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💐 Listen, Invite, Thank: Bringing a School Garden Back to Life

Community input, clear communication, and gratitude helped Hunt Middle School's garden thrive. Sixth-grade educator school garden champion Maisie Anrod shares what she's learned, including advice for the fall harvest and planning for next season.

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🐄 Applications Open:

Vermont Grant Opportunities

A child wearing a yellow raincoat is brushing a white cow standing near a wooden fence.

Farm to School & Early Childhood Grants ($10K–30K) help Vermont schools and early childhood providers strengthen programs that integrate the classroom, cafeteria, and community. Applications due October 21.

Farm to Institution Market Development Grants ($10K–30K) support market development opportunities for local food producers, with a focus on Vermont institutional markets (like schools!). Applications due October 26.

🍌 Scrap Food Waste Challenge

Composted vegetables and fruits, including a cucumber, cherry tomatoes, leafy greens, and an orange with a slice on top.

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation is hosting a free Scrap Food Waste Challenge as part of National Food Waste Prevention week starting 9/28. Join this self-guided challenge to learn how to measure what foods are being wasted at home or in the cafeteria and steps for prevention.

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🧆 Recipe: Falafel Nuggets
& Sesame Dressing

Falafel on a bed of salad with a sesame dressing drizzled on top

These falafel nuggets (or patties—shape as you’d like!) can be piled over a salad, rolled into a wrap, or added to a veggie platter. Inspired by New School Cuisine, our cookbook for school nutrition professionals by school nutrition professionals.

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🐝 Upcoming Programs

NOFA-VT and Shelburne Farms offer workshops to connect you to the land, the agriculture it supports, and the incredible food it provides.

Managing Biodiversity on the Farm: Soil, Habitat & Agroforestry in Practice

Tuesday, September 29 | Flag Hill Farm, Vershire

Autumn Bitter Root Remedies with Spoonful Herbals

Tuesday, September 29 | Shelburne Farms, Shelburne

Gifts from the Garden with Gedakina

Sunday, October 1 | Shelburne Farms, Shelburne

Farm to Medicine Cabinet Herb Walk with Spoonful Herbals

Wednesday, October 14 | Shelburne Farms, Shelburne

Film Screening: Seeding Change: Farming Beyond Neonics

Thursday, October 22 | Shelburne Farms, Shelburne

Find more opportunities on the

NOFA-VT and Shelburne Farms calendars.

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