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Tag: farming
Farmers and Consumers Rally to Save Organic
Our friends with Keep the Soil in Organic shared a wonderful article…
How Do You Define Local?
Dear Co-op members, On a mild, perfect New England morning recently, I…
A Few Farming Practices, Explained
When I was 18, I had a life-altering spiritual experience: I watched…
What No One Has Told You About Asparagus and Why Locally Grown is the Best
A few years ago, a group of Upper Valley farmers sat down to…
Local: The Co-op Way
Dear Co-op Members, I love to drive by the Norwich Farmers Market,…
The Government Refused to Ban This Pesticide. Here Are Some Local Farms Who Won’t Use It
In March, Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ignored…
Vermont Passes Ambitious Farm-to-School Bill
Program connects young Vermonters with local food.
How Walmart Does Local
Massive, big-box grocers give local a lot of lattitude.
Rally in the Valley
For many of us, a threat to our local farms has snuck under the radar.
Big Ag, Small Farms, and Going Local
What local, sustainable eating boils down to is knowledge and choice.
The History of Local at the Co-op
Little-known fact: the Co-op’s commitment to local goes all the way back to the origins of the Co-op itself.