The School for the New American Farmstead at Sterling College Announces Full Line of Workshops for Summer
The School of the New American Farmstead at Sterling College has announces summer workshops in Holistic Orcharding, Beekeeping, Mushrooms, Hemp, Pollinators, and Moreits full lineup of workshops for the summer. These workshops are designed to prepare agrarians, agroecologists, landholders, and homesteaders at all stages to sustain the working landscape as well as themselves.
Read More Celebrate Local Farms & Food at the 15th Annual Flavors of the Valley
Mark your calendar for April 10 and bring your appetite to the 15th annual Flavors of the Valley – the region’s premier local-foods tasting expo hosted by Vital Communities. The family event offers a chance for consumers to meet the people behind the Upper Valley’s local farms and foods, try new products, and make mealtimes more delicious while supporting a vibrant local food system and economy.
Read More Breakfast after the Bell Challenge Boosts School Breakfast Participation
New England Patriots Player Duron Harmon & Dairy Farmer of the Year Celebrate Success
Read More Food Waste Gets Second Life as Renewable Energy on Dairy Farm
Blue Spruce Farm in Bridport, Vermont has a farm waste digester, which converts manure, food waste and farm by-products into natural fertilizer and energy to power 400 to 500 homes. They will soon be piloting a new project with Casella Organics to help communities understand the importance of properly separating food waste so that it can be collected and turned into a mixture that can be fed into the farm digester.
Read More Farm and Food Business JOB FAIR in the Northeast Kingdom
Are you ready for a job in the fast growing Agricultural Economy in the NEK? Join some of the area's premier food and farm businesses, learn what opportunities are available - and BRING YOUR RESUME!! The Center for an Ag Economy is hosting a job fair in APRIL, to help you find the job you're looking for!
Read More NEK Nonprofit Founder Nationally Recognized for 'Shaping Rural America'
Katherine Sims, founder and executive director of Green Mountain Farm-to-School (GMFTS), is being recognized nationally through Farm Credit 100 Fresh Perspectives, a search to identify and honor 100 leaders who are changing rural communities and agriculture for the better.
Read More New Toolkit Promotes Food Production at Housing Sites
A new edible landscaping resource guide for affordable housing communities arrives at the start of the garden planning season! A collaborative project of the Vermont Community Garden Network and Vermont Edible Landscapes, the “Edible Landscaping & Community Gardening Toolkit” provides step-by-step support for housing authorities, residents, housing staff, service providers, and others who want to establish, enhance, or support food production at housing sites.
Read More Sodexo's "Vermont First" Initiative on Track, Bringing More Local Food to VT Colleges and Universities
Sodexo's Vermont First local food purchasing results for 2015 are in! Sodexo, which serves the food at many of Vermont's colleges and universities, spent $3.22 million purchasing locally-grown food in 2015. That constitutes 15.4 percent of the food purchased at Sodexo's 15 Vermont accounts.
Read More Vermont Cheesemakers Win at World Championship Cheese Contest
Four Vermont Cheese Council Members win "Best in Class" awards at the World Championship Cheese Contest. The World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison, WI is the largest technical competition for butter, yogurt and cheese in the World.
Read More Ring in Spring with Vermont's Local Banquet!
Our Spring issue features articles on Vermont sheep shearing and tanning, bakers & brewers who collaborate, cover crops for the home gardener, and how to keep small farms thriving without encouraging them to get big... read more!
Read More Over 260 Students to Compete in Ninth Annual Jr Iron Chef VT Competition
Ready, set, chop! On Saturday, March 19, 58 middle and high school teams will compete in this year’s Jr Iron Chef VT. In its ninth year, this youth culinary competition was one of the first in the nation to focus on local food and school meals. Participation has more than doubled since its founding, and teams now come from every corner of the state. It has challenged and inspired nearly 3,000 kids to connect with where food comes from, cook from scratch, and eat healthy, local foods.
Read More Agency of Agriculture Announces Food Safety Modernization Act Educational Workshops
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) will hold three workshops on Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) final rules on March 31 in Montpelier, April 4 in Burlington, and April 5 in Rutland. These workshops will provide an overview of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule, which affects farms that grow, harvest, pack or hold fresh produce. The April 4 workshop, co-hosted by the Vermont Department of Health, will also cover the FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Food rule, which affects food processors.
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