Strolling of the Heifers A CELEBRATION OF FaRMERS & FOOD! June 3-5, 2016 • BrattleBoro, Vt FrIDaY, June 3 Gallery Walk & Street Festival Celebration of Bread SATURDaY, June 4 Strolling of the Heifers Parade Slow Living Expo SunDaY, June 5 Famous Farmers Breakfast Tour de Heifer Bike Tours Area Farm Tours KeY SPonSorS www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com 1 Our Green Mountain Creamery yogurt family just got BIGGER! June 3rd - June 5th, 2016 Strolling of the Heifers! We are udderly proud! Green Mountain Creamery, your local source for the best in Greek yogurt, now offers kid-friendly YoYummy pouches! The newest addition to our family is real fresh yogurt, rBST-free, with live cultures and only natural ingredients. For nutrition on the go, YoYum- my comes in a reclosable pouch with flavors children love, like Mixed Berry, Strawber- ry-Banana, even Cotton Candy! Like our Greek Yogurt, YoYummy is made right here in Brattleboro with milk from your local dairies. Support your local farms, and ask for us in your favorite store! in V ade erm m o greenmountaincreamery.com y n yoyummykids.com ll t! a c o L Follow Us! 2 www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com Stroll Weekend helps us build stronger farms and food businesses! A welcome from Orly Munzing, founder of the Stroll It’s hard to believe it, but this • Step 3: Custom-tailored support for growth: Continued sup- port to bring the best of these opportunities to market in a is the 15th annual Strolling of systematic approach, custom tailored for each business, that the Heifers Weekend! includes mentoring, physical office, lab or maker space, land, or kitchen space, as appropriate, as well as assistance in gain- During that time, since 2002, the ing access to capital, services including legal, accounting, stra- “Stroll” has evolved quite a bit. In tegic advice, tech support, and more. the beginning, it was just a fun parade and festival that generated Windham Grows activities will be centered at the Robert H. a little income to provide grants for teachers to do early farm-to- Gibson River Garden, The Stroll’s headquarters building in the school projects. heart of downtown Brattleboro, where 4000 square feet of new space has been developed as offices, collaborative meeting and Today, we have a set of year-round programs to encourage inno- working space, and a kitchen for research & development work. vation and entrepreneurship at farms and food businesses, and to build stronger local food systems. Besides Windham Grows, we’re also proud of our Farm-to-Table Culinary Apprenticeship Program, taking place again this summer Based on the success of our Farm/Food Business Planning at the River Garden, in partnership with the Windham Regional Competitions, we’re gearing up to launch a brand-new, enormous- Career Center and the Vermont Department of Labor. This pro- ly exciting program called Windham Grows: a food and agriculture gram trains underemployed people and veterans for careers in business hatchery. the culinary field — last year, 11 people completed it and are now employed full-time in local kitchens and food production facilities. In collaboration with state and regional partners, Windham Grows aims to build the food and agriculture business sector in The outcome of all of this: good jobs for more people in a stron- Windham County by connecting startup and early-stage business- ger local food system. And your support of Strolling of the Heifers es with critical services, resources and financing. Once it gets up Weekend helps to make it all possible. Many thanks! and running in Windham County, we’ll look at expanding to other parts of Vermont and New England. Orly Munzing Strolling of the Heifers Founder Led by a pair of seasoned entrepreneurs-in-residence, Windham & Executive Director Grows helps build businesses in a three-stage annual develop- ment cycle: Please, NO Dogs at the • Step 1: Discovering opportunities: A program of outreach, workshops and cross-sector networking events designed Parade & Expo! smoke out ideas for new products, new methods and new markets that represent business opportunities Because some of the animals in the parade may not react well to dogs, • Step 2: Competitive evaluation: A process designed to devel- please leave them at home on the day op, test and rank business models, plans and financial projec- of the parade. Thanks! tions for these opportunities www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com 3 DriVing and parking on parade daY Parade ROUTE and Parking The parade takes place rain or shine! 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 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 the event of an emergency. Do not park in posted no-parking zones! And please be respectful of local residents by not blocking their driveways. Some churches, businesses and individuals near the downtown area will be offering parking on private proper- ty for a small fee. PARKING RESTRICTIONS: Any vehicle parked illegally on Parade Day may be ticketed, and may be subject to towing at owner’s expense. Please park only where it is legal! The following will be posted that day as NO PARKING zones, as will all areas nor- mally 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 • Chase Street, north side of the entire street • Forest Street, both sides of the entire street • Cedar Street, from Route 30 to top of the hill Certain streets will be closed during parts of Parade Day: NO DOGS In planning your route, please take into account the following street closings: • Flat Street will close early in the morning for parade staging from Main Street to Elm Street, and remain closed until about 11:30 a.m. • Main Street, Putney Road up to the Commons, and Park Place will be closed for the Parade from about 9:45 a.m. until about 11:30 a.m. • Linden Street will be closed to southbound traffic from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the Brattleboro Retreat entrance south to Park Place, and will be closed to all traffic dur- ing the Parade from Main Street to Park Place. Beat the Congestion — RIDE OUR SHUTTLE BUSES! To reduce downtown traffic congestion, use the free shuttle parking lots and ride the free shuttle buses: HandiCapped Parking • At Exit 1, Route 91: follow signs and park at Brattleboro Union High School — buses will run and Parade Viewing to the corner of Canal Street and South Main Street beginning at 8 a.m. Last bus: 9:45 a.m. • At Exit 2, Route 91: follow signs, proceed West on Route 9; park at Green Mountain Chapel Our handicapped parking area is the parking lot of Pieciak & Co., 10 Park Place. This or Academy School — buses will run to the Fire Station in town beginning at 8:00 a.m. Last area is restricted to vehicles of people with valid handicapped permits. It is located bus: 9:45 a.m. near the corner of Park Place and Putney Road, directly across from the Brattleboro Common. • No buses will run from the Exit 3 area. Note: Park Place will be closed to traffic at 9:45 a.m. — early arrival is encouraged! An attendant will be on duty at that lot. For handicapped individuals • Returning to parking lots: Buses will run from the corner of Linden Street (Route 30) and who are closer to downtown, we invite you to use the roped-off areas at both sides Park Place (near the Brattleboro Common), starting immediately after the parade. of the official parade viewing stand, which will be located on Main Street in front of Last bus: 4 p.m. the Key Bank offices. Handicapped toilets may be found at the River Garden on • Courtesy golf carts will run from 9 a.m - 4 p.m. between the main gate of the Retreat cam- Main Street, the Transportation Center on Flat Street, and at the Expo both on the pus and the corner of Linden Street and Park Place. Common and the Retreat Grounds, as indicated on the map. 4 www.StrollingoftheHeifers.com Stroll Staff & Volunteers FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE STAFF & VOLUNTEERS Dan Munzing, Graphic Lt. Bob Perkins, Brattleboro Catherine Fournier, Expo Helper DIRECTOR Michael Bucossi, Brattleboro Designer Police Liaison Jesse Kiendl - Foosball Orly Munzing Fire Dept. liaison Judy Fink, Farm Tour Helen Robb, Support and referee/coach Joe Bushey III, Road Signage Coordinator Inspiration Alan Smith, Hay Supplier BOARD MEMBERS Andrew Cavanaugh, Expo Kim Fine, Courtesy Carts Chair Steven Rowell, Parking & Bus Brattleboro Cub Scout Pack logistics Michael Fitzgerald, Brattleboro Consultant 447, Chartered by the West John R. Davidson (Chair & Richard Chapin, Parade Chair Police Chief Steve Shriner, Tour de Heifer Brattleboro Congregational Treasurer) Erin Fagley, Asst. to the Vicki Friedman, Administrative Coordinator Church Greg Worden (Secretary) Director, & Volunteer Coordinator Donna Simons, Expo Cindy Finck, Goat Olympics Donna Simons Bette Crawford, Window Krista Belson, Intern Consultant William Ames Display Chair Sam Groves, Float Designer Cindy Sterling, Zero Waste RIVER GARDEN Jim Verzino Hanna Thurber, Tour de Heifer and Builder Manager AMBASSADORS Roger Allbee Coordinator Drew Hazelton, Rescue Inc.