Strolling of the Heifers
strolling heifer annual local food parade festival hosted brattleboro vermont year organization behind parade expanded support local food initiative notably locavore index evaluates availability policy support local food american state celebration founded orly munzing focus sustainable agriculture region parade inspired running bull instead enraged bull groomed heifer walked main street wearing garland flower decked hat senator bernie sander attended parade nearly every year credited inspiring parade founder orly munzing january munzing announced parade would discontinued fund disbursed three organization winston prouty center center child family development downtown brattleboro alliance agritech institute small farm strolling heifer expanded running parade also include small business development program local food advocacy program example ran culinary skill program training local workforce organization also published annual locavore index rate capacity different state providing local food strolling heifer owned river garden building downtown brattleboro