Izzy's Response to Prompts

        

Response to Prompts

         A number of fruits and vegetables are grown in Vermont during the summertime.  A few of the crops the local farm I’ve worked on grows are strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes, peas, garlic, raspberries, spinach, lettuce, and carrots.  While it grows numerous produce, Vermont is best known for our maple syrup and cheese.  As this past February has been unusually warm, many producers have begun tapping their trees for sap much earlier than the traditional first Saturday of March.  My family has about six maple trees on our small amount of land, and we use a small griddle on our back porch to make our own maple syrup.  Last year we boiled enough sap to have a full gallon of maple syrup for us to pour on pancakes and waffles, (we still have some we haven’t yet consumed). 

         Although my family doesn’t make my favorite Vermont food product, I still enjoy eating it immensely…cheese!  While our local farmers markets are open, my family takes advantage of the many vendors that sell their cheese.  Blue Ledge Goat Farm sells the best goat cheese, we can’t resist buying even a small portion to bring home and enjoy with a cracker and our home grown berries (strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries).