Resources & Stories

Resources

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dairy beef farm photo
The Beef on Dairy project is a multi-year project tasked with developing stronger beef-dairy partnerships to reduce costs, increase dairy farm viability, and improve product quality to increase market access...
This document summarizes conversations and next steps related to the Racial Equity Priority Strategy Team of the Farm to Plate Network, and is meant to support further development of the...
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VSJF's Business Coaching Program Business Sense Resources
The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund’s Business Coaching Program launched Business Sense , a six-module training series for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The series provides essential tools and information resources...
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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...

Resource Collections

A collection of resources pertaining to current water quality as well as ways for improvement.
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A set of "how to’s" and "best practices" for creating successful agritourism enterprises.
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A collection of resources exploring the world of local food in schools, hospitals, colleges, and other institutions.
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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.

Stories

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Intervale Gleaning Flooding
A heartfelt hello to the Farm to Plate Network, These past couple of days have been incredibly difficult for many in our small, but vibrant state. We first want to...
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Intervale Agroforestry1 - Michael Z. Weiss
By Sydney Blume Photos by Michael Z. Weiss Each month, Farm to Plate will be featuring stories of Vermont farmers using agroforestry related practices. These stories and related mapping project...
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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...
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by Sydney Blume Agroforestry is the intentional integration of trees and perennial plants into an agricultural landscape, and it has been shown to enhance carbon sequestration, air and water quality...