In a new spin on food logistics, the Vermont Sail Freight Project launches in October 2013, delivering sustainably farmed, shelf-stable products from Vermont's Champlain Valley and the Adirondack region to New York City -via sail-powered river barge. Constructed from ordinary lumberyard materials and epoxy sheathing, the newly built 40-foot sailing vessel Ceres-named for the Roman goddess of agriculture-will carry up to 15 tons of potatoes, carrots, garlic, apples, dry beans, flour, and rice, plus packaged goods such as jam, honey, pickles, and maple syrup.
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