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Read More Flexible Capital Fund reaches capitalization goal of $4 million
U.S. Treasury awards $600,000 to fully capitalize the Flexible Capital Fund to make more royalty financing investments available for growing Vermont agriculture, forestry and clean technology companies
Read More State Releases Map of Food Businesses and Food Rescue, Recycling, & Composting Sites
ANR announces the launch of its web-based “Universal Recycling Materials Management Map” (Materials Management Map). Following the passage of the Universal Recycling law in 2012, ensuring consistent recycling, food scrap, and waste services statewide by 2020, the map connects residents, businesses, and institutions with collection services and food rescue agencies, haulers, and composters with sources of quality food and food scraps. The map will provide the information needed to reduce waste and increase the development of infrastructure and systems to manage food waste for beneficial uses.
Read More UVM Announces New Food Hub Management Certificate Program
Vermont launches first food hub academic program in the United States
Read More City Market, Onion River Co-op Customers Help Donate over $3,100
Burlington, VT - City Market recently completed a ten day donation campaign held September 5 through September 14 to benefit Hunger Free Vermont’s child nutrition programs. City Market customers had the opportunity to give a suggested donation of one dollar to Hunger Free Vermont and sign a paper “lunch tray” that read “I Fed a Child”.
Read More New FSMA Draft Rules Released: 75 Day Public Comment Period underway
The FDA has responded to many of the concerns voiced about the first draft of the FSMA rules. The official set of revisions is to be released on 9-29-14 followed by a 75 day comment period. Attached is a brief summary of some of they key changes, written by Vern Grubinger from UVM Extension. There is a (152 page) draft of the proposed revisions with explanations at: federalregister.gov/a/2014-22447.
Read More VERMONT SMOKE AND CURE NOW COOKING WITH SOLAR POWER
Vermont Smoke and Cure is now smokin’ and chillin’ with solar power Made from Scratch in Vermont!
Read More UVM CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE’S WORK ON SOIL COMPACTION EARNS FEDERAL CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANT
The UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture was honored to be among the 2014 recipients of this year’s USDA National Conservation Innovation Grants directed to projects that will (according to the USDA press release) “help develop and demonstrate cutting-edge ideas to accelerate innovation in private lands conservation.”
Read More Vermont sunflowers to help provide biodiesel power
Green Mountain Power, UVM Extension and the Vermont Bioenergy Initiative collaborate on farm energy project
Read More Please Vote for the VT Foodbank to Win a $60K Award
We need your help! The Vermont Foodbank is in the running for $60,000 from Walmart to support our culinary training program -- Community Kitchen Academy, which is operated in partnership with Capstone Community Action in Barre and Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf in Burlington. Visit www.walmart.com/fightinghunger.
Read More Sodexo Announces "Vermont First" Local Sourcing Pledge
Governor Applauds Sodexo’s Commitment to “Vermont First” Strategy To Impact State’s Agricultural Economy And Improve The Well-Being Of Vermonters
Read More Vermont Artisan Village
Vermont Artisan Village in Shelburne, Vermont is a working community of artisans and food producers that promises to be one of the top food and tourist destinations in Vermont.
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