Blog
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The Story of Our Sunflower Oil
By Cat Buxton – October 2, 2013Learn how at one time we grew, harvested, and processed sunflower seeds to make delicious sunflower seed oil. Read more →
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A Taste for the Garden
By Lauren Harris – September 26, 2013As kids arrive back at school, fall becomes an exciting time in the Thetford Elementary School Garden! Read more →
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Community Cannery Days
By Lauren Harris – September 18, 2013Cannery Days is about so much more than the task at hand. It provides a forum for community connection, while preserving the harvest Read more →
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Nic’s Chicks
By Lauren Harris – August 4, 2013We are excited to announce that Cedar Circle Farm has a new flock of organic laying hens! Nic Cook is our flock manager and in an casual interview over a pint of blueberries he answered my questions about his feathered friends. Read more →
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Unique Educational Opportunity
By Lauren Harris – July 18, 2013I wouldn’t say I’m a kid person. However, in the last few months, they have been growing on me. Working with Cat Buxton and the Education Department at Cedar Circle Farm has provided me with a unique opportunity to see young individuals at their best: engaged in curiosity about plants and farms! Read more →
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At the Receiving End: Stories from the Road
By Zsuzsa Mitro – June 27, 2013Zsuzsa came to Cedar Circle Farm chasing sunflowers while biking Rte 5 on the summer of 2011. Later that year, she started volunteering at the farm, and in the spring of 2012 she became an intern and volunteer coordinator for the Willing Hands Garden. Under the direction of Will Allen, Zsuzsa and a team of community volunteers are growing fresh organic seasonal produce for the Willing Hands local food charity on an acre of land. She also works for Willing Hands as a driver, helping to deliver fresh foods to local families. Here she writes about her experience. Read more →
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Sowing Seeds: Out in the Community
By Cat Buxton – May 30, 2013We love the work we are able to do out the community, and with the community on our farm. Community gardens, school gardens, farm tours, gardening classes, and food politics have been keeping us busy and very inspired! Read more →
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Community Partnerships
By Cat Buxton – May 8, 2013Our education programs lead us out in to the community quite often. From engaging in politics to school gardening, we work to increase access of healthy food to the greater community. We love this kind of work and all the rewards it brings. Read more →
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News on the GMO Labeling Fight in Vermont
By Cat Buxton – May 8, 2013We made history in Vermont when the GMO Labeling Bill passed the House of Representatives on May 9, 2013. Read more about all the hard work Cat, Will, and the VT Right To Know Coalition have put in to the effort, and about the long road ahead to get through the Senate and past the Governor’s desk. Read more →
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Thetford Elementary School’s Food Loop
By Cat Buxton – December 11, 2012In the early winter of 2008 I approached Joette Hayashigawa, the school nurse at Thetford Elementary School, and offered to help out with the garden I heard they had started the year before. I had just taken the job of Education Coordinator and was looking build a Farm to School Program with the farm. At that point, the school had 7 raised beds, the experience of one chaotic but successful growing season, and a prayer to go forward but no plan. Joette was super excited for my help, and I was up for the challenge. Together, with the help of our community, we have grown a nutritious and beautiful edible schoolyard complete with an onsite composting system. We call it our Food Loop. Read more →