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The first in-person meeting of the Bennington County Hunger Council in more than four years featured a joint presentation about big changes coming to the county-based councils and of a detailed plan to ensure full food security in Vermont by 2035.
The Great Recession gave rise to an innovative model for meeting Maine’s food needs with local resources. The number of residents experiencing hunger had grown markedly by 2010 just as donations of shelf-stable foods declined due to increased efficiencies in the grocery trade. After importing travel-weary produce from farms out West, Good Shepherd Food Bank attempted to meet the growing demand with supply from struggling Maine farmers. Kristen Miale, who now leads Good Shepherd, recalled that the food bank’s staff then “did something incredibly smart; they approached farmers to ask, ...
Abenaki Chef Jessee Lawyer to Join Vermont Wild Kitchen March 18 News Provided By Share This Article Since spring of 2020, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has partnered with the Vermont Farm to Plate Network to host the Vermont Wild Kitchen, a Facebook Live cooking show taking place on the third Thursday of each month. March’s episode will feature Abenaki Chef Jessee Lawyer who will prepare traditional Abenaki ingredients with a modern twist. Some wild and local ingredients Lawyer plans on using include deer shank, bear fat, garlic, sumac, and more. “We’re so grateful for C...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. The Abenaki Land Link Project, a partnership of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation, NOFA-VT and the Vermont Farm to Plate Networkâs Rooted in Vermont program, wrapped up its pilot year this fall. Beginning in spring 2020, 15 growers from around Vermont planted traditional Abenaki crops with seeds provided by the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk. Many of these seeds were originally sourced by Dr. Fred Wiseman and the âSeeds of Renewalâ project. The growers sowed, tended and harvested Koasek/Calais mix and Calais flint ...