Boost Healthy Food Access in New Hampshire and Vermont
The Local Crowd Upper Valley Crowdfunds Reduced-Price ‘Farm Shares’ Vital Communities has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support affordable fall…
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August is Eat Indie Local Month!
This August, Vital Communities joins the American Independent Business Alliance, New Hampshire Food Alliance, and partners throughout North America for…
Happy Farmers Market Week
National Farmers Market Week August 7-13, 2022 Let’s celebrate National Farmers Market Week! Visit one or more farmers markets this…
Attend These Upper Valley Vermont Open Farm Week Events
Vermont Open Farm Week runs August 7 to August 14, 2022. Farms across the state are hosting events, farm tours,…
A Refresher on Regenerative Agriculture
On Saturday, July 16, individuals gathered at Cedar Circle Farm and Education Center in East Thetford, VT for a farm…
Upper Valley Everyone Eats Extended into 2023
Thanks to a $1.3 million allocation included by Vermont legislators in the final version of bill S.11, signed by Governor…
A Climate/Farming Project for VT and NH Artists
Vermont and New Hampshire Artists: Create Farmer Portraits and Change the Story about Farms and Climate Change Application deadline: May…
The Garden Season Begins at Bradford Elementary School
Spring is here and at Bradford Elementary School, Farm to School coordinator Katie Cole is gearing up for another gardening…
What’s a CSA? Should I Join One?
Every year more people say yes. Since the model was first introduced in the US in the mid-1980s, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)…
2022 Mini-Grants Available for Outdoor and Farm To School Education
Thanks to the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Vital Communities is thrilled to offer two mini-grant opportunities…
Vermont Everyone Eats Celebrates 2 Million Meals!
We’re thrilled to be celebrating another milestone for Vermont Everyone Eats. Over 2 million meals have been served! This statewide…
Tell Us What You Know About Organic Farming and Climate Change!
Organic agriculture plays an important role as a solution to the climate change crisis. Science demonstrates that organic farming reduces…