Monthly Archives: March 2016

What We Learned at the 2016 Vermont Grazing & Livestock Conference

Posted by Guest Author | March 18, 2016

By Jenn Colby and Cheryl Herrick The Vermont Grazing and Livestock Conference is the Center for Sustainable Agriculture’s largest outreach event of the year. Every January, we welcome more than 300 people to share, learn, network, and enjoy a bit … Continue reading →

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Northeast Kingdom Summit Looks for Opportunities to Grow Local Food Economy

Posted by Guest Author | March 16, 2016

By Taylar Foster Farms in the Northeast Kingdom are seeing more opportunities to diversify, to expand what they grow or raise, and to stay financially viable. This means freezing produce, raising a new breed of livestock, or hosting weddings or … Continue reading →

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Why You Need to Watch Cooked, Michael Pollan’s New Netflix Series

Posted by Cynthia Belliveau | March 14, 2016

In Neil Genzlinger’s Feb 17, 2016, New York Times review of Michael Pollan’s four-part Netflix docu-series based on his book “Cooked,” he writes that Pollan “is food-shaming us again…a gentle sort of shaming, and informative, but unless you’ve previously been … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic, Environmental, Health | Tagged Environment, food culture | 1 Comment

A New York Literary Agent Finds Cheese-Making Success at Consider Bardwell Farm

Posted by Erica Houskeeper | March 9, 2016

Becoming a cheese farmer was the furthest thing from Angela Miller’s mind when she purchased 300-acres in West Pawlet in 2001. While searching for a second home in the Green Mountains, the New York literary agent and her husband, Russell … Continue reading →