Holiday Shopping in Vermont:
Christmas Trees, Vermont crafts and delicious gifts for food lovers
The Floating Bridge Food and Farm Cooperative invites you to spend part of the holiday season in Brookfield. Choose a fresh Vermont Christmas Tree, enjoy our holiday market, meet local farmers and their animals, enjoy great local food, stay at some of our wonderful inns, or farmstays, and secure some great Vermont made holiday gifts and food.
Holiday Shop at Twin Pond Retreat: December 10th & 11th 
Choose your Christmas Tree at LH Stowell & Son then stop by our Holiday Shop for the rest of your holiday gift needs. Beautiful farm products and handmade gifts from wreaths and ornaments to candles, honey and caramel will be available as well as Vermont farm fresh meat and vegetables for your holiday meals.
Sat, December 10th 9-4; Sun, Dec 11th 12-4pm
Map and Directions to the Holiday Shop at Twin Pond Retreat
Signage will be present at the key turns.
Local Farm Products and Handmade Gifts available will include:
| Handmade Wreaths | Holiday Arrangements |
| Holiday Cards | Plant Dyed and hand felted wearable art |
| Beeswax Candles |
Handcrafted Soaps |
| Maple Products | Felted ornaments |
| Ariel's Chocolates | Finkerman's Barbecue Sauce |
| Pasture Raised Meats | Fat Toad Farm's Caramel |
| Gift Baskets | Toad-ally Cute Stocking Stuffers |
| Homemade Baklava | Turkey Hill Granola |
Gift Certificates for farm experiences, cooking classes, weekend getaways & more
Other Seasonal Activities:
Make the most of your visit to Brookfield, consider dinner, a tour or an overnight getaway while getting your Christmas Tree and doing some holiday shopping.
Choose your own Christmas Tree at LH Stowell & Son
Stroll through the Stowell's picturesque farm and choose your own Christmas Tree from 8 varieties and many different sizes. Open Fri, Sat, Sunday 9-4pm from Nov 25th through Nov 18th. Open Dec 23rd by appointment.
Cooking Demo and Cookbook Signing: December 11th, 11-2 at 
Green Mountain Girls Farm
Join Cookbook Author Diane Imrie for a cooking demonstration, tasting and conversation about Cooking Close to Home for the holidays and throughout the seasons at Green Mountain Girls Farm. Diane will be cooking Pumpkin Cheddar Ale Soup, Kale Salad and dessert of course. Meet Diane and sample seasonal dishes made with farm fresh food. Her Cookbook makes a great holiday gift and will be available, autographed for your favorite cook.
The farmstand at Green Mountain Girls Farm will be open. Check out what is currently on sale at the farmstand.
Farm Tours at Fat Toad Farm, Green Mountain Girls Farm
Tour one of our local farms that are raising livestock on pasture and offer delicious, farm fresh products for gifts or your holiday meals.
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Dinner at Ariel's Restaurant 
End your day with dinner at Ariel's Restaurant where Lee Duberman will transform local farm products into a delightful meal. Offering food and wine in warm, welcoming and relaxed surroundings with great service, complemented by the beautiful and charming country village of Brookfield, causes diners to return time after time.
Dinner available 5:30-9:30 pm Thursday-Saturday, Reservations recommended
Call Ariel's at: 802-276-3939 for reservations.
Dates:
December 10-11th: Holiday Shop & Cooking Demo
Nov 25th through Dec 18th: Christmas Trees & tours
December 8th onward for Dining at Ariel's Restaurant
Lodging:
You have several choices in lodging for a holiday shopping weekend. Choose from the bed and breakfasts in Brookfield’s quaint village which are just across from Ariel’s Restaurant or small guesthouses at one of our member farms. Choose which is right for your trip. See our lodging page for more details.
Lodging Options:
For More info see the Lodging page or each establishment
Brookfield Bed and Breakfast, Brookfield Village
Green Mountain Girls Farm Guesthouse, Northfield
LH Stowell & Son Christmas Tree Farm, Brookfield
Sweet Retreat Guesthouse & Sugarworks, Northfield
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