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Eden Specialty Ciders ready to grow with working capital from the Flexible Capital Fund
Core Northeast Kingdom food business and hard cider producer, Eden Specialty Ciders, plans to increase profitability with financing package to grow operations and hire new staff
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Applesauce Artisans at Village Cannery of Vermont Grow with Vermont Community Loan Fund
Total VCLF Lending Reaches $518,585 in 1st Quarter 2016, including loans to several Vermont food, farms and forest-related borrowers.
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Small Farm Action Days Bring Nearly One Hundred Farmers to the State House During 2016 Legislative Session
Rural Vermont concluded a series of three Small Farm Action Days on April 27th, and across the three events, brought nearly a hundred Vermonters to the State House to engage in the public process and advocate for policies that support their livelihoods and strengthen their rural communities. The last Small Farm Action Day included private meetings with legislators, testimony before the House Agriculture Committee on Agriculture & Forest Products, and an “Eat Like a Farmer” reception, which provided farmers an opportunity to share their work and food with legislators.
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Granite City Grocery to Bring a Community-Owned Grocery Store to Downtown Barre
In an effort to bring a food store back to downtown Barre, Granite City Grocery and its board of directors have been working since 2012 to build community interest, attract members, and secure a store location. Help make a community-owned grocery store in Barre a reality by joining the board of directors! Nominations due by May 16.
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Discover a Free Family Learning Experience This Summer at Breakfast on the Farm Events
Free breakfast, farm tour and more on June 25 and August 27 at local dairy farms
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Agency of Agriculture’s Weights and Measures Program Increases Protections for Vermont's Consumers
Beginning in May 2016, the Weights and Measures Program of the Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) will post on the VAAFM website information about its enforcement actions against businesses that have violated Vermont laws designed to protect consumers in the marketplace. The information posted will include business names and locations, types of violations, and penalties.
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NRCS to Help Farmers Measure Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
Funding available for producers in Vermont to install edge-of-field water quality monitoring stations. Apply by July 8, 2016.
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City Market Awards Grants to Local Food Projects
Burlington, VT – City Market congratulated their 2015 Co-op Patronage Seedling Grant recipients and offered over $54,000 in grant funding to local food projects at a recent Grant Celebration that also launched the 2016 Co-op Patronage Seedling Grant process.
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Keep Local Farm Funds Will Help Farmers Protect Water Quality in Vermont
An award from the Keep Local Farms Fund is being used by two Vermont farmer organizations, The Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition (CVFC) and DairyVision Vermont, to help Vermont farmers protect water quality with recommended new practices and technology improvements.
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New Census Confirms Vermont is Still a National Leader in Farm to School
National Survey Shows Vermont Schools Spent More Than $1.5 Million on Local Food in 2013-2014
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Defining Good Food: UVM Presents 5th Annual Food Systems Summit June 14-15
Attendees will discuss current food system issues and this year's summit theme: "What Makes Food Good?"
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Rural Energy for America Program Grant Applications Due May 2nd
USDA-RD REAP program applications are due on May 2nd and applicants are encouraged to apply ASAP.
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