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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 [...] REGIONAL FOOD CENTERS: FROM TALK TO ACTION. Important community meetings to take place this fall! THE FOUR RIVERS FOOD CENTER PROJECT is a coalition of groups in southern Orange and northern Windsor counties, working to make local food networks a reality. We need your help! Regional Food Centers are working combinations of people and facilities. Their function is to [...] Bellows Falls Farmers’ Market The 8th season of the Bellows Falls Famers’ Market is upon us. This year the Market is host to eight agricultural vendors, three prepared food vendors, two craft vendors, three ‘day’ vendors and we still have room to grow. These 16 producers carry everything from organic vegetables, fruits, eggs, grass-fed meat and [...] Got Tractor Training? For friends of Vermont youth and agriculture, According to 4-H’s Youth Farm Safety survey this winter and spring, Following up on that survey, we are now working to identify tractor *** The Return of “Beyond Milk: Raw Dairy Processing Classes” !!! Don’t miss the very first class of the summer schedule, where Lisa Kaiman [...] In addition, we would like thank all those who called Congressman Welch last week about the Industrial Hemp Bill. If you have not yet called, please contact Congressman Welch and ask him to co-sponsor the Industrial Hemp Bill, HR 1831, today! In 2008, the Vermont Legislature overwhelmingly passed an Industrial Hemp Bill, however federal inaction [...] Raising the Roll Bar that is. An impressive number of Vermont farmers (162) have registered to install a new roll bar and seat belt kit on their tractor since the Vermont Rebates for Roll Bars Program started only seven months ago. That is probably because VT farmers know a good deal when they see one! [...] 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’ [...] Wanted: Farm Manager for 25-cow Jersey herd, 40-head Angus/Devon herd, free range layers, and horse boarding business, in SW Vermont. We intensely rotate, focusing on quality grass production as our best solar conversion. We supply a local high-end cheese maker, and sell raw milk, eggs, and beef in farm store. Goal is to provide high quality [...] UVM Extension is planning to hold a training course at the UVM Extension office in Berlin, VT (July 12-14, 2011) on the fundamentals of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and the application in meat and poultry slaughter and processing operations. It will provide participants with hands-on experience in developing a HACCP plan, which [...] |
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