SAXTONS RIVER — A look between the covers of the magazine publishing business will be the topic of a talk at Main Street Arts Thursday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m.
The first in this year's Taste of the Arts series features Saxtons River residents Meg Lucas and Barbi Schreiber, who founded and publish the quarterly magazine Vermont's Local Banquet, which is “devoted to covering local food, sustainable farming and the many people building the Vermont food system,” according to a news release.
Recent articles have highlighted establishing gardens at workplaces, raising and eating crickets, how keeping pigs can be a boon to cheesemakers, and the official designation of the Gilfeather turnip as the Vermont state vegetable.
The nine-year-old magazine states its purpose is “to promote and support our local communities,” by focusing on fresh, local, wholesome foods grown and made in Vermont, which will preserve the environment, expand the economy, and enhance nutrition.
The talk will be preceded by a locally prepared dinner.
The series has a food-related theme this year, with the Oct. 13 event a dinner and talk with Michael Klug, chocolatier of L.A. Burdick Chocolates.