Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

The Potency of Food Recovery for Climate

(Photos courtesy of Willing Hands)

Jessie Haas

Willing Hands, the fresh food recovery nonprofit located in Norwich, VT., has three missions: ending hunger, improving health, and reducing waste. But as they note in their new Climate Action Plan, reducing food waste is more than just a value. It is a way […]

NH Eat Local Month Events

This August, Monadnock Food Co-op will join the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA), New Hampshire Food Alliance, and partners throughout North America to amplify the Eat Local movement. Granite staters call this celebration NH Eats Local Month: nheatslocal.com.

A strong local food system keeps communities vibrant, economies growing, and landscapes healthy. When community members […]

Time to Go Fishin’

Fishing in a stream in Vermont. Tim McCabe, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

George Harvey

We have over ninety species of fish in the Northeast, and many of them are abundant, fun to catch, and tasty. With climate change and pollution, we have some cautionary notes, but the opportunities abound for sport fishing […]

“Healthy Diets and Sustainable Food Systems” Workshop

The Monadnock Food Co-op will host a free workshop called “Healthy Diets and Sustainable Food Systems” on January 8, 2020, from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Hannah Grimes Center, 25 Roxbury Street, Keene.

In 2019, the EAT-Lancet Commission released its “Planetary Health Diet” Report with accolades from agricultural scientists and nutritionists, but organizations […]

Windham Grows to Host Community Table September 18

All are welcome to participate in Windham Grows’ Community Table on Wednesday, September 18, 12 p.m. – 1: 30 p.m. at the River Garden, 157 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont.

What is a Community Table?

A monthly roundtable discussion for those who embrace sustainability, entrepreneurship, and community as a means to promote local […]

Celebrate NH Eat Local Month with Vital Communities

This August, Vital Communities joins more than 70 partners throughout the state to highlight NH Eat Local Month—a month-long celebration of local food and New Hampshire farmers and food producers. Find Upper Valley farms, farmers’ markets, and foods using Vital Communities’ Food & Farm Online Guide at vitalcommunities.org/guide, and join the celebration!

“New Hampshire residents […]

Enjoy the Local Bounty during NH Eat Local Month this August

Visit the Farmers’ Market, Join a Virtual Scavenger Hunt, and Eat Local this August

June 30, 2018 – White River Junction, Vt. – Get your appetite ready—August is New Hampshire Eat Local Month, a month-long celebration of local food and New Hampshire farmers and producers!

Visit your farmers’ market, enjoy the local bounty and share […]

Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties’ Annual Meeting and Dinner – 11.9.17

Residents are cordially invited to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties’ Annual Meeting and Dinner on Tuesday, November 28, at Justine’s Restaurant at 399 W. Main St., Cobleskill, NY, 12043. The reception begins at 6:00 p.m. with the dinner to follow at 6:30 p.m. This meeting and dinner offers an opportunity for volunteers, […]

Free Events at Dartmouth College

Food Day Keynote Speaker: “The Good Food Revolution: Freedom, Justice and Equity” Malik Yakini – Monday, October 16, 2017, 7:00 PM, Filene Auditorium, Moore Hall Malik Kenyatta Yakini is co-founder and the Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN). DBCFSN operates a seven-acre urban farm and is spearheading the opening of […]

Vermont Bans Food Waste from Landfills

Bulldozer at Coventry landfill. Photo: Jonny Finity.

By Clare Innes

Why does Vermont care what you do with your food scraps?

It all started about a jillion years ago, when cave-dwelling humans needed somewhere to dump their leftovers. They tossed their banana peels into a hole in the ground and called it […]