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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 [...] The Northeast Youth Food and Justice Summit is just around the corner! This is going to be an inspiring weekend of young speakers in the food movement, a diverse set of workshops, delicious food, and most important – this will be a chance to bring together young people who are doing food and justice work [...] Ed. note: this is amazing. A “must watch” for anyone interested in local food, youth, education or cooking. On VermontT.net http://vermonttv.net/index.html?menuID=0&flvID=1 By Diane Herbst | Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:30 AM ET It all began in third grade, when Katie Stagliano’s 40-pound cabbage fed 275 homeless people. Now, Katie’s six gardens have produced over 4,000 pounds of vegetables to feed the needy. When [...] Two spots left in both: August 9-13th for 6-8 yo and August 16-20 for 9-11 and 12-14 yo Campers pick their own organic raspberries and blueberries, make berry ice cream and berry pie among other farm projects. Currently there are two scholarships left for these camp sessions. For more info contact Lisa Holderness at Deer Ridge Farm & [...] June 28 2010 from the BBC Addison County Independent: June 21, 2010 _________________________________________________________________________________ Vergennes education takes root in school garden PARENT VOLUNTEER LYNNE Rapaport, right, gives some weeding tips to Vergennes Union Elementary School students Sadie Kass, left, Sophie Riptner-Donovan, Alyssa Saunders, Madison Ask and Alyse Beauchemin in the school’s vegetable garden. Independent photo/Trent Campbell VERGENNES — [...] “Bringing kids to the land and good food to the table” ________________________________________________________________________________ Students explore a school garden with Katherine Sims. When Katherine Sims left the rarefied air of Yale, taking a semester off to apprentice at farms in rural Vermont, she had no idea that was where her future lay. But [...] “Old School Tomatoes” and more! _____________________________________________________________________ Old School Tomatoes We have two whole rows of tomatoes planted in the garden, all different varieties, including: juliet, moskvich, garden peach, black prince, and sun gold. Most of these varieties are heirloom tomatoes. Heirloom varieties are open pollinated, non-hybrid varieties of tomatoes. This means [...] Over the last six months individuals and organizations representing various aspects of agriculture, 4-H and FFA have been meeting to create new opportunities to |
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