04/23/2018
After long and thoughtful consideration I have decided it is time to discontinue Vermont Vanilla's participation in the Bennington Farmers Market. This was a very difficult decision to come to as I love interacting with the lovely people who visit and vend at the market. It has been my privilege to sell my homemade vanilla extract and sugars, flavored extracts and baked goods these past five years and I would continue to do so had I not so many competing obligations. Of those, the most important and exciting is the imminent arrival of my first grandchild. My son and his wife will be welcoming a baby boy to the world in about a month and I plan to be around for him and them as much as possible. Between a couple of part-time jobs and Nana duty I just won't have the time and energy to continue my Friday baking marathons on a regular basis.
I do, however, want to continue baking. From time to time I will post pictures of new baking challenges I have taken on. For instance, I'm making a Harry Potter cake for a baby shower in May that is going to be awesome - I can't wait to post pictures here! I will also take orders for whatever you may need for the holidays, special occasions or just a craving.
I would also like to keep this page and make it more about baking. I often wish there was a page out there where people could talk about their baking success, discuss the latest episode of the Great British Baking Show, recommend recipes or cook books or ask questions about some new project they are attempting. I would love to see this become a lively and informative forum for all things baking. If you are interested in those kinds of discussions stay around and help me build the Vermont Vanilla page into the Facebook equivalent of Grandma's kitchen.
