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Spotlight: Underhill Central School Community Garden

From the Vermont Community Garden Network newsletter:

Starting and sustaining a school community garden involves
meeting challenges and experiencing the rewards of hard work and
community support. In this issue of the VCGN e-newsletter, we
highlight the story of the Underhill Central School
Community Garden, which is documented in the articles and
photo story below:

<http://www.burlingtongardens.org/BFP_article_051410.pdf

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“Construction begins on Underhill Community Garden”

<http://www.burlingtongardens.org/BFP_102210_article.pdf>
“Kids harvest [...]

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NH Agriculture in the Classroom Welcomes New State Coordinator

As the new State Coordinator for New Hampshire Agriculture in the Classroom, I’d like to introduce myself and share a few thoughts about why I was interested in taking on this opportunity.

My interest in agriculture started in my youth when I helped my grandfather with his horses, Christmas tree farm and large [...]

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Practical Applications of Permaculture for New England

High quality production video documenting the practical applications of Permaculture currently utilized at D Acres Organic Permaculture Farm & SustainAbility Center in Dorchester NH. Shot over the course of four seasons, renewable energy, food preservation, animal husbandry, forest gardening, no-till agricuture, compost toilets, root cellars and greenhouses are highlighted. [...]

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A Complete How-To: On-Farm AM Fungus Inoculum Production

Mycorrhizae often enhances crop plant growth and yield, and have been credited with increasing a plant’s disease resistance, improving a plant’s ability to grow under drought conditions, and improving soil structure. Get the complete what, when, where and why of producing your own mycorrhizae inoculum easily and inexpensively on-farm.

Read about [...]

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NH Farms Network Profiles Two Mountains Farm

New Hampshire Farms Network has added a profile of Two Mountains Farm in Andover, NH to its website.  To learn more about the farm, run by Mary Anne Broshek and Kat Darling, click here or paste the link below into your internet browser window.

http://www.newhampshirefarms.net/farm-women/two-mountain-farm-andover-nh.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewHampshireFarms+%28New+Hampshire+Farms+Network%29

New State Entomologist Joins NH Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food

Commissioner Lorraine Merrill has
announced the appointment of Piera
Siegert as the new State Entomologist and
director of the Division of Plant Industry.
Siegert holds a bachelor’s degree in biol-
ogy from Hood College and a master’s in
entomology from Michigan State Univer-
sity. She brings more than a dozen years
of experience in managing applied re-
search for the Insect Behavior and Physi-
ology [...]

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Pies for People, Soup for Supper

Pies for People, Soup for Supper – Bringing awareness to hunger, one pie at a time.

The squash is harvested, pureed and frozen, the volunteers are signed up and the recipes have been double checked. All that’s left is to bake the pies, cook the soup and deliver the food.

With just a week before our first [...]

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Video: American Needs 1 Million Farmers – These Veterans Heard the Call

Please watch this 5 minute preview of this project to link unemployed vets with farmers that need workers.
“http://player.vimeo.com/video/14690121?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0 “

Vicki Robin: My 10-Mile Diet

From yes! magazine

When Tricia Beckner asked me to only eat for a month what she can produce on her CSA farm-ette, just to see what would happen, I was game. We’ve widened the circle a little to include food produced within 10 miles of my home on Whidbey Island, with exceptions made [...]

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Putney Community Garden

Photos from the Celebration of Gratitude at Community Gardens

http://putneyfoodcoop.blogspot.com/2010/08/photos-from-celebration-of-gratitude-at.html

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