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Chicago Puts a Sticker on it
"The Windy City is about to roll out a new local food label designed to support the city’s burgeoning urban farming movement. “Chicago Grown” will soon appear on signs around the city and on stickers on fruit, veggies, herbs, and honey, and eventually on processed items in which they’re included, such as salsa, jams, and even kombucha." Read More
169-Acre Farm for Sale
VLT seeks a buyer for a farm in Dummerston, Vermont, priced at $375,000. 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." Read More
Fletcher Allen Hospital Wins Two Awards
Fletcher Allen Health Care’s food service program has won two awards, one for sustainable food procurement and the other honoring the executive chef. Read More
Brewmaster Shaun Hill in Vanity Fair Magazine
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. Read More
Maple Syrup Tourism: Part Nostalgia, Part Technology
Maple syrup production utilizes new technologies to improve efficiency, while catering to tourists looking for a nostalgic experience. Read More
Agriculture Majors Confident About Future
Agriculture science is increasingly popular among college students who see a broader choice of careers. Read More
Intervale Center Farms Program Accepting Applications for 2014
The Intervale Center is accepting applications for the Farms Program in 2014, due May 31, 2013. Read More
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