Explore the Shelburne Farmers Market with Chef Robert Smith III of Starry Night Café

Explore the Shelburne Farmers Market with a Vermont Fresh Network member chef this fall! Experience first-hand how Chef Robert Smith III of Ferrisburgh's Starry Night Café is inspired by local, seasonal ingredients, and how the restaurant works with local farm and producer partners.

The farmers market tour will last approximately one hour, and is coordinated in partnership with the market’s manager.

This project, funded by a Specialty Crop Block Grant from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, supports Vermont's farm and food sector by:

• allowing members of the public to experience the ways they can eat locally at Vermont restaurants.
• showcasing the local partnerships among chefs and producers that are central to Vermont's local food system.
• sharing inspiration for working with local, seasonal crops and food products.

Tour participants will have the opportunity to interact with their chef guide and market vendors, and will take home a recipe that uses seasonal ingredients available at the market.

Register for the Shelburne Farmers Market Tour here.

"It was so interesting hearing from a local [chef] the way that she uses local produce. My favorite part was meeting local vendors that I can go back to in the future."
-2023 Burlington Farmers Market Tour participant

This farmers market tour series is supported by Specialty Crop Block Grant 02200-SCBGP-18-05, awarded to Vermont Fresh Network by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets.