Will Allen & Michael Colby: Industrial dairy cow blues
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Will Allen and Michael Colby, who are co-founders, along with Kate Duesterberg, of Regeneration Vermont, a new nonprofit educational and advocacy organization that...
View ArticleEmerson Lynn: Dairy plan unworkable for Vermont
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Emerson Lynn, the editor of the St. Albans Messenger. It was originally published as an editorial in the Messenger on Dec. 15. When something seems too simple, it...
View ArticleWill Allen: Time’s up on the Ben & Jerry’s charade
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Will Allen, who is the co-founder of Cedar Circle Farm in Thetford and Regeneration Vermont www.regenerationvermont.org , collaborating with Kate Duesterberg and...
View ArticleKate Duesterberg: Regenerating dairy in Vermont
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Kate Duesterberg, who lives and farms in East Thetford. She’s the co-founder of both Cedar Circle Farm and Regeneration Vermont, a nonprofit farm advocacy...
View ArticleAllen & Colby: A dairy revolution
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Will Allen and Michael Colby. Allen is the co-founder of Cedar Circle Farm in East Thetford. Colby is a writer and sugarmaker in Walden. Both are co-founders, along...
View ArticleJostein Solheim: Ben & Jerry’s reps visit Lake Carmi
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jostein Solheim, of Shelburne, who is the CEO of Ben & Jerry’s. Regeneration Vermont and members of the Franklin Watershed Committee invited a team from Ben...
View ArticleMichael Colby: Lake Carmi finally getting notice
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Michael Colby, who is a writer and maple syrup producer living in Walden. the former editor of the Food & Water Journal, and the co-founder, along with Will...
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A dairy expands near polluted lakes, putting regulators to the test
Pleasant Valley Farms’ manure pit, under construction in Franklin County in 2017. From video by Michael Colby/Regeneration Vermont Pleasant Valley Farms built one of the state’s largest farming...
View ArticleMichael Colby: Vermont rising — beyond Big Dairy
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Michael Colby, of Walden, the president of Regeneration Vermont. Vermont’s agricultural narrative is overdue for a change. The tale of family farmers, grazing cows,...
View ArticleMichael Colby: Vermont negligent on monitoring dairy use of antibiotics
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Michael Colby, of Walden, the president of Regeneration Vermont. Despite calls from health professionals worldwide to curb the use of farm-animal antibiotics,...
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Report: Herbicide, chemical fertilizer use doubled on Vermont dairy farms in...
Pounds of pesticide used in Vermont. Data from the Agency of Agriculture Agribusiness corporations, including Monsanto, Dow and Syngenta, promised dairy farmers that GMO corn would allow them to reduce...
View ArticleVermonter Will Allen Honored with Politico 50 Award
News Release — Regeneration Vermont September 13, 2016 Contact: Michael Colby, Regeneration Vermont (802) 595-0060 Food and Farming Advocacy Work Recognized East Thetford, VT – Vermont’s own Will Allen...
View ArticleWill Allen: All in? Or deep dairy denial?
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Will Allen, the co-founder of Cedar Circle Farm in Thetford and Regeneration Vermont, collaborating with Kate Duesterberg and Michael Colby to promote regenerative...
View ArticleMichael Colby: Ben & Jerry’s drug problem
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Michael Colby, of Walden, the president of Regeneration Vermont. The dairy supplier to Ben & Jerry’s, which relies largely on milk produced by large,...
View ArticleScott Waterman: Data shows Vermont dairy protects public and producers
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Scott Waterman, who is director of communications and policy for the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and...
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