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Slim pickings: Little sun, too much rain slowing Upper Valley berry season

by Patrick Adrian Valley News Staff WriterJuly 6, 2023

Farmers market coupons available for eligible Vermont shoppers

by Staff Report July 5, 2023

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Frost and fire

by Staff Report June 28, 2023

Norah Lake, holding her daughter Fern, picks the central flower from a cluster on an apple tree to look for damage in the orchard at Sweetland Farm in Norwich, Vt., on Monday, May 22, 2023. As an experiment to see if irrigating the trees would protect the blossoms, she used irrigation to spray some trees through the night, others intermittently, and a few not at all. The trees that were sprayed saw about 15% survival, though the accumulated ice caused some damage to foliage and broke an occasional branch. While the flower petals remained intact on the unsprayed trees, no ovaries survived the frost. First planted 12 years ago, Lake said it was the orchard's "best year of blossom ever, and that's what makes us so heart sick over it." (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Cold snap may have wiped out Upper Valley apple crop

by Frances Mize Valley News Staff WriterMay 23, 2023

Matt Patch, left, and his wife Barbara, right, take a brief moment to rest as they near the end of their second day making maple syrup this season in Lebanon, N.H., on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2022. "I hope it freezes up for two weeks at least," said Matt Patch. "Spring isn't here yet. I want to boil into April." After two days of boiling they have made close to 500 gallons of syrup. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Early run

by Staff Report January 16, 2023

Melissa Tabor crosses from her barn to her farm shop at Tabor Ranch in Randolph Center, Vt., after milking on Wednesday morning, June 29, 2022. Tabor sells milk, eggs, and produce from the farm and local baked goods. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Milk wagon

by Staff Report July 5, 2022

From left, Geneva Durgin, 15, of Hartford, Vt., and librarian Sandie Cary help Everett Brooks, 5, and his sister Juliette Brooks, 9, both of West Hartford, Vt., make shark hats, part of a summer reading program activity, during a farmers market at the West Hartford Public Library in West Hartford on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The market will be held on Tuesdays from 3:30-6:30 p.m. through September 27. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Market forces return to West Hartford

by Staff Report June 15, 2022

Kyle Cohen, left, shows Chris Fischetti how to prep bok choy to transport and sell at farmers markets in a greenhouse at Deep Meadow Farm in Ascutney, Vt., on Friday, May 27, 2022. Cohen said that leafy greens like lettuce that are in greenhouses on the farm are growing ahead of schedule because of high temperatures, and those in the field are behind schedule in part due to unpredictable weather and a lack of rain. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Upper Valley farmers adapt to erratic weather brought by climate change

by Patrick Adrian Valley News CorrespondentMay 31, 2022

Grants awarded to local farms and businesses

by Staff Report May 10, 2022

Kalob Wheeler, right, repairs a sap line that was caught under fallen tree as Kris Lyman, left, taps a maple tree in Bethel, Vt., on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Lyman, who manages the daily operations for Choice Maple, said the business plans to double production over the next few years. "To make things work, because things are so expensive in the maple industry, you have to grow," said Lyman. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

PHOTOS: Lines are open at maple farm in Bethel

by Staff Report February 3, 2022