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One Big Block Party
FarmPlate Feb 25, 2010 Ron Krupp 0 comments
Move over Crescent City. It's Burlington's turn to let les bons temps rouler. The Magic Hat Mardi Gras Celebration in downtown Burlington, Vermont, opens with music at Higher Ground on Friday night. On Saturday, live bands on Church Street will fill the air with Cajun/Creole sounds as pubs and cafes will serve up tasty New Orleans fare. The King & Queen of Mardi Gras Costume Contest begins at noon outside City Hall. Winners are each awarded $500 and will help lead the Grand Parade with Magic Hat's Alan Newman and Mayor Bob Kiss. The event, now in its fifteenth year, will benefit the Women's Rape Crisis Center. • If you go, keep in mind: Smart revelers park their cars at Magic Hat HQ on...
Lift the Yoke Tonight at City Market!
FarmPlate Jan 14, 2010 Ron Krupp 1 comments
Local author and Vermont ag expert Ron Krupp leads a visual tour through his new book, Lifting the Yoke: Local Solutions to America's Farm and Food Crisis, tonight at City Market in Burlington. While many see the national food system as a failure, Krupp finds solutions in our own backyards. An activist in farm and food issues for nearly four decades, Krupp started the Brattleboro Farmers' Market in the early '70s, coordinated the Tommy Thompson Community Garden in the Intervale, worked with the Heartbeet farm in Hardwick and published "The Green Mountain Farmer," a monthly newsletter in the early '80s. He's also the author of The Woodchuck's Guide to Gardening, which received the Christian...