When you think of a business going out on a delivery route there can be traffic, problems parking, blocked loading dock areas and noise.
After production today, we went on a delivery run that began with a quick check-in with my doctor’s office to re-check my high last week’s blood pressure. Thank goodness it was in the normal range today. We still aren’t sure why I was getting headaches, and my bp was elevated, so we will continue to monitor my bp at home.
Our first delivery stop was to the Dorset Union Store in Dorset, VT. It’s everything you think of when you think of a store in Vermont, and this one has been around since 1816. Their tag line is “Purveyors of Necessities and Frivolitiies Since 1816.” The store has two chefs that create delicious sandwiches, soups, meats, salads. They also offer dinners to go, sides, entrees, and catering. We love being part of this!
Our next delivery was just a few miles away on Route 30, a place called Mach’s Market in Pawlet, VT. This gorgeous store and deli have been a general store since 1804! After an extensive renovation, Mach’s Market reopened about a year ago “We’re Back…and Better Than Ever!” They have a team of chefs, bakers, and pizza makers offering new, fresh food, including a butcher shop and smokehouse. A wood-fired brick oven turns out organic baked goods, bread, and gourmet pizzas.
Our last delivery was to Consider Bardwell Farm in West Pawlet, VT, who are artisan award-winning cheesemakers. “Great People Making Great Cheese” is what they call their team. We are lucky enough to be included in their farm store and available for online purchasing and shipping! Our spatzle and their cheese make one hell of a macaroni and cheese!
At the 2018 Vermont Cheesemakers Festival, Consider Bardwell Farm won the best cheese, and we won the best artisan food. It was such a surprise and honor to be awarded such a title. The festival is one of the top 10 food festivals in the country. Sadly, they have announced the cancellation again this year. Check the festival out on Facebook and start planning your trip to the festival next year.
On our way back home, we decided to take the back roads. We took Rupert Road to Sandgate Road and were lucky that the road was freshly graded. The back roads can get grooves 2 feet deep. We went through “the notch,” a winding, curvy road, making traveling in the winter a nail-biter or impossible.
Tomorrow after production, I go for my second Moderna injection. I hope and pray that I only experience a sore arm; we have a lot more spatzle to make this week. Fingers crossed! 🤞
Love your walking me thru Vermont food history.
I dated a guy with the last name of Mach!