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Market Managers or other representatives are encouraged to apply for funds to support the purchase of supplies such as hand washing stations, masks, gloves, sanitizer, signs, caution tape, stakes, additional staff, and other needs to support safe shopping and the health of all. Grants are capped at $500 per market and available on a first come, first serve basis. All are encouraged to apply, though priority may be given to smaller markets and markets in underserved areas. A brief application for Market Mini Grants is available at www.ruralvermont.org.

Growing resilience in an unstable world

To help businesses navigate urgent needs related to COVID-19, the VHCB Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program is offering quick-response consultations to farm, food, and forest businesses through its team of expert business advisors.

Urban Ag in Vermont? Why not? Learn more about USDA grants for project planning and implementation during a June 3 webinar and submit proposals by the July 6 deadline.

Thanks to a generous $10,000 grant from the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, GMFTS's food hub, Green Mountain Farm Direct, will now be able to purchase, process, and deliver healthy, locally produced foods for food pantries in Canaan, St. Johnsbury, Island Pond, and Newport. This will help fight growing food insecurity in the Northeast Kingdom, while simultaneously supporting local farmers that have lost access to markets.

Helping Hannaford Career Center Raise $3,900

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The tenth annual Slow Living Summit has been reimagined as a virtual conference.

Presented by Strolling of the Heifers and Windham Grows, the Summit’s theme is “Take a Bite Out of Climate Change” with live keynote presentations by Bill McKibben, Frances Moore Lappé, Tom Newmark and Sandra Steingraber.

City Market, Onion River Co-op is accepting applications for their 2020 Co-op Seedling Grant Cycle. They're awarding $35,000 to organizations working to strengthen the local food system.

A collaboration between Food Connects, Foodworks, the Vermont Foodbank, the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union is working hard to feed families in their community.