Agency of Ag Hosts HR Trainings for Farmers
This fall, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food & Markets (VAAFM) will be hosting two Human Resources Management Trainings in Burlington and White River Junction to help Vermont agricultural producers build and hone strong employee management skills.
Read More Northeast Kingdom Farm-to-School Conference 2014
Join us to explore ways Farm to School Programs can Celebrate, Grow and Thrive!
Read More Working Lands Enterprise Board Announces Today $1 million in Available Grant Funds
Today, The Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) announces the availability of $1 million in grant funds for essential, catalytic investments in Vermont’s farm and forest economy, from individual enterprises to service providers to supply chain partnerships. This year, funds for local food market development projects, previously solicited through a separate request for proposals (the Local Food Market Development Program) will be allocated through the WLEB grant process.
Read More Grant Funding Available for Farm to School Programming
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets has announced $49,000 of available funding for Vermont schools interested in Farm to School programing. Any Vermont school, consortium of schools, or school district interested in a Farm to School grant can find more information and download applications at www.agriculture.vermont.gov
Read More UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture’s Farming & Climate Change Program Offers Downloadable Resources for Vermont Farmers
Dr. Faulkner says. “With increasingly common extreme weather patterns events becoming the norm, we wanted to provide growers with strategies to both adapt to the reality they’re facing on their farms, as well as practices that minimize emissions in feasible and affordable ways.”
Read More Farm to School Love Photo Contest!
Enter the F2SLove Photo Contest this October and share what you love about Farm to School!
Read More Flexible Capital Fund reaches capitalization goal of $4 million
U.S. Treasury awards $600,000 to fully capitalize the Flexible Capital Fund to make more royalty financing investments available for growing Vermont agriculture, forestry and clean technology companies
Read More State Releases Map of Food Businesses and Food Rescue, Recycling, & Composting Sites
ANR announces the launch of its web-based “Universal Recycling Materials Management Map” (Materials Management Map). Following the passage of the Universal Recycling law in 2012, ensuring consistent recycling, food scrap, and waste services statewide by 2020, the map connects residents, businesses, and institutions with collection services and food rescue agencies, haulers, and composters with sources of quality food and food scraps. The map will provide the information needed to reduce waste and increase the development of infrastructure and systems to manage food waste for beneficial uses.
Read More UVM Announces New Food Hub Management Certificate Program
Vermont launches first food hub academic program in the United States
Read More City Market, Onion River Co-op Customers Help Donate over $3,100
Burlington, VT - City Market recently completed a ten day donation campaign held September 5 through September 14 to benefit Hunger Free Vermont’s child nutrition programs. City Market customers had the opportunity to give a suggested donation of one dollar to Hunger Free Vermont and sign a paper “lunch tray” that read “I Fed a Child”.
Read More New FSMA Draft Rules Released: 75 Day Public Comment Period underway
The FDA has responded to many of the concerns voiced about the first draft of the FSMA rules. The official set of revisions is to be released on 9-29-14 followed by a 75 day comment period. Attached is a brief summary of some of they key changes, written by Vern Grubinger from UVM Extension. There is a (152 page) draft of the proposed revisions with explanations at: federalregister.gov/a/2014-22447.
Read More VERMONT SMOKE AND CURE NOW COOKING WITH SOLAR POWER
Vermont Smoke and Cure is now smokin’ and chillin’ with solar power Made from Scratch in Vermont!
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