Local Food & Farm Guide
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Local Food & Farm Guide: Meet the people who provide local food relief
The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying economic dislocations made the problems that some Vermonters have with food insecurity all too obvious. As is outlined in the accompanying story…
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Local Food & Farm Guide: Community solutions to rising rates of food insecurity
The COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying economic dislocations made the problems that some Vermonters have with food insecurity all to obvious. Thankfully, a variety of local efforts have…
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Local Food & Farm Guide: Vermont’s abuzz with pollinators
June 21-27 is national pollinator week and it could not arrive too soon. Vermont’s honeybee population and native pollinator populations are challenged.According to researchers, many native pollinators are…
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Local Food & Farm Guide: The pandemic spurred a growth in farm stands
Since the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020, farms have had to pivot their businesses as markets closed and new pandemic restrictions were imposed. The shift from selling…
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Local Food & Farm Guide: Singing Cedars grows vegetables all year round
For this article, long-time ACORN Board member and food grower Susan Smiley sat down with Scott Greene, who joined ACORN’s Board in 2020. Scott and Becky Maden run…
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Local Food & Farm Guide: A 10-year farming & food systems plan
The global pandemic disrupted many aspects of society, not least of which was our food system.“Last spring we witnessed the fragility of our national food supply chain, as…