Weekly Food Events

May 2, 2012

Wednesday (May 2) In the Seasonal Market Kitchen Healthy Living’s produce buyer and chef Michael Benoit steps home cooks through how to get the freshest, most in-season produce year round. He’ll even dole out tips on judging the quality of produce. 5:30–8pm. Healthy Living. South Burlington. $20. Please preregister here. Thursday (May 3) The Pennywise Pantry [...]

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Weekly Food Events (VT Resto Week!)

April 25, 2012

Vermont Restaurant Week starts this Friday (April 27th)! There will be a variety of events all week as well as fixed price menus (at $15, $25, 0r $35) at restaurants across the entire state. Check out the menus and event details. Thursday (April 26) Vermont Restaurant Week: Sweet Start Smackdown Vermont Restaurant Week is launched [...]

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Weekly Food Events (GMO Labeling Panel and Earth Day this week!)

April 18, 2012

Thursday (April 19) Garden Presentation UVM Extension faculty member Leonard Perry dishes up good practice rules and personal tips on sturdy perennials. 7pm. Montpelier High School. Montpelier. $5 suggested donation. Vegetable Gardening: 10 Tips for Keeping It Simple UVM Extension’s Jean Kiedaisch discusses growing veggies with avid attendees. 7pm. Brown Dog Books & Gifts. Hinesburg. Free. Adirondack [...]

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Weekly Food Events

April 11, 2012

Wednesday (April 11) Intro to UVM’s Farmer Training Program Program coordinator and farm manager Laura Williams and program director Susie Walsh Daloz review the successful 1st year of a six-month intensive program for aspiring farmers and food-systems advocates. Time permitting, a tour of the farm plots follows. 6–8pm. UVM Horticultural Research Center. South Burlington. $10-20. Please [...]

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Weekly Food Events

April 4, 2012

Wednesday (April 4) Regional Cuisine of India Learn how to make four Indian lentil dishes that originate from different parts of the country. 5–6:30pm. Hunger Mountain Co-op. Montpelier. $10-12. Please preregister by calling 802-223-8000 ext202 or emailing info@hungermountain.com. Kids in the Kitchen Kids leave chicken noodle soup temporarily at the wayside to spoon up a batch [...]

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Weekly Food Events

March 21, 2012

Wednesday (March 21) Garden Fun-Waisers! Join the Vermont Community Garden Network to eat some crepes, drink some beer, and listen to some great tunes. 10% of dinner proceeds will support community and school gardens around the state! Entertainment by folk duo Joshua Panda and Ed Grasmeyer. 5:30–8pm. The Skinny Pancake. Burlington. Cost of food and drink; [...]

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Weekly Food Events

March 14, 2012

Wednesday (March 14) Why $8 Cheese? Join a panel of cheese-loving experts to explore what goes into making, pricing and selling artisanal cheese in Vermont in this brown bag lunch discussion … with Vermont cheese samples of course! 12-1pm. Lafayette 108. UVM Campus. Burlington. Free. Contact cheryl.herrick@uvm.edu with questions. Garden Fun-Waisers! Join the Vermont Community [...]

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Weekly Food Events

March 7, 2012

Wednesday (March 7) Hill Farmstead Night Farmhouse Tap & Grill is having a night to display the whole family of Hill Farmstead brews. Shawn Hill himself will be making an appearance. 5pm. Farmhouse Tap & Grill. Burlington. Free; price of food and drink. Spices Beyond Salt & Pepper Add some extra spice to your life! [...]

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Vote Today! And keep mayoral candidates’ stances on BTV food issues in mind

March 6, 2012

Don’t forget to vote today! But before you do, you can hear the mayoral candidates’ stances on Burlington food issues. The video of the Burlington Food Council’s  ”Local Food, Local Economy” forum was made by the Center for Media & Democracy.

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Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Live Forum; 2:30pm EST

March 5, 2012

The Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass is up and running. There will be another internet forum streaming live today (March 5th) at 2:30pm EST to discuss the compass and the broader KYF initiative with interested parties. Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan will be facilitating the discussion, and if anyone wants to ask a question [...]

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Weekly Food Events

February 29, 2012

Wednesday (February 29) Dine & Discuss A book group discusses Paul Coelho’s The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdom over a meal of Spanish or European food. 6–8:30pm. Brownell Library. Essex Junction. Free. Thursday (March 1) Lunch and Learn Mike Ather  leads an introductory gardening lecture and explains the importance of the soil as opposed to [...]

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Farm2Cafeteria: Call for posters and workshops

February 23, 2012

The 6th annual National Farm to Cafeteria Conference will be held in Burlington, VT this summer, August 2-5th. The Conference is now accepting RFP submissions for workshops and posters. Interested parties can find more information — as well as the instructions on how to submit to this RFP — on the Farm to Cafeteria website. The [...]

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Weekly Food Events

February 22, 2012

Wednesday (February 22) Real Food Real Health Talk with Doug Flack This talk will introduce listeners to the fundamental, basic foods that are required for the development and maintenance of a healthy body and mind. A food/ history/ human health time line of about 212 years in Vermont and for millennia in the world shows [...]

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Fusing the Urban and the Ag in BTV

February 21, 2012

Despite a diversity of urban agriculture activities, the city of Burlington lacks clear municipal policies to govern growing food and keeping animals outside agriculturally-zoned areas. On January 17, almost 50 people gathered for a workshop to discuss issues related to keeping livestock in urban Burlington areas.  The workshop was organized by Burlington’s Urban Agriculture Task [...]

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