VCRD Press/News
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Town community visit meetings return this week BENNINGTON -- A follow up to the Vermont Council on Rural Development’s community visit in March is scheduled for this Thursday, April 12. Attendees will decide on action items as the... read more... |
04/08/2012 Bennington Banner |
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Bills target working lands for economic development assistance The following article was published in the April/May 2012 Vermont Property Owners Report. (Reproduced here with permission) It has become common for states, including Vermont, to... read more... |
04/01/2012 VT Property Owners Report |
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2012 Doyle Town Meeting Day survey results The 2012 Doyle Town Meeting Day survey results are in and show that 89% of Vermonters believe that the state should continue to support our working farms and forests.... read more... |
04/06/2012 Self Published |
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Video ~ Digital Tools for Vt Small Businesses through the e-Vermont Community Broadband Project ACROSS THE FENCE: Patrick Ripley of the Vermont Small Business Development Center helps businesses make use of Internet tools through the e-Vermont program. He talks with Judy Simpson on WCAX's... read more... |
03/26/2012 WCAX |
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Video: WCAX interview about e-Vermont and the upcoming conference on May 8th ... read more... |
04/03/2012 WCAX |
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Editorial: An example we already know well BENNINGTON, 4/3/12 ~ If groups soon to be formed with the help of the Vermont Council on Rural Development's community planning process in Bennington need a template for success they should look... read more... |
04/03/2012 Bennington Banner |
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House Supports Bill To Preserve Working Landscape Vermont Public Radio ~ (Host) The House has given its strong support to legislation that's designed to provide opportunities to strengthen the state's agricultural sector. The legislation... read more... |
03/29/2012 Vermont Public Radio |
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Vermont House of Representatives Supports Working Lands Bill: House gives initial approval to bill with non-partisan vote MONTPELIER, VT – The Vermont House of Representatives gave initial approval for the Working Lands Enterprise Investment bill (H.496) on Thursday afternoon with a 131-5 vote. The bill includes a... read more... |
03/29/2012 Press Release |
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Commentary: This is the town's big chance BENNINGTON ~ I have heard the voice of Bennington, and there is reason for hope. The Vermont Council on Rural Development paid us a visit recently. They held forums to stimulate a discussion on... read more... |
03/27/2012 Bennington Banner |
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Working Lands Investments allocated $2.1 million; House vote is Thursday Parallel bills to invest in rural economic development have cleared key hurdles in the House and the Senate, and the House version is scheduled for a vote Thursday. The bills create a... read more... |
03/29/2012 VtDigger.org |
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Letter to the Editor: Support our working landscape SANDGATE ~ If you love the beautiful setting of Vermont, with its rolling farmlands graced with forested backdrops of the Green Mountains or Taconic Range, then thank a farmer, a forester or a... read more... |
03/29/2012 Manchester Journal |
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Side Dishes: Morristown gains ground for a co-op Lamoille County is home to 375 farms — according to the DC-based Environmental Working Group — and not one food co-op. Residents seeking to own a stake in their farm-fresh food have to... read more... |
03/27/2012 Self Published |
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VPR Commentator Series ~ Labun Jordan: A Beginner-Friendly Web Everyone who uses the Internet has their pet peeves about websites, things like graphics that don't work on slow connections, or text that gets jumbled if you use the wrong browser. In her work,... read more... |
03/26/2012 Vermont Public Radio |
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Buckingham: Growing our future economy This op-ed is by Scott Buckingham, an independent consultant living in Hinesburg and a member of the Public Policy Committee of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility. read more... |
03/27/2012 VtDigger.org |
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House Appropriations Committee to Take up Working Lands Bill The Vermont House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider the Working Lands Enterprise Investment Bill (H.496) Tuesday morning. The committee voted previously to set aside $2.1 million... read more... |
03/27/2012 Press Release |
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Country Cooperation Lamoille County is home to 375 farms — according to the DC-based Environmental Working Group — and not one food co-op. Residents seeking to own a stake in their farm-fresh food have to... read more... |
03/21/2012 Seven Days |
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A good start with forums: Now, let's build on that Bennington residents turned out in impressive numbers Thursday afternoon and evening for nine community forums to offer suggestions and comments on broad topics for possible initiatives that would... read more... |
03/17/2012 Berkshire Eagle |
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Bennington speaks out at community forums BENNINGTON, NEAL P. GOSWAMI, Staff Writer -- Local officials and residents fanned out in force in nine separate forums Thursday as part of the Vermont Council on Rural Development's community... read more... |
03/16/2012 Bennington Banner |
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Screening: Lilac Ridge ~ Life on a Family Farm Rep. Mollie Burke has arranged for a screening of the 35-minute film, Lilac Ridge: Life on a Family Farm. Bring your lunch, enjoy the film, and chat with the filmmaker (and... read more... |
03/19/2012 Self Published |
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Fairfield resident posts on FPF about positive outcome of VCRD's Community Visit process Here's a recent post on Fairfield's Front Porch Forum. A nice mention of VCRD's recent Community Visit process there and some of the progress made in the communications priority: ...read more... |
03/17/2012 Self Published |
