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9/7/19 10:00am - 11:30am
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Come to Shelburne Farms to explore our campus with herbalist Katherine Elmer! Farm landscapes are capable of so much more than the first meets the eye: they produce nourishing foods, but also give us powerful plant-based medicines from weeds, cover crops, ornamental gardens, forests, and backyards.
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9/12/19 4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Kick ‘Em Jenny teams up with Greensboro’s Hillcrest Nursery to offer music and hors d’oeuvres on our breathtaking patio or in the gallery on a summer afternoon.
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9/13/19 6:00pm - 11/1/19 7:00pm
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100% Live Online-Topics Include: Soil and Decomposition Ecology, Biology of Composting, , Recipe Design, Disease Control, Site and Container Selection, VT Act 148, Managing the Compost Process, Troubleshooting, Educational Outreach, Worm Composting
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9/17/19 3:00pm - 9/26/19 6:30pm
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Join Ashlyn & Abraham McClurg of Rebop Farm, a highly diversified, grass-based livestock farm in Brattleboro, as they share techniques they have used to improve the health of their soils and the productivity of their pastures.
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9/17/19 4:00pm - 7:30pm
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Are you a woman-owned food or product business? Already making revenue of at least $50K/year? Want to create jobs, generate increased revenue, or take on more contracts in the Burlington area?
Apply TODAY for Power Forward, a 13-week course to gain knowledge, skills, resources, and networks to explore new markets and overcome barriers to growth in your business.
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9/17/19 4:30pm - 8:30pm
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13 Week Strategic Business Growth Planning Course
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9/21/19 8:00am - 4:00pm
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The 12th Annual Tour de Farms will be Saturday, September 21, 2019 in Vergennes, VT. Mark your calendar! Register early to get the best rate.
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9/21/19 8:30am - 4:00pm
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Support ACORN by riding in this year's Tour de Farms. Choose between 30 and 10-mile routes through the rolling vistas of Vergennes, Ferrisburgh and Charlotte. Visit four to eight farms depending on distance. Sample food along the way.
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9/21/19 10:00am - 4:00pm
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Join us for a full-day celebration of Vermont forest, farm, and food traditions!
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9/22/19 10:00am - 11:00am
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Join orchardist Zeke Goodband for an entertaining and informative behind-the-scenes stroll through the heirloom orchard. Learn about bee hotels and the history and ecology of the orchard.
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9/26/19 3:00pm - 6:30pm
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Join Guy Choiniere of Choiniere Family Farm, a fourth generation, 100% grass-fed dairy farm in northwestern Vermont, as he shares lessons learned over the past 15 years about maximizing soil health while improving animal health and financial stability.
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9/28/19 10:00am - 4:00pm
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Harvesting The Sun With Livestock
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9/29/19 10:00am - 11:00am
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Join orchardist Zeke Goodband for an entertaining and informative behind-the-scenes stroll through the heirloom orchard. Learn about bee hotels and the history and ecology of the orchard.
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9/29/19 11:00am - 1:00pm
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Join award-winning chef Ted Fondulas in the Apple Barn at Scott Farm to make homemade pasta two ways, plus two delicious sauces!
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9/30/19 8:00am - 11/22/19 5:00pm
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The Real Cost of Food offers participants an opportunity to learn about the many social and environmental impacts associated with food production, distribution, consumption, and disposal. Participants will engage with an array of audio, video, and written media, participate in discussion forums, and engage in an online Q&A session with Vermont-based instructor Eric Garza via Zoom each week. This online class begins on Monday, September 30, and will run for 8 consecutive weeks.
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9/30/19 10:00am - 1:00pm
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Come see the progress that we're making in how well-managed grazing can recover soil health even on degraded land.
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10/1/19 3:00pm - 6:30pm
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Join Spencer & Jennifer Blackwell of Elmer Farm, a certified organic mixed vegetable and flower farm in Middlebury, as they share techniques they have used to improve the health and fertility of their soils, along with the results of those efforts.
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