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Tag Archives: Vermont
Food Truck Helps Organization Drive Up Participation in Summer Meals for Children
By Shane Rogers Good news: Vermont ranks third in the country for serving free summer meals to children. The bad news: Vermont is still only reaching 33.3 percent of the children who qualify for free or reduced lunch during the … Continue reading
Alumna Calley Hastings Finds the Sweet Spot in the Specialty Food World
A decade ago, Fat Toad Farm started out as a simple experiment in homesteading. Calley Hastings ‘07 and her family hand-milked a French alpine doe named Jupiter in their Brookfield garage to make goat’s milk caramel sauce for friends and … Continue reading
Why Vermont Farms Are Exploring Pigs and Whey
By Caitlin Gildrien “When people tell me they’re thinking about getting into cheese, I tell them to get pigs.” Mateo Kehler of Greensboro’s Jasper Hill Farm pauses. “In fact, I wish we’d gotten pigs before we got cows.” Photo: Flickr … Continue reading
A Hospital Helps Strengthen the Northeast Kingdom Food System
By Taylar Foster How can a hospital contribute to the Northeast Kingdom’s food system? Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) in St. Johnsbury does so by sourcing locally made food from regional producers, offering educational programming to improve eating and cooking … Continue reading
Breakfast on the Farm Provides Free Way to Learn About Dairy Farming in Vermont
By Laura Hardie Vermont’s Breakfast on the Farm returns with two events this summer where visitors can meet local dairy farmers and learn about where their food comes from the first will be at Nea-Tocht Farm in Ferrisburgh on Saturday, … Continue reading