Author: Country by Chance

"Although many Vermont business owners recognize the need for renewable energy, they do not have the financial wherewithal or knowledge as to how to go about it. Not so with Green Mountain Dairy in Sheldon, Vermont. Since 2007, this dairy farm has used an on-site methane digester to produce the farm's power needs..." Learn more … Continue reading Green Mountain Dairy: Walks the walk and talks the talk

"How many farmers does it take to serve breakfast to one thousand people? Admittedly, that's a rhetorical question. We know that American farmers each feed 155 people worldwide each day...and today's farmers produce 262 percent more food with two percent fewer inputs than they did in the 1950s. Those are interesting facts that we learned … Continue reading An Educational Effort of the Ag Community

The hosts of our first ever Vermont Breakfast on the farm were recently highlighted in the Spring edition of Vermont Fences Magazine from the Vermont Farm Bureau. "Today, almost forty years later, Raymond and Linda and their five children and their families, will share their story, their struggles, their successes and their beautiful farm with their neighbors for … Continue reading The Vander Weys of Nea-Tocht Farm: A Family of Distinction