11/10/2025
Our Holiday issue is out! And, what began as a joyful look at collaboration has grown into something deeper: a call to care. Currently, many of our neighbors are losing access to SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. Food shelves are stretched. Families are making impossible choices. And yet in true Vermont fashion we’re seeing businesses, farms, and community members step up.
As 2025 draws to a close, I’ve been reflecting on where Edible Vermont began which was on March 10, 2020 just days before the world shuttered. No one was picking up anything from grocery stores back then, let alone magazines, but the need to tell the stories of our food system felt more urgent than ever.
In my original media kit, I wrote: “These days it is even more important to highlight and support the intricate network among farmers and foodies, the restaurant community and home chefs, as well as to provide value to our readers while supporting food security.”
Five years later, that mission means more than ever.
This is the Vermont we know. Neighbors helping neighbors. Small actions adding up. No one left behind.
Here’s what you can do to help:
💚 Donate
Support the or your local food shelf.
If you own a business, consider collecting donations or contributing a percentage of sales.
Share what you can from your pantry, garden, or holiday table with someone nearby.
📣 Spread the Word
Encourage your workplace, book club, classroom, or community group to join in.
Use to share your efforts and inspire others.
You can find a copy of our Holiday issue at local shops, cafés, bookstores, co-ops, and markets (locations at ediblevermont.com) the same independent businesses who show up for our communities again and again.
When you support them, you support the entire food system behind them.
Shop local. Give local. Care local. Together, we make sure every table in Vermont has enough on it.
May your holidays be happy, safe, and peaceful,
Marcia
