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The Town That Food Saved—A virtual tour of Hardwick, Vermont
Kaitlin Haskins May 22, 2012 High Mowing Organic Seeds 0 comments
Thanks to author and speaker Ben Hewitt, the small, rural town of Hardwick, Vermont, is now affectionately known far and wide as "the town that food saved," or to some, as the "Silicon Valley of local food." Ben's book, The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food, published by Rodale Books in 2010, tells the story of Hardwick's revitalization. Not long ago, the town struggled financially, but it has since reinvented itself through a dynamic local food economy. Be sure to read more about the book on Ben's website and pick up a copy of it at a locally owned bookstore near you.  As a member of the Upper Valley Food Co-op board of directors, I had...
Garden Planning: A Step by Step Approach
Megen Hall Apr 12, 2012 High Mowing Organic Seeds 0 comments
Originally posted on The Seed Hopper, High Mowing Organic Seeds' blog. Whether you are breaking new ground or you are an experienced gardener, making a detailed plan can help you to make the best use of your space, prioritize your crops, and maximize your harvests. While I love my wheel cultivator and swan neck hoe, my most precious garden tools are my planting map and calendar. Without them, I would be lost. There are a bunch of different websites that have interactive garden planning tools, such as GrowVeg, but for the “DIY” kind of person, the following tips will guide you through the garden planning process. Mapping Your Garden If this is your first season in the garden, you may want...
The Town That Food Saved
FarmPlate Mar 12, 2010 High Mowing Organic Seeds 0 comments
At first glance, Hardwick seems a typical Vermont town. Main Street turns into Mill Street as it follows the curves of the Lamoille River. Stolid public buildings hint at its granite-quarrying past. Ford pickups and Subarus jockey for street parking and people dash into stores to grab a paper or a cup of coffee. Yet when you skim through the Hardwick Chamber of Commerce directory, you begin to suspect there's something happening here. Listed are not one, but two bakeries in this town of 3,200 people. The several ag/farm members list a wide variety of products including worms, soy foods, cheese, seeds, berries and vegetables galore. There's also a healthy handful of nonprofit organizations...
Emeril Takes It Up the Notch
FarmPlate Dec 31, 2009 High Mowing Organic Seeds 0 comments
While we don't usually qualify the airing of a TV show as an "event," watching Emeril Lagasse go gaga over Vermont-made tofu this coming Monday, January 4, is a sight not to be missed. Last summer, the Cajun BAM!-man and the crew of  "Emeril Green," the chef's new TV show, descended on Hardwick, Vermont, to discover how a community of young agricultural entrepreneurs has transformed a small New England town into a hotbed of sustainably delicious eating. During the hour-long program, Lagasse follows the local food chain beginning with Tom Stearns of High Mowing Organic Seeds who sells seeds to Pete Johnson of Pete's Greens whose produce graces the plates at Claire's—a community supported...