Food Hub
Northeast Kingdom Farms Lay Roots in Local Schools, Institutions
By on Saturday, April 1st, 2017 in Press Release. No Comments
Green Mountain Farm Direct, a food hub run by Green Mountain Farm-to-School, is working to connect local farmers with schools, restaurants, and institutions across northern Vermont to increase the farm’s sales and boost consumption of local food in institutions and the overall region. Those partnerships have created a distribution infrastructure in the region that has helped to improve the community’s access to healthy, local food while also growing the local economy. Watch the video…
Parsnip Party! Northern Vermont Celebrates Harvest of the Month
By on Friday, January 6th, 2017 in Press Release. No Comments
More than 1,400 pounds of parsnips were delivered across northern Vermont in the beginning of January as schools and businesses prepared to celebrate the Vermont Harvest of the Month – a state-wide education campaign which celebrates a different seasonal and local Vermont product each month. Read More…