MANCHESTER CENTER, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The proprietors of The Vermont Country Store, one of America’s most beloved retail experiences, will join the legendary daytime TV host Martha Stewart to talk recipes and share the success story behind their three generation family business in a special segment of The Martha Stewart Show. Lyman Orton and his three sons, Cabot, Eliot and Gardner Orton will be with Martha for an entire segment highlighted by the baking of a Vermont Country Store food favorite, the Maple Mountain Crunch Cake.
The shows, which is scheduled to premiere Thursday, November 17 on the Hallmark Channel, will also feature a representative selection of the unique and high-quality products that are customer favorites including Evening in Paris Perfume, Orton Cookie Buttons and 100% Pure Vermont Maple Syrup. In the interview portion, Martha will ask brothers Cabot, Eliot and Gardner Orton to share some insight into the workings behind The Vermont Country Store, and how their family was able to transform a 1946 upstart catalog business into a beloved national retail and online enterprise today.
“We are truly pleased to be part of the Martha Stewart Show in addition to her magazine and website channels,” Eliot Orton, one of the proprietors of The Vermont Country Store said. “She is, undoubtedly, one of the most respected lifestyle influencers in the world and millions rely on her sense of style and taste. From food to fashion, Martha is all about how to be comfortable while being practical. And in many ways, that’s exactly what The Vermont Country Store is all about as well.”
The Martha Stewart Show with the Ortons and The Vermont Country Store segment will air on Thursday, November 17th at 10am EST on The Hallmark Channel. It will be rebroadcast at 2pm EST the same day and again at 1pm EST on November 18th. It will also be available on line at www.MarthaStewart.com.
About The Vermont Country Store
In 1946, Vrest and Ellen Orton printed their first catalogue—just 12 pages and 36 products—and mailed it to the folks on their Christmas card list and sixty-five years later continues to be Orton family owned. As Purveyors of The Practical and Hard to Find, The Vermont Country Store operates as a multichannel merchant through its mailed catalogs, e-commerce web site and two retail stores in Weston and Rockingham, Vermont. For more information, please visit www.VermontCountryStore.com.
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