–Rural Vermont Events – TOUR de FARMS THIS WEEKEND!
–Intern with Rural Vermont
–Other Upcoming Events
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RURAL VERMONT FALL EVENTS!!
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Please come out and support Rural Vermont, while meeting farmers, sampling local food, and enjoying our working landscape! Proceeds from these events will benefit Rural Vermont’s work to achieve our vision for Food with Dignity.
** TOUR DE FARMS – THIS WEEKEND! **
Bike ride through Addison County
Sunday, September 21, 2008
10:30 am
Shoreham Village Green, SHOREHAM, VT
Pre-registration: $15/adult, $8/kid (15 and under)
Download the registration form here: www.vtbikeped.org.
DAY-OF REGISTRATION: $20/adult, $10/kid (15 and under)
The weather forecast is looking nice for Sunday, and it’s not too late to register for the Tour de Farms bike ride!! If you can’t get your registration form submitted by Friday (tomorrow), you can register at the event on Sunday. Addison County is home to some of our state’s most beautiful and diversified family farms, and on Sunday September 21st, many of them will be open to the Tour de Farms cyclers! Choose among 10, 25, and 30-mile routes. Then take your time and enjoy the beautifully bucolic landscapes of Shoreham, meet the farmers who are producing some of the finest foods in the state, and – perhaps most exciting of all – sample lots of these amazingly wholesome farm fresh foods, including apples, pesto, cheese, wine, cider, milk, bread and cookies! The Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition, the Addison County Localvores (ACoRN), and Rural Vermont are partnering to host this event. For more info, contact shelby@ruralvermont.org, or call (802) 223-7222.
** JUDEVINE & PRESERVES AT LOST NATION THEATER, MONTPELIER **
September 18 – October 5
7 pm Thursdays & Sundays (except final Sunday, 2pm)
8 pm Fridays & Saturdays
Lost Nation Theater
Main Street, MONTPELIER
Thanks to all who contributed pickles, jams, chutneys, relish, and sauces for Rural Vermont’s latest fundraiser! All of these preserved foods were used to create the pantry of Raymond and Anne, two of Judevine’s most memorable characters. The items in their stocked pantry will be available for purchase to theater-goers before the show and during intermission, so come out to see the play, get to know Raymond and Anne, and buy some of their goodies to take home from their pantry to yours! All proceeds benefit Rural Vermont and Lost Nation Theater.
** Peru Fair – Rural Vermont Cookbooks for Sale! **
Saturday, September 28, 2008 (rain or shine)
9 am – 4 pm
Peru Village
Come out to this old fashioned country fair, and enjoy a fantastic pig roast, parade, music & family entertainment, Vermont crafts, and Vermont foods. Stop by Rural Vermont’s booth to pick up your copy of our very popular Local Foods Cookbook (the holidays are just around the corner …) — available for $15 and including recipes such as Vermont Blue Cheese & Pesto Pizza, Rhubarb & Green Tomato Salsa, and Cheddar Cheese Apple Pie (YUM!).
For more info about the Fair, perufaircommittee@earthlink.net.
** RAW MILK OPEN FARM DAY **
Sunday, October 5, 2008
11 am – 3 pm
STATEWIDE
$10 suggested donation per family
Plan to spend a lovely, fall afternoon with the farmers and dairy livestock in your community and beyond! Use our map and hop from farm to farm — tour the fields and the barns, learn about farm fresh milk’s community benefits, find out how you can purchase it from your local farmers, and indulge in farm fresh milk samples all along the way! About 35 farms will be participating, and the list is growing daily! Participating farms include Brigid’s Farm in Peacham, Tamarlane Farm in Lyndonville, Hope Roots Farm in Westminster, Willow Moon Farm in Plainfield, Flack Family Farm in Fairfield, Stony Hollow Farm in East Barre, and many more! A list and map of the participating farms will be available from Rural Vermont (soon to be posted at the website).
** RURAL VERMONT brings SALLY FALLON MORELL to Vermont **
Sunday, October 26, 2008
1:30 – 3:30 pm
BELLOWS FALLS OPERA HOUSE
Tickets $10 each – buy your tickets before October 17th, and be entered to win 2 seats at a private dinner with Sally that evening (one entry per ticket bought)! Call 802-223-7222 to order tickets with a credit card, or send a check to Rural Vermont, 15 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 – mark you check “Sally Tix.” All proceeds from this event will support Rural Vermont’s Farm Fresh Milk Campaign.
Sally Fallon Morell, author of Nourishing Traditions and president of the Weston A. Price Foundation, is coming to Vermont for a special event. The WAP Foundation is dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education, research, and activism. They are strong proponents of raw milk, grass-fed meats, and traditional diets, and strong allies of Rural Vermont.
**RURAL VERMONT 2nd Annual HALLOWEEN PARTY**
Save the date and join the fun! On All Hallow’s Eve, October 31, 2008, come to the Rural Vermont Halloween Party. Enter the costume contest – dress up like “Rural Vermont” and win prizes. $10 will get you in and allow you to vote for the best costume – bring your friends. We’ll have games and activities. It’s a potluck party. All proceeds will benefit Rural Vermont. More details to come…
**RURAL VERMONT CONTRA DANCE!**
Saturday, November 8, 2008
SHELBURNE Town Hall
details coming soon…
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OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
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Food – a global crisis in the making – TONIGHT
On September 18th, Green Mountain Global Forum, in partnership with the Mad River Valley Localvore Project, will present Professor Fred Magdoff, Professor Emeritus of Plant and Soil Science at the University of Vermont, at The Bundy Center for the Arts in Waitsfield, VT. Magdoff has studied and written about world hunger for many years. He will discuss the compounding factors that are leading to the current realities around food production and distribution. In addition, Magdoff will present potential solutions to both the acute and underlying food security crises. The event is free and open to the public.
Locally sourced refreshments and discussion will follow the presentation.
For more details go to www.gmgf.org
Mad River County Fair
Support the Mad River Neighborhood Association in their work to keep scenic Rt 100B Quarry Free. Enjoy live music, pony rides, BBQ, pie baking contest, and more!
Saturday, Sept 20
Noon – 4PM, rain or shine
Cross Haven Farm, Rt 100B, Moretown
2 miles north of Moretown Village
OLD RELIABLE HORSE AND WAGON SPECTACULAR
SLOW DOWN!-KEEP MOVING!-DON’T MISS!-NO HURRY!
August 30-September 29
Starting in South Glover, VT Ending in Barre, MA
A CARAVAN OF GENUINE GOOD TIMES TRAVELING BY QUAINT CONVEYANCE BRINGING YOU AN ENTERTAINING VARIETY OF PUPPET SHOWS, LIVE STRING AND BRASS MUSIC, DELIGHTFUL NOVELTY SONGS, VENTRILOQUISM, INFORMATIVE RANTS, WITTY CRANKIES, AND POPCORN. PROMOTING SMALL FARMING, HORSE POWER, LIVE AND OUTDATED ENTERTAINMENT, AND GENUINE GOOD TIMES
We are looking for contacts along Route 14 and Route 5 between Royalton and Bellows Falls for the week of Sept 7 -13. Please call 563-580-5851
Tue. Sept 9- (or thereabouts) Woodstock, VT area-Looking for location
Sat/Sun Sept 13- Bellows Falls, VT Location TBA
Mon. Sept 15- Saxtons River, VT Location TBA
Monday Sept 22- Putney, VT Location TBA
Thurs. Sept 25-Sat Sept. 27- Brattleboro Locations TBA
Mon. Sept 29 Northfield MA Location TBA
Fri. Oct. 3 Barre, MA Location TBA (most likely the horses’ home pasture)
We will update with dates and times as soon as possible.
Vermont Earth Institute’s Fourth Annual Sustainable Living Celebration**
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Join VEI for their annual celebration, complete with workshops on local foods and many other local topics. The celebration will take place at Knoll Farm in Fayston, from 9:15am – 4:15pm. For more information contact Barbara Duncan at vei@valley.net and or see www.vtearthinstitute.org for a full listing of workshops and presenters.
Registration deadline: September 12th. Cost: $25 for VEI members and $35 for non-members (VEI membership is $30.) Register by sending a check to VEI at POB 466, Norwich, VT 05055.
Anonymous Food
Tuesday, September 23, 5:30pm in the Hunger Mountain Coop conference room.
Vermont Earth Institute’s Menu for the Future Series – Session 2: Anonymous Food Trace the historical shift from family farms to industrial agriculture to present day questions surrounding GMOs and industrial organics. The session examines the ecological and economic impacts that have accompanied the changes in how
we grow and prepare food. Space is limited, please pre-register. To register, or for more information contact Krystal or Robin, 802-223-8000 x202 or email: info@hungermountain.com
The 3rd Vermont Greening Up Your Bottom Line Conference
The Sheraton Hotel, Burlington, VT
September 26th, 2008
9am – 3:30pm
Come find out what Vermont businesses can do to reduce their environmental impacts and improve their bottom lines.
Sponsored by: Green Mountain Power; Green Mountain Coffee Roasters; VT Electric Power Co. (VELCO); The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund; Efficiency Vermont; Cabot Creamery; the VT Business Magazine; the VT Business Environmental Partnership (VT Small Business Development Center and VT Dept. of Environmental Conservation). Registration and full agenda will be posted at: www.vbep.org
Vermont’s Environmental Regulations Explained – FREE
9/11 – White River Jct./Wilder (CCV)
9/16 – Williston (VTC Blair Park),
9/17 – Newport (CCV – Emory Hebard State Office Bldg.),
9/23 – Manchester (Inn at Willow Pond),
9/24 – Montpelier (National Life Bldg),
1:00 – 3:30pm Free.
Ever have difficulty determining what environmental regulations your business needs to comply with? Environmental compliance comes with its own terminology, detailed regulations and challenges. This overview seminar will cover basic environmental compliance for air, water and waste regulations, including stormwater, hazardous, solid and universal waste (It’s Everywhere! Come find out what this is). The seminar will be conducted by compliance assistance specialists from the Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation’s non-regulatory Environmental Assistance Office, who will be available to provide risk-free answers to any questions you may have regarding environmental compliance in Vermont. Included will be resources to help your business
stay in compliance with environmental regulations, and hands-on interactive learning opportunities. To register or for more information go to: www.vtsbdc.org (training tab)
**Women’s Agricultural Network Course Helps Ag Entrepreneurs Plan for Success**
This fall, the University of Vermont Extension Women’s Agricultural Network will offer in-person and on-line sessions of Growing Places, a non-credit course for people interested in starting or expanding an agricultural business. The in-person course will start September 23 in Berlin. The on-line course will start the week of October 13.
Growing Places is open to anyone. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
The two fall 2008 course schedules are: Berlin on six Tuesday evenings beginning Sept. 23; and online beginning the week of October 13. Tuition is $125, but there is a $25 discount for people who register by the early bird deadline. The discount registration deadlines are: Aug. 29 for the Berlin class and September 23 for the Middelbury Class. The regular registration deadlines are September 12 for the Berlin class and Sept. 27 for the online class. Additionally, limited scholarship assistance is available to qualified individuals. For more information and to obtain registration materials, visit WAgN’s website at www.uvm.edu/wagn. Or, contact WAgN Outreach Coordinator Beth Holtzman at 802-223-2389 or toll-free in Vermont at 866-860-1382.
STALKING THE WILD MUSHROOM FORAGING WALK WITH FAITH HUNT
WHEN: Saturday, September 27 and Saturday, Oct. 4, 1 – 4 PM – rain or
shine (unless downpour)
WHERE: Meet at Upper Valley Food Co-op, 193 N. Main St., White River
Jct. VT; carpool to location
FEE: $15 adults, $5 kids 12 and under. Limited to 20 participants.
Reservations recommended, call 802-295-5804.
Upper Valley Food Co-op will host two mushroom walks with Faith Hunt, Saturday Sept. 27 and Saturday Oct. 4, from 1 – 4 pm. There will be a cooking and tasting session at the co-op after the walk. Participants should dress comfortably for moderate hiking in woodsy terrain, and bring a knife or basket for collecting. Rain or shine. Cost is $15 for adults, $5 for kids 12 and under. Space is limited, advance reservations are recommended. For more information, call the Co-op at 802-295-5804.
“Growing Up Digital: Kids, Commercialism and New Media Culture”
Sept. 25-26 at Rock Point Conference Center in Burlington VT.
Learn the language of new media, how to distinguish credible sources of news and information and how to add your voice and views to the picture. Gather the tools necessary to help your class or children grow from passive consumers to active thinkers. The conference kicks off on Thursday night Sept. 25 with a welcome gathering and film screening at 7 p.m. featuring a new film from the Media Education Foundation, followed by an informal discussion. The full day conference starts on Friday Sept. 26 at 8 a.m. with registration, followed by keynotes and workshops. For more information about ACME Vermont or to sign up for the conference, go to www.acmevermont.org . To Register: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=162499 For on-site lodging reservations contact Anne Ellis at 802-658-6233 or e-mail bishopbooth2@dioceseofvermont.org
**2nd Annual Northeast Animal Power Field Days**
September 26 – 28, 2008
Tunbridge Fair Grounds, Tunbridge, VT
Time: General Admission: Friday noon – Sunday 5 PM
NEW: Intensive all-day workshop on Friday, 9 am – 4 pm, ($40, must pre-register).
Featuring working animal and equipment demonstrations in field and forest settings, workshops, exhibits, networking sessions and more. This will be a Zero Waste Event! Music and educational films in the evening. Admission is $35 for all 3 days or $10 Friday, $20 Saturday, $15 Sunday. Children 12 and under free. Camping available on the fairgrounds. For more information, go to: www.animalpowerfielddays.org, email: info@animalpowerfielddays.org, Phone: 802-234-5524. To Volunteer, contact Kristen Gage: Kristengage@comcast.net, Phone: 802-431-1029.
THE WAR ON BUGS
Tues, Sept, 30; 12 pm
Livak Rm, Davis Student Center, UVM, Burlington
Will Allen will tell the story of how corporations, out-of-control scientists and indentured government have carried out a literal 100-year war against organic and sustainable agriculture, and the influence of toxic pesticid
es and fertilizers on America’s farmers. His story provides inspiration for the organic food and farming revolution which is already underway.
RENEWABLE ENERGY VERMONT’S ANNUAL CONFERENCE & TRADESHOW
Wed, Oct. 15; All Day; Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center, Burlington.
With Keynote Speaker:David Morris, Vice President for the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Info: www.revermont.org
FARM DESIGN CLASS: Oct. 19 -31, Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Warren; $1400.
This course is aimed at those involved in small, integrated, local farms — a farm apprentice responsible for building a chicken coop; a new farmer with a farm in need of regeneration; an established farmer looking to make capital improvements; or the family homesteader who needs a sheep barn. Topics covered will include energy efficiency and independence, barnyard layout, barn design and rehabilitation, site planning, sheds and outbuildings, greenhouses, root cellars, housing, long-term planning, and the many systems involved in a local food source. Info: yestermorrow.org, designbuild@yestermorrow.org or 496-5545
Local Food Buyers, Sellers, Distributors Matchmaking Event
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
3 Stallion Inn, Randolph, VT
Workshops: 8:00 – 10:00 AM
Matchmaking: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
A chance for Vermont food producers to meet one-on-one with buyers interested in sourcing local foods. The matchmaker event is a series of 10-minute conversations. Buyers will provide information on the types of products they’re looking for prior to the event, and sellers will sign up for meetings based on whose need they can match.
Optional morning workshops will cover topics of distribution, regulation, tracking local foods sales and pre-season planning. If you are interested in receiving more information, please contact Helen Labun Jordan at Helen.jordan@state.vt.us or (802) 828-3828. This event is free, but reservations are required. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture thanks the Vermont Fresh Network, Vermont Grocers Association, and Vermont Hospitality Council for their help in organizing this event.
Home Energy Saving Workshops Available for Vermont Communities
Central Vermont Community Action Council (CVCAC), in partnership with the State of Vermont and the Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network (VECAN), will implement an intensive six-month public education program to mobilize Vermonters on how to save energy in their homes. Through a series of two-hour workshops around the state, citizens will learn about the fundamentals of how buildings lose energy and do-it-yourself opportunities for saving energy, including behavioral changes and low-cost weatherization measures. We are inviting you to sign up today for a Home Energy Savings Workshop in your community. If you are interested in having a Home Energy Saving Workshop in your community, please contact Diana Peduzzi, Assistant Coordinator, Button-Up, Vermont at Button-up@cvcac.org (802 279 1708), or Paul Markowitz, Coordinator, Button Up, Vermont at
paul@markowitzvt.com (802 229 6307).