Pitchfork Preserves

Spicy pickle spears, dilly beans and natural fruit juice syrups from a family farm in Vermont

We love pickles. From McClure’s pickle flavored potato chips to Gordy’s small batch sweet relish, we can’t pass up an opportunity to sample fresh natural ingredients and family recipes. On a recent trip to Vermont we picked up a handful of goods from Pitchfork Preserves, a family operation that has been canning fruits and vegetables from their own farm and other local farms since 2010. …

Gordy’s Pickles

Spicy dills you're sure to relish

A good pickle is typically welcome any time of year, but as backyard barbecues heat up they become the essential summer accompaniment. Sure to add a zesty burst of flavor to your next veggie burger or Italian sausage is Gordy’s, a Washington, DC-based pickling company started by friends Sarah Gordon and Sheila Fain late last year. Gordy’s currently stocks four types of pickled goods—Sweet Pepper …

Black and Blanco

Healthy vegan cookies pass our rigorous taste test

The Black and Blanco Sandcastle cookies are so rich and buttery, it’s hard to believe there’s actually no butter in them. There’s also no wheat, refined sugars, trans fat, dairy, cholesterol, preservatives, eggs or GMOs. They’re inspired by the traditional Morroccan sandie—a simple cookie made from white flour, white sugar, vegetable oil and salt—that Steve Blanco, the company’s president, grew up eating. When Blanco’s girlfriend, …