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SOUTH ROYALTON An early winter storm left Suzanne Long and Tim Sanford with enough snow to use a plastic sled instead of a wheelbarrow for their morning chores on Luna Bleu Farm.In the short, cold days of December, little grows on the 43 acres of.
Farming collaborative plan looks to keep land accessible, open >Shona Sanford-Long, along with her cattle dogs, Yap and Ruger, walks to feed her pigs in Tunbridge, Vt., on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The Vermont Land Trust purchased Holstein Stock Farm from Ann and Corey Chapman in May and is leasing the land to the White River Land Collaborative, which has a multi-use community plan for the land, including solar panels, publicly accessible hiking trails and pastures and barn space for farmers like Sanford-Long. (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. Valley News / Report For America photographs Alex Driehaus
Pandemic shortages mean Upper Valley farmers have a need for seeds
Suzanne Long waters pea shoots at Luna Bleu Farm in South Royalton as Garbanzo the cat watches on Thursday. Anticipating potential issues with seed supply due to increased demand and the effects of drought and fire on some suppliers, Long placed her orders in December. “There’s always going to be one variety or another that’s not available,” she said. “It does bring to the fore the fragility of our seed sources.” James M. Patterson photos / Valley News
Shona Sanford-Long plants a selection of last year’s lettuce seeds to test for germination at Luna Bleu Farm. The seeds are covered in an organic material to form pellets for ease of handling.
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It was an interesting contrast to witness the horrifying events in Washington, D.C., on January 6 juxtaposed against what was happening in Montpelier that same day as Vermont legislators were freshly sworn in and settling into their new committees. In fact, work had already begun in December on a bill that would make 2021âs Town Meetings safer.
On Tuesday, we worked on and quickly passed H.48, a bill relating to alternative procedures for Town Meetings and local elections in response to COVID-19. It should be stressed that this bill does not mandate anything but is permissive in nature.