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by Jeannie Bartlett The last two springs I’ve inoculated different areas of my raspberry patch and under my fruit trees with winecap...

In January, farmers Matt Choiniere (Highgate) and Steve Schubart (Charlotte) gave a guest lecture to the Middlebury College class Food,...

Feb 26 – No Till & Cover Crop Symposium, Burlington, 524-6501 Feb 28 – Hops Conference, Burlington, 524-6501 Mar 11 – Organic Dairy...

The new Farm Bill passed in 2018 is just beginning to take effect. The Farm Bill supports programs administered through USDA, all the way...

The Conservation District again provided one-on-one assistance to small, family farms participating in UVM Extension’s Nutrient...

Corn roots are encouraged to grow deeper in well-drained soils than poorly drained soils. Here at the District, we collect data for a VT...

For the past two years, the District has been a part of the VT Dept. of Environmental Conservation’s LaRosa Water Quality Partnership...

Jeannie Bartlett The holidays are over, but one song is still playing through my head: All I want for Christmas is you. Because your...

Buttonbush for Butterflies– adapted from a blog post by Justin Wheeler for the Xerces Society, xerces.org Buttonbush (Cephalanthus...

by Liza Lemieux, Franklin County NRCD Conservation Technician Tile drainage can have many benefits. By more quickly draining extra water...

Goose Pond is an oxbow pond rich with wildlife along the Lamoille River. When Flora Hurteau and her late husband conserved land there,...

The Conservation District again provided one-on-one assistance to eight small, family farms participating in UVM Extension’s Nutrient...

Daton Fleury joined the Franklin County Conservation District as a Supervisor in 1968. He oversaw the completion of the Vermont Soil...

Three Vermonters traveled to Washington D.C. in November to join young farmers from across the country for the annual Young Farmers...