May 2, 2013 ~ Close to $220,000 was awarded to 20 grantees representing sectors across agriculture, forestry and forest products industry. Here are some of the speeches from the press conference announcing the awardees. Click here for a list of grant recipients.
A Vermont Countryside show featuring Representative Will Stevens and Paul Costello from the Working Landscape Partnership will be broadcast on public access TV in Vermont at the end of November and early December... But you can see it here in the video below. It's a great discussion of the origins of the Working Landscape Partnership and the work in the Legislature this past year.
Members of the "Downtown as a Destination” task force have been meeting since it's formation through the VCRD Community Visit process in 2012. John Shannahan, chair of the committee, reports some progress being made:
Although the prioritization work of the Community Visit Program requires a town to decide what is most important as it moves forward with Task Forces, nothing is lost in the process from the long list of concerns and ideas expressed in early community focus sessions. Many interesting and diverse thoughts are represented in the notes, and are presented as a reminder of issues explored, and a possible foundation for future projects.
The 2012 Doyle Town Meeting Day survey results are in and show that 89% of Vermonters believe that the state should continue to support our working farms and forests. Click here to see all the results.
Lamoille County is home to 375 farms — according to the DC-based Environmental Working Group — and not one food co-op. Residents seeking to own a stake in their farm-fresh food have to purchase a CSA, or head to co-ops in Hardwick or Montpelier. That may change soon, thanks to a feasibility study approved last Friday. Morristown could have a member-owned co-op as soon as next summer if the plan proves economically sustainable, says the town’s community development coordinator, Tricia Follert.
Rep. Mollie Burke has arranged for a screening of the 35-minute film, Lilac Ridge: Life on a Family Farm.
Bring your lunch, enjoy the film, and chat with the filmmaker (and possibly, the farmers featured in the film).
• Tuesday, March 27, 2012
• Noon – 1 pm
• Room 10, Vermont Statehouse (first floor)
• Bring your lunch.
