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Date |
Event |
Saturday, Dec
15th 9am to 1pm |
2nd Annual Christmas
Farmer's Market at the Lareau Farm Pavilion
with a FREE Cooking demonstration from the
Authors of Cooking with Shelburne Farms. |
Saturday, Nov
17th 9am to 1pm |
2nd Annual Thanksgiving
Farmer's Market at the Lareau Farm Pavilion |
Tuesday, Sept 18
6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Potluck and Seed Saving Workshop
with Tom Stearns of High Mowing Seeds at
Rootswork at the East Warren Schoolhouse
Learn
More |
Wednesday, Sept
19 1:00pm to 3:00pm |
Making Sauerkraut and Kimchi Social Learn
More |
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Sunday, Sept 23
5pm |
Eat Local Challenge Celebration Potluck
at the Warren Town Hall All are
welcome. Please bring a local food
dish and your own plates and silverware.
All are welcome to join in the celebration! |
Monday, Sept 24
4:00pm to 6:00pm |
Grass-Fed Lamb: What is is and how
to grow your own
Learn More |
Saturday, August 18 1-4 pm |
Putting Food Up for Winter: Canning Class
at Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center
with cookbook author Ellen Ecker Ogden From
the bounty of the Farm’s organic gardens,
make homemade jam, chutney and pickle chips
to take home for your winter pantry. East
Thetford, VT, $45. Pre-register at
802-785-4737, www.cedarcirclefarm.org |
Wednesday, Sept 5 5:00pm to 7:00pm |
Preserving Tomatoes for the Winter
Workshop
Learn more |
Wednesday, Aug 22 5:00pm to 7:00pm |
The Road
Less Traveled presented by NOFA VT
On ten acres of rocky, rolling land in the
mountain village of Ripton, VT is Nola’s
Secret Gardens. Nola Kevra grows organic
salad greens, flowers, herbs, garlic, and
Middle Eastern vegetables for wholesale
markets. Come and stroll through Nola’s
gardens and greenhouse (and surrounding
forest land) as she shares her farm
experience and perhaps you too will be
enticed to take the road less traveled. You
don’t need high-tech infrastructure and
acres of land to make a modest living at
farming.
More information and directions. |
Thursday, Aug 23 1:00pm to 3:00pm |
Salsa Making Social
Learn More |
Wednesday, Aug 29 5:00pm to 8:00pm |
Elderberry Jelly Social
Learn More |
Wednesday, Sept 5 1:00pm to 3:00pm |
Gathering and Gardening for Your Immune
System Workshop
Learn More |
Wednesday, Sept 5 5:00pm to 7:00pm |
Putting Up Tomatoes for the Winter:
Canning, Freezing, Roasting, and Drying
Learn More |
August 6 5;30pm to 8:30pm |
Taste of the
Valley The Mad River Valley
Localvore Project will once again
participate in this annual valley event
offering a delicious and all local "taste."
Purchase tickets in advance $35 per person.
Go to
www.vermontartfest.com. |
Saturday, July 28 5:00pm to 7:00pm |
Garlic in the Garden Social On
Saturday, July 28 from 5pm to 7pm learn how
to harvest garlic that can then be stored
and used throughout the coming winter and
can also be used as garlic seed to plant
this fall for next year's harvest.
Participants will also learn how to plant,
dry and store garlic. Join Sally Kendall of
Little Hands Farm for a relaxing evening in
the Lower Garden (across the creek from the
Mountain Flower Farm on Roxbury Gap Road) at
to share in the joy of harvesting garlic
(think instant gratification) and talk about
growing garlic for next year. As the evening
in the garden winds down, enjoy garlic scape
pesto on Red Hen bread and the company of
fellow garlic lovers. Park in the Rootswork
parking lot and walk up the road to the
Lower Garden. Contact Sally Kendall at
496-3263 for further information or just
show up. This evening is free, except for
the garlic you take home ($1 a bulb). |
Tuesday, July 31 4pm to 6pm |
Growing Organic Highbush Blueberries
Knoll Farm has about ½ acre of highbush
blueberries. This workshop will cover all
the basics of growing your own organic
blueberries successfully. We’ll talk about
soils, when and how to plant, varieties,
pruning, fertilizing, and diseases. You’ll
have the chance to pick your own berries
after the workshop. Click
here for tips
if you missed the workshop. |
June 19 at 5:00pm to 8:00pm |
Home Brewing Workshop with Sean
Lawson.
More Info. |
June 16 at 9:30am to 12:30pm |
Foraging
Workshop: Finding and Preparing Wild Spring
Edibles with Jim Merkel at the Knoll Farm.
$25 per person. Click
here for more information. |
June 9th at 11:00am |
One Chicken...Many Meals How to
work with a whole chicken for
delicious, healthy, nutritious, and local
meal held at the Gaylord Farm Booth at the
Mad River Valley Farmer's Market. |
June 8 at 7:00pm |
Chicken Event II at American
Flatbread.
More info. |
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May 9, 2007
6:00pm to 9:00pm |
MRV
Localvore Project - Planning Meeting and
Potluck Join us as we develop our
mission and strategies for the coming year.
Held at
Beaver Pond Farm Bed and Breakfast.
This meeting was
originally scheduled for April 25.
Please RSVP to Robin McDermott 496-3567. |
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May 12, 2007
9pm to 4pm |
Imagining Our Common Future Conference at the Big
Picture. Click
here
for more info. |
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May 5, 2007
10am to 3pm |
Statewide
Localvore Meeting in Burlington at
Efficiency Vermont |
April 14 to April 22, 2007 |
Seven Days for
the Earth A weeklong series of events
starting on Step-It Up! day and ending on
Earth Day. Click
here for more
information. |
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April 18, 2007
6:00 to 7:30 pm |
Practical
Steps to Planning Your Garden Join
Nancy Turner and Dave Cain in their garden
to learn about their process for planning
and planting their garden. This event
will be held at Nancy and Dave's Yurt. Click
here
for more information. This is a 7 Days
for the Earth Event. |
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April 18, 2007
8:15pm |
See the
documentary Fed Up! and
participate in a panel discussion on local
agricultural issues. This is a 7 Days
for the Earth Event and will be held at The
Big Picture Theater. |
February 11, 2007 |
Localvore Dinner -
as Featured in the
February 2007 issue of Food and Wine - at Lareau Farm Inn. $75 per person all
inclusive - food, wine, tax, and tip.
Call Lareau Farm 496-4949 for reservations.
Seating is extremely limited so call early. |
January
29-February 4, 2007 |
The
Mad River Valley Winter Eat Local
Challenge! |
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Sunday
February 4, 2007
5:00pm |
Eat Local Celebration Potluck
at the Warren Town Hall. Enjoy a pre-Super
Bowl community dinner and get home in time
for the game! |
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Saturday
February 3, 2007 |
Neighborhood potlucks. Host your own
potluck, invite your neighbors. |
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Friday
February 2, 2007
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FULL MOON |
Hunger
Moon Feast, storytelling, and Full Moon
Snowshoe Trek at Mad River Glen.
Meal: Adults $10 donation; kids free.
Snowshoe Trek at 7pm : $12.50 adults; $7.50
kids. $5 snow shoe rental. (Price reflects
50% discount for Localvores!) Reservations
requested 496-3567. Hosted by the Mad
River Valley Localvore Project and
Mad
River Glen. |
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Thursday
February 1, 2007
6:00pm |
The
Ultimate Local Food: Growing Your Own
Potluck and discussion on growing your own
fruits/veggies. At Rootswork/East Warren
Schoolhouse. |
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Wednesday
January 31, 2007
7:00pm |
Farmer Appreciation Night at The Big Picture
Come show your appreciation for the Mad
River Valley farmers who feed us. We
are inviting all farmer's who sell food to
Valley residents - they attend FREE!
See the award-winning film Our Daily
Bread and learn about the important
role family farms play in feeding
Vermonters. Co-sponsored by Rural
Vermont. $8 for adults. |
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Tuesday
January 30, 2007
6:00pm |
Root Cellars:
Nature’s Way of Storing Food
Potluck and tour of an active Root cellar in
Fayston. Call Nancy at 496-2523 for
directions. |
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Monday
January 29, 2007
6:00pm |
Local
Food and the Hunger for Connection
Potluck and talk by Joseph Kiefer, member of
the Governor’s Hunger Task Force. At Lareau
Farm Inn. |
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January 20, 2007
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Vermont/NH
Localvore Summit: 10-2:30 at the Kellogg
Hubbard Library in Montpelier. Please RSVP
to Helen Labun Jordan.
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January 17, 2007 |
MRV Localvore Project Organizational Meeting
5:00 to 6:30pm at Yestermorrow. All
are welcome and encouraged to attend. |
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January 7, 2007 |
Last day to submit your preference for which
type of Mad River Localvore Homebrew Sean
Lawson will make for the Winter Challenge.
Click
here to learn more. |
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January 3, 2007 |
MRV Localvores organizing meeting: 5-6:30 at
Yestermorrow |
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2006 Events |
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December 16, 2006 |
Mad River Valley
Winter Holiday Farmer's Market. Visit
the Localvore booth for free soup samples,
hot mulled cider, and dried beans and
popping corn for sale. |
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November 23, 2006 |
The 100 Mile Thanksgiving!! Get stuffed
with Local Food!
Learn more. |
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November 18, 2006 |
Mad River Valley
Thanksgiving Farmer's Market. Visit the
Localvore booth for free soup samples, a
suggested, all-local Thanksgiving menu, and
to learn how to store carrots and other root
vegetables for the winter. |
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September 30, 2006
10:00 to 11:30am |
Yogurt and Pickles: A Workshop
Presented by the Mad River Valley Localvore
Project and
Rootswork and led by pickling
enthusiasts, Nancy Turner and Dave Cain.
Held at the East Warren Schoolhouse (at the
corner of Roxbury Mountain and East Warren
Roads) at 10:00am to 11:30am.
FREE! Please register in advance. |
September 26,
2006 |
MRV Localvores sent a
letter to
Steve Kerr, then Secretary of the Vermont Agency of
Agriculture. We did not receive a
response from the secretary. |
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September 17, 2006
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Last day of the
Mad River Valley Localvore Challenge -
Potluck meal at the Warren Town Hall.
Note that the venue has been changed from
the Knoll Farm! The town hall is on the
east side of Main Street in Warren just
after the church and fire station if you are
driving south on MainStreet. |
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September 14, 2006
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Bill McKibben speaks about eating locally. Sponsored by the Mad
River Valley Localvores. At The Big
Picture. |
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September 11, 2006
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First day of the
Mad River Valley Localvore Challenge. |
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August 30, 2006 & September 6, 2006
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Not sure if an all local diet will suit your palette?
The Common Man will be featuring totally
local dinner entrees during these two nights
before the Challenge. Chef Ross Gagnon will
share his recipes and you can sign up for
the Localvore challenge. |
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August 29, 2006
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Mad Sheep
Book Release Party! Come and celebrate the
release of Linda Faillace's book Mad
Sheep at the Round Barn at 7:00pm. |
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August 26, 2006
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Book signing and talk with
Sandor Katz, food activist and
fermentation expert. Sandor is the author
of Wild Fermentation and will
be coming out with a new book in October
titled, The Revolution Will Not be
Microwaved, which is about food
activist projects throughout the USA.
7:00pm at Lareau Farm/American Flatbread in
Waitsfield. |
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August 23, 2006
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Bubbling Crock Workshop with Jessica Prentice - Preserving the
Harvest with traditional
lacto-fermentation. Learn how to make
delicious pickles, sauerkraut, kimchee and
other healthfully preserved vegetables.
Call Robin at 496-3567 to reserve a space.
FREE but participants will be asked to bring
vegetables and supplies. |
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August 23, 2006
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Book signing and talk with
Jessica Prentice, founder of the
original
Locavore group in San Francisco.
Jessica's book, Full Moon Feast is about
traditional food preparation methods using
local ingredients. 7:00pm at the Round Barn
in Waitsfield. |
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August 7, 2006
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The Taste of the Valley - The Mad River
Valley Localvore Project will host a table
serving delicious ALL local treats.
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August 3, 2006
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Organizational Meeting of the Mad River Valley Localvores at 6:00
to 7:30 at Yestermorrow. |
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June 21, 2006
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Organizational Meeting of the Mad River Valley Localvores at 5:30
to 7:00 at Yestermorrow. The Movie, Fed Up
will be shown after the meeting at 7:00.
The movie is an hour long. |
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June 17, 2006
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Vermont Earth Institute's Annual Sustainable
Living Celebration held at the Knoll
Farm in Waitsfield. Among other interesting
workshop topics will be a panel discussion
on Vermont Localvore projects. |
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June 16, 2006
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The "Chicken Event" at American
Flatbread. Why did the chicken cross the
road? Actually, a more appropriate question
is why can't the chicken cross
the road? During restaurant hours at
American Flatbread in Waitsfield, VT Click
here for more information. |
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May 24, 2006
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Join others curious about the Localvore movement at our kick-off
event on Wednesday May 24 at 7:00pm at
Yestermorrow Build/Design School. We
will be showing a short film titled
Sweet Soil followed by a talk by George
Schenk of American Flatbread on the
importance of local food to our community.
The event is FREE, children are welcome and
local food/snacks will be served.
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