Resources & Stories

Resources

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Food Security Objective G8
Utilize the health care system to identify and alleviate food insecurity Vermonters without food security also report significantly poorer mental health, physical health, and general health. The health care system...
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Food ecurity Objective G7
Make impactful investments in transportation in rural and urban Vermont Among the barriers that threaten food access for different communities in Vermont, transportation-related barriers are significant.
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Food Security Objective G6
Invest in Vermont’s town and village infrastructure Maintaining and improving village infrastructure is a high-leverage area for food security and general emergency preparedness.
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Food Security Objective G5
Ensure consistent, dignified access to nourishing, adequate, culturally responsive food, today and in the future Food insecurity disproportionately impacts priority populations in Vermont because systemic challenges create insecurities and barriers...

Resource Collections

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A collection of resources created by Farm to Plate tied to education, workforce and labor. Resources included here were developed by the Farm to Plate Education, Workforce and Labor Topic...
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The Retail Collection includes the Take 5 video series and the Small Bites newsletter archive along with written resources designed to help retailers more effectively source and merchandise local food.
Access important market intel on Vermont and regional food distribution systems, as well as wholesale market opportunities and barriers.
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These recorded webinars each provide an overview of the Plan and guidance on different ways in which you can use it.

Stories

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Farm to Plate Presents to the Food Security Roadmap to the VT Legislature
For two years, over 600 Vermonters contributed their personal expertise on food security to develop a Food Security in Vermont: Roadmap to 2035. The Farm to Plate Network’s Food Security...
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Attention agricultural service providers, farmers and community partners! Are you interested in learning more or providing input on on-farm composting? Farm to Plate's Food Cycle Community of Practice wants your...
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Support Still Needed for Recently Established Center for Agriculture and Food Entrepreneurship (CAFE) at VTSU-Randolph. Applied agricultural and food system education is critical to the future of agriculture and food...
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Intervale Agroforestry1 - Michael Z. Weiss
Agroforestry is a rapidly growing climate mitigation strategy that brings together indigenous knowledge with modern day farmers looking for ways to enhance production and sustainability. Although there are an increasing...