I wanted to let you know that the Farm Store at the Kingsbury Farm is opening today. The Store will be open Wednesday through Saturday noon to 7pm. The farm is being run by Aaron Locker with the help of his brother John Locker and wife Suzanne Slomin – it is a true family farm. Suzanne is also running the farm store where you will be able to buy fresh produce including Suzanne’s amazing salad mix, farm-made soups, a variety of cheeses, simple sandwiches and tarts and Suzanne’s fabulous naturally leavened breads and pizza shells. Suzanne is a
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Kingsbury Market Garden Farm Store Opens TODAY!
Gleaning Volunteers Needed at Waitsfield Farmers Market
Gleaning Volunteers needed! In a time when many families cannot afford fresh, healthy food, the practice of gleaning is taking off across Vermont as an exciting approach to food security. Gleaning, the act of harvesting surplus produce from farms, celebrates our local food economy while increasing access to nutritious food. In 2009, we piloted a gleaning program at the Waitsfield Farmer’s Market, and were able to collect well over 500 pounds of produce for local food shelves just in the second half of the market season. Farmers and food shelves enthusiastically supported the program, and are clamoring for its Continue reading Gleaning Volunteers Needed at Waitsfield Farmers Market Notes on planting potatoes from High Mowing Seeds
“What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.” A. A. Milne (1882-1956) It’s potato planting time! Over 6,000 years ago, the Incans are said to have worshiped potatoes as a sacred food source. High in fiber, a good source of vitamin C, a versatile comfort food and with good storing capacity, you’ll worship your home-grown, hand-dug potatoes too! High Mowing sells nine varieties of organic seed potatoes – early, mid and late season – in many colors – red, blue, white, cream – suitable for storage Continue reading Notes on planting potatoes from High Mowing Seeds Pruning, Grafting, and Propagation Workshop
Pruning, Grafting, and Propagation Join with Vermont Certified horticuluralist Zach Leonard for a day of exploring, maintaining, and diversifying the edibile forest gardens at Prospect Rock Permaculture. Build your skill and knowledge hands-on while we prune pears, plums, and apples; ‘top-work’ new varieties onto 8 year old seedling apples, and propagate plums and hazelberts. In addition, we’ll talk about orchard maintenance in general, and review some favored tools and their appropriate use. Our workshop will respond to the weather, plants needs (and leaf-out Continue reading Pruning, Grafting, and Propagation Workshop Organic Gardening Workshop Series at Knoll Farm
This year Helen Whybrow of Knoll Farm will be offering an organic gardening workshop series at Knoll Farm. The first in the series is all about seeds and seedling to get your garden off to a great start. It is on Friday, April 2 from 10am to 2pm. Learn more at their website. Advanced registration is required. Maple Madness: A Week of Celebration at the UVM Libraries
Maple Madness: A Week of Celebration at the UVM Libraries The University of Vermont Libraries are celebrating the creation of a new Maple Syrup Research Website (http://library.uvm.edu/maple) with a week of programs, exhibits, and food, beginning March 28th, 2010. The website is a comprehensive subject guide in the field of maple syrup, including historical publications and photographs related to maple syrup research at the University of Vermont . Continue reading Maple Madness: A Week of Celebration at the UVM Libraries Vote for a Waitsfield Town Orchard!
Please help win a grant for a Town Orchard in Waitsfield, Vermont. You can vote once a day and do not need to live in Waitsfield. The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation will award 5 grants each month for the next 5 months : Go to VERMONT, find Waitsfield’s proposal, and VOTE! You don’t need to be a Waitsfield resident to participate. Votes will carry over month to month until all the grants are awarded. You can vote as often as once a day between March 15th & Continue reading Vote for a Waitsfield Town Orchard! Upcoming Rootswork Events
“Beer Hobbyist to Entrepreneur” & Tasting with Sean Lawson – Wednesday March 31 “Kingsbury Farm Plans” with Aaron Locker – Wednesday April 21 Straw bale Composter Workshop with Master Gardeners – Saturday May 29 4th Annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit (VORS)
The Composting Association of Vermont and Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation are happy to announce the 4th Annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit (VORS) – Gaining Ground: Building Soil & Community on Thursday, April 1st on the Vermont Technical College campus in Randolph Center. This year the summit will feature Keynote Nora Goldstein, Editor of BioCycle Magazine. She will address organics recycling issues from the national perspective with an emphasis on the challenges and opportunities for rural areas and small cities. VORS will offer six workshops to further organics diversion and composting in Vermont. Featured workshops include: “Closing the Continue reading 4th Annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit (VORS) Bribes from Kraft Employee Lets Tomato Vendor Sell Tainted Food
The New York Times reports that Robert Watson, a top ingredient buyer for Kraft Foods, needed $20,000 to pay his taxes, so he called a broker for a California tomato processor that for years had been paying him bribes to get its products into Kraft’s plants. Days after the money was sent, federal agents descended on Kraft’s offices near Chicago and confronted Watson. He admitted his role in a bribery scheme that has laid bare a startling vein of corruption in the food industry. And because the scheme also involved millions of pounds of tomato products with high levels Continue reading Bribes from Kraft Employee Lets Tomato Vendor Sell Tainted Food |
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