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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   SPRINGFIELD — The Vermont Everyone Eats program that has provided free restaurant to-go meals to COVID-impacted Vermonters since August is being put on hold as of December 31. Everyone Eats has engaged more than 170 Vermont farms and food producers, played a key role in keeping more than 150 restaurants in business, and provided more than 500,000 meals to members of communities in all 14 Vermont counties. This program was made possible in 2020 with CARES Act funding through a grant from VT Agency of Commerce and Community Development ...

Bread Fairy loaves The year 2020 has been a roller-coaster ride for restaurants and other food businesses. In mid-March, the State of Vermont ordered restaurants and bars to close to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The rules were relaxed in late May, and restaurants reopened with restrictions in place. Current regulations limit restaurant diners to one household per party. As rules shifted, so did the food and beverage industry. Takeout took off, and restaurants offered groceries and other provisions along w...

1 of 47 Ray Branagan, of Brattleboro, Vt., picks up a meal from Everyone Eats, on Flat Street, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2020. 650 meals were donated by restaurants around the Brattleboro community.Everyone Eats is a program that is funded by the CARES Act and the funds are expected to run out on Dec. 30, 2020. Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Jerry Roberge, a paramedic at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, in Brattleboro, Vt. tells Karlie Borst, of Brattleboro, how to administer the COVID-19 test during a drive-thru testing site on Wednesday, Dec. 3...

I write on behalf of the staff of The Collaborative to thank our beloved community. The benefits of being thankful are expansive and far-reaching. It is said that through the demonstration of gratitude that we are able to live healthier and more rich lives. Connection is now more important than ever, and The Collaborative wants to take a moment to thank some incredible individuals and community partners who have helped support us in recent months. There isn’t possibly enough room or words to thank everyone, but we are so very grateful to everyone who has made our work possible. The Colla...

As Americans go hungry, an innovative free-meal program is running out of money and time By Aimee Picchi Food partnerships help families in need A table set up in the lobby of a children's science museum in Burlington, Vermont, was running low on free meals after giving away almost 200 of the packaged lunches. As the last patron wandered in from the frigid weather and took one of the meals — a winter salad with tahini sauce prepared by a local restaurant — organizer Brittany Sperber told him, "We're here for the next two weeks." After that, it's unclear whether more me...