BURLINGTON — Registration is open, and the keynote speaker is set for the 33rd Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility Conference, “Here and Now,” which will be held on May 11
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The Sunset Lake CBD crew Looking for the next generation of Vermont farmers? You’ll find some of them at Sunset Lake CBD. Launched from a Grand Isle County dairy farm in 2018, this ag startup grows and sells pesticide-free, artisan hemp products: Think CBD tinctures, gummies, coffee, salve and dog treats. “And we ship them right to your door,” explains Cy Kupersmith, director of sales and sustainability. The CBD, or cannabidiol, is derived from hemp plants the Sunset Lake crew now grows on 32 acres of leased land in South Hero. It all started when the U.S. Farm Bill legalized hemp farming in 2018. Sunset Lake founder and executive director Sam Bellavance grew a hemp grain crop on his dad’s dairy farm in Alburgh as an experiment in revenue diversification. He quickly discovered there wasn’t much capacity in Vermont to dry hemp and sell it. And the guy who was supposed to harvest it bailed at the last mi
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