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"They're licking my jacket!" says Henry Ferguson, 8, of Cooperstown, N.Y., as he pets the young cows during the "Up Close With a Jersey Cow" activity at the Billings Farm and Museum in Woodstock, Vt., on Feb. 19, 2019. Ferguson's family was spending the day at the farm while on vacation during his week of winter break from school. (Valley News - Joseph Ressler) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A close en-cow-nter in Woodstock

by Staff Report February 20, 2019

‘Food hub’ plan will connect farmers to consumers

by Sarah Earle Valley News Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2019

Liz Guenther, of Corinth, Vt., talks gently to her horses Luckie and Max when maneuvering a log they were pulling on Oct. 25, 2018. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Eyes on the Land: How Horses Knit a Farm Together

by Liz Guenther For the Valley NewsNovember 20, 2018

Liz Guenther plunges a tube of yogurt into the mouth of Edward, a steer being raised for beef in her small herd of 11, at her farm in Corinth, Vt., Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Guenther was administering her homemade yogurt as a probiotic to help Edward's case of digestive upset. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Eyes on the Land: A Small, Diversified Farm Slowly, Steadily Builds Soil

by Liz Guenther For the Valley NewsSeptember 12, 2018

Workers Garnet Gordon, left, and Syford Henderson pick raspberries at Edgewater Farm in Plainfield, N.H., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. "You have to just work through the heat," said Gordon, who, along with Henderson, is from Jamaica and works at the farm for six months as part of the H-2A temporary agricultural workers' program. (Valley News - August Frank) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Make Your Pick

by Staff Report September 6, 2018

Nick Eastman, of Weathersfiled, Bow, Vt., opens up a hay tedder on Aug. 23, 2018. Eastman works on his uncle's farm. His uncle, Gary Eastman, sells hay throughout the region. The farm has been in the family for 112 years. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Decrease in Dairy Farms Impacts Need for Hay Crop in Vermont

by John Lippman Valley News Staff WriterAugust 27, 2018

Christina Chow, 16, of Norwich, Vt., cuts weeds in the flower garden at the Cedar Circle Farms in East Thetford, Vt., on Sunday, July 22, 2018. Chow started working at the farm at the beginning of summer and enjoys the mindfulness her tasks require. (Valley News - August Frank) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Garden of Your Mind

by Staff Report August 1, 2018

Violet Jackson, 7, of Sunapee, N.H., feeds her sister Audrey, 1, a blueberry while standing among bushes that were planted in 1976 at Bartletts Blueberry Farm in Newport, N.H., on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Violet and her family come to the blueberry farm once a week to collect berries they will use for oatmeal, pancakes, scones and biscuits. Bartletts is currently about a third of the way through blueberry season, with the end usually coming towards the end of August. (Valley News - August Frank) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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The Taste of Summer

by Staff Report July 31, 2018

In the early evening, Liz Guenther, of Corinth, Vt., joins her haying crew to help load after baling in Corinth on June 22, 2018. Guenther has been haying this field on and off since 1989. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Eyes on the Land: Haying Requires Endless Calibration, and Sweat

by Liz Guenther For the Valley NewsJuly 3, 2018

The old cellar home at Liz Guenther's farm in Corinth, Vt., on May 14, 2018. The land had been farmed since the 1860s (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Eyes on the Land: Years of Observation Shape a Corinth Farm

by Liz Guenther For the Valley NewsMay 15, 2018