Career Women Trading in Offices for Kitchens

Pack a Battenkill Brittle energy snack in your backpack for a full-day hike. Sink your teeth into Nicole Citro’s original “Crack” cookie with bite-size salted toffee and chocolate chips. Sip Jess Messer’s refreshing Black Currant Rosemary soda or Lemon Verbena seltzer made from whole foods and fruits.

The collective recipe for success that each of these women share is a strong bond of supportive family and friends. Hard work, creativity, courage, and curiosity drive them. They willingly reach out to experts for advice, weather trial-and-error along the way, and have marketing skills off the chart. They have all been or are members of the supportive Vermont Specialty Food Association (VSFA). Their products are easy to access online and in local stores.