A unique, year-long professional learning opportunity for select school, early childhood & district teams from New England & New York. Whether you’re a long-time farm to school advocate or looking to begin integrating food, farm, and nutrition programs into your school community, you’re invited to form a team and apply. The Institute kicks off at Shelburne Farms with […]
Continue readingHappy Days of Garden Dreaming!Happy New Year…we’re starting 2022 with a new name and a refreshed logo! We’re celebrating 20 years of helping people grow food, and during that time our mission and programs have expanded. Our work continues to center around community building, and we still provide community garden organizers with training, networking and […]
Continue readingAs of January 2022, only food scraps and a few select items* are accepted in compost bins around campus and the community. Due to high rates of contamination, the Chittenden Solid Waste District and other waste haulers are no longer accepting formerly ‘compostable’ cups and containers. As CSWD notes, “These products pose many problems for […]
Continue readingHelp Wanted!Hot off the press – we are searching for a great person to join us at the Food Hub! The position is the Operations Associate, an integral member of our team who makes sure orders get packed and promptly delivered. If you know of anyone who might be a good fit, or if you […]
Continue readingHello! The Champlain College Apiary is pleased to announce another successful bee season. The 2021 honey harvest is now available for purchase online here. Orders can be placed through December 10th and picked up inside the front door of Aiken Hall (the Summit St entrance) through December 17th. For bulk orders, please contact me at kwolf@champlain.edu. As always, our raw honey is […]
Continue readingWelcome to the November organizer update for College/University and School Campaigns! The year is almost over, but our campaigners are still hosting events and making progress towards their campaign goals as they prepare for a well-deserved winter break!Read on to apply to become a 2022-23 Fair Trade Campaigns Regional Fellow, register for our upcoming network call, […]
Continue readingDear Vermont Environmental Science Colleagues + Allies, We are excited to extend an invitation to this free faculty development opportunity on how to utilize civic engagement and community-based learning to address critical issues, such as climate change and food insecurity. This is a self-paced virtual course with three live workshops facilitated by Vermont’s very own environmental steward and champion, Jon Isham, Professor of […]
Continue readingFair Trade Month is over and the weather is cooling down, but our organizers and partners aren’t letting that stop them from turning up the heat on their Fair Trade activities and events! Read on to celebrate the designation of the University of Wisconsin – Madison, to join the International Fair Trade Towns Conference, and […]
Continue readingDonate HereThank you for supporting us this season! On October 1st, we celebrated one year of officially being the SUSU commUNITY Farm.We started as a healing collective, dedicated to serving our community with offerings of workshops, gatherings and hand-crafted herbal products. We had just opened our space and began holding community gatherings in February of […]
Continue readingInza Sanogo is a cocoa producer and certified trainer at COOP-CA-REFSI in the Koffikro village of Côte d’Ivoire. “Before, our parents worked in the cocoa fields and did the best they could. Now that we’re fair trade certified, we have new infrastructure for the village, as well as trainings to continue improving our skills.” As […]
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