Vermont Food System Atlas
Features
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The Abenaki Land Link Project, a partnership to grow food for Abenaki citizens between the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation, Rooted in Vermont, a project of the Vermont Farm to Plate Network and Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) wrapped up its pilot year this fall. Read More »
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How two white-led organizations are tackling food justice. Read More »
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Addressing student food insecurity on college campuses. Read More »
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When schools closed their doors, they had less than a week to completely reimagine their distribution models and keep students fed and nourished. Vermont FEED is honored to share some voices from the frontline school nutrition programs that so many families depend on. Read More »
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The Farm to Plate team at the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund stands in solidarity with the Black and African American community in condemning the murders of and demanding justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others. Floyd’s murder, and the protests unfolding across the country, are a stark reminder that while we have been in the throes of a health crisis these past three months, the crises of racism, racial inequality, and white supremacy have embroiled our nation’s entire history and continue to live with us today. Read More »
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COVID-19 Resource Collection & Response Task Force Created Read More »
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Young farmers in Vermont are met with challenges and opportunities. Read More »
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A need for a new, more inclusive conversation. Read More »
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A Letter from Farm to Plate Director Jake Claro to the Vermont General Assembly and Governor Phil Scott Read More »
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New toolkit to help Vermont towns, cities, and regions increase food access. Read More »
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Section 1 of Act 83 (S.160), an act relating to agricultural development, calls for the development of this report with recommendations to stabilize and revitalize Vermont’s agricultural industry.
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Featured highlights include grass-fed beef industry development, local planning for food access, wholesale markets, small-scale on-farm composting, Rooted in Vermont inventive partnerships, supporting the future of Vermont’s dairy sector, and a Census of Agriculture snapshot.
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This toolkit focuses on improving food access through municipal and regional plans. It includes information on the planning process, explores the way that food access relates to other topics that are already being addressed through local planning, provides suggested strategies to include, and presents successful examples from around the state.
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A listing of capital providers who help to finance farm and food businesses, including debt, equity, and royalty financing, as well as various grant programs.
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The Abenaki Land Link Project is a partnership to provide indigenous seeds to gardeners, homesteaders, and farmers around Vermont who are dedicating land to grow and harvest food for Abenaki citizens.
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Many individuals and organizations have worked tirelessly on addressing racism broadly and specifically within the food system for decades. Let's elevate their work, galvanize support and learn.
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A collection of resources aimed at providing support for businesses and organizations in the food system during COVID-19.
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A set of "how to’s" and "best practices" for creating successful agritourism enterprises.
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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.
Farm to Plate is Vermont’s food system plan being implemented statewide
to increase economic development and jobs in the farm and food sector
and improve access to healthy local food for all Vermonters.
01/25/2021
Vermont Tech is offering meat cutting: butchering training that will cover the basics of whole-animal butchery with both instruction and hands-on demonstration. Participants will learn how to break down beef, pork, chicken, and lamb into primals, subprimals, and case-ready cuts. Value added processing, such as sausage, smokes hams, and bacon will also be covered, with an emphasis on food safety, sourcing, and maintaining high utilization of whole animals.
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01/25/2021
Food Connects is excited to welcome David Paysnick to their Food Hub team as their new Local Food Procurement Coordinator.
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01/25/2021
Farmers invited to apply at https://www.vermontfamilyfarmeraward.org/
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Meetings & Events
1/3/21 3:00pm - 1/31/21 5:00pm
The 2021 Virtual Symposium happens every Sunday from 3-5pm EST! One ticket gets you into all five sessions or register for a Germinate Pass to view recorded content for 72 hours after each session. We would love for thousands of students, eaters, growers and doers to watch and bring the conversation back to their communities.
Don’t miss the limited release compilation of interviews and real-time gathering of over 60 prominent organic farmers, scientists, and climate activists who hope to answer “Can real organic farming be saved?”. Speakers include Al Gore, Bill McKibben, Vandana Shiva, Dan Barber, Alice Waters, Jean-Martin Fortier, Karen Washington, and many more!
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1/5/21 12:00am - 2/5/21 11:30pm
Registration Open to Vermonters for Remote Training
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1/8/21 6:00pm - 5/21/21 7:00pm
Learn to create a healthy, sustainable home landscape & grow your own food! Become a volunteer and teach others environmentally friendly, research-based practices. Course offered online, statewide, non-credit.
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Job Listings
Trenchers Farmhouse, a small farm and pasta company are looking for an assistant garden manager. This full time postion (40 hours a week) runs from April to mid November. We are looking for someone excited about growing heirloom veggies, raising pasture hens and learning with us to create a fun,…
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OPEN IMMEDIATELY: Farm to Institution PRODUCTION MANAGER
We’re looking for the right mix of production and management skills to add to our Farm-to-Institution social enterprise, Just Cut! If you know food safety, have a background in industrial kitchen-work, have strong leadership qualities, and have an active interest in our local food…
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OPEN IMMEDIATELY: Hardwick Farmers Market - Market Manager (ContractPosition)
The Hardwick Farmers Market (HFM) and the Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE) are looking for the right mix of market vision and enthusiasm, management and communication skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of audiences. If you…
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