Gov. Shumlin announces 20 grantees of Working Lands Enterprise
Gov. Peter Shumlin, Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross, Forest, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Michael Snyder and the Working Lands Enterprise Board today announced the first round of grant recipients from the “Enterprise Investment Area” of the Working Lands Enterprise Fund, with almost $220,000 awarded to 20 grantees representing sectors across agriculture, forestry and forest products.
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Read More Governor Shumlin Announces 20 Grantees of Working Lands Enterprise
The Working Lands Enterprise Board announced the first round of grant recipients from the “Enterprise Investment Area” of the Working Lands Enterprise Fund.
Read More Do Flatlander Cows Count as Vermont-Raised Meat?
"On Saturday, LaPlatte River Angus Farm owner Jim Kleptz will travel to the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction to attend a cattle auction. For Kleptz, the semiannual event is the best place to secure the volume of steers he needs to meet the growing demand in Vermont for local beef. Most of those cattle, which are between six months and a year and a half old, hail from Vermont farms. But others are coming from New York or New Hampshire and will be fattened up — aka “finished” — in Vermont before being slaughtered and sold as “local” meat."
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Fletcher Allen Health Care’s food service program has won two awards, one for sustainable food procurement and the other honoring the executive chef.
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This candid interview gets at the deep thinking behind the best brewery in the world.
Read More Europe Bans Pesticides Thought Harmful to Bees
PARIS — The European Commission will enact a two-year ban on a class of pesticides thought to be harming global bee populations, the European Union’s health commissioner said Monday.
Read More Seven Days Article on Doug Davis
The Burlington School District's food service program is a national model for incorporating local food into school meals - while being financially self-sufficient and accessible to all students.
Read More Shipping Food by Wind-Powered Barge: A Low-Carbon Option
A Ferrisburgh farmer is building a wind-powered vessel to transport Vermont food products to New York City consumers.
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Maple syrup production utilizes new technologies to improve efficiency, while catering to tourists looking for a nostalgic experience.
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