Scheduled Programs

Something's Cooking in Vermont

Come experience a historic country inn, beautiful scenery and a week of fine foods. Since the decline of the Vermont dairy farm, resourceful Vermonters have explored new and creative ways to survive. During the week you will enjoy meeting and learning how these small entrepreneurs create, develop and market their gourmet food products.

 

Lobsters Wineries and Foods of New England

Experience the distinctiveness and diversity of New England's delicious cuisine as well as the region's lifestyles and beautiful scenery during a weeklong journey through Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Discuss with professional winemakers, lobstermen, fishermen, and farmers, the products they grow and harvest from the lands and seas. Learn about specialty products created by local entrepreneurs. Enjoy field trips to vineyards, farms, sugarhouses, markets and the ocean.

Savor the Flavors of the South: Coastal Virginia to North Carolina20163

Take part in an adventure exploring the famous foods of the South. Virginia’s Isle of Wight County is the birthplace of the Smithfield Ham. See the famous ham’s exhibit at the Isle of Wight Museum, talk with employees about company history and the salt-curing method that’s changed little since Colonial times, and visit a smokehouse to learn about the smoking process.