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Thu, 01/14/2021 - 3:11pm meganj By:  John Flowers BETHANIE FARRELL IS on pace to give out 1,000 free meals to hungry Addison County folks by the end of this month. Her charitable effort is called the Giving Fridge, which sells donated plants, flowers, honey and other items to raise money for meals that are prepared by local restaurants, using a lot of local ingredients. Independent photo/John Flowers MIDDLEBURY — Bethanie Farrell has always felt a call to help othe...

Published on NEWPORT –A small nonprofit based out of Newport that works with local farmers reached record sales the week of December 9, with over $17,500 in sales. Green Mountain Farm Direct (GMFD) is a regional food hub that connects over 30 local farms and producers to schools, institutions, restaurants, and grocery stores throughout the NEK. The program is reaching people who have been negatively affected by the pandemic while providing economic su...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BELLOWS FALLS — Rockingham Help & Helpers announced that the Vermont Everyone Eats program, which provided free restaurant to-go meals, is returning. Picking up where the program paused in December, community members can collect meals for their household and up to three other households at Parks Place Community Resource Center (44 School St, Bellows Falls) on Wednesday evenings from 5 to 6 p.m., and Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m. Meals are a...

COVID-relief program on track to deliver 400,000 restaurant-prepared meals. Photos by Jennifer Sensenich Vermont Business Magazine  Vermont Everyone Eats organizers and partners gathered at one of the program’s weekly distribution points to highlight the impact the COVID-relief program has made in the eight weeks since its launch.  In August, the Vermont Legislature provided $5 million in CARES Act funding to create this program that engages restaurants to prepare meals for Vermonters hit b...

PPP Update As the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) opens the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application portal to lenders, ACCD is encouraging businesses to explore applying for the more than $284 billion has been allocated to this program nationally. Friday, the portal was opened to lenders with $1 billion or less in assets for First and Second Draw applications. The portal will fully open on Tuesday, January 19th to all participating PPP lenders to submit First and Second Draw loan...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   SPRINGFIELD — The Vermont Everyone Eats program that has provided free restaurant to-go meals to COVID-impacted Vermonters since August is being put on hold as of December 31. Everyone Eats has engaged more than 170 Vermont farms and food producers, played a key role in keeping more than 150 restaurants in business, and provided more than 500,000 meals to members of communities in all 14 Vermont counties. This program was made possible i...

Bread Fairy loaves The year 2020 has been a roller-coaster ride for restaurants and other food businesses. In mid-March, the State of Vermont ordered restaurants and bars to close to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The rules were relaxed in late May, and restaurants reopened with restrictions in place. Current regulations limit restaurant diners to one household per party. As rules shifted, so did the food and...

1 of 47 Ray Branagan, of Brattleboro, Vt., picks up a meal from Everyone Eats, on Flat Street, in Brattleboro, Vt., on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2020. 650 meals were donated by restaurants around the Brattleboro community.Everyone Eats is a program that is funded by the CARES Act and the funds are expected to run out on Dec. 30, 2020. Kristopher Radder Brattleboro Reformer Jerry Roberge, a paramedic at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, in Brattleboro, Vt. tells Karlie Borst, of Br...

I write on behalf of the staff of The Collaborative to thank our beloved community. The benefits of being thankful are expansive and far-reaching. It is said that through the demonstration of gratitude that we are able to live healthier and more rich lives. Connection is now more important than ever, and The Collaborative wants to take a moment to thank some incredible individuals and community partners who have helped support us in recent months. There isn’t possibly enough room or words ...

As Americans go hungry, an innovative free-meal program is running out of money and time By Aimee Picchi Food partnerships help families in need A table set up in the lobby of a childrens science museum in Burlington, Vermont, was running low on free meals after giving away almost 200 of the packaged lunches. As the last patron wandered in from the frigid weather and took one of the meals — a winter salad with tahini sauce prepared by a local restaurant — organizer Britt...