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.
Read More 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
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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
Read More 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?"
Read More 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.
Read More Are you a vegetable, fruit, or berry grower in Vermont? Salvation Farms invites YOU to take part in a short survey!
Salvation Farms has launched the Vermont Food Loss Survey and is looking for Vermont vegetable, fruit, and berry farmers to participate.
Read More Two Weeks, Eight Schools: Students Invited to Vermont to Discover the Future of Food
From food justice to safety and labeling, the nation is poised to transform the way in which it sources, grows, processes, purchases, and contemplates food. The Vermont Food Systems Summer Study Tour is the only program in the country where students take to the road for two weeks, moving through eight schools, earning transferable undergraduate or graduate credit or auditing the class.
Read More Rebates Available for Vermont Maple Sugar Makers to Save on Energy Costs
Efficiency Vermont offers a number of rebates to help maple sugar makers throughout the state increase the energy efficiency of their operations and reduce their spending on fuel. 2016 rebates on qualifying reverse osmosis installations. Maple sugar makers with a minimum of 400 taps, or 100 gallons of annual production are eligible for a rebate. Up to $3,250 is available per system depending on the size of the equipment.
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