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Published September 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.
'Tis the season for harvest festivals, but while plenty of events highlight apples, pumpkins and hayrides for chubby-cheeked cherubs, the celebration at Colchester's Mead Hall has a rather different tone. There, patrons sip mead from horn tankards, gnaw on ox shoulder and sup on bottomless bowls of soup. There are table games, too.
Harvest Fest: Saturday, September 30, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Colchester's Mead Hall. Price of drinks (and tankards). Info, 497-2345, colchestermeadhall.com.
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Our Reason to Bee: Part of Bees' Knees Week put on by Barr Hill Gin, Liquor.com and a variety of bee-centric organizations, this event is intended to get people fired up about the importance of pollinators. Its speaker is apiarist Todd Hardie, who founded Caledonia Spirits and now owns Thornhill Farm. Thursday, September 28, 5:30 p.m., Juniper, Burlington. $10. Info, 651-0080, drinkbeesknees.com.
Stowe Oktoberfest: It makes sense to celebrate an Alpine festival amid Vermont's highest mountains. Expect oompah bands, Bavarian foods and local beer. Friday, September 29, through Sunday, October 1; hours vary. Mayo Events Field, Stowe. $5-10. Info, 760-9050, stowerotary.com.
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Related Locations
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Colchester's Mead Hall
- 856 Hercules Dr., Suite 20, Colchester Chittenden County VT 05446
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802-497-2345
- www.colchestersmeadhall.com
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Juniper Bar & Restaurant
- 41 Cherry St., Hotel Vermont, Burlington Burlington VT 05401
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802-651-5027
- hotelvt.com…
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Mayo Events Field
- 80 Weeks Hill Rd., Stowe Stowe/Smuggs VT 05672
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Shelburne Farms Inn
- 99 Inn Rd., Shelburne Chittenden County VT 05482
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802-985-8498
- www.shelburnefarms.org…
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Former contributor Suzanne Podhaizer is an award-winning food writer (and the first Seven Days food editor) as well as a chef, farmer, and food-systems consultant. She has given talks at the Stone Barns Center for Agriculture's "Poultry School" and its flagship "Young Farmers' Conference." She can slaughter a goose, butcher a pig, make ramen from scratch, and cook a scallop perfectly.
Former contributor Suzanne Podhaizer is an award-winning food writer (and the first Seven Days food editor) as well as a chef, farmer, and food-systems consultant. She has given talks at the Stone Barns Center for Agriculture's "Poultry School" and its flagship "Young Farmers' Conference." She can slaughter a goose, butcher a pig, make ramen from scratch, and cook a scallop perfectly.
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