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Vermont Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council Releases Humane Handling Best Practice Guidelines
The Vermont Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council is pleased to announce the availability of important bilingual educational materials, for use by Vermont’s cattle industry members, intended to help ensure the humane handling and transport of calves and cattle within Vermont. The release of these materials is the culmination of a year-long initiative undertaken by the Council that was supported by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, the Farm to Plate Network, and many other individuals and agricultural organizations within Vermont and New England.
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Sterling College Gets “Bird-Friendly” Recognition
The Virginia Russell Maple Sugarbush, abutting Sterling College’s campus and managed by its students and faculty, is home to over 200 maple taps and numerous species of birds. Both trees and birds will be able to coexist and thrive, thanks to the Bird-Friendly Maple Project, which just recognized the sugarbush as supporting both bird habitats and sugaring activity. The Bird-Friendly Maple Project is a partnership among Audubon Vermont, the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, and the Vermont Maple Sugar Maker’s Association. It seeks to promote bird conservation and maple syrup production.
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Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets Will Lease Mobile Flash Freeze Unit to Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) is pleased to announce the transfer of its mobile flash freeze unit to the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center (PHCC) in Middlebury, Vermont under a long-term lease agreement. PHCC will utilize this innovative food processing tool to flash freeze locally grown fruits and vegetables for long-term storage, and will partner with Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE), also of Middlebury, to distribute frozen produce through the Addison County Food Shelf.
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Volunteers to Plant Hundreds of Native Trees at Upper La Platte River Natural Area
On Saturday, November 7 from 10 AM-12:30 PM, the Intervale Center, Lake Champlain Land Trust, Lake Champlain Basin Program, and Healthy Living Market and Café will partner with community volunteers to plant 300 native trees at the Upper La Platte River Natural Area at 480 Thomas Road in Shelburne, Vermont. Volunteers will restore an acre of riparian buffer on the center’s conserved land to prevent soil erosion and runoff and to enhance a unique wildlife habitat. Since 2002, the Nursery has planted over 185,000 native trees in Vermont, restoring about 925 acres along rivers and streams to protect water quality.
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RAFFL to Honor Green Mountain College Professor Philip Ackerman-Leist on October 25
Join the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL) on October 25 for an evening of local food, wine, and beer to celebrate our 10 year anniversary and honor Green Mountain College Professor Philip Ackerman-Leist. To be held at the historic Meeting House at Green Mountain College, Poultney.
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Localvore Today - buying local digitally and now with a new app!
We are a Vermont - based marketing group connecting you to businesses, experiences, and local food with authenticity! Download the new app and check out a new restaurant or go to the farmer's market with our campaigns!
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VT Agency of Ag Receives USDA Grant to Continue Market Access Development for Vermont Farmers & Producers
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the Vermont Agency of Agriculture (VAAFM) will receive a $92,200 matching grant from the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP) to enhance domestic export opportunities and market channels for Vermont agricultural products. Out of a total $1,005,906 in FSMIP funding awarded to 15 different projects in this 2015 application period, the state of Vermont received the third largest grant at $92,200.
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Agriculture Secretary Announces New Date For Public Hearing on Proposed Revised Decision Regarding Best Management Practices for Farms in the Missisquoi Bay Basin
On October 7, 2015, Vermont’s Secretary of Agriculture, Chuck Ross, in consultation with the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), reissued a Notice of Public Hearing to provide the public additional and sufficient opportunity to comment on the proposed Revised Secretary’s Decision for the CLF’s petition to require mandatory agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Missisquoi Bay Basin. The new date for the public hearing is November 12, 2015
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State Leaders Gather to Celebrate Farm to School Awareness Month at Burlington’s Sustainability Academy
State leaders gathered together today at Sustainability Academy in Burlington to recognize Farm to School Awareness Month, a statewide celebration of the Farm to School (FTS) Program that connects thousands of Vermont students with fresh, healthy, local foods every year. Among the celebrants were Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Ross, Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe, Health Commissioner Harry Chen, Burlington Schools Superintendent Yaw Obeng, Vermont state legislators, as well as representatives from the office of Senator Leahy, and other important Farm to School stakeholders.
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Newest Skinny Pancake Venue to Open on University of Vermont Campus
Skinny Pancake to Open at UVM's Living and Learning Center
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Working Lands Enterprise Board Announces $550,000 in Available Grant Funds
Today, the Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) is happy to announce the opening of this year’s grant cycle and the availability of approximately $550,000 in grants funds for the 2016 program year. These grants will fund forestry and agriculture projects that enhance Vermont’s communities, economy and culture. The applicant guide can be found online at workinglands.vermont.gov/apply/rfp. Applicant Information Sessions are scheduled for October 9th and 14th.
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Vermont's Universal Recycling Law Feeds Hungry Vermonters
State Agency officials, representatives from the Vermont Foodbank, and local grocers joined together at the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf to recognize the contribution of food rescue to hunger relief. Since July 2015, when requirements for food diversion took effect for medium-sized institutions under Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law, the Vermont Foodbank has seen a 24% increase in food donations from retailers over last year. Food shelves are fuller, and less waste is going to the landfill.
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