Baking Bread with Vermont-Grown Spelt
Community Canopy Program Offers Free Trees as Climate Impact Strategy
During September 2022, the Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program partnered with four municipalities to deliver the Community Canopy Program, where 525 trees were given to 260 residents of Barre, Burlington Lyndon, and Windsor. Continue reading “Community Canopy Program Offers Free Trees as Climate Impact Strategy”
Sept. 2022 Across the Fence Highlights
Ticks, Woodchips Instead of Concrete in the Barnyard
Fort Ticonderoga Internship a Growth Experience for Plant & Soil Science Major
Allie Film, a senior majoring in ecological agriculture in the UVM Plant and Soil Science (PSS) Department, recently completed a summer horticulture internship in the historic King’s Garden at Fort Ticonderoga, New York, while also earning credits for her work. Film was perfectly suited for the internship with her background in agroecology, 4-H and the UVM Beekeeping club. Additionally, she had practical experience through a PSS ecological design course by designing, planting and maintaining a pollinator garden at her home. Film had visited Fort Ticonderoga as a child, and appreciated the historic accuracy of the gardens and the ecological management approach by Fort Ticonderoga. Continue reading “Fort Ticonderoga Internship a Growth Experience for Plant & Soil Science Major”
Vermont 4-H Represents at the Big E
Vermont 4-H members represented their state at the 2022 Big E event, held at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA. They participated in the event in several ways, including representing the dairy and horse projects, and at the New England Center where they performed stage presentations and demonstrations for the public. Continue reading “Vermont 4-H Represents at the Big E”