Products Made in Vermont

Vermont's early industry came from stone, wood and water power. Barre quarried granite and Proctor quarried marble from the 1800s on. Springfield and nearby towns along the Connecticut River built machine tools, earning the area the name Precision Valley. Dairy farms covered much of the state, and maple sugaring was a farm chore long before it was a business. Farm products still lead. Cabot makes cheddar in Cabot and Middlebury, Vermont Creamery makes butter and goat cheese in Websterville, and Jasper Hill Farm ages its cheeses in cellars in Greensboro. Runamok makes maple syrup in Fairfax. Darn Tough knits socks in Northfield and Waterbury. Woodworkers use the state's maple: Maple Landmark makes toys in Middlebury and J.K. Adams makes boards in Dorset. Orvis builds fly rods in Manchester, Concept2 assembles rowing machines in Morrisville, Ann Clark makes cookie cutters in Rutland, and Vermont Teddy Bear sews its classic bears in Shelburne.