Naked Table Woodstock Vermont

Each year in Woodstock Vermont the Naked Table Project invites community members to join together and participate in the creation from start to finish of a simple table that will become a family heirloom. In 2011, the Naked Table makers were able to have a personal environmental connection with the project as the sugar maple for each table was harvested from Woodstock’s very own Mount Tom, part of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, and the one of the oldest professionally maintained forests in the country.



As part of the experience, participants took a moderate one mile hike through the Mount Tom Forest to view some of the recent forestry work, including the site of thinning that produced wood for the Naked Table Project. The Park’s Chief of Resource Management, Kyle Jones, and Redstart Forestry’s Ben Machin joined the group for a two hour walking tour. Participants also had the chance to meet horse logger Ben Canonica, and see the 2011 forest management in action. After the tables are created each year, participants and community members meet on the covered bridge in Woodstock VT and each table is lined up end-to-end along the bridge, creating one long community table. Everyone joins together for the chance to enjoy a locally sourced meal provided by the Woodstock Farmer’s Market.