October 25, 2011 – 5:14 pm
Thanks to Koi Boynton of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture for letting us know about the Local Foods Matchmaker Event on Thursday October 27th at Shelburne Farms. What: Through a speed dating format the Local Foods Matchmaker provides a time-efficient way for Vermont food sellers to meet with many potential clients at once. During 10 [...]
Re-posted from VTDigger.org, a statewide news website dedicated to coverage of Vermont politics. July 15, 2011 Gov. Peter Shumlin wants to shift the school food commodity paradigm. Shumlin announced on Thursday that he will ask the federal government to give schools “vouchers,” or direct funding, in exchange for stockpiled USDA commodity products. Shumlin held a [...]
Thanks to Barbara Richardson of NOFA-VT for sharing these training opportunities with Common Good Vermont. Have something you’d like to share with Vermont’s nonprofit community? Contact Nick Carter, Coordinator@CommonGoodVT.org, (802) 862 – 1645 ext.21 NOFA-Vermont Summer Workshops are great opportunities to learn innovative and effective techniques and practices to put to work at your operation. Here’s what’s coming [...]
Thanks to Kate Jellema, Director, Program in Nonprofit Management at Marlboro College Graduate School for sharing this training event with Common Good Vermont. The Retreat Farm: Sustainable Solutions When: July 21 to 31 Where: Marlboro College Graduate School, Brattleboro Vermont Registration Deadline: June 20th More Info Vermont is at the forefront of the local, sustainable [...]
Pulled from the NOFA-VT June E-News. Have something you’d like to share with Vermont’s nonprofit community? Get in touch – Coordinator@CommonGoodVT.org, (802) 862 – 1645 ext. 21 NOFA-VT seeks a full-time Organic Vegetable and Fruit Technical Assistance Advisor. Responsibilities include providing on-farm technical assistance to organic vegetable and fruit producers, business planning with farmers, organizing [...]
Groups like VT RAFL and the VT Foodbank are making great strides in food availability and food access. As reported by the Associated Press on April 23rd, a recent federal study finds that regional food hubs can ultimately be sound economic models. Read the full article below: Food Hub Planners Cheered By Report WESTMINSTER, Vt. [...]
March 30, 2011 – 11:18 am
Dave Rogers, NOFA-VT Policy Advisor for NOFA-VT shared this press release with Common Good Vermont. Have something you’d like to share with Vermont’s nonprofit community? Get in touch – Coordinator@CommonGoodVT.org, (802) 862 – 1645 ext. 21 RICHMOND, VERMONT — On Tuesday, March 29, NOFA Vermont joined dozens of farmers, seed producers, agricultural businesses and non-profit [...]
November 30, 2010 – 2:52 pm
On November 15th a new federal report on hunger was released that found Vermont and Alabama to have had the highest increase in “food insecurity” over the last decade. Several organizations in Vermont work towards addressing food insecurity including the VT Foodbank, Enosburg Food Shelf and the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. As changing economic circumstances [...]
November 1, 2010 – 10:58 am
Successful collaborations amongst nonprofit organizations often lead to very impressive measurable outcomes. CommonGood Vermont has been featuring collaborations from around the state of Vermont and New England to provide concrete examples on the right way to collaborate. The article below, written by Dana Hudson profiles the Vermont Food Education Every Day (FEED) program and ran [...]
Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL) With obesity rates at an all-time high in our region and only 3-5% of food dollars being spent on local foods… there is both a driving reason and an opportunity to expand local food production to bring healthy, nutritious, delicious food choices to a growing number of people. [...]
