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Farmers invited to apply at https://www.vermontfamilyfarmeraward.org/

Hoyt Hill Farmstead, a local organic dairy farm, that participates in the Farm to Plate Network, has recently experienced devastating events that far surpass the normal hardships of farming. A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist Scott & Amber Hoyt with the expenses incurred due to the negligence of others.

For those who are in a position to be of support.

Food Connects is excited to welcome Raymond Johnston to their Food Hub team as their new Warehouse Specialist. This new position will work to increase efficiencies in the Food Hub’s warehouse, maintain and oversee systems and regulatory compliance, and take on the daunting tasks of inventory management.

The Vermont Food Hub Collaborative L3C, dba Vermont Way Foods™ (VWF) has hired Matt Landi as Director of Brand and Business Development.

Local food delivery now available in Winooski, South Burlington, and Burlington

Most grocery stores have a dairy section lined with coolers full of milk, butter, cheese and yogurt. Our favorite dairy foods are always there, day or night, but that might not be the case if the milk supply from farms, to processors, to stores is halted by a livestock disease outbreak that interrupts the supply chain. The same could happen with beef, chicken or pork products.

Vermont Open Farm Week is coming back strong in 2021. This summer, Vermont Open Farm Week will be held Sunday, Aug. 8 through Sunday, Aug. 15, and features 90 events at over 45 farms across the state. For the seventh consecutive year, farmers across Vermont will open their barn doors and garden gates to welcome the public for a behind-the-scenes look at Vermont’s vibrant working landscapes.

Participants in this workshop will receive a Compost Operator Certificate, which meets the requirements of ANR for small, medium, and large compost facility site operators.

Co-authored by Vermont Law School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems and the National Farm to School Network, the handbook for farm to school advocates highlights policies supporting BIPOC producers, universal meals, and responses to COVID-19.