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BRATTLEBORO â As many as 65 local familiesâ holidays were brightened this week with a box of local food thanks to Retreat Farm and dozens of farmers, bakers, cheesemongers, and local businesses.
âItâs been a hard year for all of us but these boxes are a true testament to our generous and resilient community. We are so grateful to all the people, farms and businesses that contributed to this effort to feed our community,â said Lu Neuse, managing director of Programs and Stewardship at Retreat Farm.
The holiday food box distribution was sponsored by WW Building Supply. Weighing in at over 60 lbs, each box contained donated apples, flour, bread, and cheese from Dutton Farm, King Arthur Baking Company, Against the Grain, and Grafton Village Cheese Company. Additional food for the boxes was provided at discount by Food Connects, the Brattleboro Food Co-op, Butter Mountain Bakery, and Miller Farm. Each box also included maple syrup produced by HCRS and JD Sugarworks, meat and pantry staples provided by the Vermont Food Bank, a variety of squash grown by Retreat Farm, and herbal tea from the SUSU Healing Collective. A donated refrigerator from Aaronâs was essential to storing the food prior to distribution.