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		<title>Paneer, Caramels, and Ice Cream Workshop on June 12</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paneer, caramels, and ice cream &#8211; oh my! Rural Vermont and RAFFL present a raw goats milk processing workshop at Tangled Roots Farm in Shrewsbury on Tuesday, June 12. Farmer Maeve Mangine will teach us how to use their farm&#8217;s raw goat milk to make paneer, caramel, and ice cream. Yum! What: Paneer, Caramels, and &#8230; <a href="http://raffl.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/paneer-caramels-and-ice-cream-workshop-on-june-12/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=1964&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Champlain Orchards is Hiring</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 01:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Champlain Orchards in Shoreham, VT is hiring for three positions: FARM MARKET MANAGER June-November (and possibly beyond) Full-time, Seasonal Position 40+ hours/week Must be available to work weekends Looking for an energetic personality to manage our farm market for this next season. Must be self-motivated, willing to work with a team and as a leader, &#38; enjoy &#8230; <a href="http://raffl.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/champlain-orchards-is-hiring/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=1960&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Working Lands Enterprise Investment Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Tuesday, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed into law the Working Lands Enterprise Investment bill (H.496). At the signing, Governor Shumlin noted that this initiative is the first new program in government of significance since the great recession began. “This is a big day&#8230;The renaissance in agriculture is happening right here in Vermont&#8230;Vermont’s best agriculture &#8230; <a href="http://raffl.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/working-lands-enterprise-investment-bill/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=1954&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Growing a Farm Business in Rutland County</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lindsay Arbuckle, Alchemy Gardens Reposted from The Women&#8217;s Agricultural Network In the summer of 2008, my partner Scott and I fell in love with gardening. We were serving as Americorps VISTA members in Montpelier and decided to sign up for a Community Garden plot. Within weeks, we were spending all of our free time &#8230; <a href="http://raffl.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/growing-a-farm-business-in-rutland-county/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=1946&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NOFA-NY is Hiring for Two Positions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOFA-NY announces two position openings: Education Director and Membership Coordinator. The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) is the oldest and largest organization in New York devoted to organic and sustainable farming and gardening, and counts over 500 farms among its 1700 members of farmers, gardeners, and eaters. EDUCATION DIRECTOR NOFA-NY is seeking &#8230; <a href="http://raffl.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/nofa-ny-is-hiring-for-two-positions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=1943&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Get a FREE Website!</title>
		<link>http://raffl.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/get-a-free-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Farmers &#8211; Here&#8217;s your chance to get a FREE website for your small business! Google is coming back to Rutland: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Rutland Free Library, 10 Court St, Rutland Free to all small businesses – register now at http://goo.gl/61Z0F Are you one of the 63% of American small businesses that still doesn’t have &#8230; <a href="http://raffl.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/get-a-free-website/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=1941&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GAPs Certification on Youtube</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder what the GAPs certification process looks like? This instructional video put out by North Carolina Extension takes small farmers through a mock 3rd Party GAPs certification. Filed under: Growing Info, Resources<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=1937&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NRCS High Tunnel Deadline June 1st</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) EQIP (Environmental Quality Incentives Program) includes a Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative. The sign up cutoff for funding for high tunnels is June 1, 2012. This is also the cutoff date for signing up for financial assistance opportunities for Energy Audits/Practices and implementation of conservation practices for Organic Growers (or &#8230; <a href="http://raffl.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/nrcs-high-tunnel-deadline-june-1st/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=1934&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring – Time to Start the Seeds of Business Planning!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Vermont Farm Viability Program can help you improve profitability, production management, marketing capacity, and increase overall satisfaction with your business.  Elmore Roots Nursery is a surprising place – around every corner, it seems, something edible is hidden in a tree or on a bush. David Fried, the founder and owner of Elmore Roots, cultivates &#8230; <a href="http://raffl.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/spring-time-to-start-the-seeds-of-business-planning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=1930&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Market Opens with a Parade this Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 19:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, May 12, at 10 a.m., downtown Rutland will host the Farmers’ Market &#8220;Spring Into Summer&#8221; Parade to celebrate Rutland’s farmers’ market community as it returns to Depot Park for the summer market season. The procession will depart from the market’s winter home on at The Rutland Area Food Co-op on Wales Street, down &#8230; <a href="http://raffl.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/summer-market-opens-with-a-parade-this-saturday/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=1928&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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