Pumpkins for Sale! By: Mollie Silver on September 20, 2010 Happy autumn! The pumpkins are now for sale at the Bread and Butter Farm self-serve store. Come by any time to purchase your *organically-grown* carving pumpkins! Bread and Butter Farm is located on Cheesefactory Road, between Dorset St. and Rt. 116. Take Dorset Street south […]
Fall Greetings from the Chair
Fall Greetings from the Chair By: Carol McQuillen on September 02, 2010 Common Roots became a non-profit 501c3 organization in September of 2009. As of June 30th, our South Burlington Food Service will collaborate with Common Roots, farmer and businesses to launch a Farm to School Program in our schools this fall. Our partners will […]
In the beginning…
In the beginning… By: Kaitlyn Elias on July 14, 2010 Since the last week in May, Common Roots interns, Mollie Silver & I (Kaitlyn Elias) have been planting a variety of vegetables that will be sold at a fair-market value to the three elementary schools in South Burlington. These include: Orchard, Central, and Chamberlin elementary […]
Pickles and Pumpkins and Squash, Oh My!
Pickles and Pumpkins and Squash, Oh My! By: Mollie Silver on August 29, 2010 Greetings, I am Mollie Silver, the Common Roots Senior Intern for Bread and Butter farm, and soon to be one of the two Farm-to-School Coordinators with Kaitlyn Elias. I have been working on the Common Roots plot of land at Bread […]