Although the digital age may seem in its infancy, many Vermont small business owners are learning that they have already had to update their online presence to adapt to the evolving expectations of modern customers.
One such Vermont company that recognized a need to update its website and other online resources is Morrisville’s popular eatery The Bees Knees.
Lamoille County is home to 375 farms — according to the DC-based Environmental Working Group — and not one food co-op. Residents seeking to own a stake in their farm-fresh food have to purchase a CSA, or head to co-ops in Hardwick or Montpelier. That may change soon, thanks to a feasibility study approved last Friday. Morristown could have a member-owned co-op as soon as next summer if the plan proves economically sustainable, says the town’s community development coordinator, Tricia Follert.
Lamoille County is home to 375 farms — according to the DC-based Environmental Working Group — and not one food co-op. Residents seeking to own a stake in their farm-fresh food have to purchase a CSA, or head to co-ops in Hardwick or Montpelier. That may change soon, thanks to a feasibility study approved last Friday. Morristown could have a member-owned co-op as soon as next summer if the plan proves economically sustainable, says the town’s community development coordinator, Tricia Follert.
By next summer, Morristown could boast bustling storefronts, a local-foods co-op, emerging small businesses, and a recreation trail system that attracts both tourists and locals. Nearly 80 citizens are working to make those goals happen. Earlier this summer, some of Vermont’s top economic-development experts visited the town and worked with residents to set up an action plan. Now, volunteers have split into four task forces that will meet during the next year to put the plan in motion.
Morristown community and municipal leaders are working together on four projects identified this spring to energize the economy, improve the downtown, and advance Morrisville as a dynamic place to live and do business in the future. The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) facilitated the four‐month long “Community Visit” process that engaged more than 150 people in considering the assets and challenges before the town, developing priority projects, connecting to state, federal, and non‐profit resources, building action plans, and setting to work...
MORRISTOWN ~ Morristown residents want to fill empty downtown storefronts, promote local foods, make the town much friendlier to pedestrians, and support new and growing small businesses. Next month, some of Vermont’s top economic-development experts will visit the town and work with citizens to set up action plans to make all these goals possible...
MORRISTOWN – About 150 people turned out for the second of a series of meetings hosted by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD), and as a result the top four priorities for action in Morristown have been chosen. The Morristown community has chosen: Develop a Morrisville Food Co-op and Organize the Foods Industry, Organize a Business Incubator, Redevelop Empty Buildings Downtown, and Physically Unify the Town by Building a Pedestrian Bridge and Improving Trails and Walkways.
Would there be enough customers to support a natural-food co-op in Morristown? How could the town draw business from the thousands of tourists who visit Stowe and Smugglers' Notch every year? Those were just a couple of the issues on the table Tuesday March 29, 2011, when Morristown residents met with prominent Vermonters about the town's future.
One such Vermont company that recognized a need to update its website and other online resources is Morrisville’s popular eatery The Bees Knees.
