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Branding Tradition: A Bittersweet Tale of Capitalism at Work

This post was originally published on the Local Futures Blog.  It’s almost sugaring time here in Vermont. On our homestead we tap about 25 trees, boil down the sap on
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Cultivating Self-Sufficiency: The Hollows Community Garden and Learning Center

New Hampshire-based nonprofit, Families in Transition (FIT), is working to ensure that Manchester, New Hampshire’s homeless and at-risk families can develop long-term health and wellness.  And, they are building that

2016 New England Food Summit

The sixth annual New England Food Summit will be held June 8-9, 2016 at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, Connecticut. This year’s summit will include a focus on urban and metropolitan food system issues
Farmers with MFT and Cultivating Community staff in the snow on the land.

New Roots Cooperative Farm finds a home in Lewiston

This post was originally published on Maine Farmland Trust’s blog.  Four New American farmers have found a home at a 30-acre farm in Lewiston, thanks to help from Maine Farmland
farm field with beans, credit: CISA

PVGrows Investment Fund: Investing in the Local Food Economy Just Got Easier

Beyond Eating Locally. Investing Locally. Beginning in the fall, the Pioneer Valley Grows Investment Fund (PVGrows Fund) opened its doors for community members to invest in a portfolio of local
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Spotlight on the NH Food Alliance Viability Initiative: Three River Farmer Alliance

This post was originally published  on the New Hampshire Food Alliance website.  The New Hampshire Food Alliance is excited to announce the The Farm, Fish, and Food Enterprise Viability Initiative.  This
Sweet Acre Farm stand

Farm to Capitol: Local CSA at the LOB

In 2014 a pilot Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program was launched at the Capitol:  three neighboring farms from Lebanon, CT — Sweet Acre Farm, Beltane Farm, and M&K Dairy —

Fixing Food: Fresh Solutions from Five U.S. Cities

http://www.ucsusa.org/food-agriculture/expand-healthy-food-access/fixing-food-fresh-solutions-five-us-cities-2016
Chef Wendy and Frances Moore Lappe teaching students during a cooking class on campus

Six-Part Seafood Case Study Series Just Released

This post was originally published on Farm to Institution New England’s blog. Case Study Series Highlights Local Seafood at Colleges, Schools & a Hospital in New England Photo: Chef Wendy and Frances Moore Lappe teaching
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Vermont at five year mark implementing Farm to Plate food system plan

2015 Farm to Plate Annual Report reviews progress and challenges facing Vermont’s food system from economic, social and environmental perspectives  Increases in local food consumption, jobs, and overall economic activity