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Dear Friends,
Looking for farm to school fun this fall? See below for great opportunities coming up around the state:
- 3rd annual Jr. Iron Chef VT
- Local Regional Food Summits
- Farm to School Awareness Day
The Vermont FEED Team
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Calling All Jr. Iron Chefs!
Mark your calendars for the 3rd Annual Jr. Iron Chef VT, coming up on March 27, 2010! Applications are now being accepted and can be found at our website. This year the competition will be split into two heats - one for middle school and one for high school students.
Jr. Iron Chef VT is hosted by the Burlington School Food Project and VT FEED as a statewide competition that gives students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience preparing and cooking nutritious, farm-fresh foods.We hope to encourage students to make healthy eating choices and understand more about nutrition,farm-fresh foods, the culinary arts and school food systems.
Interested in sponsoring the event? All proceeds from Jr Iron Chef VT support farm to school initiatives around Vermont. For more information contact: info@jrironchefvt.org.
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Join your Local Regional Food Summit
The Sustainable Agriculture Council and the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund are coordinating with local groups to hold a series of regional meetings to gather input for the Farm to Plate Initiative's 10-year strategic plan to strengthen Vermont's food system.
Participate in your area to learn more about regional efforts related to farms, food production, and food security. For more information on the Farm to Plate Initiative, visit www.vsjf.org.
Regional Food Summits
Upper Valley: Tuesday, November 10 6:00-8:30 pm, American Legion Hall, White River Junction
Rutland County: Thursday, November 12 6-9 pm, Green Mountain College, Poultney
Bennington County: Saturday, November 14 5:30-8:30 pm, St. Peters Episcopal Church, Bennington
Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle Counties: Wednesday, November 18 11:30-4:00 pm, Milton Grange, Milton
Northeast Kingdom: Thursday, December 3 3:00-7:00 pm, Lake Union High School, Orleans
Addison County: Tuesday, December 8 11:30-3:30 pm, American Legion Hall, Middlebury
Central Vermont: Thursday, December 10 5:30-8:30 pm, Montpelier High School Cafeteria, Montpelier
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Farm to School Awareness Day January 14, 2010
Join VT FEED in celebrating Vermont's growing farm to school movement.
On January 14, 2010 from 4:00-5:30 pm the VT Agency of Agriculture, VT
FEED, and other statewide partners will announce the 2010 Grant
Recipients, honor 2009 grant successes (with taste tests and displays of their work), and unveil exciting, new farm
to school initiatives. This event will take place in the Vermont
Statehouse cafeteria.
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About Vermont FEED
Vermont FEED is a Farm to School program run as a partnership of three Vermont non-profit organizations: Food Works at Two Rivers Center, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT), and Shelburne Farms.
VT FEED grew out of a deep belief that the growing disconnect from our
land, our food and our Vermont agricultural roots was neither healthful
nor sustainable; and that an important opportunity could be found in
simultaneously promoting the resurgence of local farms and increasing
equitable access to fresh, healthy food for all children through
education and outreach in schools.
www.vtfeed.org
802.434.4122
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