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Free Movie – May 6 at 7pm

RAFFL’s Free Movie Night is only two days away!!  We’re showing the 2014 movie, Chef.

This free event is RAFFL’s way of saying THANK YOU to everyone in our community who supports local farms, local food, and local businesses. The free movie night is on Wednesday, May 6 at the Paramount Theater in downtown Rutland.

Join us on May 6, and invite your friends! Show starts at 7pm. Watch the trailer.

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2015 Succession Planning Workshop for Landowners

TIES TO THE LAND: Take steps to guide the future of your land, a succession planning workshop for landowners

Protecting Vermont’s forested working landscape involves helping landowners understand the strategies they can use to keep their land intact when passing it to the next generation. VT Woodlands Association and UVM Extension, with support from Forest Viability and WLEB, is hosting a series of workshops to help landowners begin this very important process.

This 6-hour workshop will be offered on two different dates at two different locations:  

  • Saturday, May 9 at Franklin Conference Center, Rutland  
  • Tuesday, June 2 at Lake Morey Inn, Fairlee  

9am to 3:00pm (Registration begins at 8:30am).

Cost: $35. Each additional family member $20.

More information and registration can be found at http://www.vermontwoodlands.org/workshops.asp

 

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Strawberry Festival – Vendor Opportunity

Check out this invite from Jill at Little Lake Orchard in Wells to join their Strawberry Festival and/or farmstand as a vendor!
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Hi Folks,
We would like to extend an invitation for you to vend at this year’s Strawberry Festival on June 27th, 2015 from noon to 4PM.  It is going to be a big day for our farm–we are hosting the festival and celebrating the grand opening of our farm stand as well. In preparation for all this celebrating, we are planning to have more music, a bigger or additional tent for more shade, a few more vendors (not too many), and more activities for children.  We intend to promote the event more widely than we have before and to plan for additional parking.  We estimate that 300 adults and children came through the Festival last year, and we expect moderate growth for 2015.
We are considering charging a small vending fee–for folks who are selling goods–in the neighborhood of $20.  This will help us defray the cost of the bigger or extra tent to give customers more shady space (or dry space in case of poor weather).
Please let us know if you’re interested in attending and if a $20 vending fee would be reasonable given the exposure and anticipated income for your business.
Lastly, if you have any products you are interested in selling through our farm stand, please let me know.  For 2015, we can accommodate shelf-stable products, some produce and crafts.
Thanks for your time; I hope to hear from you.  802-783-8097 or  littlelakeorchard@gmail.com.
Jill
PS:  It would be helpful to know if you’re interested as soon as possible.  Thank you!
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Dutchess Farm is Hiring

Two part – time positions available at Dutchess Farm, a produce farm in Castleton, VT.
(Would prefer one full time person to fill both positions.)
  • Organized & efficient person to help manage wash station on produce farm. Duties include: sorting produce, packing orders, loading vehicles, keeping area clean & organized.  Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
    Job could be full time to include picking produce at farm, some general farm work.  Valid drivers license needed.
  • Efficient & motivated person needed to work on produce farm. Duties include transplanting, hoeing, weeding, working with drip irrigation & harvesting. Mostly morning hours, some afternoon hours necessary for transplanting & weeding. Must be able to tolerate physically demanding work.
Contact Stephen at dutchessfarm@gmail.com or call 802-468-5893
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Milker Needed

Liberty Farm in Poultney, VT is looking for a relief milker for a couple nights a month, as well as a few consecutive milkings later in the summer and fall. We generally milk around 40 cows in a tie stall barn.  We are a organic dairy that is run simply and naturally. Willing and enthusiastic to train the right person.

Call James 802 989 9818 or email elworthyj@gmail.com