The Vermont Community Foundation and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture announced that the Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund is accepting applications for a new grant round to provide support to individual farmers who were affected by Tropical Storm Irene, to help them continue or return to production. This is the fund’s sixth grant round.Since its [...]
The results are in, and Christine Geisler has defeated Rutland Mayor Christopher Louras and Michelle Fairbrother in the first round of the Friday Night Food fight at Friday Night Live last week. Geisler won a $200 prize for her chosen charity, the Vermont Food Bank. Green Mountain Power matched the prize for the Mayor’s chosen [...]
Green Mountain College Farm and Food Project and Salvation Farm Form Partnership for Hungry POULTNEY–Green Mountain College’s Farm and Food Project is partnering with Salvation Farms, a not-for profit based in Morrisville, Vt., to expand research on producing and integrating quick-frozen produce into the local food system. Throughout the summer and fall months, this partnership [...]
By Brent Curtis RUTLAND HERALD STAFF WRITER – Published: April 11, 2012 Rutland County agencies working to curb drug, alcohol and tobacco use and obesity will be getting a big financial shot in the arm soon. The Vermont Department of Health recently awarded $1.5 million in federal and state community transformation grants – $110,000 of [...]
The Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL) will host a panel discussion on finding farmland and creative financing. With the rising demand for locally produced foods, there is a surge of interest in farming. While some “newer” farmers are taking over family operations – and therefore have access to land and infrastructure – many [...]
Rutland Area Farm and Food Link – Farming and Revitalization The numbers can be grim. In Rutland, many of our downtown storefronts are empty; one in five children does not have enough food to eat. Yet, the growing buzz around agriculture is bringing new hope to the region: Rutland has the largest farmers’ market in [...]
From the Rutland Herald: http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20110909/THISJUSTIN/709099934 The Rutland Area Farm and Food Link is holding its annual fundraising event, Twilight in the Meadow, this Sunday at Hathaway Farm in Rutland Town. The dinner was originally planned as a fall celebration of the abundance of our land and the productivity of our farmers. Obviously, the recent storms [...]
WELLS, VT – According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Vermont ranks as the sixth hungriest state in the nation. Most hunger relief sites handle primarily nonperishable items, which are easier to stock for distribution. But much of this food represents the worst of our country’s industrial food system — highly processed and packaged items [...]
A filmmaker documents Rutland’s record-breaking blood drive and much more in the film “The Blood in this Town.” John Curran, The Seattle Times, June 26, 2011 Read the article
The Green Mountain College Farm & Food Project has been awarded $100,000 from Jane’s Trust to research the market potential for flash-frozen products, using a mobile flash-freeze unit provided to the College and several regional collaborators by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture. Last June, the Farm & Food Project was granted use of the flash-freeze [...]
