Explore Vermont’s Food System
Food Connects
foodconnects.org
lauraREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@foodconnects.org
(802) 451-0738
22 Browne Court Unit 110
Brattleboro, VT 05301
- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Food-Connects
- https://twitter.com/FoodConnectsVT
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/foodconnects/?viewAsMember=true
- https://www.instagram.com/foodconnectsvt
Food Connects' mission is to cultivate healthy families, thriving farms, and connected communities. Food Connects' Goals are to: 1. Ensure the growth and sustainability of Farm to School programming in and around Windham County, Vermont. 2. Increase direct sales by developing new markets for locally produced food. 3. Support the development of local food…
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Richard Berkfield
Executive Director
richard@foodconnects.org
(802)579-1082
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Alex McCullough
alex@foodconnects.org
802-451-0555
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Network Groups
Aggregation and Distribution
Farm to Institution
Farm to School
Business-Education Partnerships
Education and Workforce Development
Richard Berkfield
richardREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@foodconnects.org
(802)579-1082
Executive Director
Food Connects
foodconnects.org
22 Browne Court
Unit 110
Brattleboro VT, 05301
General Manager
Windham Farm and Food
windhamfarmandfood.com
PO Box 431
Townshend Vermont, 05353
Richard is the co-founder and Executive Director of Food Connects. He has been leading food system development work in the Windham County area since 2008. Richard holds a M.A. from SIT Graduate Institute in Sustainable Development with a focus on Food Security for Vermont, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Marlboro College Graduate School. Berkfield was named one of Vermont’s Rising Stars by Vermont Business Magazine in 2014. He and his family enjoy growing and preparing as much of their own food as possible, though as work demands increase, he better understand the saying that "The cobbler’s children have no shoes."
Network Groups
Laura Carbonneau
lauraREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@foodconnects.org
Food Connects
foodconnects.org
22 Browne Court
Unit 110
Brattleboro VT, 05301
Network Groups
Alex McCullough
alexREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@foodconnects.org
802-451-0555
Food Connects
foodconnects.org
22 Browne Court
Unit 110
Brattleboro VT, 05301
Network Groups
Karen Sprague
infoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@foodconnects.org
802451-0464
Food Connects
foodconnects.org
22 Browne Court
Unit 110
Brattleboro VT, 05301
Network Groups
Kristen Thompson
kristenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@foodconnects.org
856-238-5934
Food Connects
foodconnects.org
22 Browne Court
Unit 110
Brattleboro VT, 05301
Kristen Thompson is the Marketing Coordinator at Food Connects in Brattleboro, VT. Learn more about Food Connects at https://www.foodconnects.org/
Products
farm to school, farm to community, farm to institution, food access, food distribution
Categories
Support organization: Marketing, Support organization: Food Distribution or Storage, Community / public garden, Child meal site / nutrition programs, Support organization: Food Access and Nutrition, General food system education, Farm to School programs, Internship / Apprenticeship / Mentorship programs, Adult / continuing education, MarketingAssociations
Vermont Food Venture Center
hardwickagriculture.org/farmers-food-businesses/shared-use-commercial-kitchen
(802) 472-5362
140 Junction Road
Hardwick, VT 05843
Vermont Food Venture Center (VFVC) is owned and operated by the Center for an Agriculture Economy. The shared use food hub and business incubator is designed for food entrepreneurs and farmers seeking to grow their business. VFVC offers 3 state-of-the-art, shared-use commercial kitchens for rent to food entrepreneurs, farmers, community groups,…
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Agritourism
Communications and Marketing Community of Practice
Consumer Education and Marketing
Lylee Rauch-Kacenski
lyleeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@hardwickagriculture.org
802-441-3224
Center for an Agricultural Economy
hardwickagriculture.org
140 Junction Road (PO Box 422)
Hardwick VT, 05843
Vermont Food Venture Center
hardwickagriculture.org/farmers-food-businesses/shared-use-commercial-kitchen
140 Junction Road
Hardwick VT, 05843
Lylee is a member of the Center for an Agricultural Economy's Business Services team. She works with local farmers and food producers to provide resources around marketing, distribution, and branding & design. While she prides herself on being a generalist of many subjects, Lylee has focused the past decade on community and local food systems. Her background includes degrees in Visual Arts and Urban Planning; and work as varied as graphic designer, small business owner, art educator, researcher, retreat center chef, gardener, and baker.
Products
frozen vegetables, fresh cut vegetables, processing facility, food-safe handling
Categories
Food incubator, Shared-use commercial kitchen, Co-packer / contract manufacturer, Support organization: Food Processing or Manufacturing, Aggregation facility / food hub, Dry storage facility, Cold / refrigerated storage facility, Community / public garden, General food system education, Internship / Apprenticeship / Mentorship programs, Access to capital, Accounting and taxes, Feasibility and planning, Infrastructure, Packaging and safety, Production / Processing technical assistanceAssociations
Windham Farm and Food
windhamfarmandfood.com
windhamfarmandfoodREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 258-8330
PO Box 431
Townshend, Vermont 05353
- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Windham-Farm-and-Food/306947279347445?ref=hl
- https://twitter.com/WFF2You
Windham Farm and Food (WFF) is an AGGREGATION and DELIVERY SERVICE providing easy access to healthy food produced in the Windham County Region. Windham Farm and Food works to make healthy foods from near-by farms accessible and affordable to all within our community. By growing and diversifying local agricultural markets,…
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I work for this organization
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Richard Berkfield
General Manager
richard@foodconnects.org
(802)579-1082
Network Groups
Aggregation and Distribution
Farm to Institution
Farm to School
Business-Education Partnerships
Education and Workforce Development
Richard Berkfield
richardREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@foodconnects.org
(802)579-1082
Executive Director
Food Connects
foodconnects.org
22 Browne Court
Unit 110
Brattleboro VT, 05301
General Manager
Windham Farm and Food
windhamfarmandfood.com
PO Box 431
Townshend Vermont, 05353
Richard is the co-founder and Executive Director of Food Connects. He has been leading food system development work in the Windham County area since 2008. Richard holds a M.A. from SIT Graduate Institute in Sustainable Development with a focus on Food Security for Vermont, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Marlboro College Graduate School. Berkfield was named one of Vermont’s Rising Stars by Vermont Business Magazine in 2014. He and his family enjoy growing and preparing as much of their own food as possible, though as work demands increase, he better understand the saying that "The cobbler’s children have no shoes."
Products
food hub, aggregation and distribution,
Categories
Local food directories, Aggregation facility / food hub, Broker / sourcer
Grow More, Waste Less | Food Systems Consulting, LLC
growmorewasteless.com
catREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@growmorewasteless.com
802-359-3330
135 Star Mountain Road
Sharon, VT 05065
- https://www.facebook.com/growmorewasteless.foodsystemsconsulting.llc/
- https://twitter.com/growingsoil
From behavior change to climate change, local food to global food, grassroots organizing to legislative policy making, Grow More, Waste Less | Food Systems Consulting, LLC is all about empowering people to affect the necessary changes to restore health to people and planet through our daily actions.
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Cat Buxton
Owner. Consultant, Advocate, Teacher
catduffybuxton@gmail.com
802-359-3330
Network Groups
Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Farm to Institution
Consumer Education and Marketing
Agritourism
Food Access
Soil and Water
Energy
Integrated Curriculum & Flexible Pathways
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Cat Buxton
catduffybuxtonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-359-3330
Owner. Consultant, Advocate, Teacher
Grow More, Waste Less | Food Systems Consulting, LLC
growmorewasteless.com
135 Star Mountain Road
Sharon VT, 05065
Cat Buxton is a busy cross-pollinator. She’s the founding director of the Vermont Healthy Soils Coalition. A social entrepreneur, she runs Grow More, Waste Less, in Sharon VT, empowering and connecting communities to affect positive change from the ground up. She manages the edible schoolyard at Thetford Elementary School, weaving it into K-6 project based learning, and is a technical guide for community compost systems. She’s the coordinator for Upper Valley Apple Corps and a host of other projects. She loves to talk bugs, soil and plants. She consults and presents about building community resilience, soil health, composting, water catchment, landscape planning, monitoring landscape function and increasing biodiversity.
Products
consulting, garden coaching, compost doctor, community organizer, project manager, farm-to-school leadership, presenter, teacher
Categories
Other: Nutrient Management, Community / public garden, Localvore / Transition Town / Community group, Other: Food Access and Nutrition, General food system education, Farm to School programs, Advocacy organization, Research / ConsultingAssociations
MIddlebury Foods
middleburyfoods.com
infoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@middleburyfoods.com
802-349-6543
118 South Main St
Middlebury, Vermont 05753
Middlebury foods is a sustainable non-profit that serves the Addison County area. We sell nutritious, low-cost boxes of fresh vegetables and quality meats on a monthly basis, delivered at community-oriented locations for anyone who is looking to save on groceries.
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Independent Grocers
Consumer Education and Marketing
Food Retailers
Slow Money Vermont
Charlie Mitchell
charlieREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@tom.org
Co-CAO
MIddlebury Foods
middleburyfoods.com
118 South Main St
Middlebury Vermont, 05753
Middlebury Foods Co-CAO, rising sophomore at Middlebury College from greater Boston.
Products
vegetables, meat
