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Establish easier and equitable access to farmland and on-farm infrastructure Vermont producers must have appropriate agricultural land and infrastructure in order to succeed in business, but current and future generations...

Food Security Objective A3

Provide essential and urgently needed investments in agricultural supply-chain infrastructure To save Vermont’s current farms, the State must immediately invest in supply chain infrastructure. This vital investment will also modernize...

Food Security Objective A2

Accelerate the permanent conservation of Vermont’s agricultural lands as working farms Although 21.6% of Vermont’s agricultural land is now conserved, the remainder is at risk of being lost, potentially permanently...

Food Security Objective A1

Provide direct, easy-to-access financial support to farmers who provide essential services to Vermont Vermont’s farmers are essential workers, whose services to Vermont residents encompass food production as well as ecological...

Resource Collections

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Farm Transfer and Succession

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.

Farm to Institution

A collection of resources exploring the world of local food in schools, hospitals, colleges, and other institutions.

Financing Case Studies

In response to the need to help businesses better understand and navigate the variety of financing options available to them, the Financing Cross-Cutting Team of the Farm to Plate Network created a series of case studies on convertible debt, farmland financing, and royalty financing.

Agritourism

A set of "how to’s" and "best practices" for creating successful agritourism enterprises.

Stories

Your Input: On farm composting in Vermont

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...

The Future of Agricultural Programs at Vermont State University at Stake

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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Agroforestry Species in Vermont

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...

Eleven Acre Farm: Agroforestry Business and Designing for Lifestyle, Rest, and Resilience

By Sydney Blume Each month, Farm to Plate will be featuring stories of Vermont farmers using agroforestry related practices. These stories and related mapping project were created by recent UVM...