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FCNRCD
Feb 25, 20203 min read
Grow Mushrooms Under Your Raspberries!
by Jeannie Bartlett The last two springs I’ve inoculated different areas of my raspberry patch and under my fruit trees with winecap...
FCNRCD
Feb 25, 20201 min read
Highgate Farmer Presents at Middlebury College
In January, farmers Matt Choiniere (Highgate) and Steve Schubart (Charlotte) gave a guest lecture to the Middlebury College class Food,...
FCNRCD
Feb 25, 20201 min read
Spring Regional Events
Feb 26 – No Till & Cover Crop Symposium, Burlington, 524-6501 Feb 28 – Hops Conference, Burlington, 524-6501 Mar 11 – Organic Dairy...
FCNRCD
Feb 25, 20201 min read
New Farm Bill Brings Changes to NRCS
The new Farm Bill passed in 2018 is just beginning to take effect. The Farm Bill supports programs administered through USDA, all the way...
FCNRCD
Feb 25, 20201 min read
Farmers Learn Nutrient Management, Write Plans
The Conservation District again provided one-on-one assistance to small, family farms participating in UVM Extension’s Nutrient...
FCNRCD
Feb 25, 20201 min read
Update on Tile Drain Monitoring
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...
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Feb 25, 20201 min read
LaRosa Water Quality Monitoring
For the past two years, the District has been a part of the VT Dept. of Environmental Conservation’s LaRosa Water Quality Partnership...
FCNRCD
Feb 25, 20201 min read
Conservation Needs *You*
Jeannie Bartlett The holidays are over, but one song is still playing through my head: All I want for Christmas is you. Because your...
FCNRCD
Jan 20, 20192 min read
Buttonbush for Butterflies and Awesome Aronia
Buttonbush for Butterflies– adapted from a blog post by Justin Wheeler for the Xerces Society, xerces.org Buttonbush (Cephalanthus...
FCNRCD
Jan 20, 20192 min read
Tile Drainage: Good or Bad?
by Liza Lemieux, Franklin County NRCD Conservation Technician Tile drainage can have many benefits. By more quickly draining extra water...
FCNRCD
Jan 20, 20192 min read
Collaborating to Enhance an Oxbow Ecosystem in Fairfax
Goose Pond is an oxbow pond rich with wildlife along the Lamoille River. When Flora Hurteau and her late husband conserved land there,...
FCNRCD
Jan 20, 20191 min read
District Assists Farmers in UVM’s Nutrient Management Class
The Conservation District again provided one-on-one assistance to eight small, family farms participating in UVM Extension’s Nutrient...
FCNRCD
Jan 20, 20191 min read
Daton Fleury Celebrates 50 Years on the Conservation District Board
Daton Fleury joined the Franklin County Conservation District as a Supervisor in 1968. He oversaw the completion of the Vermont Soil...
FCNRCD
Jan 20, 20191 min read
Young Farmers Converge in D.C.
Three Vermonters traveled to Washington D.C. in November to join young farmers from across the country for the annual Young Farmers...
FCNRCD
Jan 20, 20192 min read
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