A huge thank you to Stonyfield Farm for contributing $10,000 to the Keep Local Farms program, to help further both organizations’ goal of helping New England family-owned dairy farms. Stonyfield is based in Londonderry, NH, and much of the certified organic milk they use to produce their delicious yogurts, smoothies and ice cream comes from hundreds of New England family-owned organic dairy farms.

Many thanks also to Billings Farm & Museum for raising $4,850 for Keep Local Farms during 2010. The contribution represents twenty-five cents of the retail price from each ice cream sold in the dairy bar this past summer, combined with a match of visitor contributions from Billings.

Keep Local Farms and the Co-op Food Stores of Hanover, Lebanon and White River Junction are teaming up to give you a chance to support KLF and win great ski prizes!

Purchase any dairy item from participating brands at a Co-op Food Store between January 15th and January 30th and a portion of the proceeds will go to KLF. Then, save the UPC code from that item to enter to win at www.KeepLocalFarmsPromo.com.

You could win a stay at Smugglers' Notch, free skis or a pair of lift tickets. Visit www.KeepLocalFarmsPromo.com for more information.

Looking for ways to keep you and your family active this winter? Enjoy the great ski slopes of Vermont with the Ski Vermont 5th Grade Passport program.

For a one-time fee of $10 the passport allows a 5th grader to ride and ski at any Vermont ski resort without cost. The best part is that a portion of the proceeds will go to Keep Local Farms. There is still plenty of skiing left this season, so visit www.SkiVermont.com to fill out a passport application today.