One of the missions I’ve set myself to in the past year is to promote the weirdness of Vermont. Therefore, I’ve decided to compile this resource for the best blogs in Vermont.
Of course, it wouldn’t be one of my articles if I didn’t do
significant keyword research first. It turns out not a ton of people search for
Vermont blogs. But when they do, these seem to be the topics people are looking
for:
• Vermont food blog
• Vermont gardening blog
• Vermont homestead blog
• Vermont mom blog
• Vermont ski blog
• Vermont weather blog
• Vermont vacation blog
• Vermont wedding blogs
So, let’s take a look at these topics, as well as other
interesting Vermont blogs that I’ve found. If you notice one of your favorite
Vermont blogs are missing, please comment below and let us know so we can check
it out.
What is the Best Vermont Food Blog?
As of April 2024, Feedspot lists 15 of the best
Vermont food blogs and websites. Unfortunately, some of them aren’t
even based in Vermont. But, these are some of the best blogs that Feedspot does
offer us.
Healthy Seasonal Recipes
appears to be the premier food blog in Vermont. Run by classically trained
chef Katie Webster, she lives with her husband on a dead end dirt road in the
Green Mountains of Vermont. Her mission is to “make cooking with locally
sourced seasonal ingredients easy and fun for busy families.” The site has
performed well enough to have four other contributors, two of whom are based in
Vermont.
Adamant
Kitchen is run by Ashley, sharing “exotic meals from a tiny Vermont
kitchen.” Sadly, I don’t think many of these recipes are easily adapted to my
milk-free dietary requirements, but they sound delicious!
Dig In
Vermont covers local
restaurants, farmers markets, fairs, and festivals in the state. It’s perfect
for those who are into the Vermont foodie scene.
Hungry
Enough to Eat Six is a food blog based in Burlington, Vermont. It’s
run by Nancy Mock, offering “comfort food and baking inspiration, through
recipes, photography, and story.”
Teeny
Tiny Kitchen is run out of a small Northern Vermont kitchen focusing
on “homemade meals and a love of local ingredients.” There are quite a few
veggie recipes here, including one for Vegetarian
Stuffed Tomatoes, although I need a replacement for the parmesan
cheese.
The
Vermont Food Bank Blog is one I can be partial to because it has
veggie recipes. Although I do eat some meats, I spent years cooking vegan
meals, so I really appreciate the inspiration. There’s also information about
food assistance here, of course.
If you’re into the weeds for the state of agriculture in Vermont,
the State of Vermont has a blog for their Agency of Agriculture Food and
Markets. It seems to be updated at least twice monthly.
The Vermont Fresh Network
is a network of Vermont chefs, farmers, food artisans, and diners, if you’re
into the food industry side of things in the state.
Sadly, the rest of the blogs on Feedspot either aren’t updated
any more or are simply content on business websites for the sake of search
engine relevance.
What is the Best Vermont Gardening Blog?
A couple of the top results are either not proper Vermont
gardening blogs or haven’t been updated recently. Again, using Feedspot as a
guide, let’s try to find some good gardening blogs for the Green Mountain
State.
The
Garden at 485 Elm is run by a collaborative community garden in
Montpelier, Vermont. It’s updated fairly regularly with a wide range of gardening
topics!
Vermont
Home Gardener is updated about monthly with sustainable organic home
gardening tips.
The Vermont Garden Network
doesn’t really update their blog regularly anymore, but it has lots of how-to
resources worth checking out.
Red Wagon Plants is a
local gardening company who just began selling some of their store’s products
online in 2023. Their blog has lots of useful information and appears to be
updated at least twice per month.
The Vermont Gardener
is the blog for the Vermont Flower Farm in Marshfield, Vermont. It’s sparsely
updated these days, but the archives seem to be full of some good topics worth
reading.
Montpelier
Agway has a blog but it seems pretty basic, with very short general
articles on various agricultural and lawn care topics. Middlebury Agway has a much
more impressive blog that even has pet related articles!
What is the Best Vermont Homesteading Blog?
Thanks to Better
Hens and Gardens I was able to find a couple of Vermont homesteading
blogs, along with some input from searches.
Practical
Self Reliance is run by the same author as The Adamant Kitchen food
blog mentioned above. She herself is an off-grid homesteader, who created an
archive of over 700 articles to help people find practical ways to become more
self-reliant.
Homestead
Honey is run by Teri Page, who started out homesteading in Oregon,
then moved as the family grew to Missouri, and in 2018, moved to Central
Vermont where they are now. There are some really good articles on root
cellars, gardening, and more. Unfortunately, they haven’t posted since January
2023 that I can tell, but it’s still worth checking out for the existing
content.
Unfortunately, Happy Hive Homestead no longer runs a
blog, but they now instead sell their own beeswax polishes and conditioners,
“to restore and protect wood, cast iron, carbon steel, and leather.” So, if
you’re in the market for these types of products, you should probably check
them out!
There are a lot of articles about homesteading in Vermont,
although many of them mention Homestead Honey; their site is that good!
What is the Best Vermont Mom Blog?
Mom blogs are among the top blogs in popularity today, but are
there are popular mom blogs based in Vermont?
There’s Vermont
Moms, which is a sister site of the City Mom Collective. Most of
their content is run across the network, but the Vermont site does seem to have
monthly feature articles. Still, it’s well worth checking out.
Confessions of an Overworked
Mom is the first independent blog on our list. It’s run by Ellen
Christian, who has two adult kids at this point. She has a nice blend of
lifestyle posts on her site.
Frugalwoods
is run by Mrs. Liz “Frugalwoods.” She, her husband, and two kids are
homesteaders in central Vermont. Liz even wrote a book called “Meet the
Frugalwoods.” The site, like the book, is all about financial independence and
simple living. Cool stuff.
There really aren’t too many other dedicated mom blogs out there
in Vermont that I’ve found. Let me know if there are any I’ve missed!
What is the Best Vermont Ski Blog?
Not being a skier myself, I never thought to look for ski blogs
in Vermont. But, this is why I do research. It turns out, there are blogs about
skiing specifically pertaining to Vermont. Here are a couple of them.
SkiMaven
authors a Vermont ski blog. She has been alpine skiing since childhood and has
an extensive background in the sport. This includes working as a ski instructor
at various resorts in Colorado, Vermont, and New Hampshire, and experience in
resort marketing. Alongside her husband, who is also an avid winter sports
enthusiast and photographer, SkiMaven has expanded her skiing interests to
include backcountry and cross-country skiing.
The couple is based in Burlington, Vermont, where they engage in
website development, content management, writing, photography, and online
visibility work when not on the slopes.
Ski Vermont, which is a
marketing partnership among many ski resorts and adjacent winter sporting
companies, has quite an extensive blog. It’s very marketing focused, but if
you’re looking for information on your next ski vacation in Vermont, it’s worth
checking out.
But on the same domain, Ski Vermont also has some partner blogs,
including All Mountain Mamas.
I’m not sure what other partner blogs they have under their domain, but this
one looks good.
Mad River Glen, a ski
resort in Waitsfield, Vermont, also has their own blog, although not commonly
updated.
I feel like Vermont ski blogs are an under-served category. Any
avid skiers want to take a shot at it?
What is the Best Vermont Vacation Blog?
This is actually a pretty easy question to answer, as there
aren’t a ton of blogs that serve Vermont specifically. There is one in
particular, Travel
Like a Local: Vermont, which covers just about everything about
Vermont on one website.
Otherwise the State of Vermont has their own Vermont Vacation
tourism website. They do have a neat section with Stories
From Vermont. If you know any other blogs that have dedicated
sections to Vermont, let me know!
What is the Best Vermont Weather Blog?
There’s actually a few Vermont weather blogs that you’ll find if
you do a quick Google search.
East Street Weather Blog
is based in Huntington, Vermont and appears to have been updated daily since
2011. It also covers the weather for North Hero, which is a town on an island
on Lake Champlain accessible by US Route 2. John Hadden’s dedication as a
weather enthusiast to this blog is commendable!
Matt’s Weather Report
is as Matt himself puts it, a “Vermont weather geek's hodgepodge of weather
and climate news.” He posts at least daily, if not more.
WCAX
is the local CBS station, which has Burlington, Vermont weather forecasts, ski
and board reports, and even local gardening tips with their “In the Garden”
section!
What is the Best Vermont Wedding Blog?
As my wife and I married in a ceremony with just a Justice of
Peace and the two of us, we’re not the target audience for wedding blogs,
generally speaking. But, because it’s a question that’s asked of Google on a
fairly regular basis, I did find a couple to mention here.
Vermont
Weddings is a directory, but they offer a ton of articles on their
regularly updated blog. I get why. This state is a gorgeous backdrop for a
marriage. Kudos to them for being such a great resource in the space.
Jenna
Brisson is a Vermont based wedding photographer who serves most of
the East Coast, but her blog is focused on Vermont weddings. It’s another great
resource, this one from someone you may hire for your own wedding. It seems she
hasn’t added much to this blog in the past year, however.
There are a few other blogs worthy of mention, but they haven’t
been updated in six months or more, so I’m not keen to include them.
What Are Some Other Best Vermont Blogs?
Besides the popular topics of blogs listed above, I’d like to
feature a few other very popular Vermont based blog websites.
VT Digger
has many excellent Vermont history feature articles, but as a website of
member-supported journalism, they cover topics from government and politics to
life and culture. Vermont Daily Chronicle is
another independent news website.
For those into hunting down mushrooms in the state, The
Mushroom Forager is a great Vermont based resource. Hopefully they
will post again in 2024, but the existing content is solid.
Please let me know about any other Vermont blogs you enjoy!
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