Check out the latest from our local sustainable organizations! City Market (good read/local events/food): The Dish: Git Yer Goat Wednesday, April 29, 2015 – 5:30 to 7:00pm ArtsRiot, 400 Pine St. Goats are the world’s most common meat source, valued for their relatively inexpensive resilience and adaptability. Vermont is home to thousands of these cute critters […]
Continue readingJoin gardening expert, Charlie Nardozzi, and learn how to get ready for spring by planting a garden that’s small and productive! Come and learn some of Charlie’s techniques so you can be eating your own food with a lot less work! The Seminar will take place at Champlain College at Lakeside in room 101/102 on […]
Continue readingRe-Post Courtesy of UVM: Film Screening: Tierralismo Stories from a cooperative farm Tuesday, April 28, 4:00 PM Livak Ballroom, Davis Center 4th floor Tierralismo: Stories from a Cooperative Farm is a documentary about the history and practices of one of Cuba’s most successful urban farms, the Organoponico Vivero Alamar (Alamar Organic Cooperative). Tierralismo introduces viewers […]
Continue readingRe-Post Courtesy of Jennie Msall, Oke USA / Equal Exchange Bananas: Hello Equal Exchange banana supporters, We are excited to come to Burlington on May 7th for a screening of the film Banana Land. For consumers, bananas are a delicious and nutritious start to to the day, a healthy snack and a fixture in our fruit bowls. For […]
Continue readingRe-Post Courtesy of Kate Elmer Westdijk, Food Systems Research Specialist, Agroecology and Rural Livelihoods Group, University of Vermont: Compostfest at Green Mountain Compost! Event: Apr 25, 2015 Green Mountain Compost is throwing a party! A party for compost? Yep! Those restless compost microbes can be quite the party animals. They’ve been waiting for winter’s end, for the moment […]
Continue readingInternship post from Bright Blue EcoMedia and Bear Roots Farm: Summary Bright Blue EcoMedia and Bear Roots Farm are collaborating to develop a Permaculture Education / Demonstration Center. We are building a skilled team to implement on-the-ground systems, educational programming and media strategies to broaden the message. We are seeking up to four interns for […]
Continue readingCheck out this week’s good reads and job postings from these awesome sustainable organizations! VRRP/USCRI (good read/social justice/volunteer opportunities/local events) AASHE (good read/conferences/job) Salvation Farms (job/food) Intervale Food Hub (announcement/food) Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (good read/local event): VT Interfaith Power and Light (good read/local events): GREEN MOUNTAINS, BLUE WATER: Earth Care News from Vermont Interfaith Power and Light (VTIPL) April […]
Continue readingCheese Internship at La Lu Farm in Warren Vermont. #Lalufarm Goat Farm Seeks to fill one or two internship positions. The ideal applicant would be interested learning about in organic farming. Should be reliable, energetic, able to learn well with a crew and independently. Previous farm experience not necessary. Duties include milking, making cheese, gardening, working with grapes and all aspects of cheese production: harvesting […]
Continue readingHere’s a unique volunteer opportunity coming up next month with VCGN. Maybe your first chance to get your hands in the dirt this season…? Day in the Dirt! – Saturday, May 9 Burlington’s community and school gardens feed and connect thousands of people. YOU can help give these gardens a spring boost at Day […]
Continue readingRe-Post from Rachel Cadwallader-Staub, Shelburne Farms: Know anyone awesome who loves teaching, farming, awesome people, and sunshine?! Send them my way! We have an unexpected opening for one full time Farmyard Educator for the upcoming season (which starts Monday, by the way!). If you know anyone who has experience working with youth that would be […]
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