/tags/food-agriculture Food & Agriculture en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:04:28 GMT /local-news/2025-04-04/panton-dairy-farms-bid-to-expand-draws-concern-from-neighbors An Addison County farm is asking the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets for permission to add almost 600 cows to their operation. Some are skeptical because of the farm's history of environmental violations. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:04:28 GMT /local-news/2025-04-04/panton-dairy-farms-bid-to-expand-draws-concern-from-neighbors Abagael Giles /local-news/2025-03-31/farmer-led-project-gets-grant-to-recycle-agricultural-plastics Guy Crosby collects plastic waste from farms and brings them to a landfill in New Hampshire, where they are compacted into a bale. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:38:30 GMT /local-news/2025-03-31/farmer-led-project-gets-grant-to-recycle-agricultural-plastics Natalie Bankmann, Community News Service /show/all-things-gardening/2025-03-30/some-hydrangeas-need-pruning-now-heres-how If you have hydrangea bushes in your landscape that flower in late summer or early fall, now is the time to cut them back so they'll produce their best blooms. Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2025-03-30/some-hydrangeas-need-pruning-now-heres-how Charlie Nardozzi, Mary Williams Engisch /local-news/2025-03-25/bristol-tulip-farmer-fosters-magic-spring-winter "When spring comes, it just feels like a new year, almost like a new chapter, a new beginning," says flower farmer Sarah Demars, who co-owns Four Blooms Farm with her husband. The couple's indoor growing operation has been producing tulips for months â€� and their outdoor tulips are just on the cusp of blooming. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-25/bristol-tulip-farmer-fosters-magic-spring-winter Brittany Patterson /show/all-things-gardening/2025-03-23/nourish-protect-crocus-daffodil-tulip-bulbs-now-begin-emerge It's spring, and bulbs will flower soon. Nourish and protect them now with simple techniques. Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2025-03-23/nourish-protect-crocus-daffodil-tulip-bulbs-now-begin-emerge Charlie Nardozzi, Mary Williams Engisch /local-news/2025-03-19/5-policy-bills-through-vermont-legislature-crossover-deadline Last Friday marked the first of two "crossover" dates in the Vermont Legislature â€� the deadline for bills to either make it out of committee votes and continue, or die for the year. The second "crossover" deadline for bills including revenues or appropriations is this Friday. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:49:53 GMT /local-news/2025-03-19/5-policy-bills-through-vermont-legislature-crossover-deadline Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2025-03-17/farewell-farmers-market-waterbury-tradition-ends-after-three-decades “The access to fresh locally grown food is something that they’ll miss,â€� said a founder. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:05:04 GMT /local-news/2025-03-17/farewell-farmers-market-waterbury-tradition-ends-after-three-decades Julia Streger, Community News Service /show/all-things-gardening/2025-03-16/choose-seeds-tomatoes-that-last-storage-six-months-after-harvest Certain types of tomatoes can be harvested and stored for months. Search your local garden center for these seeds and some other unique tomato plants this spring. Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2025-03-16/choose-seeds-tomatoes-that-last-storage-six-months-after-harvest Charlie Nardozzi, Mary Williams Engisch /local-news/2025-03-13/program-that-sends-local-food-to-vermont-schools-loses-funding-in-trump-cuts The USDA sent a letter to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets last week informing them that about $1.7 million that was supposed to go toward purchasing local food in schools and food shelves would be withheld. The programs won’t be able to continue without the federal funds. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:35:20 GMT /local-news/2025-03-13/program-that-sends-local-food-to-vermont-schools-loses-funding-in-trump-cuts Howard Weiss-Tisman /show/all-things-gardening/2025-03-09/grow-tropical-flowering-vines-annuals-spring It's springtime in some southern locales, where many vibrant flowering vines are in full bloom. New England can get in on the action by growing the annual varieties of these vines this spring and summer. Try the black-eyed Susan vine, mandevilla and more. Sun, 09 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2025-03-09/grow-tropical-flowering-vines-annuals-spring Charlie Nardozzi, Mary Williams Engisch