Transportation Barriers to Food Access in Vermont: Impacted Populations Report

As part of the development of a Food Security Action Plan in Vermont, Maple Mountain Consulting was contracted to conduct a study of transportation-related barriers to accessing healthy and local food. A first report detailed findings based on literature review and key informant interviews. This complementary report builds upon these findings and deepens them with the perspectives of those actually experiencing hunger, food insecurity and accessing food assistance. In particular, MMC explored the specific experiences of Vermonters within rural regions, where transportation challenges can be especially severe, with particular attention to those who might experience intersecting and overlapping domains of marginalization such as LGBTQ+, BIPOC, individuals living with poverty, disabilities or in rural areas.