Burlington Food Council

Archive for February, 2011

Oxfam America is Coming to Burlington

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Hunger Banquet – Check it out on Facebook
Saturday, March 5, 2011
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Main Street Landing
Free and open to the public

This event sounds really cool! Oxfam is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day. Governor Madeline Kunin is hosting (among others!) and two really intriguing speakers:
- Ms. Lindsey Bolger, Director of Coffee Sourcing & Relationships at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
- Ms. Yvette Cissé, an Oxfam America partner, shea butter farmer, and member of MoBioM farming cooperative, Bougouni, Mali

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Grants for forty VT gardens

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Senator Bernie Sanders recently announced the availability of federal funding to establish forty school community gardens across the state, with the goal to teach more children and teens how to grow fresh vegetables.

The federal grant provides technical assistance and mini-grants of $1,000. The program will be coordinated by Friends of Burlington Gardens, a long-term member of the Burlington Food Council. The deadline for submitting online applications is March 15, 2011 and grants will be awarded on April 12, 2011.

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