Awesome new gardening website to check out!

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Vermont Farm and Garden Exchange

http://www.vtfarmandgardenexchange.com/home

The Vermont Farm and Garden Exchange site was created as a resource for people who live in Vermont and want to share, barter, or sell hobby farm and garden goods. There have been quite a number of times that I have had an excess of produce or plants and either pawned them off on family or pickled every single cucumber until my husband was just about begging me to stop.

As a vegetable gardener, surely you’ve been forced to buy a pack of six tomato plants when all you wanted was two. Or watched a bumper crop of beans go to waste because you had run out of steam. As a person raising chickens, surely they’ve gone through times where you’ve had more eggs than you know what to do with and forced them upon friends and family even when they never really needed eggs. And who hasn’t produced something that they’d like to barter, trade or sell but are not sure how to do that, on a casual level, with family, friends, and neighbors.

This is where the Vermont Farm and Garden Exchange comes in – connecting farm and garden enthusiasts across the Green Mountain State.

Backyard Habitat Work Shop

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Interested in making your back yard friendlier for wildlife? Join the Winooski Valley Park Districts environmental educator for a Back Yard Habitat Workshop at the Ethan Allen Homestead on May 12, 2012. Meet us at the picnic shelter at 1:00pm to learn easy tips and techniques to attract and keep wildlife in your yard. We will discuss the importance and benefits of making backyards accessible to wildlife, grow some native plants, and create things to make your yard more attractive to wildlife.

May 12, 2012 – 1-2pm
Winooski Valley Park District, Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington VT 05408

Please contact Lauren Chicote at americorps@wvpd.org or call (802) 863-5744 to register for the event.

Equine Master Mind, 6-class series

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Event Begins March 13

This annual facilitated series will boost you and your business or organization for 2012 — with an emphasis on horses, nature and/or animals

Connect or reconnect your business mind with what has heart and meaning and eliminate obstacles that are getting in the way of your success.

This is an advanced 6-session master mind group for people who currently operate or are starting on the path of an equine-based business, organization or program endeavor. With a group of like-minded people who want you to succeed, develop your equine business, programs or organization, and/or work on a particular topic of your choice.

March 13 & 27:

  • Pay attention to your intuitive skills
  • Clarify your mission, purpose and goals with step-by-step, laser precision
  • Focus on what authentically supports your main purpose and not get distracted by what you think you “should do”

April 10 & 24:

  • Organize and get perspective on all those great thoughts and ideas you have
  • Convert inspirations, ideas, decisions, plans, strategies, known and gathered information into accomplishment: action tied to strategic purpose.

May 8 & 22:

  • Create step-by-step, real-time traction
  • Experience the fast-paced power of accountability with your peers

Skype, teleconference and webinar are available.

This event is being held at the 1850 River House B&B in Middlesex, VT and led by Lucinda Newman, certified equine guided educator

For more information see: http://eqm2.eventbrite.com

Please make your reservation by Feb 29.

17 inch English Saddle (black) – in Milton, VT

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17 inch black synthetic english saddle- brand new. This saddle is a wide width saddle that was used for a couple 10 minute rides, in brand new condition. This is an EquiRoyal Pro Am all purpose saddle that comes with a white waffle pad, black square pad, 51″ matching girth, irons and stirrups leathers.

This saddle is easy to clean and holds you tight in the correct position at all times, and excellent saddle. The entire package for $200OBRO. This saddle fits my stocky quarter horse perfectly. (He was trained Western and I have decided to continue with Western trail riding)

To inquire please click to send me an email.