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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More Vermont Fresh Network Names New Executive Director
Helen Labun will be replacing Meghan Sheradin at the organization that has connected Vermont's farmers and chefs since 1996.
Read More Red Clover Inn & Restaurant Releases Summer Cocktail Menu
Cocktails that make the menu are simple, with complementary flavors. They feature Vermont-made spirits when possible, and warm-weather cocktails tend to be lighter and livelier with fresh fruit purée. With a preference for quality ingredients, fresh fruit, and a recipe that will allow a bartender to create a consistently delicious drink glass after glass, Red Clover Inn cocktails herald the unofficial start to summer.
Read More Breakfast on the Farm Gearing up for Another Year of Fun in Vermont
Want to know where your food comes from? This summer, you can go straight to the source. Vermont's Breakfast on the Farm will be held in East Montpelier Saturday, June 17, 2017 and in Bridport on July 22, 2017. Breakfast on the Farm is a free, public celebration where you’ll meet the cows and farm families who work hard to make nutritious and wholesome dairy foods for Vermont and beyond.
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