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Heidi Bundy, Tomapo Farm, Lebanon, NH At the top of Storrs Hill from the family farm’s side porch Heidi Bundy looks out over the property that has been in the Storrs – Townsend families since 1769. Below, at the bottom of a grassy lawn, she points out [...] Will Allen’s Growing Power [of Milwaukee] is even closer to realizing the dream of building a community vertical garden. http://www.urbanfarmonline.com/urban-farm-news/2011/07/01/growing-power.aspx?cm_mmc=4910253 Lisa Rathke, Associated Press “The Garden Pavilion, an edible rooftop garden at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, was completed in the summer. It’s built on top of the radiation and oncology building, just east of the new entrance, and offers employees and volunteers a chance to garden with vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers on [...] Brattleboro Reformer Monday February 28, 2011 In building community the first logical step is to connect with people who are similar to us. People who have something in common can often build community quite easily. For many people in the Brattleboro area a community can be made up of friends who spend time doing activities together or [...] Several industry awards were presented at the annual NH Farm & Forest Expo Awards Reception last week in Manchester. Four outstanding agricultural operations have been chosen New Hampshire Farms of Distinction for 2011. The Farm of Distinction designation is awarded for presenting attractive farmsteads, including neatly maintained buildings and equipment, well-tended crops and fields and healthy [...] From the New England Farmers Union Newsletter Full Name/Title: Rosemary Field, Director of Member Education Services, Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society People know me as: Rosemary I’m from: Thetford Center, Vermont and work in Hanover, New Hampshire. I was born and raised in Wisconsin and moved here in 1974. I love/live in New England because: I love the ruralness, the beauty, [...] From the New England Farmers Union Newsletter As the 112th Congress prepares to take up major legislation on the dairy industry, as well as the 2012 Farm Bill, New England is well represented in the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, with four representatives from our region taking seats: Chellie Pingree (ME), Joe Courtney (CT), Peter Welch [...] David and Andrea Craxton are romantics, which explains why David says, “Part of planting for me is poetry. I often plant by the color of the vegetables or their leaves, and certain vegetables remind me of people. So when I plant, I think of them.” His wife, Andrea, who happens to be a practicing poet [...] from Northeast SARE Newsletter: Verification summary: Farmers learn from each other, often through informal networks that exchange tips, anecdotes, and the results of trial and error, but a 2006 survey indicated that almost all of the responding organic farmers in Vermont wanted more than informal support–they specifically wanted to learn how to do on-farm research trials that [...] |
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