Celebrate Vermont Cheese Week: September 6-13, 2025!
It’s more cheese than you can shake a sheep at! Vermont Cheese Week (September 6-13, 2025) is a state-wide, weeklong celebration designed to feed the fanaticisms of all you cheese
Read More The 2025 Tour de Farms Rides Through Middlebury for the First Time Ever!
Middlebury, Vt. – Launching from Middlebury, Vermont, for the first time ever in its seventeen year history, the Tour de Farms is one of Vermont’s oldest and most cherished cycling
Read More Farm Credit East Grants Guide Updated for 2025
we have just published our updated “Grants & Incentives for Northeast Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing” guide. It’s available at no cost for download on our website at this link: Agriculture
Read More USDA-NRCS VT Conservation Planning Funds Available
USDA-NRCS Vermont has approved the opportunity for $75,000 in federal funds focused on expanding access to high-quality, upfront conservation planning, to be spent in a Local Funding Pools for residents
Read More Registration Open for the 2025 Vermont Compost Operator Certification Training
Registration is now open for the 2025 Vermont Compost Operator Certification Training, hosted by The 131° School of Composting in collaboration with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR). This
Read More Get your business in shape with the Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program
As we hit high season here in Vermont, maybe you’re noticing some kinks in your business systems, opportunities for record-keeping efficiencies, or the need to explore new enterprises. Seeking free
Read More USDA Extends Emergency Conservation and Emergency Forest Restoration Assistance Deadline for Hurricane Recovery in Vermont
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Vermont extended the deadline for two critical hurricane recovery programs. The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) provides cost-share and technical
Read More UVM Announces the Food Systems Research Institute
The University of Vermont (UVM) has announced the launch of the Food Systems Research Institute (FSRI), a collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS). The FSRI
Read More New Report Published: Commercial Pasture-based Sheep Production in Vermont: Resources for Producers & Service Providers
The Intervale Center and Vermont Housing and Conservation Board collaborated on this project to assess the viability of scaled commercial sheep production in Vermont and developed resources around production, marketing
Read More 2025 New England Food Vision Prize Winners
Celebrating Farm to School Partnerships Across New England We are thrilled to announce the winners of the June 2025 New England Food Vision Prize! We received 32 applications from teams
Read More Where Farms, Food, and Communities Come Together: Farmland Access
The Summer 2025 Issue of From the Ground Up has been published! Summer is a time of hope. A time of plenty. A time of sun, of rain, of growth
Read More Request for Breakout Session Proposals for 2025 Farm to Plate Network Gathering is Open!
Join us at our new location in Burke for the 15th Annual Network Gathering! The theme of this year's Gathering is "Keep Calm, and Collaborate On: Working Better Together as
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