If you haven’t yet, pay a visit to the 3,000-square-foot Waterpod—a bit of a hippie sustainable art project—which will be docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park August 14-17. [NYT]
Beer and cheese enthusiasts should set aside August 23 for the 13th annual Vermont Cheesemakers Festival, where chèvre will be paired with Pilsner-style beer and semi-firm cheddar will partner with India Pale Ale. Take Amtrak to Rutland. [AMNY]
While we’re on the subject, DC Beer Week begins August 16-21 with participants from 12 breweries and 25 restaurants—mark your calendar for Big Hunt’s Sausage, Cheese and Beerliciousness. [Washingtonian]
Manhattan’s beloved music venue Knitting Factory announced this week that it will move the 22-year-old establishment to a smaller space in Williamsburg, where it will reopen on September 9. [NYT]
New organic grocery store Fresh Fanatic is set to open in Fort Greene on August 18, supposedly with better prices than Whole Foods. [ClintonHillBlog]
The fellows behind FreeIceCream.net are throwing their last summer BBQ in Williamsburg on Sunday, August 23 at Huckleberry Bar; expect free food, free Maker’s Mark milkshakes, free prizes—all you have to do is listen to their music. [FIC]
Photo: Courtesy of JglSong and Vermont Butter and Cheese Company
The co-founder and editor-at-large at offMetro, Lauren is a sustainable travel specialist and freelance journalist with frequent bylines in National Geographic, Bicycling Magazine and Shape. Follow Lauren’s adventures at @laurenmati.
Sarah Knapp is a Brooklyn based entrepreneur whose love for the outdoors and community building led her to the October 2013 creation of OutdoorFest. She has a BA in History, is a Wilderness First Responder and a NY state hiking, camp and boating guide. Her proudest achievement to date is reading the Aeneid in Latin. 
Allison was one of our first top writers and Chief Editor but is no longer working with offMetro. Allison is a native New Yorker, who has lived in Rome, Tuscany, Melbourne, Toronto and Los Angeles. She frequently contributed travel pieces to Family Travel Forum, using her own children as guinea pigs as they travel the globe. She never missed a chance to sample local delicacies, as her love for travel goes hand-in-hand with her love for food and wine. 
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