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With Hans Estrin at the Cheshire County Conservation District Annual Meeting WALPOLE, NH (November 21, 2011) - Hans Estrin will be discussing the successes that Windham County VT has had at connecting farms with schools and other institutions. Getting farm fresh food in schools benefits farmers of the region while improving the health of the youngest generation. [...] From NPR’s food blog: When it comes to meeting the goal of getting more local food into school lunch, a major challenge has always been finding the money. Thanks to the new school lunch law, more federal grants than ever are available. But the problem is bigger than money. It takes a serious supply chain and dedicated labor [...] A list of school composting resources, compiled by UVM Extension. Central VT Solid Waste Management District – School Zero Waste Program (including grant guidelines and application) Some commercial operations that offer vermicompost training and/or supplies – Composting Association of Vermont - school program info Highfields Center for Composting (Hardwick) Vermont [...] Valley Food & Farm Tidbits The Latest on Local Agriculture Oct 10, 2011 This edition underwritten by: Co-op Food Stores Connecting People to Farmers and Incredible Local Food Since 1999 Marketplace • Events & Workshops • News • Donate M A R K E T P L A C E ::.. Turkeys For more details and an accompanying map click here It’s October, [...] From the Washington Post: Portland, Maine — The garden at the East End Community School looks as if it has been staged for a magazine photo shoot. It sits on a hill with a panoramic view of Portland’s Casco Bay, which even on a gray, early-autumn day shimmers silver. There are tomatoes, peppers, [...] From Food Safety News: by Gretchen Goetz | Jul 19, 2011 http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/07/usda-releases-first-farm-to-school-evaluation-1/ A musical feast to benefit area CHECK OUT AND DOWNLOAD OUR AMAZING POSTER Saturday, June 25 5 PM to 10 PM The grounds of Barnard Town Hall Featuring: The Nationally Acclaimed Quincy Mumford and the Reason Why www.myspace.com/quincymumford / www.quincymumford.com Along Barnard’s beloved Hank’s Theory Amazing music, delicious food, good fun for all ages $10 per person/ $20 for a family Proceeds [...] Save the Date for October’s School Nutrition Association of Vermont Conference at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee. Great workshops on: Creating Cafeteria Environments that WORK Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act 2010 New School Nutrition Guidelines HealthierUS School Challenge Cooking Demonstrations Promoting Your Program Making Budgets Work Farm to School & School Gardens Please spread the word. Trek to Taste on the Trails of Woodstock, VT Come Celebrate National Trails Day! June 4, 2011; 10 am to 3 pm At the Forest Center all day -Upper Valley Farm to School students will display their researchg and provide tasting from local farms they have visited this year. Under the Tent all day: -Get to know local food and trail [...] May 19, 2011, 3:30 to 5:30 Hartland Public Library Community Room I. Introductions and affiliations Peter Allison – Upper Valley Farm to School Coordinator Debbie Diegoli – White River Junction Transition Town; Vital Communities Pat McGovern- Upper Valley Localvores; Canillas Community Garden (Lebanon). Kye Cochran- Upper Valley Food Coop; Transition Town White River Junction Beth Carlson- Farm to School at Windsor [...] |
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