Schedule • Healthy Living Exhibitors — get answers to TOUR DE HEIFER 15-30-60 MILE Friday Evening your health and wellness questions from profes- CYCLING TOURS STROLLING OF THE HEIFERS FRIDAY sionals. Sunday, June 9, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — in and around FESTIVAL • Woodlands — learn about forest management, Brattleboro, Vermont, starting and ending at Friday, June 7, 5:00-9:00 p.m. wildlife, invasive species and much more! Robb Family Farm, 822 Ames Hill Road, West Brattleboro. Brattleboro Common - Park Place, Brattleboro • Crafts — browse wonderful creations from a wide variety of crafters! The Tour offers Vermont’s most challenging dirt- The River Garden - 157 Main Street, Brattleboro road cycling tours! Fifteen, thirty and sixty-mile , businesses and non-profit organizations Concurrent with Brattleboro’s festive monthly first- • Farms routes, all of them gravel-grinding greatness. Not a Friday Gallery Walk, Strolling of the Heifers • And more: Face painting! Bouncing castle! So race — just a great, enjoyable ride! The routes Weekend gets off to a rollicking start with two much food! feature incredible views, farm and woodland terrain, downtown locations for food, beverages and New England villages (one with a covered bridge) entertainment. The Common will be the spot for and much more, plus a great farm-fresh lunch. music at the Gazebo, food, craft vendors, and more. Sunday Come to Brattleboro for the Parade & Expo on Saturday, and stay for the Sunday Tour de Heifer! See page 10 for Friday's live music schedule! STROLLING OF THE HEIFERS FAMOUS (To sign up: www.strollingoftheheifers.com/tour) Inside the River Garden, visit Specialty Food and FARMER'S BREAKFAST Vermont alcohol vendors for sampling, buying Sunday, June 9, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Marina drinks and closed containers. Help pick the winner Restaurant, 28 Spring Tree Road, Brattleboro, STROLLING OF THE HEIFERS of the People’s Choice Award in our Coffee Cakes Vermont (off Route 5/Putney Road at the West FARM TOUR & Sweet Breads Competition. The River Garden River) Sunday, June 9, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in and near Brattleboro, Vermont also hosts our Farm Art show. Start Sunday of Stroll Weekend enjoying the Ride the MOO-ver bus free between the two beautiful waterfront views at The Marina Restaurant We’ve partnered with six special farms in the locations! while partaking of our Famous Farmer's Breakfast, Brattleboro area to offer this year’s Stroll Weekend which features local and organic products from Farm Tour. Each of these farms — The Bunker Farm, many of the Stroll’s sponsors. Proceeds of the Robb Family Farm, Scott Farm, Rebop Farm, Full Saturday breakfast (or you could call it brunch!) support the Plate Farm and Miller Farm — has something unique Stroll’s mission of connecting people with healthy to offer, will welcome you and show you around. STROLLING OF THE HEIFERS PARADE & local food. (See menu on page 20.) One-hour tours are being offered at 9:30 AM, 11:15 SLOW LIVING EXPO AM, 1:00 PM and 2:45 PM. (See details on page 16.) Saturday, June 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Parade at 10 Pre-registration is encouraged: www. a.m. sharp!) — Downtown Brattleboro, Vermont strollingoftheheifers.com/farmtour Don’t miss the world-famous agriculturally-themed Strolling of the Heifers Parade — 10 a.m. sharp on Brattleboro’s historic Main Street; pre-parade entertainment from about 9 a.m. Watch scores of lovable heifer calves led 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 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: • Meet the heifers up close! They’ll be taking a break at the Common. They'll be tired and have to go home early, so be sure to stop there first. • Delicious food from many specialty vendors • Three entertainment areas (See schedule on page 10.) • New England Center for Circus Arts offers shows throughout the day by the Courthouse featuring advanced and professional students from around the world. • Home Energy Exhibitors — find access to resources that can save you money at home, while treating the planet better!

www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com 7 Ride the MOO-VER! The Tour de Heifer on Sunday — still open for registrations! The MOOver is offering Free transportation On Sunday, June 9, grab your bike and join us for third service during the Friday Festival! annual Tour de Heifer, a trio of challenging, but scenic dirt Look for the MOOver Bus Stop Signs. road farm-to-farm bicycle rides, with distance options of Service from Main Street to the Common and back 15, 30 and 60 miles. all evening: The routes feature incredible views, farm and woodland STOP 1: 181 Main Street / A Candle in The Night terrain, New England villages (one with a covered bridge) STOP 2: The Brattleboro Common and much more. There’s also a 3-mile guided hiking option to the top of nearby Round Accessible! • Air-conditioned! Mountain! Come to Brattleboro for the Parade and Expo, and stay for the Tour de Cow-Themed! • FREE for all ages! Heifer! Please note that there is considerable elevation change on all routes; all routes are dirt roads; mountain or cross-bikes are recommended.

Proceeds from this year’s Tour de Heifer will support the Stroll’s Farm- to-Table Apprenticeship Program, which teaches nutrition and culinary skills to underemployed community members, placing them in full- time, permanent positions at local restaurants and institutional kitchens.

All three rides start and end at Robb Family Farm in West Brattleboro. The 60-miler begins at 8 a.m., the 30-miler at 9 a.m., and the 15-miler at 10 a.m.

All Tour de Heifer rides include a farm-fresh lunch served at Robb Family Farm. A Vermont Table Catering will prepare “Tour de Heifer Quiches” and frittatas with field green salad and yummy dessert. Brattleboro’s Whetstone Brewery will be on hand to offer samples as well as drafts for sale. Gluten-free and vegetarian options will be available, plus lots of other treats provided by the Tour’s sponsors.

Registration is available online until 5 p.m. Saturday, June 8, and will be available on-site on Tour day.

For complete info and registration, visit www.bikereg.com/tourdeheifer.

8 www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com DRIVING AND PARKING ON PARADE DAY PARADE ROUTE AND PARKINGPutney Road

The parade takes place rain or shine! Linden Street 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 EXPO occasion. 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 PARADE the event of an emergency. Do not park in posted no-parking zones! END And please be respectful of local residents by not blocking their driveways. Some churches, Chapin Street businesses and individuals near the downtown area will be offering parking on private proper- ty for a small fee. EXPO Williston Street PARKING RESTRICTIONS: Any vehicle parked illegally on Parade Day (Saturday, June 8, 2019) may be ticketed, and may be subject to towing at own- er’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 PARADE • Chase Street, north side of the entire street START • Forest Street, both sides of the entire street

STREET CLOSINGS during parts of Parade Day: Latchis In planning your route, please take into account the following street closings: Hotel • Flat Street will close early in the morning for parade staging from Main Street to Elm NO DOGS Street, and remain closed until about 11:30 a.m. Flat Street • Main Street from beginning at the Whetstone Bridge, to Putney Road at the Common, and Park Place will be closed for the Parade from about 9:45 a.m. until about 11:30 a.m. • Linden Street from Park Place to Main Street during the Parade.

BEAT THE CONGESTION — RIDE OUR SHUTTLE BUSES! To reduce downtown traffic congestion, use the free shuttle parking lots and ride the free shuttle buses: ALL SHUTTLE BUSES RUN 8 AM – 9:45 AM AND RESUME AFTER THE PARADE (AROUND 11:30) • From Exit 1, I-91: follow signs and park at Brattleboro Union High School — take TRAVEL KUZ (yellow bus) – buses will run to the beginning of Canal Street ACCESSIBLE PARKING • From Exit 2, I-91: follow signs, proceed West on Route 9; park at Academy School & PARADE VIEWING — take TRAVEL KUZ (yellow bus) – buses will run to the Fire Station on Elliot Street. • From Exit 3, I-91: Follow signs to Route 5 South (Putney Rd.). At the second light Our accessible parking area is the parking lot of Pieciak & Co., 10 Park Place. turn right and immediately go left to south end parking lot. Please park in front of This area is restricted to vehicles with valid permits. It is located near the the vacant (former) Home Depot. Please do not park in front of the Hannaford corner of Park Place and Putney Road, directly across from the Brattleboro Grocery Store. A white CURRENT bus will run to the Common. OVERFLOW LOT: Common. Note: Park Place will be closed to traffic at 9:45 a.m. — early People's Bank Operation Ctr. Lot 629 Putney, next to Sherwin Williams. arrival is encouraged! An attendant will be on duty at that lot. If you are • RETURNING TO PARKING AREAS: After the parade, the Travel KUZ yellow buses closer to downtown, we invite you to use the roped-off areas at both sides of will be on Park Place at the Common to take riders back to their cars at Exit 1 and the official parade viewing stand, which will be located on Main Street in front Exit 2 lots. Be sure to check the destination of your bus! The CURRENT white bus of the Key Bank offices. Accessible toilets may be found at the River Garden will be on Putney Road near the Information booth to take riders back to Exit 3 on Main Street, the Transportation Center on Flat Street, and at the Expo Parking Lot. both on the Common and the American Legion, as indicated on the map.

www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com 9 Stroll Weekend Entertainment COURTHOUSE – OFF LINDEN STREET NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CIRCUS ARTS offers shows throughout the day 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. SHEEPX rocket launches throughout the day by THE LOVE SHEEP!

THE GAZEBO — AT THE CENTER OF THE BRATTLEBORO COMMON 10:45…Flyboy MyStro 11:45…Va-et-Vien 12:45…Debbie and the Downers 1:45…. XPressivo 2:15… Rear Defrosters

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT TENT – SHOWS ALL DAY BY SANDGLASS Friday Evening Saturday THEATER Kasper the Cow STROLLING OF THE HEIFERS STROLLING OF THE HEIFERS Fritzi’s Flea Circus FRIDAY FESTIVAL PARADE Friday, June 7, 5:00-9:00 p.m. — Downtown Saturday, June 8, 10 a.m. — Downtown Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro, Vermont Music & Entertainment on the Brattleboro Sunday Common 5:00-9:00 p.m. Pre-parade entertainment starting about 9 a.m.: • The Dairy Godmother (Amelia Struthers) TOUR DE HEIFER 15-30-60 MILE 5:15 – BUHS Jazz Band CYCLING RIDES 6:00 – Celebration Brass Band SLOW LIVING EXPO — FUN, FOOD, Sunday, June 9, starting times 8, 9, 10 a.m. — 7:30 – Molly Steinmark & Friends beginning and ending at Robb Family Farm, ENTERTAINMENT, EXHIBITS, OPEN West Brattleboro, Vermont ALL DAY! Monthly Gallery Walk event — art openings at Lunchtime entertainment at Robb Family Saturday, June 8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. — The many venues, including our Farm Art show! Farm: Common and Linden Street, Brattleboro, • 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.: The Full Catastrophe Vermont

Don't Miss: Stroll Friday Fest! Strolling of the Heifers Weekend 2019 kicks off with delicious Sample and purchase delicious food and Vermont beer, cider & events in TWO Brattleboro locations! On the Common – music all spirits. Sample the finalists' creations and help choose the evening at the gazebo featuring The Brattleboro Union H.S. Jazz People's Choice winner of our Coffee Cakes & Sweet Breads Band, The Celebration Brass Band, and Molly Steinmark & Competition, and check out the Farm-Themed art at the Gallery Friends. Vendors and Food Trucks will be open so you can go at the Garden. Ride the MOOver for FREE between the Common from dinner to dancing right on the Common! The River Garden and Main Street! (see MOOver info on page 8.) at 157 Main Street, will host Specialty Food & VT Beverages.

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After the parade, follow the crowd to the all- day Slow Living Expo for food, music, dance, demonstrations, exhibits and fun, all related DINING TENT Ongoing Virtual Info Sesssions FOOD VENDORS to our mission of sustaining family Oak Meadow K-12 homeschooling farms by connecting people curriculum and accredited distance KIDS Rescue, Inc. learning school with healthy local food. Gazebo & Lost Child Area FOOD VENDORS Travel ENTERTAINMENT Info Booth FOOD VENDORS i VENDORS VENDORS EXHIBITORS EXHIBITORS BRATTLEBORO STROLL COMMON GIFT STORE Putney Road SHUTTLE MEET THE VENDORS SHUTTLE BUS Linden Street EXHIBITORS HEIFERS SHUTTLE BUS BUS NO DOGS Park Place NO SMOKING P Park Place AccessibleParking Pieciak & Co. [ oakmeadow.com

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cians including co-directors Walter country and contemporary pop Slowinski and Ron Kelley on music with Jazz groove. Original reeds, Chuck Ober and Dan songs and musical influences DeWalt on trombones, Anders include Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Burrows on trumpet, Tim Ellis and Willie Nelson, Jefferson Airship, Linda Simoneaux alternating on Lady Gaga and much more. sousaphone, vocals and parade THE FULL CATASTROPHE marshal, Stephen Voorhees on Americans, tweaking his love for snare drum, as well as various BUHS JAZZ BAND the written lyrics, and Entertaining associate members, such as Julian The BUHS Jazz Band is an a crowd. As a young adult MyStro Gerstin on percussion. 18-member jazz big band – one of began preforming and traveling to two jazz ensembles connected to Traditionally, since the late 1800s, NY and ATL to build and share his the high school music department. New Orleans Brass Band music Laurie Indenbaum – fiddle creations. Now he is working with The band’s primary function is has been the music of jazz funer- a few producers, Mainly Amedaus Andy Davis – accordion educational, focusing on gaining als and street parades in New from Platnium Boy Music. He is an understanding of jazz styles Orleans, the style that gave birth Jim Fownes – piano developing his abilities to write and improvisation. to the careers of Buddy Bolden, “The Full Catastrophe” plays New songs, create and lay the vocals Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, England traditional dance music. and finally producing beats. He and countless other musicians Andy Davis, Laurie Indenbaum and has his own studio In Vermont and CELEBRATION BRASS BAND who have helped define the histo- Jim Fownes perform the lively loves to network and create with a ry of Jazz. Over the past 25 years, music found at a New England variety of individuals. the New Orleans brass band reviv- contra dance. Jigs, reels, waltzes al has exploded in popularity, to and polkas drawn from the French THE LOVE SHEEP AND “SHEEPX” the point where it has become the Canadian, Irish and Scottish roots dominant musical force in the city, Vermont dance traditions. Laurie embracing both tradition and inno- on fiddle, Andy on accordion and vation, old forms and new. It is the Jim on piano have many decades mission of the Celebration Brass of experience in town halls, grang- Band to bring this joy & energy to es, schools and camps playing for weddings, funerals, and other pri- country dances. The three musi- The Celebration Brass Band of VT vate & public functions throughout cians will be sharing some of the is Southern VT’s signature ensem- northern New England, to repre- local tunes that characterize a ble for the distinctively vibrant sent both the traditional and con- Vermont contra dance. Who music that we know as the New temporary strains of the New knows, some dancing could even Orleans Brass Band sound! Orleans brass band sound, and to break out! Our name comes from discover the common threads Since 2009, under the leadership an off-hand remark in the film between the New Orleans brass Since 2015 The Love Sheep have of New Orleans native Peter Zorba the Greek when Zorba lov- band genre, and those of modern been entertaining the people of Simoneaux, the Celebration Brass ingly refers to family life as, ‘the jazz, and the wider Afro-Creole Brattleboro and the world with Band of Southern VT has become full catastrophe’. musical diaspora. their silly sheep shenanigans! familiar to Brattleboro area audi- ences through their performances “SHEEPX” is an ovine urban art FLY BOY MYSTRO at numerous Gallery Walks, the exhibit steeped with spacebound Strolling of the Heifers, 4th of July Fly Boy MyStro is an up and com- science specially designed and parades, and a host of other local ing artist with Music in a variety of hoof-built by the popular Love community events. With band genres. He began in chorus and Sheep of Brattleboro thus helping founder Simoneaux on bass drum English Elevating his vocal and lyri- fuel the imaginations of our youth and vocals, CBB features a dynam- DEBBIE AND THE DOWNERS cal skills. As, a youth/teen he with science, creativity and won- worked with the Jazz Center in ic cast of Brattleboro area musi- A positive melding of feminist der. Brattleboro, VT and the Young 12 www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com Entertainers, continued

This low Earth orbital spaceship/ barn dances and hoedowns, and Timbre. Amelia is an educator who sculpture is made mostly from anywhere there are cold drinks lives with her daughter, Maia, also paper and cardboard and is nearby. known as the Dairy Fairy and a vet- launch capable of lifting a full 60 eran comedian herself. inches off the launch pad safety using compressed air. Realistic, SANDGLASS THEATER exciting soundtracks and special PRESENTS: VA-ET-VIENT effects accompany each launch musician; blending the sounds of sequence. jazz, hip-hop, funk and soul music. The former singer and percus- NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR sionist of the bands Groove CIRCUS ARTS Shoes, Mo Ambesa and Dr. Reputation, Molly is now putting together her debut solo album. Vermont’s own Va-et-vient includes Carol Reed on voice, gui- FRITZI’S FLEA CIRCUS children’s AMELIA STRUTHERS tar and mandolins, Suzanne puppetry entertainment: Germain on voice and percussion, Join the mighty Fritzi, a tiny flea and Lausanne Allen on voice, fid- with a big personality, as he daz- dles, flutes, and mandolins. With zles audiences with his talents as backgrounds rich in French cul- The New England Center for strongman, tightrope walker, and tures and language, through life- Circus Arts (NECCA) will offer even gets fired from a cannon. long experiences living and travel- demonstrations every half hour ing in French-speaking lands, they featuring advanced and profes- create beautiful harmonies, teach- sional level students. The ing and engaging audiences. Brattleboro based circus school Since 2001, this band has carved attracts high level students locally out its place in New England and and from around the world, and particularly in Québec, where its they will amaze and entertain you ties to traditional musicians pro- Amelia Struthers, performance art- as they swing, leap and fly! vide a fountain of resources in ist also known as the “Dairy collections of songs, tunes, and Godmother,” has been with the dances. Wherever they travel, they Stroll since the first heifers took to THE REAR DEFROSTERS KASPER AND THE COW: Laugh add to their répertoire of French, the streets of Brattleboro in 2001. and cheer with German hand pup- Québecois, Cajun, and Créole Amelia is a veteran entertainer, pet hero Kasper as he goes on a music. rollicking adventure to reclaim his performing throughout New suitcase…stolen by a cow! England as an actress, storyteller, XPRESSIVO Performed under a big sun comedian, children’s musician, and umbrella, this hand puppet show emcee, on stage, television and combines the exuberance and radio. Since moving to Brattleboro flair of European street theater in 2000, she has regularly per- with the sanctity of a family tradi- formed comedy improv, and won silver and gold medals, as well as a The Rear Defrosters are a honky tion passed down through genera- People’s Choice Award at the 2002 tonk, country soul rock-n-roll band tions. International Clown Convention for with a large and rotating cast of best sketch comedy act. Her latest all-star players from Vermont, New MOLLY STEINMARK & FRIENDS project, a CD called “All About the Hampshire, and western As a vocalist/drummer/percus- Heart,” highlights her musical side; Massachusetts. They are most at We are an SATB a capella group sionist/MC/beat boxer & songwrit- Amelia and her singing/songwriting home playing in country road- based in Brattleboro Vermont! er, Molly Steinmark is a versatile partner perform as Vermont houses, at farm weddings, for www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com 13 MOOving to Greener Pastures? Buying or Selling – Call Us!

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This year, we’ve partnered with six special farms in the Brattleboro area to offer this year’s Stroll Weekend Farm Tours on Sunday, June 9. Each of these farms has something unique to offer, and will welcome you and share their work. One-hour tours are being offered at 9:30 AM, 11:15 AM, 1:00 PM and 2:45 PM. This schedule allows sufficient travel time between tours from one farm to the next. Not all times are available at each farm. Please limit your farm visits on June 9 to the scheduled 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. Because space on each tour is limited, pre-regis- tration is required! The Farm Tour is free, but we appreciate any donations to Strolling of the Heifers to defray the costs of the Farm Tour. 1. The Bunker Farm

857 Bunker Road, Dummerston VT — thebunker- farm.com Farmers: Noah Hoskins, Helen O’Donnell, Mike Euphrat, and Jen O’Donnell Tour Times: 9:30-10:30 and 2:45-3:45

The 169-acre conserved Bunker Farm is a family run diversified farm comprised of four lines of operation: pasture-raised meat and poultry, annual and perennial flowers, maple syrup and community outreach and

16 www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com Road/Route 5. After passing Hannaford Supermarket cent view as well as walk a loop through stately oaks, Farm Tours, continued on left, make a left at next traffic light onto Black some of our fields and past an old foundation. education. The farm tour will touch on all areas, includ- Mountain Rd. Continue for 0.6 miles, then bear right Directions: From Brattleboro, head north on Putney ing a pasture walk to visit the animals, a tour of the onto Kipling Rd. Continue 1.4 miles. Scott Farm will Road/Route 5. At traffic circle (near Exit 3 off I-91), greenhouse, and an explanation of our wood-fired be on your left. continue north on Rte 5 for 3.5 miles. Turn left onto maple syrup operation. Visitors are welcome to pur- Schoolhouse Road. Go approximately 1 mile, turn right chase farm-raised chicken, pork, beef, flowers and onto Miller Road and go .9 miles. Farm will be on your maple syrup. 3. Full Plate Farm right. Directions: From Brattleboro, head north on Putney 4. Rebop Farm Road/Route 5. At traffic circle (near Exit 3 off I-91), continue north on Rte 5 for 3.5 miles. Turn left onto Schoolhouse Road. Go approximately 1 mile and turn right onto Miller Rd. Go 1.8 miles and bear left to con- tinue on Miller Rd. Turn right at stop sign onto Bunker Rd. The farm is on the left.

2. Scott Farm

1320 Sunset Lake Road, Brattleboro, VT — www.RebopFarm.com 440 Miller Rd, East Dummerston, VT Farmers: Ashlyn Bristle and Abraham McClurg www.fullplatefarmers.com Tour Times: 11:15-12:15 and 1:00-2:00 707 Kipling Road, Dummerston, VT — scottfarmver- Farmers: Laura Hecht and Matt Crowley mont.com Tour Times: 11:15-12:15 (one hour today) Rebop Farm is a small, diversified, grass based, and Farmer: Zeke Goodband organic practice farm operating on 45 acres, producing Tour Times: 9:30-10:30 and 1:00-2:00 Full Plate Farm is an intensively managed vegetable raw cow milk and pastured meat, honey and maple farm in East Dummerston. The 150 acre parcel, con- syrup. We also offer hands-on workshops on a variety The Scott Farm consists of 571 acres located in served through the Vermont Land Trust, was purchased of topics, including cheese making, beekeeping, meat Dummerston. This year we will harvest 125 varieties of by Matt and Laura three years ago through the cookery, and fruit tree pruning. Our tour will include a ecologically grown heirloom apples, as well as a dozen Farmland Access Program. With just under 2 acres in pasture walk, a meet-and-greet with our dairy cows, other types of fruit. The farm has 23 buildings listed on cultivation, we grow a huge variety of vegetables, flow- sheep, poultry and pigs, and a chance to sample some the National Register of Historic Places and a recorded ers, fruits and nuts to offer to our 80 CSA members, 2 of our farm products. Farm raised meat, raw milk, history dating back to George Washington’s first term farmers markets, and a number of local restaurants. honey, maple, and ferments will be available for pur- as president. Since 1995, the farm has been owned by Utilizing organic practices, we focus on growing high chase at the farm store. Please note: Dogs are not The Landmark Trust USA, a non-profit organization quality gourmet vegetables intensively and continue to allowed on the property at Rebop Farm. committed to historic preservation. Come join Zeke seek out unusual and unique niche crops to offer, Goodband for a stroll in our orchard and learn a bit including ginger, turmeric, and heirlooms. We focus on Directions: From Brattleboro, take High Street, which about the history of our heirloom fruits. We’ll discuss nurturing the soils and rotating crops quickly with the becomes Western Avenue. After passing I-91 at Exit 2, orchard ecology, learn about grafting and how it was goal of maximizing the land’s potential while maintaining it becomes VT Route 9 West. Continue 2.7 miles past used to create this orchard, and then do a little scout- efficiency needed to run a small farm. I-91 on Rte 9 and turn right onto Sunset Lake Road ing for pests and discuss how we manage them. The Visitors will tour the seedling greenhouse, wash and (just past the Chelsea Royal Diner). The farm is 2.5 farm stand will be open and orchard-related items will pack barn, 4 season high tunnel, vegetable fields and miles on the left. be available for purchase. very young orchard. Visitors are welcome to bring a pic- nic lunch, stretch out in the sun and enjoy the magnifi- Directions: From Brattleboro, head north on Putney

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18 www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com Farm Tours, continued summer season, all but our youngest calves graze at various paddocks. The farm tour will visit our milking parlor, small calf raising area, and answer any questions you may have!

Directions: From Brattleboro, continue on South Main Street onto VT Route 142 South/Vernon Street. Go 5.4 miles. Farm will be on your right

Possible itineraries If you plan to visit 4 farms, we suggest one of the fol- 4. The Robb Family Farm lowing itineraries, which entail a traveling time of no more than 30 minutes between farms. You may also 827 Ames Hill Road, West Brattleboro, VT 5. Miller Farm opt to visit 2-3. Plan to drop in at the Robb Family — robbfamilyfarm.com 1732 Fort Bridgman Rd, Vernon VT – Facebook @ Farm Open House at any time between 9:30-4:00. Farmers: Helen and Charles Robb Sr., Charles Robb millerfarmvernonvt Please print out our map or use your GPS or smart Jr. and Karen Robb Farmers: Paul Miller, Arthur Miller, Peter Miller, Keith phone to enter addresses for the most direct routes. Tour Times: Open House 9:30-4:00 Franklin and their families • Miller Farm, Rebop Farm, Scott Farm, Bunker Farm Tour Times: 9:30-10:30 and 2:45-3:45 This year, the Robb Family Farm is hosting the famous • Miller Farm, Full Plate Farm, Rebop Farm, Bunker Farm Tour de Heifer. Please stop in at the farm to meet the The Miller Farm is an organic dairy farm in the • Miller Farm, Full Plate Farm, Scott Farm, Bunker Farm Robbs, participate in an informal farm tour, shop their Connecticut River Valley in Vernon, VT. We milk around • Scott Farm, Full Plate Farm, Rebop Farm, Miller Farm products, purchase a hearty farm lunch and enjoy the 170 registered Holstein cows, with an additional 150 • Scott Farm, Full Plate Farm, Rebop Farm, Bunker Farm Tour de Heifer festivities. dry cows and heifers. Our milk goes to make Stonyfield • Bunker Farm, Full Plate Farm, Rebop Farm, Miller Farm The Robb Farm has been farming on our land in West yogurt. We have about 600 acres under management, • Bunker Farm, Full Plate Farm, Scott Farm, Miller Farm Brattleboro for more than 100 years. Currently, two providing grass, alfalfa and corn for feed. During the • Bunker Farm, Rebop Farm, Scott Farm, Miller Farm generations of Robbs are the farm’s owners and stew- ards. Formerly a dairy farm, the family is currently focus- ing on two areas: maple syrup and grass-fed beef. The cattle are pastured and are not fed any grain or corn. We have 4500 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 farm store will be open, and maple prod- ucts and meat will be available for purchase. Guests are welcome to walk the surrounding acreage of the farm, bring a picnic and sit by the meandering brook or at the picnic tables.

Directions: From Brattleboro, take High Street, which becomes Western Avenue. After passing I-91 at Exit 2, it becomes VT Route 9 West. Continue 1.3 miles past I-91 on Rte 9 and turn left onto Greenleaf Street (after passing West Brattleboro Pizza). Go approximately 1.5 miles, and continue straight onto Ames Hill Rd (dirt). Farm store is approximately 1.5 miles on the left (approximately 3 miles from Rte 9).Farm is approx. 1 mile on right and only 3 miles from Rte 9.

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24 www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com Farm Art - Amber Bessette and Steven Meyers Each year during Strolling of the Heifers Weekend in Brattle- boro, Gallery at the Garden hosts an exhib- it of farm-related art.

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Brattleboro, Vermont • Wednesday, May 2, 2018 • Vol. XIII, No. 18 • Issue No. 457 YOUR AWARD-WINNING, INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT SOURCE OF NEWS AND VIEWSGovernor faces Area protesters The Arts CSAs statewide over MUSIC prepare for Italian pianist gun-law stance finishes Yellow summer Demonstrators who greeted Phil Scott in Barn residency Brattleboro weren’t the first to push back with free season on his signing gun-control measures — concert and he doesn’t expect them to be the last page B1 one of their signs. By Kevin O’Connor “The right of the people to Special to The Commons keep and bear arms shall not be infringed,” read the other. DRAMA BRATTLEBORO—When Scott, accompanied by an aide WE’RE YOUR Gov. Phil Scott woke at the state and state trooper, listened as the Guilford capital Monday to an unwel- demonstrators, upset with his come spring blanket of snow, April 11 approval of several gun- Center Stage he figured a scheduled trip south control laws, asked if he was con- to Brattleboro would bring a sidering repealing his support. opens season warmer climate. “No, no, I’m not,” he said be- with ‘Spoon Then he arrived to a pair of fore walking away. So goes the governor’s new, A3 protesters in his reserved park- ■ GOVERNOR River’ ing space. SEE page B1 “My guns are innocent,” said COMMUNITY BRATTLEBORO Food & Published Drink 23-unit building TOM BEDELL planned for PARTNERS Beer festival every season is here, Flat Street and brewers ANTHONY AGRILLO/THE COMMONS have new Housing Trust residential Justin Nye lays out starts in the hoop house at Circle Mountain Farm in Guilford. Wednesday brews planned project will be first of page D1 Customers buy shares in advance at area its kind for downtown farms, providing cash flow and sharing DOT READ in almost 100 years risk and reward in the crops to comeshares, or informally shared has seen a completely new struc- ) is optimistic. Asparagus: wildcarrotfarm.net among families and friends. By Wendy M. Levy ture dedicated almost exclusively By Anthony Agrillo “It’s a little early to tell,” A monetary investment by The Commons to living space. Although the first floor will Tasty enough The Commons Kayan said when asked how members during the winter the season is going. “It’s been buys allotments, or shares, of BRATTLEBORO—By this have space for offices, a commu- to stand on its RATTLEBORO— a late spring, but there is still locally grown food distributed fall, the Windham & Windsor nity room, and a retail shop, the own without With the snowpack time for it to catch up and be weekly or bi-weekly throughout Housing Trust expects to be- building is primarily residential. finally fully receded an early summer.” the seasons, depending on the gin construction on a new, 23- The building will house eight much fussing and the cold weather Community-supported agri- setup of the farm. unit apartment building on Flat studio apartments, six efficien- FOR LIFE “There are a bunch of con- Street, next to the Boys & Girls cies, six one-bedrooms, and three Bslowly releasing its grip on culture (CSA) is an economic page D1 model in which customers pay scious choices you are making Club. two-bedroom units. , A4 Windham County, the farmers ■ SEE NEW APARTMENTS at local CSAs find themselves a farm directly, and in advance, joining a CSA,” Amy Frost This is the first time in nearly preparing for the peak grow- for a share of the season’s of Circle Mountain Farm in, A2 a century downtown Brattleboro HERE, AND GONE ing season. crops. These shares are some- ■ SEE CSA FARMS PREPARE Jesse Kayan of Wild Carrot www. times further split into half Spring brings Farm in Brattleboro ( lots of changes to Brattleboro Next Stage now restaurant scene owns its space For more than 85 years, we’ve been a page D1 Total cost for former church: $1, WEATHER thanks to Putney Historicalwhat a fantastic Society venue the church eat surges on from the United Church of is for live events,” she said. HWednesday with By Wendy M. Levy Putney when their congregation And this is where the found- family in business, making a positive The Commons disbanded. ers of the Next Stage vision con- west winds gusting to 30 For quite a few years, the vened, Basescu said. mph at times. Thursday Billy Straus, John Burt, Eric and Friday will bring a PUTNEY—In the middle of building was rarely used, said chance for strong to severe March, Next Stage Arts pur- Basescu, and it was in need of Bass, Barry Stockwell, and Chip thunderstorms as warmth chased the building on Kimball renovation and upgrade. Greenberg were the original and moisture pool in the Hill that houses their offices “Bless them, the Putney five. They held initial fundrais- region under cooler air and performance and program- Historical Society took it on,” ers, got money for a feasibility difference in people’s lives. aloft. Saturday through ming space. she said. study, held community meetings, Tuesday looks cooler and They bought it from the Around the same time, the and formed the Next Stage Arts more seasonable with gen- Putney Historical Society. Putney General Store burned Project. When they began form- erally fair weather. Hello The purchase price, according down. Twice. ing the Board of Directors, that’s to Next Stage Executive Director “It was a real gut-punch,” when Basescu came on. Spring! See Dave Hayes’ Soon after, she became Next forecast, A5. Maria Basescu: “No cost. Just said Basescu, but, “in this very a dollar. It went from one non- organic way, organizations and Stage’s executive director. profit to another." people in town said, ’Let’s re- Next Stage and the histori- “This was always part of the build the store!’ and they held cal society worked together on plan,” Basescu said. talent shows and other fundrais- a successful $1.7 million capital In the middle of the last de- ers at the church.” campaign to renovate the old, A2 ■ SEE NEXT STAGE cade, the historical society During this coming together, bought the circa-1841 church, “a bunch of people here saw RANDOLPH T. HOLHUT/COMMONS FILE PHOTO located at 15 Kimball Hill,

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