Careful clothing selection boosts wardrobe and cuts costs
UVM County Extension Agent discusses planning purchases, assessing closet items, and asking what pieces are worn most, seldom, or never. It covers quality signals, fabric grain, coloration, and matching, plus a calendar of free Extension events in Manchester, Bennington, and Bennington Center.
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Dianne H. Lamb
UVM County Extension
Burr and Burton Home Economics House
Manchester
Federal Building
Bennington
Baptist Church
St. Paul’s Church
Manchester Center
Vermont Agricultural Fund fuels new farming ideas in Vermont
A group of Guilford farmers bought a combine and Champlain Valley wheat is ground into flour for co op sale. The Vermont Agricultural Fund VAF supports innovative projects with loans, aiming to bolster local production processing and non profit, democratically run groups.
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Starksboro
Guilford
Champlain Valley
Vermont
Vermont Agricultural Fund
VAF
Union River Cooperative
Burlington
Nepcoop
Federation of Consumer Coops
Natural Organic Farmers Association
Coop
Robert Houriet
NOFA
Cooperative Fund For
New England
VAP
Vermont Agricultural Fund, Inc
Nonprofit camps eligible for summer food aid in Vermont
Vermont education officials will provide cash reimbursements to nonprofit recreation programs and summer camps that run approved summer food programs for children in needy areas or from families meeting free or reduced lunch criteria. Eligible sponsors must serve meals to all children during summer, and contact Banda Foley at the State Education Department for details or to apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Vermont
Banda Foley
State Education Department
4-H photo exhibit calls for Vermont entries
William C Snow reports Vermont 4-H youth are invited to enter the National 4-H Congress photo exhibition. Four Vermont entries will be chosen for the national display with prints 8 by 10 inches due by June 15. Selected photographs may be sold for use in 4-H publications. For details contact the 4-H office at the federal building in Bennington.
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Chicago
Bennington County
4-H’ers
Vermont
Federal Building
Bennington
Bennington 4 H Drama Club Presents Calamity Jane
The Bennington H Drama Club stages Calamity Jane May 5 6 7 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Leaders Mike Palmer and Wynn Metcalfe steer the five year old club as Brooke Smilie portrays Calamity Jane a bold rider shooter and frontier woman who blends masculine and feminine traits.
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Bennington +H
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Bennington
Mike Palmer
Wynn Metcalfe
New England Spring Garden and Flower Show Opens March 19
The 1977 New England Spring Garden and Flower Show runs March 19 to 27 at Boston Commonwealth Pier Exhibition Hall. Massachusetts Horticultural Society presents vast displays by top nurseries, tropical paradises, and exotic orchids, with educational showcases on container gardening and greenhouse setup.
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Boston
Mass
New England
Commonwealth Pier Exhibition Hall
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Horticultural Society
Commonwealth Pier
Northern Avenue
South Station
MBTA
The
Do Plump Babies Predict Fat Adults At Risk
A Burlington report cites University of Vermont expert Aline Coffey noting overweight babies gain more fat cells, making adult weight loss harder. Preventive steps include avoiding feeding on crying and modeling healthy eating and exercise. The piece also mentions a Boston flower show at Commonwealth Pier with hours, admissions, and transit details.
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Aline Coffey
Extension Foods
University of Vermont
Tractor tune ups cut fuel use and prevent field delays
Extension Agricultural Engineer Grant Wells urges proper servicing of farm tractors and machinery before spring planting to avoid costly breakdowns, lower yields, and delays. He notes fuel savings up to 15 to 20 percent and stresses checking ignition, electrical, fuel, air, crankcase, transmission, hydraulics, cooling, tires, bearings, plow alignment, planter operation, and following manufacturer service guidance.
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Burlington
Grant Wells
University of Vermont
Hog cholera fear prompts vaccine disposal advisory
The 1930s to 1960s vaccine program reduced fear of hog cholera but stockpiled vaccine lingering fears may trigger reemergence. Producers were urged to destroy vaccine promptly by burning or via a state or federal veterinarian. In 1976 eighteen herds in New Jersey Rhode Island Massachusetts and New Hampshire were confirmed with hog cholera. last cases were July 17 in Worcester County Massachusetts and August 1 in Cape May County New Jersey. Quarantines have been lifted but outbreak areas remain under surveillance.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Worcester County
Mass
Cape May County
N.J
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Susan Meacham
William C. Snow
Rocky
Maine
Plains
Midwest
Rocky Mountains
N.E
Home Economist
Catamount National Bank
North Bennington
Bennington Plaza
Putnam Square
Brattleboro
West Dover
FDIC
Dixie Dispenser
Gaines’ Gravy
Loin
Pringle
Teri
Nestle's
Chuck
Sara Lee
Jeno
Frozen River Valley
Idaho
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