Blog
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Mentors in Training: The Next Generation of Camp Leaders
By Laura Angers – December 13, 2024At Cedar Circle, our Mentors in Training (MITs) are essential to the summer camp experience, gaining leadership, communication, and teamwork skills while creating a fun, memorable environment for campers. Hear from some of the 2024 MITs themselves! Read more →
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Reflections on the Teen Farm Fellowship’s 1st Year
By Laura Angers – November 12, 2024At the beginning of the summer, five young adults—the inaugural cohort of Teen Farm Fellows at Cedar Circle—arrived on the farm for the experience of a lifetime. Read more →
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Teen Fellow Blog: Beekeeping at Hall Apiaries
September 19, 2024The Farm Fellows traveled to Plainfield, NH to work with Hall Apiaries, where we learned about farming queen bees and a different type of agriculture. Read more →
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Teen Fellow Blog: The Mountain School
September 18, 2024On July 23rd the Teen Farm Fellows took a trip to The Mountain School, which offers a semester-long boarding program for high school juniors. Read more →
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Teen Fellow Blog: Native & Invasive Plants at Cedar Circle
September 17, 2024The Teen Farm Fellows met with Ben and Brooke from the Intervale Center by a hedgerow lining the overflow parking at Cedar Circle. Our goal was to identify and remove invasive plants and to replace them with natives. Read more →
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Teen Fellow Blog: The Sharon Food Justice Garden
September 16, 2024The Sharon Food Justice Garden, located in rural Vermont, is a small plot of land committed to the rebalancing of the food system. The garden, run by volunteers, is dedicated to giving back to both the people and the planet. Read more →
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Teen Fellow Blog: Upper Valley Super Compost Project
August 20, 2024The Sharon Elementary School is one of 24 schools participating in the Upper Valley Super Compost Project (UVSCP). Designed by food systems educator Cat Buxton and her colleagues, the program aims to engage K-12 students in living compost work. Read more →
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Sweet Summer Harvest
July 11, 2024In July, the farm is brimming with an array of summertime favorites. From crunchy cabbage to vibrant tomatoes, our fields (and farmstand) are bursting with fresh produce. Whether you’re a seasoned veggie lover or new to the farm, we’re here to share some fascinating insights, handy tips, and mouthwatering recipes to help you make the most of this season’s harvest! Read more →
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Minimizing Plastic Use on the Farm
By Laura Angers – April 12, 2024Plasticulture, or the use of plastic in agricultural activities, is quite prevalent in organic farming… Our goal at Cedar Circle is to minimize the use of plastic (especially single use plastics) across the farm and to reuse or repurpose whenever possible. Read more →
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Cooking for Middle Schoolers: It IS all it’s Chopped Up to Be!
March 7, 2024This winter we’ve been keeping warm in the kitchen with our visiting chefs: your favorite Middle Schoolers! Our Cooking for Middle Schoolers program encourages innovation, teamwork, curiosity, and helps to build confidence through the development of new culinary skills. Read more →