On October 9th and 10th, Tara, Elizabeth and Steve attended the Farm to Plate Network conference. It was great to meet face to face and talk with the many other organizations in Vermont that are also invested in increasing Vermont’s food independence. It was also a time to review the larger state plan that helps [...]
[North Clarendon, Vt.] — This summer The Vermont Country Store and the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link opened the Rutland area’s first workplace-based on-line farmer’s market to help make local, fresh produce convenient and accessible to Vermont Country Store employees and create a new market for small, local producers. “We approached RAFFL with the [...]
Locally grown produce is thriving in the Rutland region, but not everyone has access to the fresh fruits and vegetables. For those who depend on food shelves, the selection of fresh, perishable produce is often limited. Donations often consist of highly processed, packaged foods. The Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL), Green Mountain College [...]
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 [...]
The Grow a Row program has started off with a boom this season. We began with a huge glean spinach at Ground Works Farm in Pittsford. After about an hours harvest we had a grand total of 438 pounds! The van I brought was just the right size to fit everything that we harvested. I [...]
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 [...]
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