Playing the tourist: farming, Vermont style

Growing up on farm my whole life, it’s hard to resist the temptation to visit outstanding farms when the opportunity presents. But perhaps that’s just me…always keen to know more. So, when looking at tourist attractions in north-west Vermont I was surprised that everyone raved about one farm in particular: Shelburne Farms. 

A rare patch of sunshine shows off the Farm Barn...

So it was only fitting that this was one of the main things on our itinerary...

A nice welcome from Vermont!

It's hard to be too caught up in the fast paced life when you're a state whose capital city boasts under 8,000 people and no McDonalds. As many on the bumper stickers proclaim "Vermont was green before it was cool", this is not a bunch of people excited by bigger, better, faster - rather they are happy to embrace the "loca-vore" project whole-heartedly.
It was easy to see this the minute we landed in Burlington - the biggest town in the state with a population standing at ~40,000 (mostly uni students!) - the cutest, smallest international airport ever! Quiet yet efficient, it was a breath of fresh air after a three-hour stopover in NY (at JFK).

A cure for jetlag - looking out over Lake Champlain, in the heart of downtown Burlington (10 mins from the airport)