Food For Thought


The Writer’s Retreat in Craftsbury, VT is now offering catered meals to support writers in their quest to plunge deep into their work unencumbered by meal preparations and clean ups.

Simple Chickadee Picnic
Although the Retreat’s kitchen includes everything necessary to produce delicious meals, for those writers who want to power through the day without pause, we’ve partnered with the Craftsbury General Store to offer you The Chickadee Picnic Lunch delivered to your porch in my great Aunt Hope’s vintage picnic basket.

Made fresh daily by the Craftbury General Store, the Simple Chickadee Picnic includes a bevy of locally produced delicacies: Choose either a chicken salad sandwich or a fresh humus wrap with local greens, served alongside VT made Jan's crisps, Sweet Rowen Farm cheese spread, House sesame broccoli salad, sliced apples with Vermont peanut butter, a slice of our cake of the day, our famous lemon crunch bar, and two VT Sweetwater sodas.

Deluxe Chickadee Picnic
The Deluxe Chickadee Picnic offers writers a more decadent/celebratory portion of Vermont’s artisanal foods. In this hamper you’ll find your choice of either a chicken salad sandwich or a fresh humus wrap with local greens, served alongside VT made Jan's crisps, Sweet Rowen Farm cheese spread, Duck Trap Smoked Salmon, House made sesame broccoli salad and kale salad, sliced apples with Vermont peanut butter, Dark chocolate from Liberty, a slice of our cake of the day, our famous lemon crunch bar, a bottle of sparkling water and one of the following bottles of wine, La Griviliere Cotes du Rhone, Hughes Picpoul de Pinet, or Poema Extra Dry Cava.

 *Simple Chickadee Picnic Lunch: $25. *Deluxe Chickadee Picnic Lunch: $50.

Because Vermont, especially Northern Vermont is one of the most exciting "foodie" places in the country, it seemed that the next right step was to offer visiting writers the chance to savor their meals as much as they savor their creative time.

Oh taste and see!