Thanksgiving


  • Turkey flocks healthy ahead of the holidays

    Turkey flocks healthy ahead of the holidays

    Heading into Thanksgiving, both Vermont’s wild and domesticated turkey flocks were healthy and plentiful, despite an outbreak of the avian flu in many parts of the nation and…

  • Weybridge farm creates Thanksgiving memories after a loss

    Weybridge farm creates Thanksgiving memories after a loss

    Tom could get things done, but Lisa kept things going. A perfect team, and a couple who propelled me into a farming career.

  • How to cook for a crowd this holiday season

    How to cook for a crowd this holiday season

    Feeding a crowd can be a daunting task, though local culinary professionals say there are ways to make the job easier and, perhaps, even enjoyable this year. 

  • Guest editorial: Giving thanks to Vt. farmers

    Guest editorial: Giving thanks to Vt. farmers

    This week and through the holidays, Vermont food will be at the center the table as many of us celebrate with family and friends. 

  • Ways of Seeing: November as a time for reflection

    Ways of Seeing: November as a time for reflection

    As we approach the holiday season, I ache to hear my grandmothers’ voices, to hug them, to spend time with them.

  • Jessie Raymond: A simple Thanksgiving? No thanks

    Jessie Raymond: A simple Thanksgiving? No thanks

    Despite the likelihood of meltdowns, however, riding that line between culinary success and disaster makes me feel alive.

  • Faith Gong: The first snow (a sort of Thanksgiving)

    Faith Gong: The first snow (a sort of Thanksgiving)

    On Thanksgiving morning, we learned that our entire family had been close contacts with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Our three youngest children, all only partially vaccinated…

  • Editorial: Thanksgiving

    Editorial: Thanksgiving

    In a world beset by seemingly inescapable human woes and suffering, how do we grasp those nuggets of thanks that keep us unbroken and make the morning shine?

  • Turkey farm preps for Thanksgiving

    Turkey farm preps for Thanksgiving

    If sales data from Stonewood Farm are any indication, more people are planning to host Thanksgiving meals this year, compared with 2020 during the first year of the…

  • Letter to the editor: Orwell T-Day meal lauded

    The “Free Orwell Community Thanksgiving Meal” this past Thursday was such a kind and generous gift to the residents of Orwell. Thank you to the Orwell Village School…