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Sodexo's Vermont First Seeking Applicants for Advisory Board
Sodexo is seeking applicants for its Vermont First Advisory Board. The Vermont First Advisory Board will offer guidance and insight to the Vermont First Coordinator and the Vermont First Leadership Team, supporting Sodexo’s Vermont First Initiative in realizing Sodexo’s goal of strategically increasing the purchase of Vermont products across Sodexo’s Vermont accounts. The Advisory Board will be a tremendous ally in providing guidance to moving Vermont First objectives forward.
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Farm and Food Student Leaders to Arrive in Vermont for Whirlwind Study Tour
Leaders from across the nation who are studying how communities source, grow, process, purchase, and contemplate food will soon arrive in the Green Mountain State for the inaugural three-week Vermont Food Systems Summer Study Tour, May 31 – June 20. One of the only study tours of its kind in the world, students will earn transferable credits while accessing a “movable feast” of Vermont food systems education.
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The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Announces over $1 Million in Grants to 36 Vermont Businesses and Service Providers
Today, the Working Lands Enterprise Board announced this year’s 36 grant recipients – 24 agriculture and 12 forestry projects – for just over $1 million in both Working Lands and Local Food Market Development grant funding. These projects impact every county in Vermont, and leverage an additional $1.8 million in matching funds. Investments were made to 26 working lands enterprises and 10 service providers for projects that increase production, expand markets, develop innovative technologies, improve water quality, and train the workforce that Vermont’s businesses need to succeed.
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Community Kitchen Academy - BIG IMPACTS on Individuals and Communities
IS ANYONE BETTER OFF? Community Kitchen Academy, a program of the Vermont Foodbank improves an indvidual's likelihood to succeed in the food systems industry.
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Vermont and New Hampshire Farmers Encouraged to Apply for Value-Added Producer Grants …Agricultural Producers Eligible for $250,000 In Grants
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking farmers and producers interested in turning their agricultural commodities into new products. The USDA Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grant program provides farmers with up to $250,000 in working capital or feasibility funding to turn raw agricultural products into finished products that increase producer profitability and create jobs. The deadline for grant submissions is July 7th.
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Tutorial Center's Students Hungry for Food Revolution Day
It's Gonna Take a Revolution...
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Vital Communities Releases Local Food Market Assessment
Vital Communities has released a local food market assessment as a sophisticated analysis of the regional food marketplace in the Upper Valley. The report identifies growth opportunities in the local foods market to facilitate the doubling of local food consumption and the continuing growth of local-food-based businesses.
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New Cold Storage Facilities Being Built In Lamoille County
Cold storage facilities for ag and value-added food producers
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USDA Announces $235 Million Available for Innovative New Conservation Partnerships
Vermont Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) State Conservationist Vicky Drew Invites Local Coalitions to Apply for Second Round of Funding to Improve Soil Health, Preserve Clean Water, Combat Drought, and Protect Wildlife Habitat. Pre-proposals due by July 8, 2015.
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RCPP Kickoff in Vermont Highlights Plans to Protect Lake Champlain
Conservation partners develop strategies to address water quality in Lake Champlain Basin of Vermont and New York. Kickoff event last week in Richmond with Gov. Shumlin, conservation leaders, and local farmers.
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Farmers Market Incentive Program Naming Contest
NOFA-VT requests your creative flair to help name our incentive program for the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables at VT farmers markets for 3SquaresVT recipients.
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Small Farm Day at the Vermont Statehouse - this Thursday!
Rural Vermont and the VT chapter of the Young Farmers' Coalition partner to host a day that will put a face on the “small farmer” and highlight the crucial role they are playing in the future of Vermont agriculture! This will be a great opportunity to network with other farmers and learn more about how you can play a role in shaping public policy.
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