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We are pleased to announce that the Vermont Intern Program has been awarded another year of funding from our partners at the Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL)!

The VDOL Workforce Education and Training Fund promotes the creation and retention of high quality jobs and the growth of a highly skilled workforce. We look forward to putting these dollars to work in support of your intern needs in 2015 - let us know how we can help!

We post and promote positions, recruit candidates and screen applicants - a FREE service for employers. We also offer similar services for applicants, including a free VBSR Student Membership for any interns we place, so if you know any college students or recent graduates - send them our way!

Interested in learning more or working with us? More information available at internvt.org.

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NOFA Vermont Receives $90,000 Grant from Newman's Own Foundation

The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA Vermont) has been awarded a two-year $90,000 grant from Newman's Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman. The award to NOFA Vermont was made by Newman's Own Foundation as part of its $10 million commitment over three years to improve fresh food access and nutrition education for underserved communities.

The grant to NOFA Vermont will be used to support our statewide food security programs that increase access to local, fresh and nutritious foods for limited-income Vermonters while supporting viable farms. Click here for the full story.

High Meadows Fund Dedicates $240,000 to Building Resilence in Vermont's Watersheds

The High Meadows Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) that represents a commitment of $240,000 towards promoting planning and action within Vermont's watersheds. Tropical Storm Irene brought the devastation of extreme weather to the forefront in Vermont, but many Vermonters don't know that since 2000 the state has had at least one federally-declared disaster every year. In certain parts of the state Vermonters have lived through two 100-year flood events in the past decade. High Meadows is encouraging solutions at a multi-town, watershed level. Learn more about this initiative here.

Sustainability Academy to throw trash on lawn  

On Friday, December 12, K-5 students, staff, and parents of The Sustainability Academy in Burlington tossed a day's worth of trash onto the lawn. They did this to get a gander at what should have been recycled or composted instead of thrown in the garbage can and, ultimately, the landfill. The effort established a baseline of what types of waste is being generated. The data they collected will be used to guide them in efforts to better capture recyclables and compostables and keep them out of the landfill. Read the whole story here.   

National Life Group Switches On Newly Built Solar Power Arrays 

Electricity began flowing on the afternoon of December 16th from National Life Group's newly built solar energy project. The 500 kilowatt project is made up of more than 2,000 panels arrayed on about 4 acres just south of the company's Montpelier headquarters. The electricity will feed into the regional power grid.Combined with a 73 kilowatt solar project built in 2008, National Life Group will generate more than 15 percent of its own electricity demand. Click here for more of the story.