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Call for Proposals: UVM Food Systems Summit
The 2016 Summit will feature several rounds of concurrent sessions organized by Summit participants. We invite you to propose ideas for concurrent sessions in response to the 2016 Summit theme: "What Makes Food Good?" Submissions will be accepted January 25 - February 29.
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Farm food loss study likely to show opportunity to dramatically increase local food consumption
Salvation Farms, a non-profit dedicated to managing Vermont’s farm surplus, is conducting a study to determine how much food is lost annually on Vermont farms. Rough estimates indicate that millions of pounds of crops never leave the farm due to market conditions, labor shortages and unpredictable environmental factors, but there is no official number of how much quality food is lost each year.
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Bob-White Systems Launches Campaign to Support Small Farms in Vermont to Generate Support to Block, Amend or Repeal ACT 64
Steven Judge, a well-known Micro Dairy farmer with over 50 years of experience in the dairy industry and founder of Bob-White Systems, is on a mission to ensure that new Vermont legislation, ACT 64, doesn’t put small farms out of business. And now the Vermont Agency of Agriculture is starting to listen. Judge and his supporters are working to block, amend or repeal ACT 64 and replace it with a law and a set of regulations that makes sense for all of Vermont and effectively improve the water quality of Lake Champlain and other bodies of water. The campaign is quickly gaining momentum with requests pouring in for a support materials from the new website: IsupportSmallFarms.com as more and more farmers in Vermont and across the country learn about this issue.
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Jr Iron Chef Vermont Final Call!
Statewide Youth Culinary Competition Now Accepting Teams!
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VEDA Approves $15.7 Million in Economic Development Financing
Several Vermont food companies among projects approved for VEDA financing.
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VT Agency of Ag Now Accepting Vendor Applications for 2016 Eastern States Expo (“Big E”)
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) is now accepting proposals from Vermont businesses and organizations for vending and exhibiting space in the Vermont Building at the 2016 Eastern States Exposition (“The Big E”) in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The 2016 fair dates are September 16th – October 2nd. Approximately 1 million patrons passed through the Vermont Building during the 2015 Big E, spending nearly $1.7 million on Vermont products.
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Fairfax Farm Conserved and Sold to New Dairy Farmers
After farming their Fairfax land for more than 25 years, Walter and Diane Berthiaume decided to work with the Vermont Land Trust to conserve the property and find new farmers to buy the farm. When they first reached out to the Vermont Land Trust, they were interested in selling a conservation easement on the farm so that the land wouldn’t be subdivided for development. In conversations with the land trust, they learned how the organization’s Farmland Access program could also help them find the right farmer to buy the land.
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Root 5 Farm Conserves Land with Vermont Land Trust
At Root 5 Farm, Danielle and Ben grow certified organic vegetables. Their fields have top-quality sandy loam soil, perfect for growing produce. The couple stewards their soil with care by amending it with compost, rotating crops, and planting cover crops. "It's an honor to be able to farm on these soils and it's important to us to preserve this as a working farm for future generations,” said Danielle. “It's not every day that you have the opportunity to effect the future in such a positive way!"
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Merck Forest works with Vermont Land Trust to Permanently Protect Land
This season of giving has brought a lasting present to those who enjoy Vermont’s landscape of forests and farmland. The Merck Forest and Farmland Center worked in partnership with the Vermont Land Trust to permanently protect more than 2,600 acres in Rupert, bringing the total number of protected acres to approximately 3,000. The formal conservation of the land ensures that Merck Forest’s long tradition of land stewardship, education and recreation will be continued in perpetuity.
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Farmers Launch Connecticut River Farmers' Watershed Alliance
Upper Valley Farmers Work to Preserve Water Quality in Vermont and New Hampshire
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Hunger Action Conference-Vermont Foodbank RFP
The Vermont Foodbank is accepting proposals for presenters at the Hunger Action Conference on May 6, 2016 in Killington, VT. This year’s conference theme is “Nurturing Partnerships; Nourishing Change”. The deadline for proposal submissions is Monday, January 11, 2016.
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2016 Green Thumbs at Work Garden Grants
The Vermont Department of Health and Vermont Community Garden Network, in partnership with Charlie Nardozzi, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, and Gardener’s Supply, are offering grants for small business and organizations to establish workplace food gardens for their employees. Applications due January 29, 2016.
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