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		<title>Don&#8217;t Forget to Register by June 9th for a Food Safety Workshop in Rutland!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garland Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Food Safety Regulations for Food Producers and Processors- including Canned Foods Time: Tuesday, June 11, 2013  10AM-noon (registration at 9:45AM) Location: RAFFL conference room (3rd floor), 67 Merchants Row, Rutland, VT Registration fee: $10/ participant.  Includes course materials and light refreshments Selling value-added or processed foods can be very rewarding, but it also requires a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=3630&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Opening Your Farm to the Public</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Garland is Going Away-Back in Two Weeks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 16:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garland Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To my faithful blog readers, I&#8217;m going to be away for two weeks, May 11th through May 27th, the blog will be a bit quiet until I return. My colleagues will post here  if anything extra exciting or urgent comes up. Thanks for your understanding! Filed under: Resources<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=3626&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Registration Deadline is Today for &#8220;Selling Meat from Your Farm&#8221; Workshop in Rutland</title>
		<link>http://raffl.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/registration-deadline-is-today-for-selling-meat-from-your-farm-workshop-in-rutland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garland Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District (RNRCD) is hosting: Selling Meat From Your Farm: Understanding the Regulations Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the US Forest Service (conference room) at 231 North Main Street in Rutland from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Vermont leads the nation in direct sales of local and specialty foods production on a per [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=3628&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Little Village Farm Seeks an Apprentice/Intern/Farmhand for the Growing Season</title>
		<link>http://raffl.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/little-village-farm-seeks-an-apprenticeinternfarmhand-for-the-growing-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garland Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Little Village Farm, a diversified vegetable CSA farm is looking for some help this growing season. Educational opportunities abound! For more information check out their website by clicking here. You can contact Jeremiah and Cara directly by emailing littlevillagefarm@gmail.com. &#160; Filed under: 2013 Opportunities, Internships &#38; Farm Employment<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=3621&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Conserved Farm for Sale in Dummerston</title>
		<link>http://raffl.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/conserved-farm-for-sale-in-dummerston/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garland Mason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Opportunities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Vermont Land Trust seeks a farm buyer for a 169 acre farm in Dummerston, Vermont.  The sale price is $375,000.  This southern Vermont farm is in a very attractive location with easy access to  the interstate.  The farm consists of 50 tillable acres, 12 acres of pasture, and 105 acres of woods including a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=3618&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do you have Kingsbury Silty Clay Loam or Vergennes Clay? We need you!</title>
		<link>http://raffl.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/do-you-have-kingsbury-silty-clay-loam-or-vergennes-clay-we-need-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garland Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help Protect Small Farms! The Vermont Agency of Agriculture is trying to gather data on producers utilizing smaller-acreage parcels to use as evidence during ACT 250 proceedings. In sum, the Agency is having difficulty in showing that parcels less than 10 acres can qualify as “primary agricultural soils” and be economically viable. If you are [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=3616&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Places course Offered this Summer&#8211; UVM Extension New Farmer Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 11:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garland Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registration is now open for the Vermont New Farmer Project farm business class Growing Places. This Summer: Growing Places for aspiring and start-up farmers Location: Vital Communities offices, White River Junction, VT Time: 5:30 &#8211; 8:30 pm Dates: June 24, July 8, July 22, &#38; August 5 Fess: $100-$135 Registration Deadline: June 10; early discounts available for registrations by May 31. This four session [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=3612&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Still Looking for a Farm Apprenticeship?</title>
		<link>http://raffl.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/still-looking-for-a-farm-apprenticeship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garland Mason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2013 Opportunities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CRAFT Program, a Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training, is a structured program for seasoned apprentices run by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT). This year the Rutland Area Farm &#38; Food Link is working with NOFA-VT on the Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (C.R.A.F.T.) Program. A number of farms in and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=3607&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Grape and Bean Pairing</title>
		<link>http://raffl.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/the-great-grape-and-bean-pairing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garland Mason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from : Here's the current draft of the poster we've put together for an event we're putting together for the end of May. More details and an Eventbrite ticket module to come soon.... Read more&#8230; 6 more words Although it would be a hike from the Rutland Area, this looks like a fun event!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raffl.wordpress.com&#038;blog=12356399&#038;post=3605&#038;subd=raffl&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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