Monday, September 29, 2014

#ALERT!

Google Alert Key Words:

  • Vermont
  • Farming
  • Land
  • Land Conservation
  • Vermont Agriculture

#GoogleAlerts!

Guide for New Farmers
http://www.courant.com/community/enfield/hc-ugc-article-farm-credit-awards-37800-to-northeast-farm-2014-09-24-story.html


USDA Increases Economic Activity in Rural Areas


RSS

http://www.newgeography.com/content/002999-vermonts-new-agriculture-mini-farms-and-urban-boundary

http://madriverfoodhub.com/working-lands-enterprise-board-announces-1-1-million-in-grants-to-37-vermont-entrepreneurs-and-technical-assistance-providers/

http://uniqueplacestosave.org/keep-farmland-for-farmers/



Get to Know the Players

Get to Know:

Elise Annes
Vice President for Community Relations (Headquarters and Central VT Office)
Vermont Land Trust
(802) 262-1206

Missy Audet
Owner Audet's Blue Spruce Farm
bluesprucefarmvt@gmail.com
802-578-2179

Vicky M. Drew
US Department of Agriculture
State Conservationist
802-951-6796 ext 242
Vicky.Drew@vt.usda.gov

Kip Kolesinskas
Conservation Scientist
American Farmland Trust

(860) 878-0393
kkolesinskas@farmland.org

Dana Bishop
Shelburne Farms
Natural Resources & Assistant Woodlands Manager

Holly Brough
Shelburne Farms
Director of Communications
802-985-0324
hbrough@shelburnefarms.org