Grants of up to $1,200 are available for youth leaders ages 5-25 across the U.S. to turn their ideas into action and make an impact on the issue of childhood hunger on Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) – April 17-19, 2020 – and during summer 2020. We are especially interested in projects that both help […]
Continue readingUnderstanding Timber Harvesting Saturday, January 11, 2020 – 1:00pm to 3:00pm Hinesburg Town Forest (map) Throughout our lives, most of us have been inundated with negative information about logging – close your eyes and you can probably picture big clear cuts, mudslides and more scenes of environmental devastation. However, modern forest management is worlds […]
Continue readingToday’s the day: Applications are open! Are you ready to serve up change? Applications are now open for our next class of FoodCorps AmeriCorps service members! As a service member, you’ll connect kids to healthy food in school, from the classroom to the garden to the cafeteria. We encourage you to apply early; we are reviewing applications on a rolling […]
Continue readingGrowing into a New Year Happy 2020! This is the time of year for recommitting to health goals, making new habits, and embarking on new endeavors to raise the quality of our lives and the lives of our neighbors. As we work to keep our resolutions, it behooves us to ask ourselves: What tools can […]
Continue readingThe conference is our 2nd annual conversation on ag and culture – Down to Earth: Nourishing Change in the Champlain Valley. It is Friday, Nov. 15th, 9 am to 12:30 pm at Middlebury College’s Wilson Hall in the McCullough Student Center. Please see embedded as well as attached poster.
Drop In: Healthy Halloween Snacks for Kids Thursday, October 31, 2019 – 9:30am to 11:30am Community Room, South End Store (map) Join us for a fun morning of making healthy Halloween-themed snacks! We will make pretzel & cheese broomsticks, clementine “pumpkins”, and fruit monster faces. This is a drop-in event, so no need to sign […]
Continue readingNOFA Vermont E-Newsletter • OCTOBER 2019 The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont is a member-supported non-profit organization: JOIN US! NOFA-VT IS GROWING! NOFA-VT is hiring for a Farm to School Program Director, a Market Development Director, and a Farm Business Advisor. Join us! Check out the full job descriptions » FIND LOCAL, ORGANIC FOOD Check […]
Continue readingThe Art and Science of Kombucha Wednesday, October 16, 2019 – 5:30pm to 7:00pm City Market, Downtown Store (map) Start making kombucha at home! Kombucha is a fermentation of sweetened tea. In this class, we’ll learn how to make it and also discuss why fermented foods are so beneficial. Participants will take home a “scoby” […]
Continue readingThe Champlain College Apiary had a great summer and we’re happy to share this year’s honey harvest and beeswax products with you. Apiary manager, Bridget Manning, will be in the IDX atrium from 12-2 PM every Thursday until the holidays –take home your favorite bee products and support our campus apiary with your purchase! Can’t […]
Continue readingNOFA Vermont E-Newsletter • OCTOBER 2019 The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont is a member-supported non-profit organization: JOIN US! NOFA-VT IS GROWING! NOFA-VT is hiring for a Farm to School Program Director, a Market Development Director, and a Farm Business Advisor. Join us! Check out the full job descriptions » FIND LOCAL, ORGANIC FOOD Check […]
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