It seems fitting that in this week that our farm and neighborhood received the news that Roy Butler had passed away, we were caught up in a great, hands-on, learning adventure. We hosted thought leaders and had intimate meals and conversations. We trundled off to Montpelier and Hardwick, to Royal Butcher, Mountain Deer Taxidermy and […]
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Hands-On Enthusiasm
January 22, 2015 – 7:54 am
By Laura
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Also tagged food system, learning, williams
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Food, Farms & Community
January 14, 2015 – 5:16 pm
Close your eyes and remember a matriarch or provider in your family. Can you see the proud and satiated smile of someone who has provided a feast for their loved ones? Sharing the farm has created some of that satisfaction this week as the Williams College Winter Study class piled out of the van, and […]
By Laura
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Also tagged events
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Growing in Community
March 19, 2014 – 10:27 am
Mari’s piece on the financial challenges to small farms and the need for more honest conversations about farm viability appears in the new issue of Local Banquet. Thanks to all who shared your thoughts and reflections as she prepared this piece. And most of all thanks to all of our customers, farm supporters and […]
By Laura
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Posted in ARCHIVE
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Growing Something Bigger
November 13, 2013 – 10:55 am
It’s been a busy few weeks on the farm. In the fields and pastures we’ve been wrapping up the season and transitioning to winter and while the number of moving pieces is decreasing, each one is becoming more challenging. At the same time we’ve had a lot of other things going on; the first indoor […]
By Penelope
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Sharing Risk and Bounty: Community Supported Agriculture
September 11, 2013 – 2:24 pm
A neighbor recently expressed how much she likes driving by, and seeing the farm develop over time. “I like it so much I probably should be paying for it!” Mari joked “It may come to that!” We glance back at our logo. Five seasons into “farming relationships”, our herds and flocks continue to spread fertility […]
By mari
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Awesomelyness!
September 4, 2013 – 11:43 am
Thursday’s taco supper gave many of us in the farm community a chance to bask in the glow of the awesome abundance of August. Sky, mountainsides, fields and flowers echoed the beauty of the buffet. Happy hen “I laid an egg” sounds punctuating great conversations. Babies, elders, foodies, farmers, neighbors and New Yorkers gathered with […]
Making the Farm Whole
May 22, 2013 – 12:02 pm
The farm has been a buzz the past week, not only because it is mid-May and there are plants and animals that want new spaces to grow. We had a weekend packed full of on-farm experiences, providing hands-on (or mouths) activities to engage with and support our farm. This farm aims to create a purposeful blend […]
By Laura
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There’s A Richness in Them There Hills!
February 27, 2013 – 6:31 am
Yesterday, we had a Dig In Vermont intern at the farm. She is interviewing a few of us Floating Bridge Food and Farms Co-op members for a short video to be featured on the Dig In site. One of her interview questions was a simple one, but sometimes those are the best, right? “What do […]
By Laura
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Finding Inspiration
June 5, 2012 – 9:27 pm
Inspiration comes to us in many forms, some of them predictable, some of them not. As someone whose work is passion driven, inspiration and motivation and the rekindling of that passion is critical. When I ran a mission driven non-profit, I would coach my younger colleagues to remember that when you toil hard towards […]
By Laura
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Hail Humbles
July 17, 2009 – 8:04 am
In just a half hour yesterday evening, our field crops went from beautiful to decapitated and shredded. Hail. Powerful hail. Not only were the pieces big, ranging from dime size to 1/2 dollar size, but it was pelting down. I think we and the pigs have some bruises from getting hit by the hail. And […]