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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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Boston Public Market
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture is exploring a potential partnership with a Vermont business and/or a collaboration of Vermont businesses to develop, implement and operate a Vermont sourced food stand at Boston Public Market starting in spring 2015. The attached Request for Interest is an effort to gather information to gauge the level of interest and capacity among Vermont businesses.
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Now Accepting Applications for Hunger Free Vermont's The Learning Kitchen
The Learning Kitchen is a hands-on six lesson series that teaching cooking and nutrition skills, targeting youth, young adults, and adults with limited food budgets. Hunger Free Vermont is excited to host 50 classes in 2015 and is accepting applications now!
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Study Agricultural Adaptations to Climate Change in Chiapas, Mexico
This innovative two-week course will provide students with the opportunity to study the political, ecological, and historical aspects of sustainable agriculture in and around Chiapas, Mexico. Registration for this course closes November 20, 2014.
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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.
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Northeast Kingdom Farm-to-School Conference 2014
Join us to explore ways Farm to School Programs can Celebrate, Grow and Thrive!
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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.
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