Aggregation and Distribution

Philip Ackerman-Leist

ackermanleistREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sterlingcollege.edu
(802) 353-0965

VDW Admin

vdwadminREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtfoodatlas.com
(802) 383-7679

Developer
VDW
vtdesignworks.com
7 Kilburn St
Suite 210
Burlington Vermont, 05401

Peter Allison

peterallisonvtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 291-2019

Coordinator
Farm to Institution New England
farmtoinstitution.org
3 Linden Road
Hartland VT, 05048

Peter coordinates Farm to Institution New England (FINE) and directs the Upper Valley Farm to School Network (UVFTS)

Justin Cote & Ansel Ploog

FlywheelFarmVTREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 454-1022


Flywheel Farm, LLC
flywheelfarmvt.wordpress.com
588 Rt 14
Woodbury Vermont, 05681

Jonathan and Janelle Ashley

sdgfarmvtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-989-9528

Sole Proprietor
SDG Farm
sdgfarm.webs.com
33 North Main Street
(Route 30)
Whiting Vermont, 05778

Sheep farmers raising meat and wool breeds. We were born and raised in Vermont and so are our sheep, layer chickens, and geese. We have our Vermont license for retail sales of lamb. We sell from our home and at farmers markets.

Natalie Bekkouche

natalieREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org


Salvation Farms
salvationfarms.org
PO Box 1174
49 Portland Street
Morrisville VT, 05661

Richard Berkfield

richardREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@foodconnects.org
(802)579-1082

Executive Director
Food Connects
foodconnects.org
45 Farmhouse Square
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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."

Kari Bradley

karibREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@hungermountain.coop
(802) 223-8000

Lisa Brand

pottersrawchocolateREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 747-8532

Owner/Manager
Potters of Vermont
pottersrawchocolate.com
149 Windward Hill
Dorset Vermont, 05251

We are an Organic, Raw, GF,Vegan, Soy-Free, Non-GMO, Handmade, Small-Batch Chocolate Company in Dorset, Vermont. We are also an Organic, Free-Range, Non-GMO Poultry Farming Organization that specializes in saving Heritage Breeds. We are currently working with Jim Adkins, of the Sustainable Poultry Network and Mentoring Program. We are a company that cares greatly about our environment and community, always striving to produce safe and healthy alternatives for all our customers.

Dan Breslaw

lostmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sover.net


Corinth-Topsham Local Resource Network
localresourcenetwork.org

Corinth VT, 05040

Melissa Bridges

village_greensREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@yahoo.com
603-444-1430




VT, 05819

Human Resources Director
Littleton Food Co-op
Littletoncoop.org
43 Bethlehem Road
Littleton New Hampshire, 03561

Erin Buckwalter

erinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nofavt.org
(802) 434-4122

Direct Marketing & Community Food Security Coordinator
NOFA Vermont
nofavt.org
14 Pleasant Street
Richmond VT, 05477

I work in a variety of roles within the Vermont Food System: with direct marketers providing technical assistance and professional development opportunities; working to increase access to fresh, local food for all Vermonters by coordinating our Farm Share and Farmers' Markets/CSAs food access work; and supporting local food procurement by Vermont institutions through our Farm to Institution work.

Chris Callahan

chris.callahanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 773-3349

Engineer
University of Vermont Extension (Rutland)
uvm.edu/extension/agriculture/engineering/
1 Scale Avenue
Rutland VT, 05701

Chris Callahan is the Extension Agricultural Engineer at the University of Vermont. His work focuses on enhancing Vermont's Food Systems supporting the analysis, design, evaluation and adoption of infrastructure and equipment that meets the needs of relatively small-scale food producers and processors. Chris enjoys working closely with farmers and others on multi-disciplinary projects that deliver practical, cost effective, safe and sustainable results.

Erica Campbell

erica_campbellREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sanders.senate.gov

Policy & Outreach Staff - Agriculture, food, rural dev. & transportation
Office of Senator Bernie Sanders
1 Church St, 3rd Floor
Burlington Vermont, 05401

Office on Senator Bernie Sanders--agriculture, nutrition, rural development & transportation policy

Bret Carter

bretREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@crescentmaple.com
(775) 600-2738

Proprietor
CRESCENT MAPLE FARMS
crescentmaple.com
881 Colvin Hill Rd.
Danby VT, 05739

Newbie to utilizing "Farmer" as my occupation.

Thomas Case

thomasREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org
(802) 338-9096

Thomas Case is the Vermont Commodity Program Director for Salvation Farms. He has also been a full time Organic Vegetable farmer and owner of Arethusa Farm in Burlington's Intervale and The Intervale Food Hub's Packing house supervisor in his previous work.

Christopher Chaisson

chrisREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@wholefarmservices.com
802-777-3537


Wild Branch Foods
wildbranchfoods.com
2044 Prindle Rd
Charlotte Vermont, 05445

Founder/Director
Whole Farm Services
wholefarmservices.com
2044 Prindle Rd
Charlotte Vermont, 05445

Jake Claro

JakeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-5669

Farm to Plate Program Director
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

David Conner

97dconneREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-1965

Assistant Professor
UVM Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE)
uvm.edu/cdae
146 University Place
Morrill Hall
Burlington VT, 05405

I conduct research on the economics of food systems and teach several courses. I have also worked on quantifying local food purchases in Vermont.

Kim Crosby

KimREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@VTRoots.com
(802) 747-3312


Vermont Roots, Inc.
vtroots.com
105 East Pittsford Road
Rutland VT, 05701

Leah Csiszar

managementREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@rutlandcoop.com
(802) 773-0737


Rutland Area Food Co-Op
rutlandcoop.com
77 Wales St
Rutland VT, 05701

Mark Curran

mcurranREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@blackriverproduce.com
(802) 310-0602

Owner
Black River Produce
blackriverproduce.com
449 River Street
North Springfield VT, 05150

Catherine Cusack

ccusackREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmfts.org
802-334-2044

Sarah Danly

sarahREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-3745

Farm to Plate Network Manager
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

Doug Davis

ddavisREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@bsdvt.org
(802) 865-5332

Director of Food Service
Burlington School Food Project
burlingtonschoolfoodproject.org
52 Institution Road
Burlington VT, 05408

Eric DeLuca

deluca.ericREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-451-6830

I serve on the Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Board. The WLEB was created during the FY2012 legislative session to oversee and administer the Working Lands Enterprise Fund. The Fund demonstrates the state's investment in the working lands enterprise economy, and is in the process of allocating $986K. $220K has been awarded to-date to entrepreneurs. The legislature appropriated an additional $1.425M to the Fund for FY2014. I previously served on the Vermont Agriculture Innovation Center board. The AIC drove $3M of investment in VT food system innovation from 2010 to 2012, across 51 projects. I managed the International Year of Cooperatives (2012) for the US. I work with cooperative enterprises of all types and sectors, including farmer-owned businesses, food co-ops, and food system worker cooperatives in which teams of people create their own jobs.

Sona Desai

sonaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@Intervale.org
(802) 660-0440 x 112

Sona Desai is the Intervale Food Hub Manager and has led the development of the enterprise since inception in 2007. She manages overall business communications, sales outreach and growth in addition to production planning and procurement with farmers. Sona also leads the Intervale Center's broader market development and consumer education efforts. She has an extensive background in farming, food marketing, food procurement and small business management and is committed to developing new and sustainable markets for Vermont farmers. Sona also serves on the Board of Directors of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT).

Aaron Desrochers

adesrochersREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@datasystems.coop
(802) 862-1289

Software Developer/Admin/Sales
Data Systems Inc
datasystems.coop
1 Mill Street
Burlington VT, 05401

Data Systems Inc, is a worker coop based in Burlington that has built customized business software for over 30 years. DSI is working with with Vermont companies, such as the maple sugar purveyors at Butternut Mountain Farm and Champlain Orchards, customizing our inventory functionality to automate their ‘on paper’ inventory management processes and increase inventory tracking capability for food safety requirements. After talking with some smaller local food businesses, we seem to have uncovered an unmet need in the regional food system for increased inventory tracking in software. We hope to work with more businesses selling wholesale goods to retailers in the regional food system and assist them with increased traceability capabilities.

Matthew DiLuzio

ngm01301REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(413) 768-9745

Co-owner
Fungal Forest
527 Neal rd
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT, 05001

I'm a new gourmet mushroom farmer located in White River Junction. We are cultivating a variety of oyster mushrooms, lions mane, maitake, shitake, pioppino, brick cap, and many more on the horizon. My buddy Jesse and I make it our mission to bring in a new level of sustainability to mushroom production by eliminating the use of non-recyclable plastic and lowering our energy use by utilizing inovative sterilization techniques. We are in the design stages of integrating mushroom production into a permaculture-based perrenial gardern.

Eliza Dodd

eliza.doddREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmcr.com

Domestic Community Outreach Specialist
Keurig Green Mountain
keuriggreenmountain.com
33 Coffee Lane
Waterbury VT, 05676

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters provides funding through grants to nonprofit organizations working within our focus area of Sustainable Food Systems.

Shay Farmer

sfarmerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmfts.org

Barbara Fenhagen

bfenhagenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@aol.com


Johnson Family Foundation
jffnd.org
55 Exchange Place
New York NY, 10005

Rob Fish

rob.fishREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@wholeshare.com
802-540-5210

Director of Outreach
Wholeshare
wholeshare.com/blackriver
235 Elm St
Montpelier Vermont, 05602

Morrisville Food Co-op

morrisvillecoopREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 522-3989

Project Manager
Morrisville Food Co-op
morrisvillecoop.com
46 Pleasant Street
Morrisville Vermont, 05661

Susan Fox

sfoxmowREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@comcast.net


Bennington County Meals Program
124 Pleasant Street
Bennington VT, 05201

Monica Gallardo

infoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@motownmushrooms.com
(802) 851-8222

Co-owner
MoTown Mushrooms
motownmushrooms.com
2649 Laport Rd
Morristown Vermont, 05661

MoTown Mushrooms is a small husband and wife mushroom farm nested in Morristown, Vermont. Our main goal is to educate people about the benefits of applied mycology while producing delicious and great looking gourmet mushrooms. We focus on hard-to-find species that naturally have high nutritional and medicinal properties. We have top quality mushroom spawn and grow kits for indoor and outdoor cultivation, and firmly believe that everybody can and should be growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms.

Gregory Georgaklis

gregREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@farmerstoyou.com
802-881-3447

Owner
Farmers To You
farmerstoyou.com
115 Granger Road
Berlin Vermont, 05641

Gregory A Georgaklis – Founder/Owner - Farmers To You - Berlin, VT Greg has been involved in agriculture for over 30 years, as a farmer, business owner and advisor. He owned and ran Gold Star Wholesale Nurseries of Lexington MA for 25 years. Gold Star was a highly regarded grower, wholesaler and retailer of horticultural products in New England with over 200 employees and $25 million in annual sales. He has served on many association boards at both the state and national level as well as serving on the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture. Greg has an MBA from Boston College as well as several horticulture certifications. He is regarded as an expert in many areas of farm production and sustainability, and currently serves on the Board of the Biodynamic Association. Greg sold his business in 2005 and he, his wife Eva and their three children moved to Vermont to build and test a Biodynamic farming business model. He was hired by several not-for-profit and Vermont state agencies to work directly with and advise organic producers and conventional farmers who sought a new road map for sustainable agriculture. In 2009 Greg focused his energies on starting Farmers To You – an associative business model that is rebuilding a sustainable, appropriately scaled regional food system. Farmers To You, LLC is an on line farm to kitchen grocer that partners families directly with farmers – improves access to high quality, consciously grown food and expands markets for sustainable farmers in New England. Farmers To You is a partnership of families and farmers who feed and support each other.

Liz Gleason

lizREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vhcb.org
(802) 828-3370

Program Assistant
Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program
vhcb.org/viability.html
VT Housing & Conservation Board
58 East State Street
Montpelier VT, 05602

Liz has worked for the Vermont Farm Viability Program since 2010, coordinating business planning, grants, and program evaluation. She has a BA in Political Science and Environmental Studies from Williams College, and fills her free time trail running, baking, and rock climbing.

Jessica Griffen

jgriffenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmfts.org
802-334-2044


Green Mountain Farm-to-School
greenmountainfarmtoschool.org
115 2nd Street
Newport VT, 05855

Vern Grubinger

vernon.grubingerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 257-7967 x303

NE SARE Director
University of Vermont Extension (Brattleboro)
uvm.edu/extension
130 Austine Drive
Suite 300
Brattleboro VT, 05301

Vern Grubinger is the vegetable and berry specialist and Extension Professor with the University of Vermont. He also serves as coordinator of USDA’s Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program (SARE), which awards $4 million annually in grants to researchers, educators and farmers across the 12 Northeast states. He helps lead the eXtension Farm Energy community of practice, serves on the Town of Dummerston Farmland Protection committee, and has been on the board of the Vermont Farm Fund, Vermont Land Trust, Brattleboro Food Coop, Windham County Farm Bureau and the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. He consults individually with hundreds of farmers each year. Vern has authored the books 'Sustainable Vegetable Production from Start Up to Market' and 'With an Ear to the Ground: Essays on Sustainable Agriculture', and he is co-author of 'Food, Farms, and Community: Exploring Food Systems.' www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry www.nesare.org

Elena Gustavson

elenaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@rutlandfarmandfood.org

Jean Hamilton

Jean.myung.hamiltonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com


Plainfield Co-op
plainfieldcoop.com
153 Main Street
Plainfield Vermont, 05667

Annie Harlow

f2pretailservicesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-922-7060

Board of Directors- Vice Chair; Project Manager, USDA Farm to School Grant Manager; Editor Cultivating Connections Monthly E-News
Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN)
acornvt.org
P.O. Box 65
Middlebury VT, 05753

I live in Addison County, VT and am an independent consultant working with farmers, food producers and retailers on operational efficiency and marketing. For several years I have been involved in the Independent Retail Grocers Project with VT Farm to Plate. The work includes research on local food sold at VT stores, on-site merchandising and the Take 5 online retail training series geared to operations that increase local foods sales. I send out a monthly email directed to coops and independent stores goes out to retail grocers and technical advisers. I write a monthly Farm to Plate email to retailers; Take 5 Small Bites. I focus on tips, trends and highlights from Vermont retailers. Find the sign up for the tips and other tools for retailers at the Farm to Plate: http://www.vtfarmtoplate.com/features/take-5-retail-training#.W-sJstVKjIU I organize ACORN'S Producer Buyer Forums, where B2B and peer to peer networking takes place promoting the production and sale of VT products to the regional market. Find out more at ACORNvt.org Additionally, through Health Care Without Harm I have tracked local and sustainable food purchases at hospitals in Vermont and coaching and mentoring to shift purchases. Through my work with ACORN, I support the effort for relocalizing the Addison County farm and food economy. My background includes apprenticing at the USCS Apprenticeship aka CASFS. This led me to working as a wholesale grower, retail produce buyer and as a distribution sales rep focused on sales to institutions and retailers. Besides all the fresh produce and work as an advocate for local foods, I have worked breeding goats for Heifer International. For 3 season fun, I am an avid ornamental gardener.

Jim Harrison

jimREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtrga.org
(802) 839-1928

The Vermont Retail & Grocers Association is a statewide trade association representing all sectors of the Vermont retail and food industry. Approximately 800 stores belong to the organization, including supermarkets, general merchandise stores, florists, drug stores, convenience, country stores and more along with over 250 suppliers to the industry including over 130 Vermont specialty food producers under the Vermont Specialty Food Association umbrella.

Ted Hartman

skyislandfREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@yahoo.com

Bob Hatton

bobREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org
802-338-9096

Vermont Commodity Operations Manager

McKenna Hayes

mhayes1088REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 578 1025


Vermont Law School Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS)
vermontlaw.edu/cafs
164 Chelsea Street
PO Box 96
South Royalton Vermont, 05068

I am a local and native Vermonter, pursuing my Master's degree in Food and Agricultural Law and Policy at Vermont Law School. My academic pursuits of environmental issues began at the University of Vermont (UVM), where I studied Public Communications, Economics, and Environmental Studies. Following graduation, I began work in varying sectors of the food industry. My most recent position was as Coordinator for the Responsible Retailing Department of AholdUSA, a national grocery retailer owning over 800 grocery stores under regional banners such as Stop & Shop, Giant, and Peapod. In this position, I learned about the inner workings of our conventional food system, and came to understand that this system is not sustainable on a global scale. To deepen my knowledge of the laws and policies that impact our food systems, I applied for and was accepted into the Vermont Law School’s (VLS) Masters of Food and Agricultural Law and Policy. I have nearly completed the degree requirements and will graduate in the fall. Throughout the course of my studies, my focus has been on strengthening the policies related to local food systems such as permitting, zoning, licensing, and land-use planning; all of which has prepared me for the role of Food Systems Coordinator. As a native Vermonter, I grew up with access to a diverse and robust local food system. However, for many communities the disconnect between what they eat and where it comes from has never been so wide. I am committed to developing innovative solutions to bridge this disconnect. I believe that the Farm to Plate Initiative and Strategic Plan is an innovative and inclusive approach to foster the sustainable growth of our local food systems. I am joining this network because I truly believe in the mission and goals of the Farm to Plate Initiative, and I want to be a part of the cutting-edge work and conversation taking place in our amazing state. I know I can greatly contribute to this conversation, but more importantly I want to learn from the diverse array of parties involved in this work and develop my perception of our local agricultural and food systems.

Mike Heath

MikeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@kingdomcrust.com
802-751-8500

Owner
Kingdom Crust Company
kingdomcrust.com
1216 Railroad St
St Johnsbury VT, 05819

Kingdom Crust Co. serves traditional hand tossed brick oven pizza. We strive to use only locally sourced, minimally processed ingredients. Our meats and toppings are cooked fresh on site. Our dough is made from locally produced unbleached and unbrominated King Arthur Flour. Our fried fare is cooked in heart healthy, GMO and soy free sunflower oil.

Corey Hennessey

coreyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtfarmconnex.com
802-232-2640

Business Manager
Farm Connex
85 Industrial Park Road
Hardwick Vermont, 05836

As a native “Northforker” from the East End of Long Island (NY) with an academic background in Food Systems and Anthropology, I have spent the majority of my career working from a variety of vantages within my local foodscape. From humble beginnings in a restaurant kitchen during my teenage years, I transitioned into production and distribution while working through college before finally settling into greenhouse and agricultural production at my most recent (former) posts. At present, I am engaged in a joint development project in conjunction with Farm Connex Distributors and The Center for an Agricultural Economy in Hardwick, VT. I am also interested in pursuing agricultural policy & outreach initiatives, and hope to be able to interact, learn and engage in a similar capacity within my newly adopted state! No stranger to hard work, I hope for the continued opportunity to synthesize my experience & education with an insatiable love of food, and personal dedication to those who produce it.

Christiana Hodges

chodgesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@shoreham.net
(802) 462-3500


Sunrise Orchards
sunriseorchards.com
1287 N Bingham St
Cornwall VT, 05753

Barney Hodges

bhodgesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@shoreham.net
(802) 462-3500


Sunrise Orchards
sunriseorchards.com
1287 N Bingham St
Cornwall VT, 05753

Suzy Hodgson

suzyhodgsonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmavt.net

Matthew Hoffman

mdh32REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@cornell.edu
802-380-7885


New York University
411 Lafayette Street, 5th Floor
New York New York, 10003

I grew up in rural upstate New York and moved to Vermont when I was in college. Throughout my 20s I worked on a variety of different farms, completed the apprenticeship in ecological horticulture at UC Santa Cruz, and farmed for myself for a few years on a rented farm. At 29 I began a graduate program in rural development. While working on my dissertation I fixed up an old farm in southeastern Vermont, but have not yet begun farming there in earnest. For the past two years I have been a visiting faculty member at New York University, where I teach about food systems. This spring I will be a visiting researcher at the Center for Rural Research in Norway. I am eager to settle back in Vermont and to get involved with all the good work that is going on building sustainable food systems here.

Angela Hooker

valleybrookfarmvtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 676-4646

Owner
Valley Brook Farm
valleybrookfarmvt.com
64 Hall Rd
Maidstone VT, 05905

We are a small family farm in northern VT. We raise Registered Tunis Sheep, Registered Berkshire pigs, laying hens, broiler chickens, and Turkey's for fall. The guiding principles of our farm are to produce amazing naturally raised meat products at an affordable price, the comfort of all of our animals is always paramount, and to reduce, re-use and make sure that nothing goes to waste from our animals. Along with our delicious meats we also produce sheepskin rugs, skulls for decorative, and teaching purposes, all natural dog treats and a few more. Our livestock is all managed Holistically, as naturally as possible. They are all cage free and raised on pasture. Our garm itself is managed with Holistic Management practices.

Kristen Hughes

krishughesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@rutlandrpc.org
(802) 775-0871


Rutland Regional Planning Commission
rutlandrpc.org
67 Merchants Row
Rutland VT, 05702

Kristen Hughes

krunyonhughesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nmcinc.org
802.524.1219

More to come....

Timothy Hughes-Muse

farmerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@laughingchildfarm.com
410-790-6474

Farmer
Laughing Child Farm
laughingchildfarm.com
3209 VT Route 30
Pawlet VT, 05761

Timothy and Brooke Hughes-Muse own and operate Laughing Child Farm, Vermont's largest sweet potato farm. All their sweet potatoes are certified organic and can be found throughout Vermont.

Diane Imrie

diane.imrieREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtmednet.org
(802) 847-3642

Director of Nutrition Services
University of Vermont Medical Center
uvmhealth.org
111 Colchester Avenue
Burlington VT, 05401

Joy Jackson

jacksonseggsnmoreREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-324-3653

Head Egg Collector
Jacksons Eggs N More
346 Jackson Road
Panton Vermont, 05491

We raise healthy and happy chickens that produce delicious eggs! For the past 10 years we have been able to serve the local markets and many families with our eggs as well as fresh produce from our garden! We feed our birds a mix of corn and grain and they get lots of treats from the garden. We deliver locally in Vergennes to your door or feel free to stop by and pick up. We guarantee you will Love our eggs and produce or your Money Back!

Christine James

cjamesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@jmfund.org
(617) 556-4120

Program Officer
The John Merck Fund
jmfund.org
2 Oliver Street
8th Floor
Boston MA, 02109

As program officer for The John Merck Fund's Regional Food Systems program, I advise the JMF board on both grant and investment opportunities in sustainable agriculture and food systems work in Vermont and the other New England states.

Ellen Kahler

ellenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-5320

Executive Director
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

I assist in coordinating the Farm to Plate Network and our organization is responsible for implementing the Farm to Plate Initiative, at the request of the Vermont Legislature. I serve on the Boards of Red Tomato, the Working Lands Enterprise Fund, and the Sustainable Agriculture Council. I am also active in helping other New England states in developing their own food system plans and implementation efforts.

Lauren Kaskey

lkaskeyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@hcwh.org
(413) 218-8085


Health Care Without Harm
healthyfoodinhealthcare.org
1310 Broadway
Somerville Massachusetts, 02144

Lauren is happy to call Vermont home after a decade in the Boston, MA. She is a recent transplant to Fayston and has quickly acclimated to living in nature's playground and seeing the stars. Her background is in institutional procurement as well as food systems policy advocacy. In the past few years, she has managed the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program for the Boston Public School system and more recently worked for the Agency of Education as a Child Nutrition Consultant specializing in procurement. Lauren is currently a Procurement and Facility Engagement Coordinator for Healthy Food in Health Care and looks forward to building a stronger, more sustainable food system throughout the region.

Kim Kayhart

kakayharREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 476-2003

Daniel Keeney

danielckeeneyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-751-9011


Dunc's Mill
duncsmill.com
622 Keyser Hill Road
St. Johnsbury Vermont, 05819


Center for an Agricultural Economy
hardwickagriculture.org
140 Junction Road
Hardwick VT, 05843

Tara Kelly

taraREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@rutlandfarmandfood.org
(802) 417-1528

Tara Kelly is Executive Director of the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL). Actively involved in community development efforts for nearly 20 years, Tara has a strong commitment to healthy, vibrant communities. In 2005, while working for the Rutland Regional Planning Commission, Tara completed a certificate program at Cornell University called “Growing Home: Community, Food and Agriculture”. This led to her involvement with RAFFL where she blends her passion for vibrant communities and proactive civic engagement.

Courtney Kimmel

cekimmelREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
404/ 405-0808

Strategic planner
Local Concepts, LLC
Tall Oaks Drive
Blacksburg Virginia, 24060

I'm a local food enthusiast from the south actually, looking at what Vermont is doing so well.

Ashwinee Kulkarni

ashwinee.kulkarniREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov


The Vermont Department of Health-HPDP Division
healthvermont.gov/index.aspx
108 Cherry Street
Suite 203
Burlington Vermont, 05401

I'm the Worksite Wellness Coordinator at the Vermont Department of Health. I'm interested in supporting worksites in promoting local, healthy food for their employees through strategies such as local first procurement, on-site CSAs, gardens, farmers markets, etc. I'm also interested in support the food system through promoting the health and wellbeing of Vermont's farmers.

Jolinda LaClair

jolinda.laclairREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 828-1619

Jacqueline Lachevre

j.lachevreREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sourcewhatsgood.com
(617) 869-3331

Systems Consultant
Crave Food Systems
sourcewhatsgood.com
10 Abbott Park Place
Providence Rhode Island, 02903

Douglas Lantagne

doug.lantagneREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-2990

Dean & Director/Director UVM Food Spire
University of Vermont Extension (Burlington)
uvm.edu/extension
23 Mansfield Ave
Burlington VT, 05401

As Dean of University of Vermont Extension, I help support and fund the work of many faculty and staff involved in multiple parts of the food system. As Director of the UVM Food System Spire I help to develop internal connections to increase interest and work on the food system, external connections to strengthen the network of interested organziaitonas providing input to UVM, and I help to expand the understanding of the food systems related work that UVM is engaged in throughout the state.

Christine Lazor

ordersREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@butterworksfarm.com
802-744-6023


Butterworks Farm
butterworksfarm.com
421 Trumpass Road
Westfield VT, 05874

Eli Lesser-Goldsmith

eliREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@healthylivingmarket.com
(802) 863-9111


Healthy Living Market and Café
healthylivingmarket.com
222 Dorset St
South Burlington VT, 05403

Healthy Living Market and Cafe is Vermont's largest and best independently owned natural foods market . We are famous for almost 30 years of memorable customer service and a complete selection of local, natural and organic foods. We have a strong commitment to our community, and involve ourselves in community outreach, local agriculture and providing jobs to over 150 local people. People tell us there's a special feeling at Healthy Living. We agree. We know it's about a tight group of people serving a great community. Our Mission: We work together: to sell the finest, cleanest food, to support our local farmers and producers, to teach and give great service to our guests, staff, vendors and truckers, to enrich the communities we love, to energize everyone we meet! Local Farms Include: Intervale Farm Network Red Wagon Plants Pete's Greens Jericho Settlers' Farm Shelburne Orchards Blue Ledge Farms Boyden Farm Half Pint Farm Honey Gardens Laplatte River Angus Lewis Creek Farm Maple Wind Misty Knoll Monument Farms Shelburne Farms Butterworks Farm Chapin Orchards Cobb Hill Cheese Does' Leap Farm Shelburne Vinyards Strafford Organics Taylor Farm Vermont Herb and Salad Company ...and many MANY more. You have to see our new store to believe it. Our legendary customer service will amaze you. Come in today or give us a call at 802-863-2569.

Aaron Locker

kingsburymktgardenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@live.com
(802) 496-6815


Kingsbury Market Garden
kingsburymarketgarden.com
284 Route 100
Warren VT, 05674

Heidi Lynch

vffc.heidiREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-342-4219

Health Care Share Program Coordinator
Vermont Farmers Food Center
vermontfarmersfoodcenter.org
251 West Street
Rutland Vermont, 05701

Vermont Farmers Food Center, Health Care Share Coordinator

Rob Macfarlane

rob.macfarlaneREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sodexo.com
(802) 318-8001

Area Chef
Sodexo
sodexousa.com
106 Chittenden Road
Rutland VT, 05701

As a lead culinary representative for Sodexo, serving over 20 Vermont colleges and institutions I play and active role in the sourcing and purchasing of food for each campus. I also do a great deal of training at each campus as well as sourcing labor.

Carl Mailler

cmaillerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sevca.org
(802) 722-4575


Southeastern Vermont Community Action
sevca.org
91 Buck Drive
Westminster VT, 05158

Travis Marcotte

TravisREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@Intervale.org
(802) 660-0440 x107

Executive Director
Intervale Center
intervale.org
180 Intervale Road
Burlington VT, 05401

Travis brings a breadth of experience and a joy to his work strengthening integrated food systems and running a diverse organization like the Intervale Center. He also enjoys more simple pleasures like cooking and home gardening with his family. Prior to joining the Intervale Center in 2006, Travis worked in agriculture and community economic development in Vermont, Central America and the Caribbean. Travis graduated from the University of Vermont Community Development and Applied Economics program and received his Master’s degree in International Agricultural Development from the University of California, Davis. He grew up on his grandparents’ dairy farm in Charlotte, Vermont and now lives in a farmhouse in Fletcher where he raises chickens, vegetables and pigs with his partner Sue and their sons.

Alissa Matthews

alissa.matthewsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-505-1661


Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620

Heath McAllister

hgmcallisterREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-355-5476

Partner
McAllister Farms Llc
712 Hannah rd
Franklin Vermont, 05457

20 years of Dairy farming now focusing on fruits, vegetables, and meats.

Caylin McKee

camckeeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-7911


Sodexo (University of Vermont)
uds.uvm.edu/index.html
406 South Prospect Street,
Robinson Hall
Burlington VT, 05405

Growing up in Pittsburgh, PA, Caylin was drawn to the University of Vermont by the Environmental Program and the Freestyle Ski Team. She majored in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Sustainability Studies at UVM. Throughout her time as an undergraduate she was involved with campus sustainability efforts through multiple outlets, including Sodexo/UVM Dining. Now, as Sustainability Manager for UVM Dining, Caylin is responsible for sustainability. Her role focuses broadly on the areas of waste, food and energy.

Janet McLaughlin

jmclaughlinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontcf.org
802-388-3355 x 289


Vermont Community Foundation
vermontcf.org
3 Court Street
Middlebury VT, 05753

Janet McLaughlin is the Special Projects Director at the Vermont Community Foundation; her role includes leadership of its Food and Farm Initiative.

Chris Meehan

cmeehanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtfoodbank.org
(802) 477-4130

Chief of Programs and Network Services
Vermont Foodbank
vtfoodbank.org
33 Parker Road
Barre VT, 05641

Katie Michels

katieREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vhcb.org


Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB)
vhcb.org
58 East State Street
Montpelier VT, 05602

Katie Michels

kmichelsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontcf.org

Environmental Philanthropy Associate
High Meadows Fund
highmeadowsfund.org
77 College St., Suite 3B
Burlington VT, 05401

Matthew Millard

matthew.j.millardREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com

Committee Co-Chair
Greater Cabot Working Landscape Network
cabotvermont.org/cabot-community-association/cca-programs/#cwln
3084 Main St.
Cabot VT, 05647

Carly Monahan

carlyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org
(802) 730-6757

Lamoille Valley Gleaning Coordinator
Salvation Farms
salvationfarms.org
PO Box 1174
49 Portland Street
Morrisville VT, 05661

Robin Morris

adminREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@madriverfoodhub.com
802-498-7379

Founder
Mad River Food Hub L3C
madriverfoodhub.com
151-1 Mad River Canoe Road
Waitsfield VT, 05673

Robin Morris is the founder and director of the Mad River Food Hub L3C, a licensed, shared use, vegetable and USDA meat processing, storage and distribution facility. Robin has 30+ years of Business Management Experience in the private sector, the last 15 years with multiple foods related businesses including CFO at American Flatbread Company. His years of experience helping new and existing businesses grow is now being applied to the food system.

April Moulaert

infoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vttortillaco.com
802-999-4823

Owner
Vermont Tortilla Company
vttortillaco.com
22 Sage Court
Shelburne Vermont, 05482

Vermont Tortilla Company was founded in 2015 by April and Azur Moulaert, food loving ecologists turned food producers. We have always had a passion for food, and for foods that are products in a sustainable manner. During our annual trips to Mexico we discovered that we loved corn tortillas made from corn grain, and that we could not find anything like this in Vermont. A light went off- why don’t we bring delicious organic corn tortillas to Vermont. First we had to figure out how to make them. We discovered that others had similar ideas and that there were a handful of tortillerias in the United States that prepare organic corn tortillas from nixtimal. Nixtimal is corn that has been cooked and soaked in a mixture of water and food grade lime to break down the pericarp of the corn. The corn is then ground and made into tortillas. We connected with and visited one of these tortillerias called Tortilleria Pachanga which is located in Portland, Maine. Lynn Rowe of Tortilleria Pachanga graciously showed us “the ropes” and has mentored us to this day, for which we are very gravely. We then did the research on equipment and markets and we decided to go forward and, well, here we are! We invite you to try the difference with our freshly prepared tortillas. In the future, we hope to get growers to grow special ancestral varieties of organic corn for us but in the interim we are using whatever locally sourced organic non GMO corn we can find, which is actually not that easy to do. If what we are doing interests or inspires you please get in touch. Whether you are a grower, a market interested in carrying our product, or a person that would like to learn of our process and even get a tour, please get in touch.

Annie Myers

myersproducevtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(917) 733-9949

Founder/Owner
Myers Produce LLC
myersproduce.com
PO Box 839
Hardwick Vermont, 05843

Myers Produce is a young produce distribution company based in Hardwick, VT. We buy Vermont-grown produce directly from Vermont farmers, and distribute this produce to our wholesale customers in New York City.

Caroline Myran

carolineREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@ripe.io
(347) 668-4257

Farm to Fork Manager
ripe.io
ripe.io
200 Broadway
WeWork
New York New York, 10038

At ripe.io we are building long-lasting trust and confidence in our food supply chain, through a platform where everyone will be able to access transparent and reliable information on the origin, the journey and the quality of their food. As an ag-tech company, we are working with the coolest cutting-edge technologies – such as sensors and blockchain – applied to gain a better understanding of the food supply chain, from seed to fork. We offer a dynamic, high energy, and fun work environment in our San Francisco and NYC offices, with flexibility to work remotely as well. The ripe.io team is growing rapidly! We are looking for people who share our drive and passion for improving a broken food system. Join us early to take part in this exciting adventure!

Abbie Nelson

abbieREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nofavt.org
(802) 434-4122

Vermont FEED Director & NOFA-VT Ag Education Coordinator
Vermont FEED (Food Education Every Day)
vtfeed.org
1611 Harbor Road
Shelburne VT, 05482

Abbie Nelson is the Education Coordinator of NOFA Vermont and the VT Food Education Every Day (VT FEED) Director involved in all aspects of local purchasing and professional development of school food service. She has been a teacher for over 20 years in regular and special education, and worked on an organic vegetable and flower farm. As part of NOFA Vermont and a VT FEED partner, she has been working in Vermont schools linking Food, Farm, and Nutrition education for 8 years. Her role has been focused on school food by connecting kitchen managers with local farmers, helping farmers with agricultural education on their farms, training school food service personnel, and teaching school staff how to introduce new foods to students.

Riley Neugebauer

rileyneugebauerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com


Farm to Institution New England
farmtoinstitution.org
3 Linden Road
Hartland VT, 05048

I have focused much of my working life after graduation from Allegheny College on sustainability and food systems, community organizing, and youth engagement. She served previously at both American University and Skidmore College as a Sustainability Coordinator and has helped both of those campuses start successful CSA programs with local farmers, and spent significant time at Skidmore in partnerships with students, faculty, dining services, distributors, and the Real Food Challenge to assess and analyze the local food purchases of the college and collaborate on plans to increase these purchases. Riley also worked with Center for Whole Communities and Knoll Farm in the Mad River Valley of Vermont. Riley currently serves as the Farm & Sea to Campus Coordinator for Farm to Institution New England (FINE), and is based in midcoast Maine.

Alison Nihart

alison.nihartREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
802-656-3831


UVM Extension
uvm.edu/extension
146 University Place
Burlington Vermont, 05405

Assistant to the UVM Food Systems Initiative

Clem Nilan

cnilanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@citymarket.coop
(802) 861-9700

Kelly Nottermann

kellyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-1121


Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

Maureen O'Neil

maureenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@abbeygroup.net
(800) 696-4748

Southern Vermont Food Service Director
Abbey Group
abbeygroup.net
6212 VT Route 105
Enosburg Falls VT, 05450

Jennifer Obadia

jobadiaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@hcwh.org


Health Care Without Harm
healthyfoodinhealthcare.org
1310 Broadway
Somerville Massachusetts, 02144

I am the Eastern US Regional Director, Healthy Food in Health Care Program with Health Care Without Harm. I am fortunate that in this role I am able to work with wonderful health care institutions and food systems advocates in Vermont and across all of New England.

Amrita Parry

aparryREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmfts.org
(802) 334-2044


Green Mountain Farm-to-School
greenmountainfarmtoschool.org
115 2nd Street
Newport VT, 05855

Lydia Pitkin

lydiaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
802-828-5670

Office Manager & Program Coordinator
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

Jane Pomykala

pomykalaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@surfglobal.net
(802) 372-5157


Pomykala Farm
pomykalafarm.com
197 East Shore Road N
Grand Isle VT, 05458

Jennifer Porter

jennifer.porterREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 661-8201


Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620

Jennifer is the Farm to Institution Coordinator for the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets, where she focuses on facilitating institutional purchasing of local foods, supporting the Farm to School program and managing the Farm to School Universal Meals Grant Program. She holds an M.S. in Food Systems from The University of Vermont, where her thesis research was focused on the Real Food Challenge, and B.S. in Mathematics from St. Lawrence University.

Emily Portman

emily.portmanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(732) 615-8646


Sodexo (University of Vermont)
uds.uvm.edu/index.html
406 South Prospect Street,
Robinson Hall
Burlington VT, 05405

Faith Raymond

faith.raymondREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-828-1619


Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620

Geoff Robertson

geoffREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org

Business Assistance Director
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

Katelyn Robinson

krobinsonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@ncic.org
603-788-2700 ext. 2140

Project Manager
Northern Community Investment Corporation
ncic.org
51 Depot Square
Suite 2
St. Johnsbury VT, 05819

Project Manager at NCIC. Currently manage a USDA/EDA partnership grant called the Northern Tier Farms and Forest Jobs Accelerator-- focused on the Northeast Kingdom of VT, the North Country of NH and Franklin and Oxford County Maine. Working with a team of consultants to inventory the regions growers, distributors, restaurants and retailers as well as assessing the regions biophysical capacity. Also work with a local food hub cooperative in northern New Hampshire.

Shane Rogers

shaneREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
802-828-0404

Rooted in Vermont Project Manager
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

Rooted in Vermont Project Manager

Brian Roper

brian.roperREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sodexo.com
(802) 656-8643

District Executive chef
Sodexo (University of Vermont)
uds.uvm.edu/index.html
406 South Prospect Street,
Robinson Hall
Burlington VT, 05405

I am currently working on getting more local meats and vegetable avaliable to us through our approved supply chain.

Annie Rowell

annie.rowellREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sodexo.com
(802) 734-1326


Sodexo
sodexousa.com
106 Chittenden Road
Rutland VT, 05701

Scott Sawyer

scottREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org

I edited the Farm to Plate Strategic Plan and wrote many of the sections. And I worked with Vermont Design Works to create the Farm to Plate website.

Scott Sawyer

siteadminREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtfoodatlas.com
802-828-0404

Julia Scheier

juliaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org

Operations Director
Salvation Farms
salvationfarms.org
PO Box 1174
49 Portland Street
Morrisville VT, 05661

Robin Scheu

RScheuREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@leg.state.vt.us
(802) 388-7953

Robin brings over 30 years of business experience in both large and small organizations, in the corporate, nonprofit, and municipal sectors. She was a commercial lender and senior manager at Bank of Boston and Bank of Vermont for fifteen years, and ran her own consulting business for several years. Locally, she ran the Addison County Solid Waste Management District, the Middlebury Area Land Trust, and was Treasurer of the Middlebury Natural Foods Coop. She chaired the Mary Hogan School Board and was a member of the Addison Central Supervisory Union Board. She has also been on several statewide boards, including the Vermont Land Trust and Smart Growth Vermont. Currently she is President of the Board of the United Way of Addison County, and a member of the Porter Medical Center Board and the Working Lands Enterprise Board. She also chairs the Regional Development Corporations of Vermont.

Lynn Ellen Schimoler

LynnEllen.SchimolerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-622-4477


Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620

Lynn Ellen Schimoler is the Senior Agricultural Business Development Program Manager for Working Lands at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. Schimoler has worked in the Natural Foods Industry for over 20 years. Her experience includes working for independently owned markets in CA,NH and VT, collaborating with the National Cooperatives Grocers to develop retail Co-ops around the US, and working as Director of Purchasing and Merchandising for City Market/Onion River Co-op. Schimoler has expertise in business planning, retail operations,public speaking and management. Schimoler has a BA in Dance from Bennington College, and is a part-time Dance Lecturer at the University of Vermont.

Meghan Sheradin

MeghanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtgrassfarmers.org

Executive Director
Vermont Grass Farmers Association
uvm.edu/~pasture/?Page=vgfa.html
P.O. Box 142
Randolph VT, 05060

Meghan Sheradin is the executive director of the Vermont Grass Farmers Association. Meghan has a diverse agricultural background, with extensive experience in direct marketing. Her B.S. is in Animal Science from Cornell University. She has a M.S. in Community Development and Applied Economics from the University of Vermont.

Kayla Silver

kaylaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@localvoretoday.com
(718) 594-0415


Localvore
localvore.co
60 Lake Street Suite 1f
Burlington Vermont, 05401

Hello, My name is Kayla and I represent Localvore Today, a digital marketing group focused on connecting consumers to local businesses, farms, and entrepreneurs. I hope to be in touch with my community in active and meaningful ways. Kayla

Jaime Silverstein

jaimeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nofavt.org


NOFA Vermont
nofavt.org
14 Pleasant Street
Richmond VT, 05477

Katherine Sims

ksimsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmfts.org
(802) 334-2044

Katherine Sims is the Founder and Executive Director of Green Mountain Farm-to-School (GMFTS), a non-profit organization in Newport, VT that strengthens local food systems by promoting positive economic and educational relationships between schools, farms, and communities. GMFTS supplies fresh, local food to schools and institutions and gives students of all ages the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy food choice through GMFTS’ school gardens, Farm to School Programs, food hub, and mobile farmers market. Founded in 2008, GMFTS has grown rapidly expanding their programming to serve schools and communities across northern Vermont. Katherine brings 10 years of experience building school gardens, connecting institutional buyers with local farms, teaching students about healthy food choices, and training school food service staff to prepare and serve local foods to her work developing healthy food systems and running GMFTS. Katherine graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in History. She lives in Lowell, VT where she enjoys raising chickens and vegetables with her partner.

Jonathan Slason

jonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@harlowfarm.com
(802) 376-9421

Farm Business Manager
Harlow Farm
harlowfarm.com
117 Deep Root Drive
Westminster VT, 05158

Karissa Smith

karissaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org
(858) 342-2288

Danielle Smith

danielleREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org


Salvation Farms
salvationfarms.org
PO Box 1174
49 Portland Street
Morrisville VT, 05661

Community Engagement VISTA at Salvation Farms

Theresa Snow

TheresaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org
(802) 522-3148

Executive Director
Salvation Farms
salvationfarms.org
PO Box 1174
49 Portland Street
Morrisville VT, 05661

Janice St. Onge

janiceREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@flexiblecapitalfund.com
(802) 828-0398

President
Flexible Capital Fund
flexiblecapitalfund.com
3 Pitkin Court
Montpelier VT, 05602

Janice St. Onge is President of the Flexible Capital Fund. Janice brings economic and business development as well as financial expertise to the organization, having served in the technology and financial services industries, as well as higher education and state government sectors during her 25-year career. Janice has ten years of experience at Peoples United Bank in Connecticut serving in retail management, commercial real estate lending (managing a $21 million portfolio) and organizational development roles during her tenure there. During her career, Janice served as the Director of the Vermont Business Center (VBC) at the University of Vermont and Technology Business Development Director for the Vermont Department of Economic Development. She received the 2001 National Tibbetts Award in recognition for her outreach work with the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program in Vermont. Janice is a graduate of the University of Utah with a B.A. in Marketing and is an alumni of the Snelling Center for Government’s Vermont Leadership Institute. She serves on the Vermont Small Business Development Center Advisory Board, the Clean Energy Development Fund Board, the Energy Action Network Capital Mobilization Group, and is a member of Slow Money Vermont’s Organizing Committee. A Stowe, Vermont resident, Janice was co-founder of the Stowe Energy and Climate Action Network and a former International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup Freestyle Skiing Judge.

Sarah Stebbins

sstebbinsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nmcinc.org
(802) 524-1219


Healthy Roots Collaborative
133 Fairfield St.
St. Albans Vermont, 05401

Angela Stevens

astevensREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtfoodbank.org

Farm Fresh Connect Coordinator
Farm Fresh Connect
farmfreshconnect.org
92 Park Street
Rutland Vermont, 05701

Bill Suhr

billREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@champlainorchards.com
(802) 897-2777


Champlain Orchards
champlainorchards.com
3597 Route 74 West
Shoreham VT, 05770

Kristina Sweet

kristina.sweetREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 522-7811

Produce Program Manager
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620

Kristina Sweet is the Produce Program Manager at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets, where she works with local, regional, and national stakeholders on the development of state produce safety programs and implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule. Her favorite apple is the Macoun.

Elizabeth Theriault

elizabethREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@rutlandfarmandfood.org
(802) 417-1528

I provide outreach and education to consumers, and provide technical assistance and support, as well as networking and better access to resources, for farmers in the Rutland Country.

Rene Thibault

rthibaultREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@newenglanddairy.com
802-673-7057

PR & Communications Specialist
New England Dairy Promotion Board
mustbethemilk.com
The Woolen Mill
20 West Canal St., Suite C13
Winooski Vermont, 05404

Jim Verzino

jimREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@strollingoftheheifers.com
(802) 242-1249

Entrepreneur in Residence
Windham Grows
windhamgrows.org
157 Main St.
Brattleboro Vermont, 05301

I help farm and food entrepreneurs start and scale their businesses as Entrepreneur in Residence at Windham Grows.

Mike Walker

mikeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@yourfarmstand.com

Michelle Wallace

mwallaceREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtfoodbank.org
(802) 477-4125

Program Manager
Vermont Foodbank
vtfoodbank.org
33 Parker Road
Barre VT, 05641

I am the Director of Community Health and Nutrition at the Vermont Foodbank. I'm responsible for directing community-based programs and initiatives that emphasize access to fresh produce, nutrition/ health education and community food security. I oversee several Vermont Foodbank programs including the Gleaning Program, Community Kitchen Academy, VT Fresh and Pick for Your Neighbor.

Stan Ward

stanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@stanward.com
802-595-3232

Principal Consultant
Stan Ward Consulting - Food Information Systems
P.O. Box 293
74 Moulton Road
Waitsfield Vermont, 05673

Stan Ward is Principal at Stan Ward Consulting - Food Information Systems. Stan has a veteran technology consultant with experience as a value-added food processor and a farm owner. Stan’s mission is to foster local food systems by leveraging his farming, producing, consulting, education, software, and business experience. Stan has more than 25 years of professional and consulting experience in software, management, and training as well as being the founder/co-founder of multiple software and online businesses.

Sara Jean Whelan

sjREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@threechimneyfarm.com
(631) 626-4927

Co-Founder
Three Chimney Farm
threechimneyfarm.com
95 Spear St
Charlotte VT, 05445

Morgan Wickstrom

morganREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org
(631) 338-9729


Salvation Farms
salvationfarms.org
PO Box 1174
49 Portland Street
Morrisville VT, 05661

Abbey Willard

abbey.willardREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 828-3829


Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620

I actively participate in the Aggregation and Distribution Working Group, Food Access Crosscutting Team, and Farm to Institution Task Force. My position attends to the following aspects related to strengthening VT's food system: farm to institution program development, support for farmers' markets and CSAs, food access issues including EBT at farmers' markets, increasing local food in state government, food hub liaison, and management of the GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices) and local food market development matching grant programs.

Genna Williams

gwilliamsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtfoodbank.org
802-498-8353


Vermont Foodbank
vtfoodbank.org
33 Parker Road
Barre VT, 05641

Genna works as the Branch Manager of the Vermont Foodbank's Rutland Distribution Center. Before that she worked out of the Foodbank's Brattleboro facility running the gleaning and VT Fresh programs throughout Southern Vermont. Genna owns a small berry farm in Athens, Vermont called Sister Garden. And she is currently pursuing an MBA at Marlboro College with a concentration in Mission Driven Organizations.

Chris Wood

chrisREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@balevt.org
(802) 498-8438

Director
Building A Local Economy (BALE)
balevt.org
35 South Windsor St
South Royalton VT, 05077

Gabe Zoerheide

directorREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@willinghands.org
(802) 698-0265


Willing Hands
willinghands.org
128 Union Village Road
Norwich VT, 05055