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Inn at Valley Farms Awarded Green Business of the Year award Family Friendly Green Lodging and Farmstay Experience The Inn at Valley Farms was awarded Keene’s Breen Business of the YearAward as part of the Monadnock Earth Festival held at the Ashuelot River Park in Keene, NH on April 23, 2011. Keene’s Green Business of the Year [...] Save the Date! the 4th Annual Tour de Farms! Sunday, September 18th, 2011! Shoreham, Vermont! The third annual Hartland Farm Fest will take place on Sunday, May 29, 2011 from 11 AM to 3 PM on the grounds of the Hartland Public Library, located on VT route 12, one mile north of I-91 Exit 9. The Hartland Farm Fest is a celebration of local farms, food and arts. All are [...] Craftsbury, VT., March 9, 2011—A new fund, organized by Pete’s Greens and the Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE), aimed to help Vermont agricultural organizations, is on the fast track to becoming a reality. Pete Johnson, owner of Pete’s Greens, and Monty Fischer, Executive Director of CAE met recently to outline the details to create the Vermont Farm [...] Join Attorney Pete Kennedy and Farmageddon producer/director Kristin Canty on the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund’s radio show this Saturday. The Food Rights Hour Listen Live http://republicbroadcasting.org/?page_id=11044 QUESTIONS? Be sure to call in during the Show: 800-313-9443 Attorney Pete Kennedy, [...] The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation that applies to organic growers using pesticides when growing agricultural plants on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses. The WPS requires the owner of a commercial farm to take steps to reduce the risk of pesticide exposure and possible illness and injury to employees, while organic pesticides are used. The WPS [...] Hannaford supermarkets has once again declared February as Keep Local Farms month. This year, Hannaford—with over 170 stores, including more than 30 in New Hampshire— invites customers to contribute online from the Hannaford website, www.hannaford.com, or contribute $1 or $5 in the store at the register. Wendy Ward, local sourcing specialist for Hannaford, was promoting [...] Success, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. The Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship wants to help farm and food processing business owners achieve their vision of success. What we’ve heard so far from Monadnock Region farmers is that a successful farm: Provides a living wage to all farm workers. The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program offers grants for projects that explore interesting new ideas in sustainable farming. Awards are capped at $15,000. Farmer Grants are for farmers who would like to test a new practice or idea, often by conducting an experiment, trial, or on-farm demonstration. Deadline: December 7. Partnership Grants are for Cooperative Extension, [...] We have Gagillions of Blueberries right now, and they should continue right up through sometime in September ! In terms of the “new crops” this year: |
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