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  • Saveur magazine calls us out as “outstanding in our field”

    We couldn’t have said it any better. Thank you, Saveur:

    Shopping at farm stands is one of summer’s greatest pleasures. Dining at them is even better. Here are six that serve great homegrown fare.

    We’re pleased as punch to be included in this list. [8/4/09]

  • Cedar CIrcle Farm Education Programs in 2009 - Recap!

    2009 was a successful year for our educational programs here at the farm. Here is a summary of our accomplishments:
    . . . we held six well-attended classes focused on teaching home-gardening and cooking, in addition to the many home and school gardening classes that Cat taught around the Upper Valley.
    . . . in May we held an On-Farm Compost workshop for farmers and aspiring farmers.
    . . . both Thetford schools began collecting compost at school, held celebratory local meals served in their cafeterias, and increased the amount of food their cafeterias purchase from local farms.
    . . . Thetford Elementary completed their second full year of growing food and flowers and we developed K-2 curriculum to tie into the school gardens.
    . . . we had about 1,000 students, campers, and scouts from all over the Upper Valley visit the farm this year for educational farm tours, agricultural games and activities, pumpkin picking, harvesting, planting, and working in the fields.
    . . . to conduct outreach and to develop educational programs, Cat collaborates with and is a member of community groups: Pompanoosuc Agriculture Society (PAS), Thetford Community Garden Committee, Upper Valley Food Co-op Education Committee, Valley Food Council, Upper Valley Farm to School.
    . . . all of our festivals and Dinners in the Field were successful and well-attended.

    We’re looking forward to growing on these successful programs in 2010.
    —Cat Buxton, Education Coordinator
    11/07/09

  • Help for cleaning up your garden this year

    Wendy Sue Harper, Ph.D., NOFA Vermont’s Vegetable and Fruit Technical Assistance Advisor, wrote up this helpful article for gardeners with notes about how to clean up this year’s blighted plants and avoid late blight next year (PDFs):

    Here is the link to the article.
    Here is a link to a chart of varieties that have shown resistance to the late blight. 11/05/09

  • Over 1,100 visitors for our 7th Annual Pumpkin Festival

    We had beautiful fall weather for our 7th Annual Pumpkin Festival, held at the farm on Sunday, October 11. Over 1,100 people enjoyed the festivities which included a children’s play, live bluegrass music by the Crunchy Western Boys of Warren, NH, a cider-pressing demonstration, horse-drawn wagon rides, pumpkin picking, boat rides on the river, and a variety of educational displays and children’s arts and crafts activities.

    Our Waste Recovery Area — designed to minimize festival waste through composting, recycling, and reuse, collected only 2.5 bags of trash . . . mostly hot drink cups. The cups we’ve been using, while paper, don’t compost because of a plastic liner. We know this because after six months in the compost after last year’s festival, all that was left of them was a pile of plastic sacks. We are continually trying to improve our planning to help to minimize waste. This winter we’ll follow some leads to a pure paper hot drink cup. 10/26/09

  • Fall Farm Tours: Kids on the farm

    About 500 students, with their siblings, teachers, and parents, from over a dozen schools and day cares centers in the Upper Valley visited the farm over the past two weeks to participate in our Fall Farm Tours. Tours include a tractor or horse-driven wagon ride to the pumpkin patch and a visit to the chickens and horses. Students from Thetford Elementary, Marion Cross, Lebanon and Hanover Street Schools opted for additional farm-related educational activities with Cat after their tour. This year’s activities included a Sensory Treasure Hunt, a Seed Safari, Three-Sisters Tag, and a Sensory Writing Project. 10/23/09

  • Fields are in cover crops

    Nearly all of our fields are now planted in cover crops of peas, oats, or rye to protect the soil from erosion over the course of the winter. These crops help to build organic matter in the soil which enhances soil structure and provides some nutrients and food for next year’s crops and beneficial soil organisms. 10/23/09

  • Free workshop: Tool Sharpening, Sat. 10/31 10-noon

    On Saturday, October 31 from 10 am-noon, the Pompanoosun Agriculture Society and Cedar Circle Farm will host a free workshop on tool sharpening. Bring your own tool, learn the basics of keeping it sharp, and get a start on sharpening it in our hands-on segment. Arrive early to get a hot drink from the Hello Cafe on our last day of the season, the Cafe opens at 8 am. Preregistration is not required! 10/23/09

  • Eat out this Thursday, October 1!

    A nice event is happening tomorrow… here’s the word from our friends at NOFA Vermont:

    NOFA Vermont’s Farm Share program is a great way that low-income Vermonters can afford to purchase CSA shares of fresh veggies from their local farmers. The program served over 1,400 people statewide this year and 50 Vermont farms participated. This year we’ve seen more need for the program than ever before: demand for the program was more than we could financially support and we had to start a waiting list.

    We would love your help making this important program even more successful. Thursday, October 1st, eighty-three great restaurants and food stores have volunteered to “Share the Harvest” by donating a portion of the day’s sales to our Farm Share program.

    Cedar Circle Farm is a proud member of Farm Share. Because of Farm Share and your generosity, Cedar Circle Farm was able to provide subsidized CSA shares to all who applied for them during this 2009 growing season.Participating in Share the Harvest is great way to let our local businesses know that we appreciate and support their dedication to the program as well. Why not eat out this Thursday? Here are the participating Upper Valley fooderies:

      * South Royalton: South Royalton Market
      * Sharon: The Inn at Idlewood, Marceau’s Fine Foods
      * White River Junction: Upper Valley Food Coop
      * East Thetford: Isabell’s Cafe
      * Lebanon, NH: Three Tomatoes Trattoria
      * Woodstock: Woodstock Farmers’ Market
    9/30/09

  • Gardening class: putting your garden to bed

    Cat will teach her last gardening class of the season at the farm on Saturday, Sept. 26. The class will focus on end of season gardening, planting garlic, cover crops, and putting the garden to bed. There is still space available in the class. More details or to sign up. 9/16/09

  • Farm visitors — 3rd Annual Tour de Taste: A Pedaling Picnic

    Organized by the Upper Valley Trails Alliance, the 3rd Annual Tour de Taste: A Pedaling Picnic, took place this past Sunday. Two of our favorite chefs, Jim Peyton of Peyton Place Restaurant, Orford, and Adam Coulter of the Perfect Pear Cafe, Bradford, turned Cedar Circle Farm produce into soup to be served at the farm for the participants. Cedar Circle was one of the stops along along the bicyling route. We welcomed about 400 cyclists and enthusiasts to the farm. What a cool event. 9/13/09

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