Taste of Food Connects Builds Community
Food Connects successfully wrapped up their 2020 Taste of Food Connects initiative in late November—raising over $6,000 for the organization and promoting 75 different local businesses in the Brattleboro and Keene regions.
Read More Vermont Farm to Plate Network Helps Entrepreneurs Succeed with New Advisory Board Video Series
The Farm to Plate Network, managed by the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF), just released a new video series to help raise awareness and use of advisory boards among Vermont entrepreneurs.
Read More Unilever, Starbucks, and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) Join Vanguard Renewables' New Farm Powered Strategic Alliance
Unilever, Starbucks, and Dairy Farmers of America have joined Vanguard Renewables, committing to food waste reduction and repurposing, and decarbonization goals to benefit our environment, our community, our farms, and our future.
Read More Final Round of Funding! COVID-19 Response Micro-Grants for Farmers: Market Development & Sales Innovation From the Center for an Agricultural Economy
The Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE) has been working to procure funding for a micro-grants program so that farmers can make adaptations to respond to the current crisis to strengthen our local food system. This is our final round of funding, and we are accepting applications on a rolling basis through December 15th.
Read More New Legal Resource Assists Farmers and Food Producers with Food Safety Compliance
Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) and University of Vermont Extension’s Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety (NECAFS) announced the launch of a free legal resource for farmers and food producers. Available at elsi.necafs.org, the new website features fact sheets answering pressing legal questions about food safety compliance.
Read More The Community Finds a Way... Supporting Our Community this Thanksgiving
Giving and receiving in our local community has supported and carried us throughout this pandemic. The upcoming holiday season invites us to further this circle of resiliency. While your traditions may look different this year, the community spirit will be present this holiday season!
Read More VT Community Loan Fund’s New Northern Vermont Recovery Loan Fund to Combat COVID’s Economic Impacts
The Vermont Community Loan Fund has announced the launch of the Northern Vermont Recovery Loan Fund (NVRLF), a new loan program serving Northern Vermont agricultural and other businesses and organizations negatively impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Read More Technical Assistance and Training Available to Vermont’s Food Scrap Composters
Registration is now open for the Vermont Compost Operator Certification Training.
Read More Food Connects Welcomes New Food Hub Operations Coordinator
Food Connects is excited to welcome Deborah Sadler to their team as their new Food Hub Operations Coordinator. Deborah is the first in a series of new hires to support Food Connects’ continued operational growth. Deborah splits her time coordinating Food Hub pickups and deliveries and driving delivery routes.
Read More VT Breakfast on the Farm Awards $31,000 in Dairy Promotion Grants
A new grant program was created by VT Breakfast on the Farm to give Vermont farmers and industry organizations an opportunity to engage with the public about dairy farming.
Read More VT Community Loan Fund Announces SPROUT Loans Available for Vermont Working Lands Entrepreneurs
The Vermont Community Loan Fund is now accepting loan applications through its SPROUT program, a low-interest loan program for emerging Vermont working lands entrepreneurs including farms, food producers & processors, foresters, forest products businesses and others in the start-up and early stages of their operations.
Read More Vermont Technical College Agriculture & Food Systems Survey
Weigh in on ag and food educational program transformation planning at VT Tech.
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