
Nutrition Services
The Nutrition Services Department is committed to providing local, nutritious and sustainable food for patients, visitors, and staff.
BMH patient services include a wonderfully prepared restaurant style menu including a vegetarian menu, “comfort foods menu”, gluten free selections, freshly made salads, whole grain breads and pasta, delicious entrees, homemade soups, and daily baked muffins and desserts.
Nutrition Services provides room service for patients in our Birthing Center.
BMH Nutrition Department participated as a test site for Maine Coast Sea Vegetables (incorporating sea vegetables into patient menus).
BMH Nutrition composts its produce and coffee grounds with a local farms.
BMH Nutrition is a participating member in the Vermont Fresh Network Program and Windham County Farm-to-School Network and PCS Greens Project.
BMH has formed a local farmers market on their campus from June – October featuring a variety of producers and local pottery. BMH Nutrition has created its own herb garden to use in their patient and retail services.
Food and Nutrition is pleased to announce a new line of hand made chicken pies and beef pies made with locally produced vegetables and sustainable meats. We have heard through the grapevine that our Maple View Café has the best clam chowder in Brattleboro – available every Friday.
BMH Nutrition Services Participates in Worldwide Initiative
The Nutrition Services Department at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is participating in the worldwide organization Health Care Without Harm’s “Healthy Food in Healthcare” initiative...[more]
Below is a listing of current local farms and producers of wholesome, healthy organic, and conventional products that the Nutrition Services Department utilizes:
| Westminster Organics - Organic produce | Common Loaf Bakery - Local spelt breads |
| Lilac Ridge Farm - Organic produce | Beni's Bread - Wood fired breads |
| Old Athens Farm - Organic produce | Green Mountain Orchard - Apples |
| Mountain Meadow Farm - Organic beef |
Champlain Orchard - Apples, onions, cider |
| Grafton Cheese Company | Black River Produce |
| Vermont Butter and Cheese | Boyden Farm Beef |
| Misty Knoll Chicken | Fowl Mountain Farm - Rabbit |