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Hunger Mountain Coop Community Grant Applications Now Available
The Hunger Mountain Coop Community Fund provides financial support to businesses, organizations, and initiatives aligned with The Coop's Mission. 2014 grants totaled $8240. 2015 grant applications are now available.
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NOFA Vermont seeks workshop proposals for the 34th Annual Winter Conference
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA Vermont) is accepting workshop proposals for its 34th Annual Winter Conference. Proposals will be accepted until September 18th, 2015. The event is Vermont’s largest agricultural conference, bringing together more than 1,500 farmers, gardeners, homesteaders, educators, policy makers and consumers for three days of workshops, networking sessions, meals and celebration.
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2015 SNA-VT Conference Registration
The conference theme is School Nutrition: Well-being for Today, Tomorrow, and the Future.
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UVM Proctor Maple Research Center to Provide Pure Maple Syrup to UVM Dining
Real Vermont maple syrup from UVM's own Proctor Maple Research Center will be the standard at UVM Dining halls in the fall!
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Master Cheese Maker Ivan Larcher to Speak at Sterling College
Sterling College is proud to announce that world-renowned master cheese maker and educator Ivan Larcher will be presenting on campus. His talk, “French Farmhouse Cheese,” is co-sponsored by the Cellars at Jasper Hill and will be given on Monday, August 24, at 6:45 p.m. in Common House. This talk is free and open to the public.
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VT Farm & Forest Viability Program Enrollment DEADLINE - Aug. 31st
The Viability Program's August 31st deadline for farm and forest products businesses to enroll for business planning and other business-related targeted technical assistance projects is fast approaching.
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The Food and Farm Initiative of the Vermont Community Foundation Awards More Than $500,000 in Grants to Connect More Vermonters with Healthy, Local Food
The Food and Farm Initiative of the Vermont Community Foundation has awarded 12 grants totaling more than $500,000 to continue its support of local and statewide efforts to help connect Vermont families of all incomes with local food. Since its launch in 2012, the initiative has awarded more than $1.6 million in grants to organizations striving to solve food insecurity in Vermont while strengthening the state’s local food system. The level of grantmaking in this most recent round was made possible thanks to the partnership of over 30 donors including 16 Foundation fundholders and the High Meadows Fund, which is a part of the Community Foundation.
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Intervale Food Hub Becomes Approved UVM Dining Vendor
The Intervale Food Hub, a social enterprise of Burlington-based nonprofit Intervale Center, is now an approved vendor to UVM Dining at the University of Vermont.
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Statehouse Lawn Transforms to Provide State Employees Access to Locally Grown Food
More than forty purveyors of local food convened on the Statehouse lawn today as part of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets’ (VAAFM) first ever summer Buy Local Market. The event, which coincides with National Farmers’ Market Week and Vermont Open Farm Week, was organized by VAAFM as part of the State’s Local Food Wellness and Consumer Awareness Initiative, in partnership with the Capital City Farmers’ Market and The Northeast Organic Farming Association of VT (NOFA-VT).
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State Veterinarians encourage poultry producers and enthusiasts to prepare for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), expected to impact the East Coast fall of 2015 or spring of 2016.
Vermont State Veterinarian, Dr. Kristin Haas, is encouraging poultry owners, producers and enthusiasts to prepare for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), which is expected to impact the East Coast in the fall of this year or spring of 2016. Since December 2014, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed the presence of HPAI on more than 200 properties, impacting almost 50 million commercial and backyard birds. While the HPAI outbreak has not yet been identified in Vermont, poultry producers should be familiar with the disease, how it is spread, and preparedness efforts that they can engage in now.
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New Marketing Campaign Connects Consumers with Upper Valley Farms and Food
Finding and enjoying local foods from Upper Valley farms just got easier with Valley Farm Fresh, a new marketing campaign launched by Vital Communities.
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Vermont Farmers will go for the gold at the first annual NOFA Vermont “Farmer Olympics”
On August 12th, farmers will show off their finely-honed skills in events ranging from physical to cerebral to plain ridiculous, competing in events like: “Chicken Tractor Pull,” “Rock Hump,” “Plumbing Puzzle,” “Chuckin' Eggs,” and the “Deer Fence Limbo.”
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