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The Upper Valley Farm to School Network is a group of farmers, teachers, parents and community members. We work to integrate local farms and food into the school cafeteria, classroom and community. See the organization’s website: http://www.uvfts.org/ The 40 school community groups across the state who received $1,000 mini-grants to create and enhance their gardens have done tremendous work this summer. Their reports and photos are coming in and we are thrilled with the passion, creativity, and joy that has gone into these projects. Stay tuned for [...] Elementary Schools may be interested in taking advantage of this grant opportunity to move toward a school garden or a Farm to School project. Applications for the project are due September 1. The website is http://herbsociety.org/resources/samull-grant.html. Laurie M. Colgan Director, Child Nutrition Programs Vermont Department of Education 120 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620 Office – (802) 828-5153 FAX [...] Does your school compost food waste from snacks and lunches? Would you like to learn how to do that? We are looking for schools who can serve as examples for others as we plan to offer workshops later this year on how to turn food waste into useful fertilizer for school [...] Thursday, May 19, 3:30 to 5:30 Hartland Public Library Community Room (153 US Route 5, Hartland, VT (802) 436-2473 – DIRECTIONS) Brought to you by, the Upper Valley Farm to School Network and the Valley Food Council of Vital Communities with funding from the Wellborn Ecology Fund and the Co-op Food Stores of Hanover, Lebanon and WRJ Featuring presentations by: • Pat McGovern, [...] If you love kids and gardening and want to meet others who feel the same, this day could be for you. Join UNH Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Junior Master Gardener team on Saturday March 5, for a day long workshop from 9 am – 4 pm at the Massabesic Aububon Center, Auburn, NH to explore the [...] From New Hampshire Farm to School newsletter: NHFTS is excited to be piloting a new project this year to help increase farm-to-school activity in different regions of the state that are sometimes difficult for us to reach given our small staff and location on the Seacoast. Working with partners in three areas — the Monadnock [...] Save the Date: Brought to you by: Join Farm to School enthusiasts from [...] |
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