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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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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...
Create a food security emergency response system in Vermont Two recent, very different emergencies—the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 floods—highlighted that existing Emergency Operations plans, though robust, need updating to...
Create an Office of Food & Nutrition Security and clarify legislative jurisdiction over food security The only entity in Vermont with the authority and capacity to implement changes at the...
Resource Collections
During the 2009 legislative session, two member-based public policy organizations, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility and Rural Vermont, and a number of state legislators (including Representatives Chris Bray, Will Stevens...
A collection of resources detailing how to plan for land management, and land and business succession strategies, to ensure a smooth transition from one owner to the next.
A collection of resources providing information about energy use, renewable energy, and alternative energy forms on farms.
A collection of resources aimed to aid farmers and technical assistance providers in strengthening the financial performance and viability of farm and food businesses.
Stories
The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) is providing important leadership for a new initiative called New England Feeding New England (NEFNE), aimed at increasing 30% of the food that is...
Farm to Plate invites you to be a partner in imagining and creating a more just, resilient and equitable food system for Vermont. Starting April 1st, we will be hosting...
2023 was a historically hard year on Vermont farmers and food businesses. A late spring frost resulted in significant losses for fruit growers, the July floods inundated farm fields of...
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...