Sterling College Achieves Highest STARS Gold Rating in Vermont for Sustainability Performance
Sterling College has received a STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), ranking first in sustainability performance in Vermont and fourth in North America. AASHE is the most widely recognized framework in the world for publicly reporting comprehensive information on a college or university’s sustainability performance.
Read More Governor Scott Salutes Sugarmakers and Opens Vermont’s “Sweetest Season”
Governor Phil Scott officially kicked off Vermont’s maple season today at Silloway Maple in Randolph Center. The Governor joined the Silloway family, Ag Secretary Anson Tebbetts, members of the Randolph Center community, and the Orange County Sugarmakers to tap a tree and celebrate the importance of the maple industry to Vermont’s economy, landscape, and heritage.
Read More New Video Features Farmer Contributions to Healthy Soil and Clean Water
To help the public better understand the benefits of cover crops and other environmentally friendly farming practices, three Vermont farmer watershed protection groups have partnered to produce a short video.
Read More Dairy Farmers Talk Strategies for Success at Annual Conference
Topics Include Connecting with the Community, Cow Care & Staying Positive
Read More Registration open for full-season organic gardening class in Burlington
Want to grow your own fresh vegetables, but not sure where to start? Join the Community Teaching Garden – a 22-week beginner organic gardening course. Adult participants learn how to plant, cultivate, harvest, and preserve produce from their own plot and from shared garden space in a cooperative learning environment. Class takes place at the Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington from May to October. Visit www.vcgn.org to register.
Read More Roses are Red, Violets are Blue. Farmers Care for the Land, and They Feed Us, Too!
This Valentine’s Day, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets is taking a moment to proclaim its love for Vermont’s farmers.
Read More Agency of Ag Awards Farm to School Grants to 13 Schools, Representing 10 Vermont Counties
Students and teachers representing nearly 20 schools from across Vermont crowded into the Statehouse Cafeteria in Montpelier on Wednesday along with legislators, government officials, and Vermont Farm to School Network leaders to celebrate Farm to School Awareness Day and honor 2017 grant winners. Over $121,000 in grants and technical supports were awarded to 13 schools, representing 10 Vermont counties, for the purpose of growing and developing farm to school programs. This year’s Farm to School grants will expand the reach of the Vermont Farm to School Program by 5,000 students, raising the total number of Vermont students with increased access to fresh, healthy, locally grown foods and nutrition education through the grant program to 40,000.
Read More Working Lands Enterprise Board Announces Program Impacts on Vermont’s Economy and Communities
Since its inception in 2012, the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI) has invested over $3.8 million dollars in 129 projects impacting every county of the state, leveraging $7.4 million in additional funds. Over the last 5 years, working lands grantees have created 428 new full-time jobs and generated $18.1 million in new sales. Additionally, 98% of Working Lands grantees report expanding into new markets, 45% report enhanced environmental stewardship, and 30% report increased employee wages as a result of their grant.
Read More Consumer Night at the Vermont Farm Show Highlights Venison, “Naturally Beautiful” Produce, and Ag Agency’s Culinary Chops
Farmers, producers, and localvores from across Vermont converged on Wednesday, February 1 for the 6th annual Consumer Night at the Vermont Farm Show in Essex Junction. Held on the second night of the Farm Show, Consumer Night celebrates the diversity of Vermont agriculture with the Winter Buy Local Market and Capital Cook-Off.
Read More Vermont Land Trust Seeks Proposals for Bluffside Farm in Newport, VT
The Vermont Land Trust has issued a Requests for Concepts for people interested in purchasing the Bluffside Farm in Newport. The goal for this open space property is to serve the community needs expressed by local residents during multiple public meetings and property tours.
Read More February 17th is deadline to apply for assistance to install conservation practices through NRCS' EQIP
The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Vermont is encouraging producers to submit applications for financial and technical assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). While EQIP is offered through a continuous signup, NRCS makes periodic funding selections. The last application cut-off date for farmstead practices to be funded in 2017 is February 17, 2017.
Read More Study “Small Batch Brewing” with Anders Kissmeyer and Jan Paul at The School of the New American Farmstead at Sterling College
Study “Small Batch Brewing” with Anders Kissmeyer and Jan Paul at The School of the New American Farmstead at Sterling College
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