Windham County
Brattleboro, West River Valley, Mount Snow corridor, village centers, and local story routes.
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MadeInVT
Vermont makers & artisans
Editorial Policy
Our Coverage
How MadeInVT chooses the makers, stories, and studios we feature.
Section 1
Our Philosophy
MadeInVT is not trying to list every maker.
Our goal is to curate the most compelling Vermont maker stories through trusted editorial recommendations.
We prioritize quality, context, and traveler usefulness over large unfiltered directories.
Places remain editorial. Businesses may participate commercially, but editorial trust signals are earned.
Section 2
Core Vermont Coverage
Our primary editorial coverage area.
Bennington County
Bennington region, Manchester area, mountain drives, heritage villages, and editorial field coverage.
Southern Windsor County
Ludlow and nearby southern Windsor connections that naturally shape Vermont maker itineraries.
Section 3
Worth the Visit
Exceptional destinations just outside core coverage that complement a Vermont maker trip.
🚗 Worth the Drive
Some exceptional destinations just outside our core coverage naturally complement a Vermont maker trip. These are clearly labeled so readers understand context and travel expectations.
- Dorset Quarry
- Hildene
- Mount Greylock
- Okemo
- Keene (selected)
Section 4
Regional Features
Some stories naturally cross regional boundaries.
Road trips, foliage coverage, scenic drives, brewery trails, and covered bridge routes often span multiple connected areas.
🗺 Road trips🗺 Fall foliage🗺 Scenic drives🗺 Breweries🗺 Covered Bridges
Section 5
Editorial Promise
What guides MadeInVT recommendations.
- • Original storytelling
- • Editorial independence
- • Verification
- • Photography
- • Community
Businesses cannot buy
- • Recommendations
- • Verification
- • Editorial rankings
- • MadeInVT Recommended status
Section 6
Coverage Badges
How coverage context appears on the site.
📍 Core Southern Vermont🚗 Worth the Drive🗺 Regional Feature
- • Place pages near the hero to set coverage context quickly.
- • Editorial planning systems in Basecamp when prioritizing stories.
- • Coverage-focused policy and newsroom references.
Section 7
How Places Are Chosen
Our editorial workflow from idea to publication.
Step 1
Research
Step 2
Assignment
Step 3
Photography
Step 4
Verification
Step 5
Story
Step 6
Publication
Section 8
Help Us Discover Makers
Know a Vermont artisan we should feature next?