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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

The Norwich Farm Creamery in Norwich seen on Monday, March 15, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

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Norwich foundation announces deal to buy creamery property from VTC

by Alex Hanson Valley News Staff WriterDecember 21, 2021

The Milstones’ trio of goats -- Cooper, Fern and Oban -- enjoy a warm November morning on the foundation of a former barn at the Farmhouse Inn in West Woodstock, Vt., on Nov. 13, 2021. Born in March and bottle fed, the goats tag along when Tory and Barry Milstone hike the trails on their property. "They're a lot of fun," Tory Milstone said. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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West Woodstock goats are a gruff act to follow

by Staff Report November 13, 2021

Alexandria Sutton, left, of Ocala, Fla., watches as her sister Stephanie Sutton jumps to reach an apple on a high branch at Patch Orchards in Lebanon, N.H., on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. Alexandria, a student at the University of Notre Dame, is in town visiting Stephanie, who is a graduate student at Dartmouth studying public health. (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 apple growers say crop was good this year

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterOctober 19, 2021

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‘Milk with Dignity’ tour brings push for better conditions for migrant farmworkers to Upper Valley

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterOctober 14, 2021

Organic farmers surprised as NH ends state certification for many

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterOctober 12, 2021

Caution tape surrounds the damaged milk house of Michael Whalen’s barn in Tunbridge, Vt., on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. The driver of a dump truck crashed into the barn just before midnight on Saturday. Whalen says there is consistent traffic on Tunbridge Mountain Road because people use the route to get between Tunbridge and Randolph. “I’m surprised it hasn’t happened long ago,” he said of the crash. (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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Truck totals Tunbridge barn

by Staff Report September 20, 2021

Mario Sacca, left, and Isaac Sacca, both of Tunbridge, Vt., hew a log by hand to make wooden beams at the Tunbridge World's Fair in Tunbridge, Vt., on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. The brothers have been making hand-hewn beams at the fair for the past five years, with the exception of last year when the fair was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (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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Tunbridge fair brings past to present with ancestral skills and crafting

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriteSeptember 16, 2021