06/19 Rural Vermont's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, June 19, 2010
2 - 9 pm
Four Springs Farm, ROYALTON
On Saturday, June 19th from 2 - 9 pm, join Rural Vermont and its extended family of farmers, activists and community members from Vermont and beyond to celebrate 25 years of advancing its mission of economic justice for Vermont farmers. Rural Vermont’s 25th Anniversary Celebration with take place at the panoramic, hilltop Four Springs Farm in Royalton Vermont, located a short distance from Exit 3 off Interstate 89 at 776 Gee Hill Road. A spectacular day featuring Vermont’s freshest and finest foods, live and local music, and various activities for the whole family are in the works. Don’t miss it!
The Anniversary Celebration is free to attend for Rural Vermont members! For non-members, the price of admission is $5-$10 sliding scale per person—children 3 and under are free! This event is BYOB. Also, bring a pot luck dish to share and a blanket or lounge chair. Visit www.ruralvermont.org to join Rural Vermont in advance and attend for free! Also find Anniversary Celebration details, directions, and RSVP option on the website. All who RSVP will be entered into a raffle!
From Rural Vermont’s inception in 1985, the organization has been advocating, educating, and activating on many and various issues affecting farmers and the rural economies and communities to which they contribute. Over the years, Rural Vermont has been successful in advocating for everything from fair taxation to hemp legalization to expanding rights around raw milk production. If you’ve been involved with Rural Vermont along the way or are interested in learning more now, come to Rural Vermont’s 25th Anniversary Celebration to honor our past, and help us build the future!
The day will get started with Rural Vermont’s 25th Annual Meeting, led by director Brian Moyer. Moyer will discuss the results of the 2010 legislative session, and Rural Vermont’s next steps towards achieving the vision of living soils, thriving farms, and healthy communities. Rural Vermont’s newest campaign - Free Enterprise Farming - will be introduced through the debut of a short documentary film. The Annual Meeting will also include Board elections and an awards ceremony.
Throughout the day, a variety of events and activities will be on offer, all with a focus on food and farming. Come check out the barnyard sale of gently used farm equipment, book a 15-minute q&a session with a seasoned farmer in our farmer-to-farmer knowledge exchange, and bid to win a farm tour, skill demos and other great items in the farm & food auction. Enter a cake in the birthday cake contest, relax with friends and family over a potluck dinner, and enjoy the tunes by the Tunbridge bluegrass group Haywire.
Heading into the evening, the keynote speaker will be previous Rural Vermont board member and author of “The War on Bugs” Will Allen of Cedar Circle Farm. Will Allen is an organic farming visionary - a true activist, entrepreneur, and expert, he understands the complexities of farming firsthand and the impact that commercialization has had. Following the keynote, local sensation Hillary and the Party Crashers will take the stage to deliver some danceable, high energy music!
The 25th Anniversary Celebration will be a great way for families to spend a summer afternoon! While parents attend the Annual Meeting and keynote, kids will be led on an exploration of the farm, participate in crafts and make ice cream—all included in the price of admission.
This event is being made possible though the generous support of many sponsors, including Vote Hemp, Local Banquet, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, Farmway, Weston A. Price Foundation, the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund, and Vermont Computing.