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Farm & Garden Day Camp for Kids to be Held at Inn at Mountain View Farm
Vermont Youth Garden Project presents Farm & Garden Day Camps for Kids this summer at the Inn at Mountain View Farm in East Burke. If you’re interested in exposing your child (age 6-10) to gardening and farming this sounds like a great opportunity. Led by local gardeners, bakers and moms, Jessica Simpson and Alyssa Doolittle, kids will learn all about gardening, meet rescued farm animals and host a mini farm stand. Sessions: July 11-15th or July 25th-29th. Info at: http://www.vermontyouthgardenproject.org/
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Mom Buzz: Eating Local Could Create Vermont Jobs
Here’s a little food for thought, NEK Moms (and Dads). According to a brand spankin’ new report, if Vermonters double their consumption of locally produced food, the State could see the creation of 1,500 jobs in the next decade. Though some may think farms and farming are a thing of the past, Vermont’s new Gov. Peter Shumlin suggests otherwise. In a recent news conference Shumlin said, “As bleak as it looks right now for many of our dairy farmers, Vermont has an extraordinarily bright agricultural future.” Between Vermonters buying local food for at-home consumption and eating at local establishments that buy from local food producers, Vermont’s food system and job…