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“… Locals bring out-of-town guests to Swanton’s to swoon over the juicy organic strawberries or blackberries on buttery shortcake, or the scones slathered with tartly sweet, small-batch strawberry-citrus jam.

But what customers seem to love at least as much as the expansive views and good food is Swanton’s old-style method of payment: Step up to the unmanned counter whenever you’re ready, figure out what you owe (scratch paper provided), and stuff the cash through a slot in the honor box ….”

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Sort of like the way we run our public radio station…. —A.P.

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    This is interesting when taken in the context of our honor system.
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    this! this re-instills my idea that people are inherently
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    I always wondered how these stands could possibly be profitable. Now we know … !
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