The Fertile Mettowee Valley Fights To Save Its Farms
From The Herald, August 22, 2013
Mach’s General Store in Pawlet is nerve central for the Mettowee Valley. From early morning on, cars and trucks and the occasional tractor—all the rolling infrastructure of a working farm community— pull in to the white-painted brick store, seeking coffee, a sandwich, groceries, or hardware.
There are bicyclers, too, and a few tourists, because the Mettowee Valley is one of the most alluring places in Vermont. But it’s evident, as you drive the valley, that this is a farming community, first and foremost. Tourism mostly happens about 15 miles southeast down Route 30, at Manchester.
