The World 081220

Free Veggies for the Community from the
East Valley Community Group
The East Valley Community Group
(EVCG) community sharing garden is
now producing some beautiful vegetables
and we are thrilled to be able to
offer the harvest to our community.
Each day, members will pick and add to
the table in front of the East Valley
Community Hall in East Randolph for
anyone that needs and would enjoy the
produce. If anyone in the surrounding
area would like to add their extra veggies
to this table to benefit our neighbors,
please do.
Royalton Community Radio/Free
Vermont Radio is gearing up for Parts 2
and 3 of the station’s Covid-safe “Pedal
Power to the People” gravel grinder biking
benefit (3PVII).
Both our shorter “Milk Run” (15
miles) and the epic “Beer Run” (35+/-
miles) will provide intrepid riders with
natural beauty, secret stashes and physical
challenges all while supporting volunteer
non-profit radio in the Upper
White River Watershed of Vermont.
The rides will take place on the following
Saturdays: August 15th and
September 5th.
The rides will start and finish on the
Pedal Power to the People
Leahy Hails Boost to Vermont Water Quality Funding
Vermont’s ongoing efforts to address water quality received
another significant boost as the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) announced a new initiative to address New England
water quality and wildlife habitat work on a regional scale.
The creation of a new Critical Conservation Area (CCA)
within USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program
(RCPP), will allow Vermont to partner with other New
England states on large-scale conservation projects.
Leahy, who helped create the public-private partnership
program in the 2014 Farm Bill and worked to increase its
funding levels and performance in the 2018 Farm Bill, praised
the decision. Leahy said: “Every Vermonter knows that
investments in our ‘great’ Lake Champlain and other watersheds
will help secure these irreplaceable resources for generations
to come. We created this program in the Farm Bill
out of a recognition that conservation requires all of us working
together, and that success hinges on both the public and
the private sector. This significant step will help expand that
work to a regional scale, giving Vermont, with partners across
Funding Available for Vermont Organizations through
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Funding is now available for organizations
and projects across the state of Vermont
through the Spark Connecting Community
second round of 2020 grantmaking. Spark
awards grants in the range of $500 to $3,000
to further grassroots work that benefits the
people and projects of Vermont communities.
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Vermont has already benefited from the two-part Regional
Conservation Partnership Program, including a $16 million
grant to the State of Vermont—in partnership with dozens of
nonprofits, businesses, and other organizations—from USDA
in 2015 to implement water quality improvement projects in
the Lake Champlain Basin. That grant, which helped unlock
more than $20 million in matching funds from local partners,
has been renewed by USDA for an additional five year period.
The designation of New England as a Critical Conservation
Area will allow Vermont to seek funding through the CCA
portion of the program, for which 50 percent of the program’s
funds are reserved.
Leahy, the Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations
Committee and a leading member and former chair of the
Agriculture Committee, has long led in Congress in securing
funds for protecting and improving the water quality of Lake
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We are very grateful to everyone who
has and continues to assist with this
project including the ERFD volunteers,
Tractor Supply, for donating a fence
charger, and of course to our amazing
and ever faithful EVCG members.
The East Valley Community Group
seeks to promote neighbors meeting
neighbors along the Middle Branch of
the White River from East Brookfield to
East Bethel. One of our goals is the
restoration of the East Valley
Community Hall in East Randolph.
Green in South Royalton with a postride
complimentary pint of Upper Pass
beer and live music and food in the
“beer garden” on the Green. Registration
open now with a sliding fee of $40-$75
to benefit Royalton Community Radio.
Payment can be made via check to
RCR, P.O. Box 281, South Royalton,
VT 05068… or via WFVR’s PayPal
link at www.wfvr.org.
This year’s 3PVII is generously
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