The Heifers will stroll again in Brattleboro!
The 16th annual Strolling of the Heifers Weekend, featuring a parade of flower-bedecked heifer calves led by future farmers up the historic Main Street of Brattleboro, Vermont takes place June 2, 3 and 4. Organizers promise many special surprises for the occasion.
Read More Two Historic Agreements to Protect Exit 4 Farmland and Open Space, Randolph
For many of us, the vistas and agricultural feel at Exit 4 are an iconic part of the central Vermont experience. Working together, Exit 4 Open Space and several large non profit groups are working and raising money to preserve 160 acres of prime agricultural land with the best views offered by any Vermont interstate exit. Massive commercial and light industrial development on the scale of Exit 12 may be prevented.
Read More Slow Money Vermont to host Local Impact Investing Education Series at VSECU and King Arthur Flour
Slow Money Vermont and a coalition of partners host national thought-leader Marco Vangelisti in May for two-day series on local impact investing.
Read More Training & Savings Program for Vermont's Next Generation of Farmers Seeks Youth Participants, Deadline May 15
Successful applicants will work with a mentor and farm business management experts to write a business plan and learn about the financial side of operating an agricultural enterprise. Throughout the year they also will participate in workshops, network with established farmers and receive other aid relevant to their operation.
Read More Vermont’s Ag Secretary and Fish & Wildlife Commissioner Praise Farmer/Hunter Partnerships
As hunters across Vermont gear up for the 2017 turkey season, Vermont’s Ag Secretary and Fish and Wildlife Commissioner are praising the many farmers and hunters, who work together the steward Vermont’s land.
Read More UVM Achieves 20 Percent 'Real Food' Served in Dining Halls, Sets New Goal
The University of Vermont announced on Monday the achievement of the Real Food Campus Commitment, a university pledge signed in 2012 to track and increase responsible food sourcing on campus. The university is meeting the 20 percent Real Food milestone three years early, having originally set out to meet this goal by 2020.
Read More New leadership announced at Vermont Farm to Plate
Promotion and new hire to coordinate the Vermont Farm to Plate Network’s progress implementing the 10-year Farm to Plate food system plan
Read More Entrepreneur to Table Summit provides access to the minds, networks and wallets of entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors, and is FREE to attend!
Focused on growing conscious food and agriculture businesses, the Entrepreneur to Table Summit will take place in Brattleboro, Vermont on June 1-2, 2017.
Read More Open Farm Week Sign-Up is Open!
Farmer registration for 2017 Open Farm Week statewide event is open!
Read More Vermont Agency of Agriculture Announces Listening Tour Response Plan
Throughout February and March, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets held a Listening Tour to gather feedback and ideas about farming in our state. Over the course of six weeks, the Agency hosted meetings in Lyndonville, Brattleboro, Middlebury, St. Albans, and Montpelier. More than 300 farmers and community members attended. Today, the Agency is announcing a plan to address the Listening Tour feedback.
Read More Conservation Innovation Grant Proposals for Water Quality in Vermont Due June 3
USDA NRCS in Vermont seeks grant proposals for innovative projects to address water quality. Proposals due to Vermont NRCS in Colchester by June 3, 2017. Award amounts will not exceed $75,000.
Read More Spring is the EGG’S Time to Shine!
Though they play an important role in baking, quiche, and of course breakfast, the humble egg is often overlooked, or treated like a minor-character in the mealtime plot. But spring is the incredible egg’s time to shine. This week, eggs have been working overtime, hidden in egg hunts, nestled in Easter baskets, and displayed on traditional Passover Seder plates.
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