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#FarmHer Brings Us Together This Weekend!

April 1, 2021 – 8:07 pm

In COVID times we can’t welcome farm visitors our normal way. However, thanks to Marji and the RFDTV FarmHer team, we can all immerse ourselves in a farm visit this weekend. Tune in (or record to watch later) this weekend.  Our FarmHer episode (#16) airs Friday April 2nd and/or Sunday, April 4th at 9:30 pm […]

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“Everyday Authentic”

August 24, 2017 – 11:46 am

Thanks to great journalists and photographers and especially those that love food and farms.  Julia Clancy, Seven Days Writer and Eating Well Test Kitchen chef, did a beautiful profile of the farm and our farmstays & tours in this week’s Seven Days.  Pick it up  on the newsstand of course, but you can get a […]

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Eating Well on Farmstays

May 18, 2017 – 2:56 pm

 We were profiled as the Farm, Farmstay in Eating Well Magazine’s Travel Issue this year. “See the operation behind the Farmer’s Market stand.  Laura Olsen and Mari Omland grow organic vegetables and raise pastured poultry, pigs and goats on their 40 acre farm in Northfield, VT.  Collect eggs, feed sows Ramona Quimby and Amelia Bedelia […]

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Parents.com on Farmstays for Families

May 3, 2017 – 8:51 am

  Parents Magazine chose to profile us in their piece on great Farm Stays in each state.                           In truth, we are a great farmstay whether you have kids or not, though we love the multi-generational farmstays. Check out info on our Barn […]

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Women’s (including farmers) History Month

March 23, 2017 – 9:28 am

March is Women’s History Month and Vermont’s Agency of Agriculture took the opportunity to recognize all of the large number of women farmers in our state…including us!   Almost a quarter of Vermont’s farm owners/managers are women, notably more than the national average. Vermont’s Secretary of Agriculture, Anson Tebbetts said, “Women play a critical role […]

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Appreciating Carrie, Local Banquet AND Neighbors

March 9, 2017 – 9:33 am

  Pick up the Spring issue of Local Banquet!  Well, always pick up issues of Local Banquet because they continually do a great job of sharing stories about the triumphs and struggles of raising, selling, serving and preparing food raised in Vermont and the region. This issue marks 10 years of the magazine and also […]

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Eat, Play, Shop — with purpose!

November 30, 2016 – 8:05 pm

Rejuvenate yourself, refresh your holiday traditions and recommit to supporting your neighborhood farms. Connect with farmers who grew and made gifts and products to make your holiday feasts and celebrations special. These are full circle gifts. Give your loved ones local foods and crafts wrapped in stories –stories of local ingredients, talents, your own adventures […]

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Cultivating Meaningful Holidays

December 10, 2015 – 5:55 am

Rejuvenate yourself and refresh your holiday traditions. Connect with farmers who grew and made gifts and products to make your holiday feasts and celebrations special. These are full circle gifts. Gifts you give wrapped in stories –stories of local ingredients, talents, your own adventures getting them. And take pride that your purchases are investments in […]

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Holiday Gifts & Trees with Alaina Pinto

December 8, 2015 – 8:04 am

          We had a great, early morning with Alaina Pinto of Local 22/44 at LH Stowell & Son Christmas Tree Farm in Brookfield with a live broadcast about how local farms and our Floating Bridge Food and Farms Cooperative can help folks get ready for the holidays from a fresh local tree […]

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WCAX on Pasture-Raised Lard

December 4, 2015 – 7:01 am

Had a great time with Judy Simpson & Joe Carroll from WCAX talking about our pasture-raised pigs and the lard they produce.           Check out the video clip to learn more about this healthy fat and how to use it.                   For more […]

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