Recipes From the Local Land
About Vermont Local Pantry
Vermont Local Pantry is the project of two sisters, Nora – a chef, and Jenna – a photographer. Both sisters grew up in Vermont and share a passion for local food! Vermont Local Pantry brings your recipes that can be made using only Vermont grown ingredients. Unlike many other farm-to-table recipe creators, we don’t make exceptions, even for little things like spices.
Every ingredient you will need to make these recipes can easily be found at your local farmer’s market, or in your backyard garden!
We are thrilled that Vermont Local Pantry recipes will be available in print in 2025, with the publication of our first cookbook, featuring 60 of our recipes!
Vermont Local Pantry Cookbook
Vermont Local Pantry is taking farm-to-table recipes to a new level, bringing you 60 delicious recipes made with only Vermont-grown ingredients in our cookbook, coming July 2025!
Divided into four chapters, the cookbook offers a selection of recipes to highlight the fresh local ingredients of each season. This book is not only for the home gardener or homesteader, but for anyone living in Vermont (or the broader northeast and east coast) who loves real, fresh, healthy food!
The Vermont Local Pantry cookbook will be available for purchase in fall 2025, published by Hatherleigh press. We’re so excited for you to have a chance to try every one of the delicious recipes- join our mailing list or follow us on social media to stay updated on our progress!
About The Authors
Jenna and Nora Rice have deep roots in Vermont. growing up on a farm in the Connecticut River Valley, both sisters discovered their passion for farming at a young age, working with dairy cattle and helping their parents in the garden as early as 5 years old.
After finishing school, Jenna stayed in Vermont, where she settled on a 5 acre homestead and began a in successful career in photography and creative marketing, working with Vermont food and beverage brands to elevate their stories through creative marketing.
Nora attended culinary school in England before working in restaurants all over the world, from Ireland’s only Michilin starred pub, to an Italian Agrotourismo and a caterer in New Zealand, before returning stateside to open her own catering company, Roaming Roots Kitchen.
It was once the two sisters found themselves reunited in Vermont once again that the idea for Local Pantry was born. Combining Nora’s culinary skills, Jenna’s photography and design abilities, and a shared love for local food, the pair developed, tested and photographed recipes for Local Pantry, using only locally grown and produced ingredients to create dozens of delicious and unique foods, bringing a sense of place and flavor of Vermont to readers with each recipe.
Contact Us
We would love to hear from you. Please contact jennaricemarketing @ gmail.com with any questions and join our mailing list for regular updates!
