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Vermont Products Win Big at the 2017 Fancy Food Show
Vermont-made products wowed the judges this week at the 2017 Fancy Food Show in New York City. The Green Mountain State scored eleven “sofi” awards at the world-renowned show - the largest specialty food industry trade event in North America!
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Share the Road with Farmers: Be Alert. Be Patient. Be Kind.
Be alert. Be patient. Be kind. That’s the message state officials are sending to Vermont drivers this season, as farmers return to the roads with tractors and heavy equipment.
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Rooted in Vermont: Uniting all Vermonters around Local Food
The Rooted in Vermont grassroots movement celebrates how all Vermonters acquire and enjoy local food and intends to increase consumer demand so more Vermont food can be available and accessible where most Vermonters shop
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Eleven Vermont Students Receive Land Stewards Award
Each year, the Vermont Land Trust gives out the Land Stewards Award to qualified junior and senior students at technical and vocational high schools across the state. The students are nominated by their teachers because of their commitment to agriculture and/or forestry. This year, eleven students received the award and a $250 cash prize from Vermont Land Trust representatives.
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Center for Agricultural Economy teams up with Lamoille Housing Partnership to build garden beds for residents
This spring residents at affordable housing units in Hardwick got garden beds to grow their own food thanks to a project paid for by a Block Family Foundation grant to increase food independence and create community. Hazen Union students built and filled the raised beds with help from adult volunteers.
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New England Farmers Express Interest in Selling More Local Food to Institutions
New Survey Report Reveals Producer Practices & Attitudes About Selling Food to Schools, Colleges & Hospitals
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Salvation Farms Gathers Food System Colleagues for Day-Long Surplus Crop Forum
Salvation Farms, in collaboration with Vermont Farm to Plate, hosted nearly 40 regional food system colleagues in May to strategize the first statewide conversation on moving more of Vermont’s surplus crops into institutional meal programs.
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Governor Phil Scott Signs Bill To Strengthen Vermont’s Farm To School Network
Vermont has long been recognized as a leader in the Farm to School movement, which connects our students to local farmers through hands-on learning and healthy meals. June 7th, Governor Phil Scott signed S.33, the Rozo McLaughlin Farm to School bill, which will further enhance Vermont’s Farm to School programming by expanding the program and setting new, ambitious goals for growth.
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Summer Issue of Local Banquet Now Available
In the current summer issue of Local Banquet, we interview our new lieutenant governor, David Zuckerman, who is not only a successful politician but also the first farmer to serve as lieutenant governor in more than 50 years, David gives us an insight into where things may be headed for our farming communities as we move forward under a new administration.
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Vermont’s Tour de Farms Bike Ride Returns August 6th
Pre-‐registration is now open for discounted entry for the 10th annual Tour de Farms, one of Vermont’s oldest cycling farm tours.
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Funding Available in Vermont to Help Farmers Measure Impacts on Water Quality
USDA NRCS is offering funding to help farmers install edge-of-field stations that monitor water quality as it leaves their fields, providing data to evaluate the success of various conservation efforts. Applications are due by July 10, 2017.
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Vermont Tortilla Company Introducing Two Sizes Of Nixtamalized Corn Tortillas At 2017 Summer Fancy Food Show And The Good Foods Mercantile In New York City
Vermont Tortilla Company is revolutionizing corn tortilla production at our factory in Shelburne, Vermont and will be showcasing our 4” and 6” organic all corn tortillas this year at both the Summer Fancy Food Show and the Good Foods Mercantile. The Summer Fancy Food Show is the largest specialty food industry trade event in North America, and the premier showcase for industry innovation. The Good Food Mercantile is the “un-trade” show for tasty, authentic, responsible food.
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