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AGENCY OF AG CONSUMER PROTECTION CHIEF & MAPLE EXPERT HENRY MARCKRES RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL MAPLE INDUSTRY
Henry Marckres, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture’s Consumer Protection Chief and resident maple syrup expert was awarded the prestigious Lynn Reynolds Award for Leadership in the Maple Industry at the annual meeting of the North American Maple Syrup Council and the International Maple Syrup Institute (IMSI) held October 21-23 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Established in 1999 in honor of long-time IMSI supporter and director, Lynn Reynolds, the prestigious award is bestowed annually on a worthy IMSI member in recognition of outstanding leadership in the International Maple Syrup Industry.
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Farmland Access Network Task Force Seeking Farmer Focus Group Participants
Land For Good, together with the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, are working on a Farmland Investor Financing Research Project. The project team is now looking for up to 10 farmers to participate in a focus group to examine and critique investment models from 4 "values based" farmland investment companies operating and buying farmland in New England.
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VT SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE ISSUES DECISION ON REQUEST SEEKING MANDATORY BMPs
Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Ross issued a decision today denying a petition seeking to impose mandatory best management practices (BMPs) on farms in the Missisquoi Bay Basin. The decision directed the Agency’s Agricultural Water Quality Program to accelerate its agricultural water quality compliance and enforcement activities in the Missisquoi Bay Basin.
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Agency of Ag & Food Export Northeast Will Hold Canadian Export Seminar for VT Food Producers
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets, in collaboration with Food Export Northeast, will host “Tapping into the Canadian Market,” an export seminar for food and agriculture businesses, on Thursday November 20th at the Courtyard Marriott in Burlington.
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Vermont agricultural land use planning guide available for local and regional planners
Vermont Farm to Plate releases guide for municipalities and planning commissions to increase farmland in agricultural production and help to strengthen farm viability
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Artisan Cheesemaking Course Offered January 20-30, 2015
Sterling College and the Cellars at Jasper Hill are collaborating to offer Fundamentals of Cheesemaking. Led by world-renowned master cheesemaker and educator Ivan Larcher, it is designed to provide students the practical and scientific knowledge involved in creating small-scale artisan cheese. Students will learn the full process of cheesemaking, from milk production, lactic technology, and coagulants, to salting, tasting, ripening, and cheese quality.
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City Market, Onion River Co-op Declares Patronage Dividend
Burlington, VT - City Market, a Member-owned cooperative, has declared their annual Patronage Refund to Members, one of the tangible benefits of Co-op Membership. Member purchases totaled over 65% of Co-op sales in fiscal year 2014, and the City Market Board of Directors has voted to return over $968,000 in cash to Members as this year’s Patronage Refund. On November 7, the Co-op will mail checks to 10,399 Members, with an average check of $93. Almost four cents of every dollar eligible Members spent is being refunded.
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New job numbers, economic growth, and food justice conversations are focus at Vermont’s Farm to Plate Annual Gathering
Farm to Plate Network shares results and explores key issues facing Vermont’s food system in statewide work implementing Vermont’s ten year plan to increase economic development and jobs in the farm and food sector and improve access to healthy local food for all Vermonters
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VHCB Awards $3.65 Million for Housing and Conservation Projects Statewide
On Tuesday, October 14, the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board approved $3,657,169 in grants and deferred loans to create, preserve or rehabilitate 152 affordable homes and to conserve 1,198 acres of farmland and working forest.
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Celebrating Shelburne, Vermont's Food Artisans
Shelburne, Vermont, on the shores of Lake Champlain, is home to iconic Vermont brands like Vermont Teddy Bear and Shelburne Farms. This quiet town is also home to a strong and growing community of hard-working, passionate artisans. These craftspeople do things by hand, they follow their hearts and they produce incredible products.
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RFQ - Seeking qualified consultants to work with farm, food and forestry sectors
The Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program is seeking individuals and firms that are interested in providing business-related services to the agricultural and forestry sectors. We will facilitate networking between RFQ respondents and a network of eleven organizations in Vermont that provide business planning and technical assistance. This will be followed by a meet-up event in early December.
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VT Schools Celebrate Healthy Food, Kids & Communities with National Farm to School Month
October is National Farm to School month, and schools around the state are reaping the benefits! With a host of harvest festivals and taste tests, work days and classroom activities, schools and organizations around the state are busy celebrating Farm to School (FTS) programs and the numerous ways they help our kids, schools, farms and communities.
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