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Food Solutions New England Launches Third Racial Equity Challenge
Food Solutions New England is hosting its third 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge April 9-29, 2017, available wherever you are.
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The Food and Farm Initiative of the Vermont Community Foundation Awards More Than $660,000 in Grants to Connect More Vermonters with Healthy, Local Food
The Vermont Community Foundation has announced that its Food and Farm Initiative has made more than $660,000 to 11 organizations working to connect more Vermonters with healthy, local food in the Initiative’s final grant round. Half of the total granted out was made possible thanks to the partnership of donors and fundholders at the Foundation, including $75,000 in support from the High Meadows Fund.
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More Vermonters Choosing Full Fat Dairy
An increasing number of people are choosing full-fat dairy, both nationally and in Vermont, according to retail data from IRi, a market research firm. The trend is related to the growing desire for simple, natural, and whole foods—plus recent research that indicates full-fat dairy may have a solid place in a healthy diet.
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Wild for Pollinators - New Initiative Encourages Easy Way to Help Protect Pollinators
Across the world, and in our own backyards, many pollinator populations are being threatened by pesticide use, habitat loss, climate change, parasites and disease problems, and more. Wild for Pollinators is a new Vermont initiative raising awareness about the need for pollinator conservation, and encouraging communities to create more pollinator habitat.
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Female Farmers Play a Critical Role in Vermont’s Ag Economy
March is Women’s History month, and Vermont’s Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets is taking advantage of the occasion to highlight the important role women play in Vermont’s Ag community.
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Yankee Farm Credit Refunds $5.1 Million to Members
Yankee Farm Credit today distributed $5.1 million to its members who borrowed from the cooperative. This distribution represents approximately 55% of Yankee’s 2016 net income of $9.3 million.
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St. Albans Cooperative Creamery Achieves Highest Rating for SQF Review
Earns "Excellent" Certification Score
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Governor Scott graces Vermont Gleaning Collective gathering
“This is such an exciting and enterprising way for all of us to give back,” Governor Phil Scott said in opening remarks at the first quarter meeting of the Vermont Gleaning Collective, held on Monday 3/13 in St. Albans.
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Love Snowmobiling on VAST Trails? Thank a Farmer!
Winter is back, and Vermonters are ready to play in the snow once more!
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Caution! Heavy Snow Accumulation Means it's Time to Think About Barn Roof Safety!
When the snow comes down heavy and hard, it’s time for farmers to start thinking about barn roof safety.
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Poultry Flock in Tennessee
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza (HPAI) of North American wild bird lineage in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in commercial poultry in the United States this year.
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City Market Awards Grants to Local Food Projects
City Market congratulated their 2016 Co-op Patronage Seedling Grant recipients and offered over $56,000 in grant funding to local food projects at a recent Grant Celebration that also launched the 2017 Co-op Patronage Seedling Grant process.
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