Archive for November, 2010

iPads…Battery-powered lawn mowers…Week-long getaways in Nantucket…Yeah! Celebrate the VYCC’s 25th Anniversary with our best-ever Online Holiday auction!

Bidding will open on November 26, 2010 at 7:00 AM EST Time.

This year we’re partnering with the Vermont Mountain Bike Association and DREAM. Our goal is to raise over $30,000 to support our youth and conservation programs. Every item you bid on will help us get closer to this goal!

How you can help: We are still looking for more donations! Our auction is a great marketing opportunity for businesses, artists, and other nonprofits. Help spread your business’s name at the height of holiday shopping by donating an item or gift certificate to the VYCC. To make a donation, contact Kris Smith at kristin.smith@vycc.org or (802) 434-3969 x122.

Remember, bidding officially begins November 26. Check back often to see what’s new. Feel free to place a Watch on your favorites, so that you’ll know as soon as bidding begins!

The date for the installation of solar trackers at the Monitor Barns has been moved to early November. A 36 panel installation would require using a portion of conserved land. As such, the Vermont Land Trust, Richmond Land Trust , and the VYCC are working together to balance the legal requirements of the easement with what everyone agrees is the right thing to do – produce alternative energy to reduce our carbon footprint.

The Solar Orchard will produce 210,000 Kwh of energy annually, enough to fully power the VYCC’s needs and send a significant amount to local schools.

The Orchard will be in the upper field between the two barns as one looks north from I-89. This is an exciting venture we hope to announce the final agreement in the very near future!

With the cold late autumn days and the bountiful fall harvest, it’s now the perfect time to roast a chicken or make chicken soup!

We have frozen chickens for sale, all raised on the beautiful pasture behind the Monitor Barn here in Richmond by VYCC Farm interns.  Also, as we head into the holiday season, consider purchasing a local frozen chicken to donate to the food shelf.  Food shelves struggle with acquiring enough protein rich foods to distribute to their clients and this is a great way to help! Chickens are $4.50/lb

We also have eggs for sale for $4.00/dozen.  If you pass the Monitor Barns on a regular basis this is an easy stop to make.

If you are interested, please contact Amanda Payne, VYCC Farm Coordinator at 434-3969 x145 or amanda.payne@vycc.org

Thank you for your support!

Chickens on pasture behind the Monitor Barn.