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Food writer Jordan Barry shares news from the restaurant world.
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The New Farms for New Americans program provides farmland and resources for immigrants and refugees at the Intervale Center in Burlington. The program works to address food insecurity and provide traditional or culturally significant agricultural experiences. Farmers in the program are once again dealing with flood impacts in the area, but the Center made changes last summer to lessen the burden.
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While some farmers have had to stop using parts of their land, the overwhelming majority have continued farming.
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Farmers at the Intervale Center in Burlington are reflecting on the 2023 floods, while also preparing for the future.
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Billings Farm and Museum is hosting 24 original artworks of Upper Valley farms that have adopted sustainable practices. The exhibit is in collaboration with the Vital Communities project.
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Migrant Justice, a farmworker advocacy group, partnered with Vermont Law and Graduate School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems in 2018 to develop a manual of farmworker's rights. Now, they've updated the guide.
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On a recent Sunday morning, Vermont Wild Kitchen hosted about a dozen Vermonters in Franklin County to learn about raising rabbits for meat. The group cooked up some rabbit dishes for lunch at the Fairfield Community Center — but first, they met the animals, alive, at G.I.V.E. A. Care Homestead in Bakersfield.
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About one in five students at Vermont’s largest university reported facing food insecurity. That’s in line with the rates among college students across the country.
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Seven Days food editor Melissa Pasanen talks about the latest Vermont food and restaurant news.
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Plant some flowering shrubs close to your house so you can enjoy their color and fragrance for yearsTheir heady fragrance can transport you; plant tall or smaller flowering shrubs for color and scent all season.