Agritourism

Scott Ackerman

singlegatefarmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@msn.com
802-476-4847

Owner
Single Gate Farm
singlegatefarm.com
109 West Cobble Hill Road
Barre Vermont, 05641

Heidi Albright

blackwolfeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@mac.com
802-485-8428

Grower, manager
Third Branch Flower, LLC
thirdbranch.com
PO Box 72
Roxbury Vermont, 05669

Our family grows specialty cut-flowers on a mountain farm located in the heart of Vermont. We strive to provide local designers, florists and wholesalers with the finest naturally grown Vermont flowers! Please connect with us through our website, www.thirdbranch.com

Alexander Arroyo

alexander.s.arroyoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(619) 417-4470

Owner/Farmer
Fuller Mountain Farm
fullermountainfarm.com
1411 Fuller Mountain Road
North Ferrisburgh VT, 05473

Alex Arroyo of Fuller Mountain Farm in North Ferrisburgh! My retired mother and I are transforming 8 acres of beautiful land into a food forest and dynamic silvopastural system, also growing market herbs and flowers. I'm passionate about ecology and a holistic approach to growing food and raising animals.

Misse Axelrod

dmisseREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@hotmail.com
(802) 485-7788

Farmer/Owner
Drift Farmstead
driftfarmsteadvt.com
324 Webster Rd.
Roxbury Vermont, 05669

Farmer, food educator, FTS Coordinator, NOFA-VT Farm to Community Mentor

Karen Ballard

kballardREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtchamber.com
802-262-2129

Program Manager
Vermont Tourism Network
vermonttourismnetwork.com
PO Box 37
Montpelier Vermont, 05601

I manage the Vermont Tourism Network (a program of the Vermont Chamber) and promote group travel to Vermont in partnership with the Vermont Dept of Tourism & Marketing. I represent more than 100 destinations in Vermont, including numerous agritourism destinations, and work with tour operators and planners to develop tours (mostly via motorcoach and 25-35 guests). The tour industry appreciates Vermont's authenticity and I'm always working to develop new itineraries and experiences to share. I am also President of the Vermont Attractions Association representing and promoting Vermont's attractions which also includes many agricultural destinations.

Chelsea Bardot Lewis

chelsea.lewisREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 828-3360

Chelsea Bardot Lewis is an Agricultural Policy Administrator with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture. She has an M.S. in Agriculture Food and Environment from the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, where she conducted the research for “A capacity assessment of New England’s large animal slaughter facilities as relative to meat production for the regional food system,” published in 2011. In addition to her work with the meat industry in Vermont, she is also the director of the Vermont Food Export Program, and VAAFM's Federal Policy liaison. She and her husband Nate own Moonlight Farm in Waterbury, Vermont, an organic fruit and garlic operation.

Lindsey Berk

lindseyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@acornvt.org


Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN)
acornvt.org
P.O. Box 65
Middlebury VT, 05753

Co-Founder
Origins of Food
theoriginsoffood.com
11 South Maple Street, #3
Vergennes Vermont, 05491

Lindsey spent seven years in marketing, advertising and PR in the private sector, and in 2011 escaped the cubicles of New York City to found herself nestled in the vines of Mendoza’s wine country as a harvest intern. What was meant to be a five month hiatus became a four year journey around Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. A life-changing role at a Peruvian disaster relief organization convinced Lindsey to continue working in the non-profit sector, and a few stints with a Guatemalan coffee cooperative, an Australian organic farm and various WWOOFing properties, locked her into the good food movement for good. Lindsey and her partner Matthew founded a food education tourism project, Origins of Food, that reconnects people with where food comes from.

Tom Bivins

infoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtcheese.com
(866) 261-8595


Vermont Cheese Council
vtcheese.com
West Parish Road
Westminster West VT, 05346

Since 1996, the Vermont Cheese Council has worked to support the Vermont cheese industry with both marketing and educational opportunities. The VCC provides the tools necessary to encourage Vermont cheesemakers to follow the best possible manufacturing practices, in order to assure our customers that Vermont cheese represents the highest level of quality in the marketplace.

Ember Boyle

HappyBirdPoultryFarmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-343-4182

owner
Happy Bird Poultry Farm, LLC
HappyBirdPoultryFarm.com
568 Main St
Isle La Motte Vermont, 05463

Happy Bird Poultry Farm, LLC started as two couples growing their own chicken. One year we (The Boyles) gave some of our homegrown chicken as gifts for Christmas and WOW! It was popular so we grew more and more each year. Then we added the smokehouse and farm market. We now offer a diverse variety of local food and non food items for sale. Our chicken is still grown here on the farm and is now (as of 2017) processed by us in our on farm VT Department of Agriculture inspected poultry processing plant. We aren't a deli or restaurant but we do offer some awesome foods for you to take home and share with family and friends. Real smoke, real flavor, low and slow!

Bill Brown

billREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@confluencevt.com
(802) 952-8907

Executive Director
Confluence Behavioral Health
confluencevt.com
1646 GOVE HILL RD
Thetford Center Vermont, 05075-9041

Gloria Bruce

directorREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@travelthekingdom.com
(802) 626-8511

Executive Director
Northeast Kingdom Travel and Tourism Association
travelthekingdom.com
P.O. Box 212
Burke VT, 05832

Executive Director of the Northeast Kingdom Travel & Tourism Association

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.

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.

Megan Camp

mcampREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@shelburnefarms.org
802-985-8686

Vice President/Program Director
Shelburne Farms
shelburnefarms.org
1611 Harbor Road
Shelburne VT, 05482


Vermont Farm to School Network
vermontfarmtoschool.org
1611 Harbor Rd
Shelburne Vermont, 05482

Megan Camp serves as Vice President and Program Director at Shelburne Farms providing leadership for organizational and educational program development. Much of her work over her 30 years at the Farm has focused on building public private partnerships to conduct research, influence policy, and build networks to strengthen Education for Sustainability in Vermont and around the world. Megan helped create and facilitate a multi-stakeholder process that resulted in the state of Vermont incorporating the nation’s first education standards for sustainability. She also fostered collaboration between Shelburne Farms and the Burlington School District, which led to the opening of the first public K-5 sustainability-themed magnet school in the country in 2009. Along with the Directors of NOFA Vermont and Food Works at Two Rivers she co-founded Vermont’s nationally recognized Farm to School program VT FEED. She was also a founding board member of the Farm-Based Education Network . Megan currently serves on the boards of the Castanea Foundation, the Vermont Council on Rural Development, the Vermont Fresh Network, and the Energy Action Network. She also serves on the Vermont Sustainable Agriculture Council, the Farm to Plate Steering Committee and the University of Vermont College of Agriculture and Life Sciences advisory board.

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

Vera Chang

vchangREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@shelburnefarms.org
(917) 846-1865


Inn at Shelburne Farms
shelburnefarms.org/comevisitus/restaurant.shtml
1611 Harbor Road
Shelburne VT, 05482

Vera is the Public Relations and Marketing Director for Shelburne Farms, where she oversees media and messaging for its 1,400-acre organic farm and forest, award-winning farmstead cheese, internationally-recognized farm to table restaurant and inn, and leading-edge educational programs. Previously, Vera was a Bon Appétit Management Company Foundation Fellow who managed, co-researched, and co-wrote the most comprehensive report on the state of farm labor today, the Inventory of Farmworker Issues and Protections in the United States, lauded by The New York Times, Worldwatch Institute, and Center for Science in the Public Interest. Vera holds a B.A. in Global Ethics (with honors) from Carleton College and certificates in Ecological Horticulture from University of California Santa Cruz and Permaculture Design from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Vera’s work has been highlighted in LA Weekly, Grist, and the Chicago Tribune, among others. Her articles have appeared in Bitch magazine, Civil Eats, Triple Pundit, and the academic journal, Beliefs and Values. Her photographs have been published in books (e.g., Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, New School Cuisine: Nutritious and Seasonal Recipes for School Cooks by School Cooks), media (e.g., CNBC, NPR, The Boston Globe, USA Today, Seattle magazine, Edible East Bay), and health food stores and cafes across the country.

Lisa Chase

lisa.chaseREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
802-257-7967


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

Elisa Clancy

elisaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@lamoilleeconomy.org
802-917-4020

Marketing Consultant, Agriculture Specialist
Lamoille Economic Development Corporation
lamoilleeconomy.org
582 Laporte Road
Morrisville VT, 05661

Marketing Consultant, Web Design. Market Plan Research and Writing Assistance Online Marketing Assistance - Web, Email, Social, Advertising Advertising Copy Writing Graphic Design Branding Advice Public Relations Press Release Marketing Grant Information & Assistance

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

Jinny Cleland

fourspringsfarmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com


Four Springs Farm
fourspringsfarm.com
776 Gee Hill Road
Royalton VT, 05068

Michael Cyr

michaelREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@skinnypancake.com
802-540-0131

Marketing Coordinator
Skinny Pancake BTV
skinnypancake.com
1200 Airport Drive
South Burlington Vermont, 05403


Skinny Pancake
skinnypancake.com
60 Lake Street
Suite 1A
Burlington VT, 05401


Skinny Pancake-Montpelier
skinnypancake.com
89 Main Street
Montpelier VT, 05602


The Chubby Muffin
thechubbymuffin.com
88 Oak Street
Burlington VT, 05401

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

Hilary DelRoss

hilary.delrossREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 505-0753

Heritage and Recreation Specialist
Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing
accd.vermont.gov/tourism_and_marketing
1 National Life Dr, Davis Bldg, 6th Floo
Montpelier Vermont, 05620

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.

Nicole Driscoll

driscoll.vtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com

Abbey Duke

abbeyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@thesnapvt.com
(802) 324-7998


Sugarsnap Catering
thesnapvt.com
30 Community Drive
South Burlington VT, 05403

Abbey is the owner of Sugarsnap, a farm to table catering company based in South Burlington, VT. She started Sugarsnap in 2003. It includes a farm in Burlington's Intervale, a cafe in South Burlington, a delivery catering service and a full service, off-premise catering operation.

Suzanne Enser

svetromileREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 417-7430

Proprietor, Farmer, Conservation Biologist
Ragged Orchid Farm B&B VT
936 MAPLE ST
SALISBURY Vermont, 05769-9685

Our family recently moved back to VT (late 2018) and have begun planning to cultivate a small farmstead here in the village of Salisbury. Plans include propagating native plants for conservation projects and organic herbs along with offering a rustic B&B in the barn off the back of our farmhouse. Dairy sheep and heritage breed chickens are/will be part of the mix. (We established a similar farm while in Rhode Island during the past 4 years, and VT before that.).

Philo Ridge Farm

infoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@philoridgefarm.com


Philo Ridge Farm
philoridgefarm.com
2766 Mt. Philo Road
Charlotte VT, 05445

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.

Reg Godin

reg.godinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802.522.3648


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

Matthew Gordon

mgordonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontmaple.org
802-498-7767

Ali Hartman

aliREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@mktgrafton.com
(856) 305-6926

Owner
MKT: Grafton
mktgrafton.com
162 Main Street
Grafton Vermont, 05146

MKT was born in the summer of 2015 from a love of good food and great community. Its owners, Ali Hartman and June Lupiani, are friends, foodies, and moms with a love of their homes in Grafton. They wanted to build something great in this little community. Something designed to deliver goodness, kindness, deliciousness in everyday moments. They knew their experiences and skills were worth more together than apart, so they joined forces and jumped in. The women are working together to bring the concept to life, creating menus, restoring a 200 year old building, designing events, and gathering neighbors. We are proud to provide exceptional food in a gorgeous Vermont setting. In addition to our range of cheese, meat, bakery and groceries, MKT offers breakfast and dinner to go, brunch on the weekends and lunch everyday. We are a premier caterer of special events in Southern Vermont, producing delicious, unforgettable meals for our clients. MKT is the product of our passion and our purpose. We couldn't be more excited to share it with you.

Miles Hooper

miles.hooperREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-299-6370


Ayers Brook Goat Dairy
vermontcreamery.com
301 Vermont 12 North
Randolph Vermont, 05060

Crop and Operations manager at Ayers Brook Goat Dairy, Randolph Vermont

Chris Howell

chrisREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontfarmtours.com
(802) 922 - 7346

Owner
Vermont Farm Tours
VermontFarmTours.com
200 Leduc Farm Dr
Shelburne VT, 05482

Chris runs Vermont Farm Tours, a small culinary tour outfit. Vermont Farm Tours provides guided farm, wine, and cheese tours, food pairing events, and cheesemaking workshops. Driving and cycling tours introduce individuals and groups to a variety of food producers in Northern Vermont. Tasting good food with the person who made it on the soil it comes from is a memorable experience, and a powerful way to experience Vermont's agricultural story. Chris also serves at the vice president of Slow Food Vermont.

Dina Janis

dinaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@dorsettheatrefestival.org
(802) 867-2223

Artistic Director
Dorset Theatre Festival
dorsettheatrefestival.org
104 Cheney Road
Dorset Vermont, 05251

Dina Janis has served as the Artistic Director of The Dorset Theatre Festival for the past 4 years, where she recently directed the acclaimed production of The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez. As part of her work at the Festival, Dina runs the New Play Development Program in conjunction with Theresa Rebeck and The Lark New Play Development Center. Writers she has hosted as part of this program include Adam Rapp, Samuel L. Hunter, Sherry Kramer, Laura Eason, and Cusi Cram, among others. Recently, Dina was one of the guest directors at the WAM New Play Festival at Proctors Theater. During the summers of 2005-2008, Dina hosted the renowned LAByrinth Theatre Company and their well-known Lab Intensive at Bennington College. This intensive brought over 150 top theatre artists together for two weeks each summer for the purpose of developing new plays. Some of the artists that have participated in the past include Eric Bogosian, Sam Rockwell, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ellen Burstyn, John Patrick Shanley, and Stephen Adly Guirgis. Dina is a lifetime member of the famed Actors Studio, currently led by Ellen Burstyn, Al Pacino and Harvey Keitel. As an actor she trained directly with Kim Stanley, Uta Hagen, Stella Adler and Sanford Meisner. She has taught in the Drama Department at Bennington College since 2000.

Chris Johnson

VermontjobsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@aol.com
802-453-8324

Sugarmaker
Hidden Mountain Maple
Hiddenmtmaple.com
200 Green Road North
Lincoln Vermont, 05443

BS Forestry UVM Maple Producer NOFA Certified organic since 2015. 7000 taps on single source 450 acre sugarbush surrounded by Bristol Cliffs Federal Wilderness. Member Vermont family Forests.

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.

Beth Kennett

bethREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@libertyhillfarm.com
(802) 767-3926


Liberty Hill Farm Inn
libertyhillfarm.com
511 Liberty Hill
Rochester VT, 05767

Anne-Marie Keppel

antiquesanduniquesvtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 586-9685

Festival Coordinator
Antiques and Uniques Festival
townofcraftsbury.com
Craftsbury Common
Craftsbury Vermont, 05827

I am coordinator of Antiques and Uniques annual festival in Craftsbury Vermont which takes place the 2nd Saturday in July each year. We are happy to be celebrating our 46th event this year! Since 2013 the food tent has converted from quick and easy festival food to all local, organic foods, most of which come from a 15 mile radius of the festival grounds. Each year Antiques and Uniques welcomes more than 3,000 shoppers, 100 vendors, live music and a full day of fun on picturesque Craftsbury Common.

Pam Knights

pkcommunicationsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@tds.net
802-485-7274

owner, branding strategist, marketing consultant
Pam Knights Communications
PamKnights.com
88 Bailey Rd
Northfield Vermont, 05663


Galusha Hill Farm
galushahillfarm.org
10 Clark Road
Topsham VT, 05076

Marketing
Scott Farm Orchard
scottfarmvermont.com
707 Kipling Road
Dummerston VT, 05301

Owner of Pam Knights Communications since 2000 (visit www.pamknights.com ) Pam specializes in branding and marketing communications for food, farm, lodging, agritourism and culinary tourism businesses in VT, NH and beyond. While director of PR & Special Events for New England Culinary Institute, Pam worked to co-found the Vermont Fresh Network in partnership with the Dept of Agriculture. She also directed communications for the VT Land Trust for 3 years before starting PKC.

Helen Labun

helenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontfresh.net

Erin Lorentz

erinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gwriters.com
(802) 747-7900

Communications Manager
Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association
vermontwoodfestival.org
110 Merchants Row
Rutland Vermont, 05701

RICHARD MORIN

rpmorin2REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 999-1566

Creative Director
HIRED HAND BREWING CO.
hiredhandbrewing.com
35 Green Street
Vergennes Vermont, 05491

Founded in 2016, Hired Hand Brewing Co. crafts hyperlocal beers with local ingredients sourced within miles of our brewery and light-filled taproom in Vergennes, Vermont.

Gail Makuch

gail.makuchREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
802-257-7967 or (802) 780-0091


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

Beekeeper
Gail Makuch
PO Box 1413
Wilmington Vermont, 05363

I keep busy by: Nurturing bees with organic methods. Sharing and selling the hives' healing honey, propolis and pollen. Exploring and preserving wilderness in the mountains of Southern VT. Supporting agriculture, education and community programs at the UVM Extension office in Brattleboro.

John Mandeville

johnREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@lamoilleeconomy.org
(802) 888-5640

Executive Director
Lamoille Economic Development Corporation
lamoilleeconomy.org
582 Laporte Road
Morrisville VT, 05661

Support and promotion for local agriculture, particularly value-added and sustainable ag and food production through the provision of technical services, financial support through loan and grant programs, assistance with regulatory and permit issues, marketing and promotion help, assistance in writing grant applications to third party providers, providing networking opportunities and running two, local on-line farmer's markets.

Lisa Mase

lisaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@harmonizedcookery.com
802.598.9206

owner
Harmonized Cookery
healthyeatingprogram.info
450 Sparrow Farm Road
Montpelier Vermont, 05602

Lisa is a food as medicine educator, translator, food writer and homesteader who teaches the ways of food as medicine through group classes and private consultations. She strives for food justice by acting mindfully and raising awareness about issues of food access and health.

Lauren Masseria

lauren.masseriaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov


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

Chef Jean-Luc Matecat

stayREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@weathersfieldinn.com
802-263-9217

Executive Chef
The Inn at Weathersfield
weathersfieldinn.com
1342 VT Route 106
Perkinsville Vermont, 05151

Executive Chef of The Inn at Weathersfield, a New England Premier Culinary Inn in Southeastern Vermont. The inn offers 12 en-suite guest rooms, highly acclaimed restaurant and tavern, organic heirloom vegetable garden and The Hidden Kitchen, the inn's on-site cooking classroom studio.

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.

Jill Merkel

hestholl4REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com

owner
Hestholl Icelandics
facebook.com/hestholl
1002 Johnnie Brook Rd
Richmond Vermont, 05477

Hestholl Icelandics provides locally raised, grass-fed and well loved registered Icelandic Sheep for sale as breeding animals, as well as products like wool, meat, milk, and some hand spun yarn. We welcome farm tours by reservation, and we are supporters of our local 4H youth.

Rob Merriam

RobREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@RamblingBrookFarmVermont.com


Rambling Brook Farm
RamblingBrookFarmVermont.com
Marlboro
Marlboro Vermont, 05344

Custom pork by advance order only, seasonal produce as available, Vermont Foodbank supporter

Grace Meyer

GraceREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontfresh.net
802.434.2000

Joan Milgram

purnamabaliREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@yahoo.com

Owner
Garnet Mountain Farm
45 Dover Hill Rd
East Dover Vermont, 05341

Garnet Mountain Farm, a small 3-acre permaculture farmstead in the Green Mountains, producing organically grown vegetables, herbs, fruits, berries, pastured eggs.

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

Brock Miller

bmiller8383REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 563-2179

General Manager
Back Road BBQ
facebook.com/backroadbbqvt
1806 Ducharme Rd
Marshfield Vermont, 05658

I spend my days split between parenting my two fantastic children alongside my amazing wife and working the land for resources to cook amazing food and bring it to the people!

Bobbie Milligan

bmilliganREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@billingsfarm.org
(802) 457-5318


Billings Farm & Museum
billingsfarm.org
5302 River Road
Woodstock Vermont, 05091

Bobbie Milligan is the Associate Director of Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock. She has charge of public relations, marketing, fundraising, community engagement, retail sales and visitor services for the organization.

Orly Munzing

orlyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@strollingoftheheifers.com
802-258-9177

Founder & Executive Director
Strolling of the Heifers
strollingoftheheifers.com
157 Main St
Brattleboro Vermont, 05301

Orly is the founder and executive director of Strolling of the Heifers. Drawing on her 20-year background as an educational consultant, she gathered a group of volunteers in 2001 to help focus attention on the difficulties of small family farms in the Brattleboro region. In 2002, they organized the first annual Strolling of the Heifers, a parade and festival celebrating farmers and aiming to connect people with healthy local food. With the growth in the local foods movement since then, “the Stroll” has expanded to a full weekend which is annually rated one of Vermont’s Top Ten Summer Events (and in 2013 was rated one of America’s Top 10 Summer Festivals). Under Orly’s leadership, over the years Strolling of the Heifers launched educational programs, a microloan fund, and farm internship program for youth, which are now all carried on by other organizations. In 2011, the Slow Living Summit was added, immediately preceding Stroll Weekend. Strolling of the Heifers also currently organizes the Vermont Farm/Food Business Plan Competition in collaboration with Vermont Technical College.

Ryan Murphy

ryanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@lcpcvt.org


Lamoille County Planning Commission
lcpcvt.org
52 Portland Street, 2nd Floor,
P.O. Box 1637
Morrisville VT, 05661

I work for the Lamoille County Planning Commission as a GIS Planner. I'm interested in becoming involved in the Farm to Plate Network to help improve opportunities for Lamoille County food and beverage producers.

Jennifer Nelson

Jenny_NelsonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sanders.senate.gov
(802) 748-0191

Agriculture Policy Advisor
Office of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders
sanders.senate.gov
51 Depot Square
St. Johnsbury VT, 05819

Lu Neuse

lneuseREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@retreatfarm.org
802-490-2270

Program Director
Retreat Farm Ltd.
retreatfarm.org
350 Linden St.
Brattleboro Vermont, 05301

Program Director at Retreat Farm in Brattleboro. I also like to grow and eat vegetables, and feel lucky to live in a place with such amazing local food.

Kelly Nottermann

kellyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-1121


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

Laura Olsen

lauraREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@eatstayfarm.com
802-505-9840


Green Mountain Girls Farm
eatstayfarm.com
923 Loop Road
Northfield VT, 05663

co-owner of Green Mountain Girls Farm in Northfield VT

Mari Omland

mariREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@eatstayfarm.com
(802) 505-9840


Green Mountain Girls Farm
eatstayfarm.com
923 Loop Road
Northfield VT, 05663

Mari grew up in the hills around Rutland. She spent two decades outside Vermont and worked at Conservation International and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. In 2007 she returned to Vermont with her partner Laura Olsen and launched Green Mountain Girls Farm where they raise happy and healthy meat, eggs, milk, vegetables and herbs and hosts visitors for events and farmstays.

Meadow Osmun

gunmetalbutterflyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 453-3687


Three Calls Farm at Maplehill
maplehillcamp.com
3825 Quaker Street
south Starksboro Vermont, 05443

Three Calls Farm at Maplehill Campsites in South Starksboro offers hand-shepherded and rotationally grazed humane goat meat and milk as well as goat tallow candles and soap. We love our goats and so will you.

Krystyna Oszkinis

tigertownfarmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 281-0781


Tigertown Farm
191 Tigertown Road
Norwich Vermont, 05055

Tigertown Farm is an off-grid, experimental homestead developing low cost and low energy input strategies for regenerating a tired piece of land in our Vermont landscape. Through permaculture system design, building with reclaimed construction materials, and agro-ecological farming practices, we seek to relearn how to live and sustain ourselves within a greater working ecosystem. Our enterprises include Tigertown Compost, which annually diverts tens of thousands of pounds of restaurant organic material from landfills each year and doesn't stop there. We aim at achieving highest use from all materials put through our system- feeding pigs, chickens, fungi and the soil! Additionally, nearly all of our and our guests' diet comes from our farm and woodlands. Specifically, from foraging, hunting, raising heritage pigs and birds, organic culinary mushroom production, the biodynamic orchards, sugar bush as well as a diverse and resilient rotation of annual veggies which share our 30 acre farm. We are 100% off grid, which means we source all of our own water, and electricity from our gravity well and solar panel array. We offer free room and board homestead immersion experiences to travelers from around the globe.

Tara Pereira

taraREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontfresh.net

Communications Director
Vermont Fresh Network
vermontfresh.net
52 Bridge Street
PO Box 895
Richmond VT, 05477

Laura Peterson

laura.petersonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 522-7323

MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Agency of Commerce and Community Development today announced that Laura Peterson has been named communications director for the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing. In this role, she will be responsible for leading tourism media and trade relations. The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing's key objective is to increase awareness of the Vermont brand with the goal of increasing visitation to the state. Peterson was most recently in corporate communications for Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., where she developed and executed communications strategies with an emphasis on sustainability. Prior to her eleven years with Keurig Green Mountain, she was program manager for Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, and Vermont bureau chief for WPTZ-TV.

Andrew Peterson

qualitymaltREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 989-0014

Owner
Peterson Quality Malt
vermontmalt.com
1822 Monkton Rd
N. Ferrisburg VT, 05473

At Peterson Quality Malt we grow and partner with other farms to grow grains in Vermont, we then malt them for local brewers and distillers to make a truly Vermont brew or spirit. We are the only malt house in the state and one of only 4 in New England.

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

Susan Plump

splumpREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@billingsfarm.org
802-457-2355

Public Relations & Special Events Coordinator at Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, Vermont

Anatoly Polyakov

innkeeperREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@heartofthevillage.com

Proprietor
Heart of the Village
heartofthevillageinn.com
5347 Shelburne Road
Heart of the Village Inn
Shelburne Vermont, 05482

Abby Portman

abbyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@intervale.org
802-660-0440 x103

Community Relations Coordinator
Intervale Center
intervale.org
180 Intervale Road
Burlington VT, 05401

Hello! My name is Abby Portman, I am the Community Relations Coordinator at the Intervale Center. I focus on event planning, communications, and community engagement. I am a graduate of Colorado College where I studied Sustainable Food Systems and Social Policy. In my spare time I enjoy reading, photography, hiking, and cooking.

Lindsay Quella

LQuellaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com


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

Amy Richardson

farmtoschoolREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@yahoo.com
802-436-7017

farmer/family member
Richardson Family Farm
18 Richardson Farm Road
Woodstock Vermont, 05091

I live and work with my husband and sons on Richardson Family Farm in Hartland, VT. A family operation of more than 100 years, ours is a diversified dairy, maple, and split rail fence business. We host school groups, and other organized groups for tours and educational visits. We milk 65 registered Jersey cows and are members of the AgriMark-Cabot dairy cooperative. I also work for NOFA VT as Farm to Community Mentor in Windsor county, and as FEAST (Food Education, Agricultural Studies, Together) program Coordinator in Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union.

Jeff Roberts

cowcreekREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@attglobal.net
(802) 656-8300

Principal Consultant
Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese
nutrition.uvm.edu/viac
109 Carrigan Drive
255 Carrigan Wing Building
Burlington VT, 05401

A resident of Montpelier Vermont, Jeff Roberts is president of Cow Creek Creative Ventures, dedicated to developing solutions in the areas of agriculture and food policy, conservation, the environment, and community economic development. He is co-founder of the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese at the University of Vermont. His book, The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese (Chelsea Green, 2007), was the first comprehensive survey of small-scale producers. He is a member of Guilde Internationale des Fromagers. He teaches the history and culture of food at the New England Culinary Institute, is a visiting professor at the Slow Food University of Gastronomic Science, provides consulting services to a wide array of small-scale food producers, and is a frequent speaker in Europe and the United States on artisan food, sustainable agriculture, and the working landscape. During his career, Jeff was a meteorologist, museum curator and historian, and director of development at the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia. From 1987 – 1994, he was associate dean for at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine. From 1995 – 1998, he was vice president for external affairs for the Vermont Land Trust. For more than a decade, Jeff was active in Slow Food International and USA, including service as a director and treasurer of the national board; locally he served as a director of the Central Vermont Community Land Trust; Vermont Arts Council; and Vermont Fresh Network.

Katherine Robinson

k.robinsonvt23REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 356-6606

Passionate about sustainable communities, food and travel | Pursuing a career in Farm to Table Event Planning | Currently based in Jeffersonville, VT

Ari Rockland-Miller

ari.rockland-millerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-828-5399

Act 250 Coordinator; Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

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

Liz Ruffa

lizREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@northshiregrows.org
(802) 379-4013

Project Director
Northshire Grows
147 Green Peak Orchard North
East Dorset Vermont, 05253

Liz Ruffa lives in East Dorset, where she has runs Northshire Grows Inc., a farm and food systems network that serves the southwestern region of Vermont.

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.

Patricia Sears

patricia.searsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@discovernewportvt.com
(802) 323-1056

CEO
NEKTI Consulting
nekticonsulting.com
52 Finnegan Road
Lowell VT, 05847

As Executive Director of Newport City Renaissance Corporation I have developed the Newport. Fresh by Nature. program that has received start-up funds from USDA-RD Rural Business Enterprise Grant. The program connects local farms to downtown restaurants and markets restaurants that include and increase the amount of locally grown and produced ingredients on their menus. The annual Taste of Newport event is a walking tour of downtown Newport visiting the participating restaurants and tasting their menu selections made of seasonally fresh ingredients. Newport. Fresh by Nature. also celebrates Newport's community gardens and promotes the Newport Farmer's Market and Northeast Kingdom Tasting Center. Marketing downtown Newport as a culinary destination for a true farm-to-table experience and job creation are major goals of this program. Green Mountain Farm Direct is a partner in this program.

Jessica Shook

jessicashookREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@flourishfarm.com


Flourish Farm
flourishfarm.com
340 Avenue D
Suite 50
Williston VT, 05495

Flourish Farm is a unique cricket farm (not hard to be, you're probably thinking!) based in Vermont, raising and harvesting crickets for human and pet consumption. For the past three years, we have been operating under the name, Tomorrow's Harvest (you may have heard of us!). Due to the demand for our products, we have spent the last year working on expanding. Enter: a bigger farm, a new name, a pretty awesome logo and a really innovative team of do-ers and creative thinkers (among other stuff).

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

Vera Simon-Nobes

vsimonnobesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@shelburnefarms.org
(802) 986 8686

Farm-Based Education Network Coordinator
Shelburne Farms
shelburnefarms.org
1611 Harbor Road
Shelburne VT, 05482

Vera Simon-Nobes works at Shelburne Farms and coordinates program development and communications for the Farm-Based Education Network, a free member network established to strengthen and support the work of educators, farmers, and community leaders providing access and educational experiences on working farms. She supports Vermont’s growing agritourism community through special projects and her work as the Farm to Plate Agritourism Task Force Co-Chair. She lives on a diversified farm in Charlotte, VT.

Jonathan Slason

jonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@harlowfarm.com
(802) 376-9421

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

Susan Smiley

ssmileyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sover.net
(802) 388-6601


Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN)
acornvt.org
P.O. Box 65
Middlebury VT, 05753

I have farmed with my family since 1974 and am about to enter a new farming phase with my youngest daughter. We area currently exploring farm enterprise options and focusing on farm to plate as the overarching idea

Christopher Sol Cruz

csolcruzREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@suncrossmedia.com
802-748-9613


St. Johnsbury Area Local Food Alliance (ALFA)
stjalfa.org
490 Portland Street
St. Johnsbury Vermont, 05819

Robert Stannard

bobREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontnaturalbeef.com
(802) 537-3711

Managing Member
Vermont Natural Beef, LLC
vermontnaturalbeef.com
1943 Stage Road
Benson Vermont, 05743

Bob overseas and participates in all day to day operations and manages longer term strategic decision making. Bob has a 35-year successful track record in the agricultural industry. For the last twelve years he has grown Vermont Natural Beef. Prior to this he was a feed consultant for Feed Commodities International and Blue Seal Feeds. Bob began his ag career as a dairy farmer. Bob attended the Agricultural College at the University of Vermont.

Seyon Lodge State Park

seyon.lodge.parkREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 584-3829

Dawn Holtz -Park/Lodge Manager
Seyon Lodge State Park
vtstateparks.com/seyon.html
2967 Seyon Pond Rd
Groton Vermont, 05046

Seyon Lodge State Park is home to Vermont's only fully equipped lodge operated inside of the 27,000 acre Groton State Forest on the edge of the beautiful Northeast Kingdom. The lodge offers bed and breakfast style accomodations and serves meals to guests from a fully equipped commercial kitchen. Our kitchen partners with several local farms, we have a large fresh vegetable and flower garden, and we are a member of the Vermont Fresh Network. The lodge hosts retreats, weddings, conferences, and individual guests while operating year round.

Karen Dillon and Stephen Pite

smp109REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 279-3300

Co-Owner
Willett's Bend Farms
2664 Rt 12
Berlin
Berlin Vermont, 05602

Filmmakers. Educators. Idealists. Farmers. Moved from Kansas where we ran a magazine dedicated to promoting the sustainable farming in NE Kansas and a small sheep (fiber) operation. Start up goat dairy and larger scale sustainable crop farming here in Central VT with high hopes!

Jayne SullyCole

jayneREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@wildrootsvt.com

Proprietor
Wild Roots
WildRootsVT.com
5615 VT RT 14
Royalton Vermont, 05068

Wild Roots is located in Royalton, Vermont; a unique eatery featuring a 100% locally sourced menu.

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

Amy Todisco

atnontoxREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-496-3081

Program Creation & Development, Organic Flower Grower
Hartshorn Certified Organic Farm
hartshornfarm.com
54 Quarry Road
Waitsfield Vermont, 05673

Hartshorn Certified Organic Farm is run by Dave Hartshorn and Amy Todisco. We grow a large variety of vegetables, fruits and flowers and sell both retail and wholesale. We have a seasonal farm stand and maple sugar house that are open 7 days per week during the summer. Pick your own berries, special events, and our farm animals are popular attractions at the farm. Summer 2016 we will have two unique week long farm camps for children in 5/6th grades. We also offer life changing, farm based, personal growth and wellness retreats. (www.yourturningpt.com)

Philip Tortora

philip.tortoraREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 522-7323

Communications Director
Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing
VermontVacation.com
One National Life Drive
Davis Building, 6th Floor
Montpelier Vermont, 05620-0501

Communications Director, Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing

Joshua Trought

infoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@dacres.org
(603) 786-2366

D Acres of New Hampshire - Permaculture Farm & Educational Homestead
D Acres of NH
dacres.org
218 Streeter Woods Road, PO Box 98
Dorchester New Hampshire, 03266

Conductor at D Acres of NH

Kate Turcotte

kate.turcotteREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com

Nancy VanWinkle

nvanwinkleREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sterlingcollege.edu
(802) 586-7711


Sterling College
sterlingcollege.edu
PO Box 72
16 Sterling Drive
Craftsbury Common VT, 05827

Sterling College, located in the heart of Vermont’s rural agricultural economy and vibrant local food system, and The Rian Fried Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems encompass our educational Farm, Forest, and Kitchen, bachelor's degree programs in Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems, and continuing education programs through the School of the New American Farmstead. Sterling students play an integral role in food production, as Sterling is a federally recognized Work College, with all students working to defray the cost of their education.

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.

Timothy Wall

timREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@smalleywall.com
(310) 467-5699

Three Chimney's Farm is a homestead farm in Charlotte, VT. We are growing a wide variety of crops - from annual vegetables, to grains, and fruit trees.

Weiwei Wang

wwangREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-0892

Elizabeth Willhite

bethREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@royaltonfarms.com
(802) 369-0211

Office Manager
Royalton Farms
royaltonfarms.com
208 Chelsea St.
south royalton Vermont, 05068

About Us: Our farms are special because of the people who work there, the animals we caretake, and the town where we are located. Sure we have, in our opinion, some of the best genetic lines of Wagyu and Berkshire, but the real reason our end product is better is the environment within which these animals are raised. Our farmers are a mixture of local Vermonters, New Englanders, and former urban dwellers who sought out a more bucolic way of life. What they all have in common is their passion for the land, the animals, and farming as a way of life not just a way to make a living. Our farmers work in concert with each other while each individual is able to focus on specific areas of the farm that he or she is uniquely qualified to manage. We believe producing quality meat can only be achieved if we produce superb crops, manage pastures for optimum nutrition, and maintain all farm buildings to ensure animals comfort and health. Our animals are unique for a myriad of reasons. Obviously our Wagyu Cattle, Mangalitsa and Berkshire Pork have unique traits which make our end product unique. Our customers include some of the highest rated restaurants in New England. Our goal is to raise exceptional meats. Our land is situated in Royalton Vermont and offers some of the best agricultural lands in the prettiest setting. We are situated in a community where farming isn’t a novelty but rather a family tradition. We are lucky to be able to rely on our neighbors who also farm and enjoy the sense of community we feel when we are able to work together to produce healthy foods for our family, friends, and business partners. This is what makes our farm special. Please contact us today to discuss the possibility of joining our team. This isn’t just a business, this is our home.

Nicola Williams

nicolaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@thewilliamsagency.net
(617) 395-7680

President
The Williams Agency
thewilliamsagency.net
144- A Mount Auburn St.
Cambridge Massachusetts, 02138

Nicola A. Williams President, The Williams Agency Nicola Williams is the founder and owner of, The Williams Agency, a full service marketing consulting firm with a focus on sustainable food, culture, health and the environment. The Agency is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and works regionally in New England. Under Nicola’s leadership, The Williams Agency, which has been operating since 1995, have received numerous awards for its work in sustainable food, environment and health awareness campaigns. Recently, Nicola was recognized as a 2015 Cambridge Food Hero. Nicola has over 20 years of experience with expertise in marketing strategy, grassroots marketing, and business strategy. Boston and Vermont JerkFests, the agency’s own signature projects are rooted in Nicola’s Jamaican culture, and are built upon the values she cares deeply about such as sustainable food, diversity, localism, and respect for the environment. Nicola is a recipient of many awards and has been featured in local and national media, including Black Enterprise magazine, the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, and the Boston Business Journal. Nicola currently serves on the boards of the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts and Cambridge Carnival International, Inc., and is an active member in SBN’s Local Food Committee, Food Solutions New England, and the Fish Locally Collaborative organized by Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance. Prior to The Williams Agency, Nicola was a Consultant for Cambridge Business Development, a non-profit agency whose mission was to assist businesses to start, develop, and grow.