Land Access and Opportunity Board Announces $870,000 in Community Resilience Hub Grants to 19 Projects Across Vermont
The Land Access and Opportunity Board (LAOB) is honored to announce 19 Community Resilience Hub Grants of up-to-$50,000 awarded to resilience hubs, community centers, nonprofits, and agencies across Vermont, totaling
Read More COMMON ROOTS ADDS FOUR AMERICORPS VISTAS TO STRENGTHEN FOOD, FARM, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
South Burlington, Vermont — September 22, 2026 Common Roots is pleased to welcome four AmeriCorps VISTA members who will spend the coming year supporting the organization's vision of improved food
Read More Common Roots Food Pathways: Connecting the Pieces
People come to Common Roots in a lot of different ways. For a child, it might start very early, with fresh organic food at an early childhood program like Kids
Read More Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Accepting Applications for Two Grants
The Service Provider & Producer Association Grant is open now through November 5, 2026 at 2:00pm. The Business Enhancement Grant is now through December 10, 2026 at 2:00pm. These grants
Read More Willing Hands supports 12 Early Childhood Centers with a VT Dept of Ag CSA Grant
This spring Willing Hands was awarded funding by the VT Agency of Agriculture’s “Local Food for Schools and Child Care” program to purchase CSA shares for a dozen early childhood
Read More New CAFS Resource: Cleaning Up Contaminated Soil
Cleaning Up Contaminated Soil: How the City of Phoenix Used State and Federal Brownfields Funding to Transform Vacant Lots into Land for Urban Agriculture A new CAFS case study examines
Read More Greg Cox of Boardman Hill Farm, Rutland, wins award
Greg Cox of Boardman Hill Farm won the 2026 Eric Rozendaal Memorial Award The Eric Rozendaal Memorial Award is given annually to a farmer in recognition of outstanding service to
Read More Building Stronger Pathways to Food System Investment
In May, New England Food System Planners Partnership (NEFSPP) collaborated with the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) to host a New England Food Finance Forum in Boston. More than
Read More Help shape the 2027 Northeast Farm to Institution Summit
Farm to Institution New England (FINE) and the Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood (FTSEC) Network are now accepting session proposals for the seventh biennial Northeast Farm to Institution
Read More Call for Stories for 2026 Farm to Plate Annual Gathering
Call for Stories! As we look toward the future of Vermont’s food system, we have a wide-open opportunity to take stock of how far we’ve come, what we’ve learned, the
Read More Franklin County Cheese celebrates reopening of Enosburg Falls facility
On Sept. 1, Franklin County Cheese celebrated the reopening of the former Franklin Foods facility in Enosburg Falls with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by company leaders, community partners, state officials
Read More Vermont Businesses Attend the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City
For the second year, the Center for an Agricultural Economy took Vermont Food Venture Center clients to the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City! The Show is the
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