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06/11 - Learn how to Make Feta, Ricotta, and Chevre from Raw Goats’ Milk!
Learn how to Make Feta, Ricotta, and Chevre from Raw Goats’ Milk! Class hosted by Rural Vermont, and taught by Sara Armstrong Donegan of Trillium Hill Farm. Friday, June 11th, 1-4 pm, Hinesburg, $20-40 sliding scale, pre-registration required. Portion of proceeds benefit Rural Vermont. To sign up or for more info, call Rural Vermont at (802) 223-7222 or email shelby@ruralvermont.org.
06/09 - Learn how to Make Mozzarella & Chevre from Raw Goats’ Milk!
Learn how to Make Mozzarella & Chevre from Raw Goats’ Milk! Class hosted by Rural Vermont, and taught by Mari Omland & Laura Olsen. Wednesday, June 9th, 1-4 pm, Green Mountain Girls, Northfield, $20-40 sliding scale, pre-registration required. All proceeds benefit Rural Vermont. To sign up or for more info, call Rural Vermont at (802) 223-7222 or email shelby@ruralvermont.org.
06/19 Rural Vermont's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, June 19, 2010
2 - 9 pm
Four Springs Farm, ROYALTON
05/1 - 05/31 Rural VT's Activist Farmers: Photo Exhibit
Starksboro Public Library, STARKSBORO
Library hours: Mondays 10am - 6pm, Thursdays 10am - 5pm and Saturdays 9am - 1pm.
05/25 Learn how to Make Chevre & Cheddar from Raw Goats’ Milk!
Learn how to Make Chevre & Cheddar from Raw Goats’ Milk! Class hosted by Rural Vermont, and taught by Gay Foster of Hollyhock Farm. Tuesday, May 25th, 1-4 pm, Hollyhock Farm in Putney, $20-40 sliding scale, pre-registration required. All proceeds benefit Rural Vermont. To sign up or for more info, call Rural Vermont at (802) 223-7222 or email shelby@ruralvermont.org.
03/16 King Corn Film Screening
Tuesday, March 16th
6 pm
Newton School, Route 132, SOUTH STRAFFORD
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04/01 - 04-30 Rural Vermont’s Activist Farmers: Photos & Stories, on display at the Starksboro Public Library
Rural Vermont’s Activist Farmers: Photos and Stories
A Traveling Exhibit Visits the Starksboro Public Library
Throughout the month of April, an exhibit featuring Rural Vermont’s farmer-activist Board of Directors will be on display at the Starksboro Public Library, located at 2827 Route 116. Professional photographs and interviews tell the stories behind the farmers driving the nonprofit Rural Vermont and its work to secure fair prices for farmers and local food options for Vermonters. On Thursday, April 1st from 6:30 - 8 pm, Rural Vermont and the Starksboro Public Library will host a free opening night reception with refreshments and live storytelling about the farmers and foods sustaining rural communities.
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03/01-03/31 Rural Vermont’s Activist Farmers: Photos & Stories, on display at the Bradford Public Library
Rural Vermont’s Activist Farmers: Photos & Stories, on display at the Bradford Public Library through the month of March, with opening night reception on Wednesday, March 3rd, 6:30 - 8 pm.
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03/28 Learn how to Make Yogurt, Kefir, & Soft Cheeses from Raw Milk!
Learn how to Make Yogurt, Kefir, & Soft Cheeses from Raw Milk! Class hosted by Rural Vermont, and taught by Metta Earth Institute staff. Sunday, March 28th, 1-4 pm, Metta Earth Institute in Lincoln, $20-40 sliding scale, pre-registration required. All proceeds benefit Rural Vermont. To sign up or for more info, call Rural Vermont at (802) 223-7222 or email shelby@ruralvermont.org.
02/25 Learn how to Make Yogurt, Cottage Cheese, and Butter from Raw Milk, plus tips on Baking with Buttermilk!
Learn how to Make Yogurt, Cottage Cheese, and Butter from Raw Milk, plus tips on Baking with Buttermilk! Class hosted by Rural Vermont, and taught by Millicent Johnson of Dairy-Aire Farm. Thursday, February 25th, 1-4 pm, Dairy-Aire Farm in Mount Holly, $20-40 sliding scale, pre-registration required. All proceeds benefit Rural Vermont. To sign up or for more info, call Rural Vermont at (802) 223-7222 or email shelby@ruralvermont.org.
01/30 The Lyndon Freighthouse presents FOOD INC!
Cosponsored by Rural Vermont, NOFA, Organic Valley & Stonyfield
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
8 pm
Alexander Twilight Theater, Lyndon State College - LYNDONVILLE
Free admission
Food, Inc. lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. It reveals surprising—and often shocking—truths about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here. Discussion to follow the show.
02/25 Slideshow by Ron Krupp, Author of Lifting the Yoke: Local Solutions to America's Farm and Food Crisis
Cosponsored by Rural Vermont
Thursday, February 25, 2010
7 pm
Kellogg-Hubbard Library, MONTPELIER
Ron Krupp will present a slideshow of his new book, covering three areas: The Globalization of Food and Farming, The Battle of the Bulge, and Sustainable Markets and Regional Solutions in Vermont. Books will be available for purchase.
02/01 - 02/28 Rural Vermont’s Activist Farmers: Photos and Stories
Throughout much of February, an exhibit featuring Rural Vermont’s farmer-activist Board of Directors will be on display at the Griswold Library at Green Mountain College in Poultney.
On Saturday, February 6th from 6:30 - 8 pm, Rural Vermont and the Griswold Library will host a free opening night reception with refreshments and live storytelling about the farmers and foods sustaining rural communities.
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01/01 - 01/31 Rural Vermont's Activist Farmers: Photos and Stories
January
A Traveling Exhibit Visits the Pierson Library in Shelburne.
01/25 Chevre & Kefir with Mary Ellen Davis of Foxwell Farm
Monday, January 25th
Presbyterian Church, SOUTH RYEGATE
All classes: $20 - 40 sliding scale. All proceeds benefit Rural Vermont.
Pre-registration is required, and class size is limited. Get in touch TODAY to reserve your spot!
To sign up, call Rural Vermont or email shelby@ruralvermont.org.
12/05 A Farmers’ Dinner: The Best Meal You Can’t Buy!
Sunday, December 5th at noon in Calais
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12/01 2009 Agriculture Movie Series at Vermont Law School: King Corn
Presented by the National Lawyers' Guild, Rural Vermont, & the South Royalton Market
Vermont Law School, Oakes Hall, Room 007, SOUTH ROYALTON
7 pm
Free
12/01 - 12/31 Rural Vermont’s Activist Farmers: Photos and Stories
Throughout the month of December, an exhibit featuring Rural Vermont’s farmer-activist Board of Directors will be on display at the Salisbury Free Public Library, 918 Maple Street
On Wednesday, December 2nd from 6:30 - 8 pm, Rural Vermont and the Salisbury Free Public Library will host a free opening night reception with refreshments and live storytelling about the farmers and foods sustaining rural communities.
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11/22 Raw Dairy Processing Class; Get ready for the holiday season
Raw Dairy Processing Class; Get ready for the holiday season
Butter, Yogurt, Ricotta & Fromage Blanc
Sunday November 22, 2009
With Lisa McCrory
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Earthwise Farm and Forest, Bethel, VT
11/09 - 11/30 Rural Vermont’s Activist Farmers: Photos & Stories
A Traveling Exhibit Visits the Bethel Public Library for November
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11/22 Seasonal Lives & Nature’s Bounty: An Evening with Storyteller Annie Hawkins
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
7 pm
First Universalist Parish on Route 103 North in Chester
$5 - $10 sliding scale
01/10 Yogurt & Soft Cheeses with Gillian Comstock
Yogurt & Soft Cheeses with Gillian Comstock
Sunday, January 10th / 1 - 4pm
Metta Earth Institute Inc., LINCOLN
All classes: $20 - 40 sliding scale. All proceeds benefit Rural Vermont.
Pre-registration is required, and class size is limited. Get in touch TODAY to reserve your spot!
To sign up, call Rural Vermont at (802) 223-7222 or email shelby@ruralvermont.org.
11/13 Flavored Butters, Crème Fraiche, & Soft Cheeses from Raw Milk!
November 13th, 1-4 pm, Berlin, $20-40 sliding scale, pre-registration required
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12/07 Making & Dressing Up Chevre for Holiday Serving and Gifts! Plus Kefir with Mary Ellen Davis
Making & Dressing Up Chevre for Holiday Serving and Gifts! Plus Kefir with Mary Ellen Davis
Monday, December 7th / 1-4 pm
Presbyterian Church, SOUTH RYEGATE
* Workshop from 1-3 pm, followed by a tour of MaryEllen’s farm!
$20 - 40 sliding scale. All proceeds benefit Rural Vermont.
Pre-registration is required, and class size is limited. Get in touch TODAY to reserve your spot!
To sign up, call Rural Vermont at (802) 223-7222 or email shelby@ruralvermont.org.
11/11 Soft cheese, Butter, & Buttermilk for Holiday Baking with Lisa Kaiman and Lucy Georgeff
Soft cheese, Butter, & Buttermilk for Holiday Baking with Lisa Kaiman and Lucy Georgeff
Wednesday, November 11th / 1 - 4 pm
Jersey Girls Dairy, CHESTER
$20 - 40 sliding scale. All proceeds benefit Rural Vermont.
Pre-registration is required, and class size is limited. Get in touch TODAY to reserve your spot!
To sign up, call Rural Vermont at (802) 223-7222 or email shelby@ruralvermont.org.
10/27 Soft Cheese, Butter, & Yogurt with Meg Riege & Jen Black
Soft Cheese, Butter, & Yogurt with Meg Riege & Jen Black
Tuesday, October 27th / 1 - 4 pm
The Bunker Farm, EAST DUMMERSTON
$20 - 40 sliding scale. All proceeds benefit Rural Vermont.
Pre-registration is required, and class size is limited. Get in touch TODAY to reserve your spot!
To sign up, call Rural Vermont at (802) 223-7222 or email shelby@ruralvermont.org.
Tour de Farms connects cyclists and farmers
Published on The Middlebury Campus (http://www.middleburycampus.com)
By The Campus
Created 09/24/2009 - 12:34am
Lea Calderon-Guthe
09/13 Learn how to Make Butter, Yogurt, Soft Cheese, & Ice Cream from Raw Milk!
Sunday, September 13th, 1-4 pm, Flack Family Farm, Fairfield, $20-40 sliding scale, pre-registration required.
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09/11 Learn how to Make Chevre, Feta, & Yogurt from Raw Goats’ Milk!
Friday, September 11th, 1-4 pm, Hinesburg, $20-40 sliding scale, pre-registration required.
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10/25 Rural Vermont Benefit Contra Dance
Sunday, October 25th
7:30 - 10:30 pm (beginners' workshop at 7:15 pm)
Stone Church, corner of Main & Grove Streets, BRATTLEBORO
$10 adults / $7 students and seniors
07/07, 07/08, 07/09 Best Management Practices While Producing Raw Milk for Direct Sale
7/7 at Applecheek Farm, Hyde Park.
7/8 at VTC, Randolph Center.
7/9 at Compass School, Westminster.
07/19 Rural Vermont Hosts Art for Agrarians
A Benefit Art Auction Featuring Original Works by Local Artists.
On Sunday, July 19th from 3-5 pm, Rural Vermont will host Art for Agrarians at the Twin Pond Retreat Center, located at 2007 Twin Pond Road in Brookfield.
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07/12 Learn how to make Butter, Yogurt, & Mozzarella/Ricotta from Raw Milk!
Two Dates! Sunday, June 14th and Sunday, July 12th, 1-4 pm, Family Cow Farmstand, Hinesburg, $20-40 sliding scale, pre-registration required. READ MORE
07/23 Learn how to Make Butter, Cultured Buttermilk, Yogurt, Cheese, & More from Raw Milk!
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RURAL VERMONT brings SALLY FALLON MORELL to Vermont
Sunday, October 26, 20081:30 - 3:30 pm
BELLOWS FALLS OPERA HOUSE READ MORE
Tour de Farms Offers Sampling and Cycling Near Champlain
All are invited to join in the Tour de Farms in Shoreham, Addison
County, Vermont on Sunday, September 21 at 10:30 am. Bicyclists of
all abilities will enjoy sampling an abundance of locally-grown
products from small farms and orchards while cycling through the
autumnal landscapes of Shoreham village and the Lake Champlain
countryside. Participants in the Tour will choose one of three
possible routes: a family-friendly 10 miles or more moderate 24 or
30 miles. Along the way, cyclists are invited to stop at farms for a
free offering of a tasty treat produced or grown at that location.
Sampling will include apples, cheese, wine, bread, roasted
vegetables, pies, yogurt smoothies, cider, cookies, and milk. The
advance registration fee is $15 for adults and $8 for children under
age 15. The registration fee on the day of the event will be higher,
so all are encouraged to register in advance. The event will occur
rain or shine. Participants are encouraged to bring a water bottle,
helmet, and a bag for purchasing veggies, cheeses, and wine from the
purveyors.
Organized by the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition, Rural
Vermont, and ACoRN, the Tour is designed to draw attention to the
benefits of bicycling, sustainable agriculture, and eating locally.
The organizers want to promote personal and planetary health through
muscle-powered outdoor recreation and direct connections between
farmers and consumers.
The Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition (www.vtbikeped.org) is a
statewide, education and advocacy, nonprofit organization that
promotes safe bicycling, running, and walking. Rural Vermont
(www.ruralvermont.org) is a nonprofit advocacy group founded by
farmers in 1985 that advocates, activates, and educates for living
soils, thriving farms, and healthy communities. ACoRN
(www.acornvt.org) is an Addison County community-building network
promoting locally-grown food and agriculture. Proceeds from the Tour
de Farms will benefit the ongoing community work of all three
organizations. For more information and to register for the Tour de
Farms, contact the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition at (802)
225-8904, www.vtbikeped.org, or Nancy@VTBikePed.org
RURAL VERMONT HOSTS JOEL SALATIN:
RURAL VERMONT HOSTS JOEL SALATIN:Nationally Recognized Farmer & Food Activist Visits Vermont
Do you care about living soils, thriving farms, and healthy communities? Joel Salatin does, and his life’s work has been devoted to supporting this vision of a local, sustainable farm economy. Rural Vermont brings Salatin to Vermont on April 23rd to energize and inspire Vermont’s movement to increase access to local foods.
Before Salatin’s arrival, excerpts from his book Everything I Want to Do is Illegal will be read by Vermont farmers struggling with the same regulatory barriers to community-scale agriculture that are presented in the book. This event will provide a great introduction to one of our country's leading farm activists! Get ready for Salatin’s visit by coming out on Sunday, April 20th from 2 – 3 pm at Langdon Street Café in Montpelier. This event is free, though donations will be kindly accepted!
On Wednesday, April 23rd, Salatin will be at Sterling College in Craftsbury Common to present his vision on the future of our local food economy. Learn about working with nature to produce the healthiest, most sustainable food possible. The presentation will be from 2 – 3 pm in Simpson Hall. Tickets are $15 at the door.
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Rural Vermont’s annual meeting from 6:30 - 9 pm on April 23rd at the Royalton Academy on Route 14! Joel Salatin will be the keynote speaker, and will kick off an exciting celebration of a very successful year for agriculture! Also, new officials will be elected, outstanding members will be honored, a potluck meal will be served (bring a delectably local dish and cutlery), and the second annual Silent Auction will be held.
Be sure to bring your checkbook or MC/Visa to win a great prize or two in the silent auction! Items donated include pansies from Four Springs Farm, honey from Champlain Valley Apiaries, a candle basket from Way Out Wax, cereal from Vermont Morning, flowers from Standing Stone Perennial Farm, and a weekend stay in a cabin on a pond in the woods in Stowe, donated by the Nicholson family.
Admission to Rural Vermont’s annual meeting is free for Rural Vermont members, and $15 for all others.
Joel Salatin is one of America’s premier grass farmers, and has been called “the high priest of the pasture” by The New York Times. His solution to strengthening community-based food production is to allow freedom for traditional food growing and purchasing choices.
Salatin and his family own and operate Polyface Farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Joel Salatin’s visit to Vermont is going to be so much fun, it should be illegal! Hope to see you there.