Celebrating local Black women business owners

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – February is a month dedicated to celebrate black history. This can be done by reading books about black culture, attending a black history event or supporting a black owned business in your community. Harmony Edosomwan started her business in 2019, making soul food plates out of her apartment. Demand for her dishes quickly grew and now she’s working out of a commercial kitchen in Winooski. “Harmony’s kitchen wouldn’t be here without the support of the community. From the very beginning I had folks that just believed in me…Vermont is a great place I think to open up a business because the community cares so much about folks who are just doing their own thing.” said Edosomwan Edosomwan said when she first started her business, people in Vermont did not know what the traditional black southern cuisine was, so she had to educate their pallets. “Provide the Vermont people with food that they haven’t really had before or in a consistent, authentic way.” said Edosomwan Erica McClain, owner of the hangry donut bar in St. Albans had a similar experience when creating her business. She found it challenging to find her niche in a state lacking diversity....