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Teen Farm Fellows at Cobb Hill
September 18, 2026DISPATCHES FROM THE TEEN FARM FELLOWS: It was an hour and a minute drive to a dairy farm called Cobb Hill Cheese. Ava, one of the farm workers, gave us a tour. Read more →
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Teen Farm Fellows at Back Beyond Beef
September 18, 2026DISPATCHES FROM THE TEEN FARM FELLOWS: This Wednesday, we went to Back Beyond Beef, owned by Ray Williams, a farm that has collaborated with the Teen Farm Fellows program and Cedar Circle for many years. Read more →
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Teen Farm Fellows at Willing Hands
September 18, 2026DISPATCHES FROM THE TEEN FARM FELLOWS: This season, the Teen Farm Fellows have had the opportunity to visit Willing Hands several times as part of our service learning program. Read more →
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Teen Farm Fellows at Plenitud
July 27, 2026DISPATCHES FROM THE TEEN FARM FELLOWS: This week we went on a trip to Plenitud Farm up in Newbury, where we learned about developing permaculture. Read more →
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Teen Farm Fellows at Broad Acres Farm
By Dana Williams – July 3, 2026The first service learning trip for TFF 2026 was nothing short of enlightening. In the rocky mountainside of Vershire, Vermont, under the watchful eye of Mount Washington, there lies a hayfield and grassland called Broad Acres. Read more →
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Researching Rye
June 25, 2026Early in the spring, you may have noticed those brilliantly green fields of rye, planted in the fall as a cover crop to prepare our fields for spring veggie growth. That rye is also part of a research project comparing rye varieties, which will help us understand how to optimize rye cover cropping in a no-till farming system. Read more →
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Digging into Research: Native Plants, Seeds, and Biodiversity
By Sarah Wagner – May 13, 2026As we face increasing climate uncertainty, it’s more important than ever that farming supports ecosystem resilience. Cedar Circle works toward this goal by prioritizing local ecotypes of perennial plants, and our Annuals & Perennials team has started the season by seeding hundreds of locally-collected perennial seeds. Read more →
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Rooted Here, Connected Everywhere
By Sarah Wagner – January 29, 2026From the humid, temperate climate of eastern Vermont to the dry, arid plateaus of Namibia, there’s so much to learn from other farmers. Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center’s Research Director, Flora Krivak-Tetley, spent time in November with peers around Namibia’s capital, Windhoek, cultivating connections and exploring endless possibilities for learning and collaboration. Read more →
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Lasting Impressions: Reflections on Market Season
By Cora Day – October 29, 2025The end of October means the end of outdoor market season here in the Upper Valley. For the spring, summer, and fall I’ve spent my Thursdays and Saturdays attending the Lebanon and Norwich Farmers Markets. Read more →
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Climate Action: At Home and in the Fields
By Sarah Wagner – October 23, 2025It’s no surprise that climate change and agriculture are deeply intertwined. We break down five ways we can work to reduce our negative impact on the global climate system. Read more →