Windsor County Agricultural Fair

Congratulations to the Dolloffs!

Dairy farm of the year named Dolloff Acres Farm in Springfield is Vermont's Dairy Farm of the Year.

Did you know...
*Farmers are 800% more likely to die on the job then the average worker.
*Most of these deaths are due to tractor rollovers.
*7 of 10 farms go out of business within a year of a fatal rollover.

Save a Farmers' Life and help out with the "VT Rebates for Roll Bars Program"
Any VT tractor owner is elligible to receive a rebate:
Call 1-877-767-7748!
If you want to make a donation by mail, Please make a check out to:
"ROPS Rebate Fund", UVM Extension, 29 Sunset Drive, Morrisville, VT 05661-8313

Save a Farmers' Life: "VT Rebates for Roll Bars Program" The Vermont Rebates for Roll Bars Program provides rebates for farmers to install roll bars on older tractors. Roll bar kits are 99% effective in preventing ...

Another unfortunate loss for small farmers.
http://www.inquisitr.com/1235774/michigan-loses-right-to-farm-this-week-a-farewell-to-backyard-chickens-and-beekeepers/

Michigan Loses ‘Right To Farm’ This Week: A Farewell To Backyard Chickens and Beekeepers Michigan residents lost their “right to farm” this week thanks to a new ruling by the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development. Gail Philburn of

Hey Springfield folks - Please help find Eddy - he is scared and lost!

HELP! This is Eddy, he just arrived here from Alabama last Friday. Today while being walked he took off! Eddy weighs just 6 pounds, and is absolutely terrified. He's dragging a red leash. He will run if approached. If you see him, please call our executive director Anne Eddy at 978-846-7957 ANY TIME, or the Springfield PD. HELP US FIND EDDY!

Ever wondering what events are up at Jersey Girls Farm Cafe & Market ? They now have an event calendar on their website that will show events they are attending as well as in-store specials and sales. http://www.waawwe.com/event-calendar.html

Event Calendar Jersey Girls Farm Cafe & Market

Don't forget the Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival this weekend!

Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival Live animals, performances, activities, and fun for the whole family at beautiful Herricks Cove in Rockingham, Vermont.

Have you ever foraged the spring woods? Sign up for this workshop and learn how to safely use edible wild plants.

Hey Wild Gardeners! Join us for a walk on the wild side to discover wild edible springtime plants on Saturday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to noon. It will be a tasty foray. For info and tickets go to http://www.nature-museum.org/Register-for-Wild-Edibles.html

We like the sound of that! Shoutout to Eat Local Grown for the photo!

How To Milk a Cow Cows love routine. The more things stay the same for cows, the safer and more secure they feel. Here is my abbreviated list of best practices for milking a cow, learned over many decades in the barn.

Strolling of the Heifers 2014 Locavore Index highlights benefits of food from local farms |... Strolling of the Heifers 2014 Locavore Index highlights benefits of food from local farmsBRATTLEBORO, VT (April 7, 2014)— Strolling of the Heifers, a Vermont-based local food advocacy group, has released its third annual Locavore Index, a state-by-state ranking of commitment to local foods.By compil...

Springtime makes us strut!