The Covered Bridge Journal

When the Light Changes

When the Light Changes

There is a moment in Vermont — it comes every year, and every year it catches you off guard — when the light shifts.Not dramatically. Not all at once. It...

When the Light Changes

There is a moment in Vermont — it comes every year, and every year it catches you off guard — when the light shifts.Not dramatically. Not all at once. It...

Mushroom coffee blend in a ceramic, steaming mug with lion's mane, reishi, and cordyceps on a forest floor background

Mushroom Coffee Benefits: Lion's Mane, Reishi, ...

What does mushroom coffee actually do? We break down the science behind Lion's Mane, Reishi, and Cordyceps — and why more people are adding functional mushrooms to their morning ritual.

Mushroom Coffee Benefits: Lion's Mane, Reishi, ...

What does mushroom coffee actually do? We break down the science behind Lion's Mane, Reishi, and Cordyceps — and why more people are adding functional mushrooms to their morning ritual.

Cold brew coffee in a mason jar on a Vermont porch

How to Make Cold Brew at Home

Cold brew is one of those things that sounds more complicated than it is. You don't need special equipment or a barometer. You need good coffee, cold water, and about...

How to Make Cold Brew at Home

Cold brew is one of those things that sounds more complicated than it is. You don't need special equipment or a barometer. You need good coffee, cold water, and about...

Process of the Manufacture of Maple Sugar in Vermont, Gleason's Pictorial, 1852

From Sap to Syrup: Vermont's Maple Sugaring Story

Long before the first sugarhouse was built, before the first evaporator patent was filed, before Vermont had a name — the forest was already giving its sweetness to those who...

From Sap to Syrup: Vermont's Maple Sugaring Story

Long before the first sugarhouse was built, before the first evaporator patent was filed, before Vermont had a name — the forest was already giving its sweetness to those who...

Lush coffee farm hillside with rows of coffee plants and red cherries, misty mountains in the background

What Is Single Origin Coffee?

Single origin coffee means one farm, one region, one story in your cup. Here's what that means — and why it matters.

What Is Single Origin Coffee?

Single origin coffee means one farm, one region, one story in your cup. Here's what that means — and why it matters.

A steaming ceramic mug on a worn wooden table beside an open journal with wildflowers, a soft Vermont spring meadow with a grazing deer visible through the window

How to Build a Slow Morning Ritual

A slow morning is not a luxury — it is a practice. Here is how to build one, from the night before to the first cup in your hands.

How to Build a Slow Morning Ritual

A slow morning is not a luxury — it is a practice. Here is how to build one, from the night before to the first cup in your hands.