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Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food & Markets Are you an early childhood educator or after school program looking for creative ways to support local farms and promote food access or nutrition education for the children and families you serve?
by Devon Green, VP of Government Relations, VAHHS Last week, the policy committees heard from organizations making their cases for funding. VAHHS put a twist on this process by advocating not for themselves, but for strengthening our post-acute care system, including skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies.
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.19 per gallon, down 0.7 cents per gallon from last week's $3.20/g, as prices in Vermont, and even across the US, have stubbornly resisted volatility. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.94/g while the highest was $3.39/g, a difference of 45.0 cents per gallon.
by Lauryn Katz, Community News Service Ashley Swainbank and her mother, Nancy Kane, speak fondly of Petunia, the little Jersey heifer who made it after the family, owners of Kane’s Scenic River Farms in Sheldon, fought for two weeks to save her life. They remember Pepper, too, Swainbank’s favorite calf.
Vermont Business Magazine On February 13, nearly 200 students from 17 Vermont high schools representing the state’s youth-led movements to reduce youth vaping and smoking prevalence – Our Voices Xposed (OVX) and Vermont Kids Against Tobacco (VKAT) – will march with supporters and community partners through downtown Montpelier to the Statehouse for a rally against the dangers of
by Joyce Marcel, Vermont Business Magazine Lindsay DesLauriers’s story is a family story as much as it is a business story. The beloved Bolton Valley Ski Resort, of which she is CEO and president, was founded and developed by her father, Ralph DesLauriers, in the 1960s on land owned by his farmer father.
by Holly Sullivan, Community News Service Laura Derriendinger wants to protect Vermont children from social media, or as she defined it to Senate education committee members Jan. 26, “a toxic rabbit hole.” S.284, which would dramatically limit the use of electronic devices, digital platforms and more in all Vermont schools.
by Steven Berbeco, Mental Health Initiative Director, United Way of Northwest Vermont You can’t talk about education today without also talking about mental health. Our schools are on the frontlines of the youth mental health crisis.
by Dr. Darrick Hamilton Recently, Vermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak, Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale, and Representative Daniel Noyes introduced a ‘Baby Bonds’ initiative, a program that would invest $3,200 for every low-income Vermont child born on Medicaid. Those investments would grow with each child, becoming available at young adulthood for wealth-building purposes.
Vermont Business Magazine As part of MENTOR Vermont’s annual Youth Mentoring Celebration, Senator Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, from Danville, Vermont, received their first State Legislator of the Year Award. Senator Kitchel has served in the Vermont Legislature as a Senator since 2005 and as the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee since 2011.
Vermont Business Magazine Mercy Connections has announced that Mari McClure as the recipient of its 2024 Catherine McAuley Award. Each year, Mercy Connections’ Board of Directors selects a person who exemplifies community leadership and service in the example of Catherine McAuley, a 19th century leader dedicated to social justice and founder of the Sisters of Mercy.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Horse Council is preparing to host equine professionals, business owners, and organizations at its 6th Equine Industry Summit to be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Green Mountain Horse Association (GMHA) in South Woodstock, Vermont.