I made my way to Wardsboro to look at a home on Stratton Arlington Road that the owner was thinking of selling.

The town is in an interesting location between the high end and expensive mountain resorts of Stratton, which spans the towns of Stratton, Winhall and Jamaica, and Mount Snow in Dover, yet it is a very humble town.

The town welcome sign proudly announces that Wardsboro is the home of the Gilfeather turnip. According to Wikipedia: ‘In April 2016, the Vermont State Legislature voted to make the Gilfeather Turnip the Official Vermont State Vegetable. This unusual hybrid, dating back to the early 1900s, is credited to Farmer John Gilfeather of the Gilfeather Farm in Wardsboro.’

Wardsboro holds the Gilfeather Turnip festival ever year in October. And if you stop at the Wardsboro General Store make sure not to parallel park, or else …