New from Burlington, Vermont

[onesmartcookie]

Hello raw foodies! With a longstanding interest in general nutrition, I've become extremely interested in alternative nutrition (veganism and raw/living foods) within the last 6 months or so. I was initially sparked by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis' beautiful book "Raw Food/real world," and also recently purchase Alissa's FABULOUS book and DVD. I'm totally into it, and on my way to transitioning (slowly). It feels so right. Green smoothies are my new love.

Anyone else in Vermont? I'm originally from Ithaca, NY and went to school in Chicago. Have been in VT since last summer, and am looking to move back to Chicago this summer (can't commit to locations!)

Glad to be here. I've been lurking for awhile but want to start joining in on conversations. You all are SO inspiring, you have no idea =)

[Miranda]

im from burlington vermont too :) :)
very excited to have someone SOOOO close!!!

WELCOME!!!

[karenisraw]

onesmartcookie,

Hi! I visited Burlington Vermont a few years ago. It was beautiful. We went to Lake Champlain and also to Sherburne Farms.

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:)

[onesmartcookie]

Miranda--
So glad we've connected! Now we can lament the fact together that no place in Burlington will order young coconuts for us =(

Karenisraw--
Burlington, and Vermont in general, is quite a scenic and beautiful place. Actually most of the Northeast is =) Shelburne Farms is amazing, I've been to quite a few events there--really incredible to see the estates and such. I'm actually heading out right now to walk the bike trail along the lake...with a view of the Aidirondaks in the background.
Thanks for commenting!

[Shivananda]

So glad we've connected! Now we can lament the fact together that no place in Burlington will order young coconuts for us =( No laments allowed here. :)

Start your own buyer's co-op. Just get together and order a case and split it.

[Miranda]

No laments allowed here. :)

Start your own buyer's co-op. Just get together and order a case and split it.

we'd have to buy online and shipping is crazy. and who's to say theyd be in good shape when they got here...we've both asked all around town for people to order them....
i know that at 2 places i asked, they had no idea what i was talking about and pointed me to the direction of the "wacky" coconuts...

[Miranda]

No laments allowed here. :)

Start your own buyer's co-op. Just get together and order a case and split it.

we've both asked places around town. i know that where i've asked, people have no idea what im talking about and point me in the direction of "wacky" coconuts.
the places i've found online are outrageous..and shipping on top of that....
would be worth it in my opinion.

we'll just have to take a roadtrip to WHOLE FOODS and buy a case or something. it'd be worth the 3-5 hour drive right :) still be cheaper than buying online i think.

[onesmartcookie]

I know, what's so "wacky" about those coconuts anyway? They make me laugh.

I'm going home to visit my parents in Ithaca in a few weeks and hoping to maybe see if I can find some around there. If so, I'll bring some back to share!

Where is the nearest whole foods anyway? Apparently some Wal-Marts will order them for you, but I don't think the Wal-Mart in Williston is a supercenter, and I think only the supercenters do that.

Though the Green Mountain State is certainly lovely, it is NOT raw food friendly. Yet. ;)

[Miranda]

I'm going home to visit my parents in Ithaca in a few weeks and hoping to maybe see if I can find some around there. If so, I'll bring some back to share!

Where is the nearest whole foods anyway? Apparently some Wal-Marts will order them for you, but I don't think the Wal-Mart in Williston is a supercenter, and I think only the supercenters do that.

Though the Green Mountain State is certainly lovely, it is NOT raw food friendly. Yet. ;)

i think the closest Whole foods would be in Hadley MA...which is 3.5-4 hrs away i think!? if you don't have any luck in Ithaca i think a roadtrip is in order :) or i could check when i go home to NH and ask the WALMART SUPERCENTER if they can order some. i know that williston wont b/c its not a supercenter.

yea i love vermont..it's beautiful...but we don't have too many options for organic/raw food friendly establishments. we gotta change this :)

[Shivananda]

Ahhhh, you give up too easily...

Here's what I would do. First, check with any Thai restaurants or asian markets in the area to see if they use or sell young coconuts. If so, where do they get them? Or would they sell them to you? I currently get mine here in the N. Boston area at an Asian market for $1.79 ea., less than half what Whole Foods sells them for. And they're making a profit selling them to me at twice what they paid for them.

Also, check with any organic rstaurants in the area, ditto above.

Also check with organic produce distributors who serve your area.

Finally, if all else fails, spend some time on the internet searching for WHOLESALE prices on CASE LOTS. Not retail, which will make you go blind.

One last thing, some sources have GREEN coconuts... it's the same thing as white baby coconuts but with the outer shell still on them.

[misslinda]

Welcome and best wishes!

;)

[Misty*Mountain]

hey hey... welcome..

i love b-town. last summer i lived on a farm over in huntington (just 30 mins south of burlinton) and it was bliss! vt in the summer is simply incredible! i'm really surprised that you can't get coconuts around there... healthy living won't hook it up??? and what about heady markup (aka city market)??? oh, and its about time that someone opened a raw food restaurant in town...

and hey, i went to college in ithaca! i will be moving back there this summer to help with the developmengt of an eco-hostel! such a beautiful, progressive town... can't wait to move back there for a few months!

anyway, welcome to the board! :D

[Miranda]

it's official sweetheart...we're opening a business here :)

no seriously...thats my dream. how amazing would that be!!!

we'll meet up this week for some girlietalk and raw food okay?!

[onesmartcookie]

thanks for all the welcomes, I think this site will easily become an addiction =)

Shiv-Thanks for all your knowledgeable advice. Burlington isn't exactly a mecca of ethnic foods, but Miranda and I will do some brainstorming and plan our next steps, because young coconuts NEED to happen. I don't think we even have an asian market, do we Miranda?

Thanks for the welcome misslinda! Your posts are always so motivational and inspirational =)

Misty--Burlington in the summer = bliss. Unfortunately, it lasts about 3 months. But during those 3 months, it can't be beat. You know, I would have expected Healthy Living to be all about coconuts, but apparently not. City market only carries the dark mature ones. Miranda and I are ON IT!

Yeah, you know there aren't even any 100% vegan places to eat here either, I don't think. Stone soup and maybe Penny Cluse have vegan options, but nothing here is devoted to the lifesyle. How amazing would a raw foods restaurant and store in Burlington be? Did you go to Cornell or IC? Ithaca is another "gorges" place, but I busted out to Chicago upon high school graduation. I appreciate Ithaca much more now. I go home every couple months to visit the rents. Eco-hostel--can't wait to hear how that goes!

Miranda--yay! I think we could be excellent partners in raw food crime. It's funny, if I move back to Chicago, I'm looking to work at the only raw foods restaurant there--Karyn's Fresh Corner. I ate there about a month ago and it was really incredible. A friend of mine's mother studies with Karyn, and I'm hoping she can get me in the door. Maybe then I'll move back to Burlington and we'll bring raw food to the masses in the green mountain state!
Really looking forward to getting together =)

[Shivananda]

I tell ya, ya just gotta do your homework. The following list took me less than a minute to find on the internet, via Google. I'm guessing at least one of the following is gonna be a big help to y'all: :)

Vermont

Adamant Co-op
Adamant Road PO Box 1
Adamant Vermont 05640-
Phone: (802) 223-5760

Brattleboro Food Co-op
2 Main Street / Brookside Plaza
Brattleboro Vermont 05301-
Phone: (802) 257-1841
FAX: (802) 254-5360
bfc@sover.net
http://www.brattleborofoodcoop.com

City Market - Onion River Co-op
82 S. Winooski Avenue Suite 2
Burlington Vermont 05401-
Phone: (802) 863-3659
FAX: (802) 863-0245
info@citymarket.coop
http://www.onionriver.org

Buffalo Mountain Food Co-op
14 North Main Street
Hardwick Vermont 05843-
Phone: (802) 472-6020
buffalo1@vtlink.net

Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op
1 Washington Street
Middlebury Vermont 05753-
Phone: (802) 388-7276
FAX: (802) 388-4817

Hunger Mountain Co-op
623 Stone Cutters Way
Montpelier Vermont 05602-
Phone: (802) 223-8000
FAX: (802) 223-0297
info@hungermountain.com
http://www.hungermountain.com

Plainfield Co-op
153 Main Street
Plainfield Vermont 05667-
Phone: (802) 454-8579
FAX: (802) 454-8579

Putney Food Co-op
PO Box 730 Main Street
Putney Vermont 05346-
Phone: (802) 387-5866
FAX: (802) 387-2350
ptnycoop@sover.net

White River Co-op
24 Pleasant St.
Randolph Vermont 05060-
Phone: (802) 728-9554
FAX: (802) 728-3197
info@wrcoop.com
http://www.wrcoop.com

Rutland Area Food Co-op
77 Wales Street
Rutland Vermont 05701-
Phone: (802) 773-0737
rafe@juno.com

Springfield Food Co-op
76 Chester Road
Springfield Vermont 05156-
Phone: (802) 885-3363
FAX: (802) 885-3363
sfc@sover.net

Rail City Market Co-op
8 S Main Street
St. Albans Vermont 05478-
Phone: (802) 524-3769
FAX: (802) 524-2428

St. Johnsbury Food Co-op
490 Portland Street
St. Johnsbury Vermont 05819-
Phone: (802) 748-9498
info@stjfoodcoop.com
http://www.stjfoodcoop.com

Otter Creek Food Co-op
235 Main Street
Vergennes Vermont 05491-
Phone: (802) 877-3663
FAX: (802) 877-3188

Nutshell Co-op
Box 175/Route 100
Wardsboro Vermont 05355-
Phone: (802) 896-6032

Upper Valley Food Co-op
193 N Main Street
White River Junction Vermont 05001-
Phone: (802) 295-5804
FAX: (802) 295-0642
uvfc@aol.com

Natural Foods Coop Distributors

Frontier Natural Products Co-op 1-800-786-1388
Serves the nation with herbs, spices, organic coffee, and aromatherapy products
Retail mail order? YES (no minimum order size)
On-line BC ordering? YES
Minimum BC order $75 (smaller order $5 s/h)
Membership application? YES
Individual retail on-line sales? YES

Atlantic Spice Company 1-800-316-7965
Services the area east of the Mississippi with herbs, spices, tea, aromatherapy items, baking, and food items
On line BC* ordering? YES
Minimum BC order? $30
Individual retail on-line-sales? Yes

United Buying Clubs (800) 451-2525, ext. 2245
Service area: CT, DE, DC (Wash), MA, ME, MD, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA, VT, Northern GA, Eastern IN, KY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, WV

UNFI Eastern Region: (800) 451-4520
Service area: CT, DE, DC (Wash), MA, ME, MD, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA, VT, Northern GA, Eastern IN, KY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, WV

*BC = Buying Club

[Shivananda]

Also, a few other items of possible interest:

Online white baby coconuts 4 for $6 at GroceryThai.com
http://grocerythai.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/33?osCsid=7757d5bdfbabfaa2598713888a10bc7e

(ie., pool your resources and order 24 and the cost would be $36, plus $40 shipping (FedEx Ground 5 days to east coast) or $3.15 each, or about what Whole Foods charges for them here in Bosstown) - with no driving involved!

Also:
Young Coconut Importers
Walong Marketing Inc
6281 Regio Avenue
Buena Park, CA
714-670-8899


LISTINGS: THAI_FOOD

FIVE SPICE CAFE 802-864-4045
BURLINGTON, VT 05401

SIGNAL TO NOISE 802-951-1140
BURLINGTON, VT 05401

ROYAL ORCHID THAI RESTAURANT 802-223-0436
MONTPELIER, VT 05602

LOONG CHAT'S KITCHEN 802-878-4872
WILLISTON, VT 05495

PATTAYA 802-985-9905
SHELBURNE, VT 05482


LISTINGS: HEALTH_AND_DIET_FOOD_PRODUCTS_WHOLESALE

GREAT CIRCLES 802-229-4814
MONTPELIER, VT 05602

ROAD'S END ORGANICS INC 802-888-4130
MORRISVILLE, VT 05661

LISTINGS: HEALTH_AND_DIET_FOODS_RETAIL

ONION RIVER CO-OP 802-863-3659
BURLINGTON, VT 05401
ANDROSHACK 802-864-0636
3.2MI from Burlington
GENERAL NUTRITION CTR 802-863-9894
3.2MI from Burlington
HEALTHY LIVING NATURAL FOODS 802-863-2569
3.2MI from Burlington
MOON MEADOW ORGANIC MARKET 802-862-9000
3.2MI from Burlington
VITAMIN CONNECTION 802-985-4118
6.6MI from Burlington
MOUNTAIN VIEW ORGANICS 802-899-2632
16.4MI from Burlington
RAIL CITY MARKET 802-524-3769
23.8MI from Burlington
FOOD FOR THOUGHT NATURAL MRKT 802-253-4733
24.4MI from Burlington
SWEET PEA NATURAL FOODS 802-496-7763
27.1MI from Burlington
ROO'S NATURAL FOODS 802-635-1788
28.6MI from Burlington
APPLE TREE NATURAL FOODS MRKT 802-888-8481
29.2MI from Burlington
GENERAL NUTRITION CTR 802-229-2550
33.3MI from Burlington
STATE STREET MARKET 802-229-9353
33.3MI from Burlington
BROOKS HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDS 802-485-8584
35.0MI from Burlington
WINOOSKI VALLEY COOPERATIVE 802-454-8579
43.2MI from Burlington
NEWPORT NATURAL FOODS 802-334-2626
58.4MI from Burlington
ST JOHNSBURY CMMNTY FOOD CO-OP 802-748-9498
61.3MI from Burlington
NATURAL PROVISIONS 802-748-3587
61.3MI from Burlington

LISTINGS: HEALTH_FOOD_PRODUCTS_WHOLESALE

VERMONT SPROUT HOUSE 802-453-3098
24.9MI from Burlington
KLEIN RICK A 802-475-2623
28.2MI from Burlington

Vermont Organic Foods Store...
Healthy Living Natural Foods Market, 4 Market St Ste 1 Southburlington, VT 05403-6279, (802) 863-2569.

Asian Cafe - 802-651-3000 111 Saint Paul St, Burlington, VT. pacific rim asian cafe serves a variety of foods including thai japanese