by FNLC Staff | Oct 2, 2019 | Education
Reduced tillage is one of the most essential conservation farming practices row crop farmers can adopt to conserve soil and improve water quality. Since the passage of Act 64—Vermont Clean Water Act in 2015, farmers are required to implement various solutions to...
by FNLC Staff | Sep 17, 2019 | Education
Conservation farming is critical to the soil quality of Vermont farms. It reduces soil erosion and impacts the condition of the water in Lake Champlain. So, we care a heck of a lot about the ramifications of land condition. It’s no secret that years of uncontrolled...
by FNLC Staff | Mar 23, 2015 | Education, Events
Mount Mansfield Media and the HTeam has put together a great film about water! Inspired by the work of Jen Fleckenstein and Steve Parker from Clear Water Filtration, the film Whatsyourwatermark.com tells a well-balanced and comprehensive story of what is happening to...
by FNLC Staff | Feb 9, 2015 | Education
Can I Love Vermont Dairy and Love my Lake? I came of age in Burlington, VT when Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were on a mission to take over the world with premium Vermont ice cream. I remember distinctly my first taste of real Vermont Sharp Cheddar Cheese. For...
by FNLC Staff | Jan 16, 2015 | Education
Laws that prohibit littering have been around for over sixty years. Well before Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring and awakened the consciousness of the world to the many human inflicted ailments of our natural resources, anti-littering campaigns were resulting in...
