Eleven Schools Selected for Statewide 2014-2015 Farm to School Institute
Eleven schools spent last week at Shelburne Farms for an intensive workshop on Farm to School programs. Over the next year they will advance their action plans and work with mentors to develop food, farm and nutrition curriculum and serve more local foods in cafeterias.
Read More Over 40 Farmers' Markets Accepting EBT (3SquaresVT) and Harvest Health Coupons!
Farmers Markets across the state are helping local food be accessible for everyone. Did you know that 41 farmers' markets accept EBT (3SquaresVT benefits) as a form of payment? Even better, most have Harvest Health Coupons available, which help 3SquaresVT households double their money at the market. Help spread the word in your communities. Learn more information below and contact Hunger Free Vermont (asmith-dieng@hungerfreevt.org) for outreach postcards, posters, and more to share!
Read More Well-Known Organic Vegetable Farm Conserved
Paul Harlow, one of Vermont’s pioneers of organic vegetable production, conserved his home farm with the Vermont Land Trust. The conservation of the farm will permanently protect this fertile farmland for future generations.
Read More Vermont leads the nation in the Strolling of the Heifers Locavore Index
For the third consecutive year, Vermont ranks first in the Locavore Index, a state-by-state ranking of commitment to local foods compiled by Strolling of the Heifers, a Vermont-based local food advocacy group.
Read More Eat X NE
Eat X NE will strengthen Vermont’s local food movement by welcoming the entire community to a free, all-ages festival that aims to raise over $20,000 in donations to local food non-profits, educates entrepreneurs, families and gardeners on the business, preparation and cultivation of local food...
Read More WYSIWYG (Wiz-ee-Wig)
New Festival Celebrates Farms, Food, Music and Art
Read More Working Lands Enterprise Board Announces $1.1 Million in Grants to 37 Vermont Entrepreneurs and Technical Assistance Providers
The Working Lands Enterprise Board announces this year’s grant recipients - 37 projects for $1.1 million in grants reaching every county in Vermont (8 forestry projects, 28 agriculture projects, 1 ag and forestry project) and leveraging $1.8 million in matching funds, building upon last year’s initial investment of $1 million. This year, the program further invests in job creation, innovation, sustainability, and increased income.
Read More Innovations and Collaborations grant program at the Vermont Community Foundation awards more than $200,000 to 15 nonprofit organizations - including four food system related projects
The Vermont Community Foundation announced that the Innovations and Collaborations grant program awarded $216,000 to 15 nonprofit organizations in Vermont in June, including support for four food system related projects...
Read More A New England Food Vision sets bold “50 by 60” goal
A New England Food Vision sets bold “50 by 60” goal: Collaborative report imagines that region can produce at least 50 percent of clean, just, fair and accessible food for all New Englanders by 2060.
Read More Summer Issue of Vermont's Local Banquet is here!
Welcome in the summer by reading the latest issue of Vermont's quarterly magazine covering the local food system. Stories on seaberries, sprouts, the Colchester goat collaborative, local food in schools, the importance of mid-sized farms, and more...
Read More LOAN LIMITS INCREASED FOR AGRICULTURAL BORROWERS
VACC's Aggregate Loan Limits for Agricultural and Forest Products Borrowers Increase to $2 Million on July 1
Read More Rural Vermont's Annual Celebration - It Came, It Went, It Rocked!
With almost 200 guests filling Chester's American Legion hall to bursting, Rural Vermont's 29th Annual Celebration was filled with great food, lively conversation, music, moving stories about farm life, and an outpouring of support for our work. In the words of member Cara Taussig, "I felt so proud to be part of Rural Vermont tonight. The work we are doing is invaluable & critical."
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