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From Rural Vermont: Since the founding of Vermont in 1777, the tradition of local agriculture has been a mainstay that has supported generations of Vermont farmers and communities. Long before multi-national companies shipped tomatoes and lettuce from as far as California, Mexico or Asia, Vermonters employed a food system that was based on community and intimate [...] VERMONT’S NORTHEAST KINGDOM: WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE FAMILY FARM? Allen Matthews of UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture will give a presentation, “Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom: What’s next for the family farm?,” at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at the Montgomery Center Town Library, located at 86 Mountain Road in Montgomery Center, VT 05470. Matthews’ [...] New England’s apple orchards are about to blossom. After last year’s early bloom — two or three weeks in someplaces, the result of a mid-April heatwave — this spring will be more typical,with full bloom expected most places over the next seven to ten days.That’s good news for the region’sapple growers, many of whom lost [...] Four Corners Farm Stand is now open every day from 10am to 5 pm. They currently have pansies, lettuce, spinach and farm-fresh Jersey milk available, with more produce to come later in the spring. Also, Four Corners Farm is now on Facebook! Help us create a great local community resource for the upper White River Valley! We are searching for ALL the farms and local food sources in the upper White River Valley* to put into a FREE “Locally Grown Guide.” You can help by identifying anyone you know (including yourself!!) who fits these categories: Farms (who want to [...] By HOWARD WEISS-TISMAN/Reformer Staff Monday May 9, 2011 BRATTLEBORO–More than 80 people from three states attended the second annual Farm to School Conference, Thursday, on the World Learning campus in Brattleboro. The conference, which was hosted by the Windham County Farm to School Program of Post Oil Solutions, offered a full day of workshops and seminars to encourage [...] Barre, VT — A breath of fresh air, exercise, and a harvest for Vermonters in need: all results of a day in the fields gleaning with the Vermont Foodbank. Gleaning is the age old practice of salvaging what is left after the harvest, or in today’s terms harvesting produce that is otherwise unmarketable. The Vermont Foodbank [...] MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Back by popular demand, the Second Annual 2011 Windham Farm Chef Workshop is set for Thursday, August 25 from 9am to 1:30pm. Farmers invited for lunch (12-1:30) More than 20 food services directors and kitchen managers from schools and hospitals in the Windham County area will gather to connect with network farmers and to [...] If you have not gone through the Farm Viability Enhancement Program, I’d urge you to consider it for help with business planning. All you need to qualify for one year’s worth of free business planning assistance is to own or rent Vermont farmland, at least 3 years experience managing or working on a farm, and to [...] Got Weeds? Weed control alternatives for Organic Farmers and Growers serving central Vermont and New Hampshire: consults, training, plans and treatments www.choosewiselyvt.wordpress.com The website seeks to help farmers and growers avoid the use of chemical weed control in favor of awareness, monitoring, early detection and manual removal, and focusing on the long-term health of the property. |
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