Reminder: Chuck Ross, Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, will Hold Listening Sessions in Bennington (1/7) & St. Albans (1/10)
Come share your feedback with Vermont's Ag Secretary! Get your new year started right, by joining the conversation!
Read More New Issue of Vermont's Local Banquet
Our Winter issue has articles on winter farming, quince, local tea, farm-to-spa, and much more...
Read More Winter Manure Spreading Ban in Effect Beginning Dec. 15
The Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets is issuing a reminder that the winter manure spreading ban is once again in effect as of December 15.
Read More Secretary Ross Leads Successful Trade Mission to Hong Kong and China
More Vermont products may end up on the plates – and in the glasses – of Chinese diners over the next few years, thanks to connections made during the recent Food and Agriculture Trade Mission to Hong Kong and China.
Read More ViewBoost Vermont - An Exciting New iOS App Dedicated to Driving Vermont Tourism Launching Early 2014
The new age of travel in the palm of your hand! Discover. Explore. Share!
Read More To celebrate repeal of Prohibition, Vermont Farm to Plate publishes cider, spirit, wine and beer food system planning report
Vermont Farm to Plate publishes hard cider, spirits, and wine section of Vermont’s food system plan on the 80 year anniversary of the 18th Amendment repeal of Prohibition
Read More Bob-White Systems’ Low Input-Low Impact LiLi Pasteurizer Passes State Inspection & Receives Favorable FDA Review—Now Approved for Use in All 50 States
Revolutionary Pasteurizer Operates at Tightest Temperature Tolerances, Making Legal, Onsite Production of Value-Added Dairy Products Possible for Farmers and Dairy-Food Producers
Read More Three Blake Hill Preserves of Vermont Products Nominated as Finalists for 2014’s Good Food Awards
Raspberry & Hibiscus Jam; Grapefruit, Lemon & Thyme Marmalade; Plum & Fennel Chutney Wow Judges
Read More Vermont Food Service Companies Double "Harvest of the Month" Schools
Major Vermont food service companies are embracing the newest Farm-to-School initiative ("Harvest of the Month") and the number of students and communities that are benefiting just doubled as a result. VISUAL: Attached map of current schools and communities in HOM. Interactive map online at goo.gl/Kab4dm
Read More Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) accepting applications
The next session begins December 6th. To apply click here: www.surveymonkey.com/s/CKAburlington
Read More Ground Work: Effective Strategies for Teaching Tractor Skills and Farm Mechanization Decision-Making
Apply by Dec. 20 to participate in this new professional development (train-the-trainer) program.
Read More Strolling of the Heifers acquires River Garden, announces plans for Farm/Food Education Center
We imagine the River Garden, a few years after we assume stewardship, becoming widely known as a destination — as a place for discovery. People will come here to learn about Vermont’s agricultural legacy, its current agricultural economy, and its agricultural future.
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