Education and Workforce Development
The Education and Workforce Development Working Group focuses on strategies and the development of resources to improve and enhance K-12 education (including core STEM curriculum and career and technical education), higher education, adult and continuing education, and internship/apprenticeship programs that lead to careers in the food system. It also works on strategies which address food system workforce needs and labor issues.
Since May of 2016 the Working Group has begun to adapt projects to meet the needs and regional diversity found in Vermont. Of particular note is the re-organization of our work by encouraging WEB (workforce development, education, business), partnerships in three regions and special attention paid to building networks at the regional level between each of the components. In 2017 2018, the Working Group expanded the number of regions we support in this work. In 2019, we look to build resilient and sustainable infrastructure for these projects with the help of our taskforce chairs as well as publish the work and resources on the new "RESOURCES" page of the F2P Atlas. We will continue to act as a hub to share learnings from each region on each of our projects – currently, a joint effort with the VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets, our WEB Partnership work and the growing and evolving Food System Career Profiles project. We will also host 3-4 working group meetings a year.
Members include K-12 and career and technical education center educators, college and university personnel, government agency staff, workforce development program administrators, educational consultants, and other organizational representatives working to improve food system education and workforce development opportunities for Vermonters.
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Network Groups
Food Access
Integrated Curriculum & Flexible Pathways
Farm to Institution
Research
Governor's Institute
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
Labor
Education and Workforce DevelopmentKristyn Achilich
kachilichREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@smcvt.edu
802.654.2730
Academic Program Coordinator
St. Michael's College
smcvt.edu/on-campus/green-campus/sustainability-initiatives/organic-garden.aspx
1 Winooski Park
Box 5
Colchester Vermont, 05439
I have returned to my alma mater to a newly created position as Academic Program Coordinator for the Organic Garden and Permaculture Site. In this role, I offer critical support to students, faculty, and community members who utilize the Saint Michael’s Organic Garden and Permaculture Site for educational and research purposes. I serve as a resource for faculty as they plan their own lessons in the outdoor classroom, and model skills that students need to be proficient in ecological farming practices. I am responsible for the overall management and design of the permaculture and garden sites, to insure maximizing of their function for research, teaching and community-engaged learning. My past roles include participating in the Governor’s Institute of Vermont’s Food, Farms and Your Future Institute as a teaching assistant; Market Garden Assistant at Trillium Hill Farm; research student and teaching assistant in UVM’s Food Systems program; and more recently I was the curriculum coordinator for the Farm at the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps. I received a Bachelor of Science in biology from Saint Michael’s College, have a Master’s of Science from the University of Vermont in Food Systems, and am a Master’s of Education candidate at Saint Michael’s.
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Philip Ackerman-Leist
ackermanleistREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sterlingcollege.edu
(802) 353-0965
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Network Groups
Randolph Technical Career Center Adult Education Program
jjollsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@orangesouthwest.org
(802) 728-4241
The Randolph Technical Career Center Adult Education Program is committed to helping adult students build on their personal and professional experience by gaining knowledge and skills needed through our various course offerings.
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Network Groups
Tom Alderman
tom.aldermanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 828-3892
Director of Adult Education
Vermont Agency of Education
education.vermont.gov
219 North Main Street, Ste. 402
Barre VT, 05641
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Production and ProcessingRoger Allbee
roger.allbeeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@yahoo.com
Advisor
Vermont Tech
vtc.edu
124 Main Street
Randolph VT, 05061
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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
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Network Groups
Food Safety
Farmland Access
Education and Workforce Development
Career Pathways & Image
Eat Local CampaignAndrew Bahrenburg
abahrenburgREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
Organizer
Vermont Young Farmers Coalition
facebook.com/VTYoungFarmers
107-6 Buell Street
Burlington Vermont, 05401
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Jenna Banning
jenna.banningREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
UVM Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE)
uvm.edu/cdae
146 University Place
Morrill Hall
Burlington VT, 05405
M.S. Candidate, CDAE, UVM Research Assistant, CRS, UVM
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Meat Processing
Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Independent Grocers
Consumer Education and Marketing
Food Access
Financing
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
Slow Money Vermont
HealthJustin Barrett
workREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@piecemealvt.com
(541) 510-5873
chef owner
Piecemeal Pies
piecemealpies.com
5 South Main Street
White River Junction Vermont, 05001
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Network Groups
Douglas Becker
MontpelierVineyardsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-223-1025
Owner/Winemaker
Montpelier Vineyards
dkbecker05602.wix.com/montpelier-vineyards
2446 Elm St.
Montpelier VT, 05602
Montpelier Vineyards is an organic vineyard growing cold-hardy wine grapes and making wines and Mead that we are proud to call Vermont made. dkbecker05602.wix.com/montpelier-vineyards
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Farm to Institution
Independent Grocers
Food Access
Financing
Research
Energy
Health
Farm Viability Indicators Task Force
Communications and Marketing Community of Practice
Rooted in Vermont®
Food Access PlanningNatalie Bekkouche
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Education and Workforce DevelopmentCynthia Belliveau
Cynthia.BelliveauREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 639-3210
Co-Director
Erica Houskeeper Communications, LLC
ericahouskeeper.com
23 Catherine Street
Burlington VT, 05405
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Network Groups
Aggregation and Distribution
Farm to Institution
Farm to School
Business-Education Partnerships
Education and Workforce DevelopmentRichard Berkfield
richardREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@foodconnects.org
(802)579-1082
Executive Director
Food Connects
foodconnects.org
22 Browne Court
Unit 110
Brattleboro VT, 05301
General Manager
Windham Farm and Food
windhamfarmandfood.com
PO Box 431
Townshend Vermont, 05353
Richard is the co-founder and Executive Director of Food Connects. He has been leading food system development work in the Windham County area since 2008. Richard holds a M.A. from SIT Graduate Institute in Sustainable Development with a focus on Food Security for Vermont, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Marlboro College Graduate School. Berkfield was named one of Vermont’s Rising Stars by Vermont Business Magazine in 2014. He and his family enjoy growing and preparing as much of their own food as possible, though as work demands increase, he better understand the saying that "The cobbler’s children have no shoes."
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Consumer Education and Marketing
Eat Local Campaign
Research
Education and Workforce Development
Agritourism
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
Slow Money Vermont
Communications and Marketing Community of Practice
Rooted in Vermont®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.
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Ethan Bodin
ebodinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@shelburnefarms.org
802-985-0331
Educator and VT FEED Professional Development Coordinator
Shelburne Farms
shelburnefarms.org
1611 Harbor Road
Shelburne VT, 05482
Ethan is an educator and professional development provider for Shelburne Farms. He facilitates the use of food education and sustainability as an integrating context for school transformation. Ethan holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Education from Saint Michael's College. Ethan is passionate about food systems, sustainable agriculture, and Vermont's working landscape. Some of his past agricultural experiences include WWOOFing (Willing Workers on Organic Farms) in Europe and New Zealand, working for Bread and Butter Farm in So. Burlington, and being part of a wood's crew for a 70,000 tap maple syrup operation in Cambridge. In his spare time, he now operates a small sugar bush with his father and two other partners on Elmore Mountain and enjoys thinking about, and engaging with, the possibilities of applied permaculture on his family's 25 acres in North Chittenden.
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Network Groups
Janice Bosworth
jbosworthREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@pahcc.org
(802) 382-1006
Agribusiness/Plant & Animal Instructor
Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center
hannafordcareercenter.org
51 Charles Avenue
Middlebury VT, 05753
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Network Groups
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and Distribution
Farm to Institution
Consumer Education and Marketing
Agritourism
Food Access
Career Pathways & Image
Health
Communications and Marketing Community of Practice
Rooted in Vermont®
Food Access PlanningReem Bou-Nacklie
rbounackREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 363-5812
Senior at the University of Vermont, majoring in Dietetics, Nutrition and Food Science. Current student intern at the Vermont Food Bank.
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Network Groups
Farm to Institution
Independent Grocers
Consumer Education and Marketing
Energy
Health
Education and Workforce DevelopmentKate Bowen
kategraves2REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@yahoo.com
(802) 387-2391
Meadowdale Farm
meadowdalefarm.com
16 Spring Hill Rd
Putney VT, 05346
Secretary
Farmer Veteran Coalition of Vermont
facebook.com/farmerveterancoalitionofvermont
16 Spring Hill Road
Putney VT, 05346-8892
I'm Kate from Meadowdale Farm. I'm a first generation farmer living my dream of owning a diversified farm in the town where I grew up. We are a traditional Vermont Hill Farm raising: meat, eggs, hay, sap, and forest products. My mission is to serve and support Vermont's rural traditions and its Working Landscape while producing outstanding quality products. Check out our website for a virtual tour of our farm and follow us on Instagram or Facebook.
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Koi Boynton
kboyntonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nrpcvt.com
802-734-7763
Healthy Roots Collaborative
healthyrootsvt.com
75 Fairfield St.
St. Albans Vermont, 05478
Koi Boynton manages Farm to School and Gleaning for the Northwest Healthy Roots Collaborative. This includes working closely with Farm to School Coordinator, Rachel Huff to build vibrant farm to school programs across Franklin and Grand Isle. Koi also heads up the Healthy Roots Gleaning Program. When she is not working with schools or in the fields gleaning produce, she supports Healthy Roots strategic planning, fundraising and program development. Koi has a rich history of supporting local food systems in Vermont and believes that access to fresh local foods and connections to farms can transform the health and vitality of our communities.
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Education and Workforce Development
Consumer Education and Marketing
Research
Business-Education Partnerships
Rooted in Vermont®C.Rose Bragg
braggfamilyfarmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
603-991-5511
Owner
Bragg Family Farm
200 bobbin mill rd
Lunenburg VT, 05906
Husband, wife and baby trio in North Eastern VT. We're small, on ten acres and building our off-grid home. This will be our third year on completely blank land. Dave is a carpenter and Rose runs the homestead. As of now we have chickens, dogs, apples, flowers, produce and herbs. Rose makes and sells soap and wool products at two farmers markets on the weekend. We are ideally looking for someone who is passionate about sustainable living and lifestyle. We're looking for someone part time as we do not have a lot that we can afford. We are willing to barter for some of the compensation. This position has a lot of room to grow if the person is the right fit.
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Agritourism
Business-Education Partnerships
Health
Rooted in Vermont®Bill Brown
billREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@confluencevt.com
(802) 952-8907
Executive Director
Confluence Behavioral Health
confluencevt.com
1646 GOVE HILL RD
Thetford Center Vermont, 05075-9041
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Education and Workforce Development
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Soil and WaterLeonard (Len) Bull
homebullREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@aol.com
(802) 453-7927
Emeritus Professor of Animal Science, NCState University
Vermont Agriculture and Forestry Development Board
vermontworkinglands.com/vafpdb.html
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620
1. Member and Chair, Vt Ag and Forest Products Development Board 2. National Institute for Animal Agriculture (past Chair) 3. Diplomacy Matters, LLC (linking embassies with ag markets) (Vice Chair) 4. Consultant on animal production and agricultural/environmental issues 5. Vermont Farm Bureau (member)
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Network Groups
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Education and Workforce Development
Food Access
Farm to School
Communications and Marketing Community of PracticeNicole Burke
goldenwellapiariesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(201) 314-4636
owner farmer beekeeper
Golden Well Farm
goldenwellapiaries.com
1089 River Road
New Haven Vermont, 05472
Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN)
acornvt.org
P.O. Box 65
Middlebury VT, 05753
Golden Well Farm & Apiaries is located in New Haven Vermont, just a few miles North of the town of Middlebury. We are part of a larger 175 acre farm, though we are only farming about 2 acres of it mostly for veggie production. We never use chemicals and are currently trying adapt more permaculture and bio-intensive practices. In addition to veggies we also keep bees, and grow flowers and forage for our bees. We offer CSA shares, sell at farmer's markets and to local restaurants and donate to the local food shelf. http://goldenwellapiaries.com/
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Network Groups
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Education and Workforce Development
Farm to Institution
Food Access
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
Rooted in Vermont®Alex Buskey
therangervtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-281-2438
Outreach Coordinator
Alliance for Vermont Communities
alliancevermont.org
168 Monarch Hill Rd
Tunbridge Vermont, 05077
The mission of Alliance for Vermont Communities (AVC) is to protect working farms, forests and communities of central Vermont and to promote responsible development that will sustain the rural heritage and values for present and future generations.
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Network Groups
Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Farm to Institution
Consumer Education and Marketing
Agritourism
Food Access
Soil and Water
Energy
Integrated Curriculum & Flexible Pathways
Farmland Access and StewardshipCat 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.
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Network Groups
Energy
Production and Processing
Tech Task Force
Aggregation and Distribution
Education and Workforce DevelopmentChris Callahan
chris.callahanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
8024427582;256
Engineer
University of Vermont Extension (Rutland)
uvm.edu/extension/agriculture/engineering/
1 Scale Avenue
Rutland VT, 05701
Ext Assoc Prof Agricultural Engineering
University of Vermont Extension
go.uvm.edu/ageng
310 Main St
Bennington Vermont, 05201
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.
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Consumer Education and Marketing
Agritourism
Steering CommitteeMegan 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.
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Food Cycle Coalition
Farmland Access
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and Distribution
Farm to Institution
Agritourism
Food Access
Financing
Soil and Water
Research
Energy
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
Labor
Health
Farm Viability Indicators Task Force
Food Access PlanningErica 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
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Education and Workforce Development
Food Access
Farm Viability Indicators Task ForceThomas 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.
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Network Groups
Agricultural Land Use Planning
Education and Workforce Development
Consumer Education and Marketing
Food Access
Business-Education PartnershipsMingla Charoenmuang
mcharoenmuangREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtc.edu
818-416-1831
Institute for Applied Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Technical College
vtc.edu/agricultureinstitute
PO Box 500
Randolph Center Vermont, 05061
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and Distribution
Farm to Institution
Consumer Education and Marketing
Food Access
Financing
Energy
Slow Money Vermont
Health
Rooted in Vermont®
Food Access PlanningScott Choiniere
scottREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@abbeygroup.net
(802) 373-6458
Executive Vice President
The Abbey Food Service Management Group
abbeygroup.net
6212 State Route 105
Enosburg Falls VT, 05450
My name is Scott Choiniere. I am the Executive Vice President for The Abbey Group. We are a New England Food Service Management Company. I have 30 years Food service management experience, I am a New England Culinary School graduate and I am also a certified USDA School Nutrition Specialist. I have a tenacious drive for excellence in customer service and highlight communication as priority number one throughout our team to build on what we we do best, providing the best nutrition and experience for our customers. We strive to hire and retain employees throughout your local communities and in addition utilize handcrafted local sustainable foods to implement our Farm to school and Sea to school philosophy.
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Network Groups
Producer and Processor Association Support
Technical Assistance Coordination
Education and Workforce Development
Consumer Education and Marketing
AgritourismElisa 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
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Producer and Processor Association Support
Technical Assistance Coordination
Dairy Professional Development
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Agricultural Land Use Planning
Food Cycle Coalition
Farmland Access
Financing
Soil and Water
Research
Energy
Integrated Curriculum & Flexible Pathways
Consumer Education and Marketing
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and Distribution
Business-Education Partnerships
Career Pathways & Image
Workforce Needs Assessment and Summit
Tech Task Force
Food Access
Eat Local Campaign
Agritourism
Farm to Institution
Food Retailers
Meat Processing
Slow Money Vermont
Independent Grocers
Labor
Farm Viability Indicators Task Force
Health
Steering Committee
Communications and Marketing Community of Practice
Rooted in Vermont®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
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Food Justice
Aggregation and Distribution
Consumer Education and Marketing
Education and Workforce Development
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Food Access
Financing
Energy
ResearchGina Clithero
gina.clitheroREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-585-6225
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620
Gina is an Agriculture Development Specialist at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets. She manages the Vermont Produce Safety Improvement Grant Program and the Vermont Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Production and Processing
Meat Processing
Food Safety
Workforce Needs Assessment and Summit
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
LaborDorsey Coale
dorseycoaleREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 349-9772
Director
Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center
hannafordcareercenter.org
51 Charles Avenue
Middlebury VT, 05753
I am the Executive Director of Addison County Relocatization Network ACORN. ACORN is a non profit supporting farmers and the food system in Addison County Vermont.
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Network Groups
Laurie Colgan
laurie.colganREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 828-3892
Vermont Agency of Education
education.vermont.gov
219 North Main Street, Ste. 402
Barre VT, 05641
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and Distribution
Workforce Needs Assessment and Summit
ResearchDavid 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.
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Network Groups
Farm to Institution
Consumer Education and Marketing
Education and Workforce Development
Food Access
Farm to School
Rooted in Vermont®Heidi Cooperstein
hcoopersteinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-525-3800
Nutrition Manager
NEKCA Head Start/ Early Head Start
55 Seymour Lane
Newport Vermont, 05855
Northeast Kingdom Community Action Head Start
Northeast Kingdom Community Action Head Start
191 High Street
Barton Vermont, 05822
Nutrition Manager at Northeast Kingdom Community Action Head Start.
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Food Cycle Coalition
Aggregation and Distribution
Financing
Consumer Education and Marketing
Education and Workforce Development
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Energy
Food Access
Health
Research
Agritourism
Business-Education Partnerships
Career Pathways & Image
Communications and Marketing Community of Practice
Farm to Institution
Farm Viability Indicators Task Force
Farmland Access
Food Access Planning
Food Justice
Independent Grocers
Rooted in Vermont®
Slow Money VermontOllie Cultrara
ollie.cultraraREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620
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Network Groups
Stephen Dale
sdaleREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtvsba.org
(800) 244-8722
Vermont School Boards Association
vtvsba.org
2 Prospect Street
Montpelier VT, 05602
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Network Groups
Aggregation and Distribution
Consumer Education and Marketing
Education and Workforce Development
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Production and Processing
Energy
Financing
Food Access
Health
Labor
Research
Soil and Water
Farm to Institution
Independent Grocers
Agritourism
Communications and Marketing Community of Practice
Rooted in Vermont®
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
Food Cycle Coalition
Farmland Access
Farm Viability Indicators Task Force
Slow Money Vermont
Food Access Planning
Steering Committee
Food JusticeSarah 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
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Agritourism
Slow Money VermontCindy Delgatto
cindyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@strollingoftheheifers.com
802-490-5976
Program Manager
Windham Grows
windhamgrows.org
157 Main St.
Brattleboro Vermont, 05301
Cindy Delgatto is the Program Manager for Windham Grows where she shares her deep community roots and genuine belief in the power of relationships. Cindy is a multifaceted professional who has enjoyed the diversity and creativity of working in hospitality and food industries, shared the passion for craftsmanship in the wine and spirits business and most recently has served as a regional workforce developer for individuals with barriers to employment. One common thread is her commitment to excellence in service and a mission to create connected spaces for people and businesses to thrive. Cindy is a proud member of the Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary and serves on the Executive Board of the Brattleboro Chamber of Commerce. Originally from the Catskill Mountains, Cindy and her husband Leonard happily call Brattleboro home and when she is not organizing, planning or collaborating in her community she is spending time with her three grown children, one very spoiled dog, in her vintage camper exploring new places or grounded in her garden.
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Network Groups
Beth Demers
beth.demersREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 828-1175
Workforce Training Program Director
Vermont Department of Economic Development
accd.vermont.gov/business
1 National Life Drive
Deane C. Davis Building
Montpelier VT, 05620
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Network Groups
Matthew Derr
mmartinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sterlingcollege.edu
802-586-7711
President
Sterling College
sterlingcollege.edu
16 Sterling Drive
Craftsbury Common Vermont, 05827
Matthew Derr is the President of Sterling College, a leading voice in higher education for environmental stewardship. He has served as a fellow at the Great Lakes College Association, a consortium of liberal arts colleges, and as Interim President of Antioch College, where he developed a new educational model focused on issues related to food, water, health, energy, and governance. In 2011, Matthew was recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education as Chief Executive of the Year. Matthew earned his MSW in Community Organizing from the University of Michigan, and has studied at the Heyman Center for Philanthropy at New York University.
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Network Groups
S'ra Desantis
sra.desantisREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 324-3073
S’ra DeSantis has worked on organic vegetable farms since 1996 when she took a job as a farm hand because there were no other jobs available. She immediately fell in love with farming and can’t seem to keep her hands out of the dirt since. In 2000, she became co-owner and member of Diggers’ Mirth Collective Farm, an organic vegetable farm located in Burlington’s Intervale, where she learned the fundamentals of farming. For six years, S’ra managed the Old North End Farmers Market, a market located in a culturally and economically diverse community that is committed to providing locally grown food at affordable prices. She has worked at several Vermont agricultural non-profits including the Intervale Center, Rural Vermont and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont. S’ra has taught a self-designed course, Controversies in Vermont Agriculture, at the University of Vermont. She holds a master’s of science degree in Plant and Soil Science and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Vermont. S’ra is excited to be part of the team at the Farmer Training Program where two of her deepest passions can come together – organic vegetable production and hands on education. S’ra is also the proud mother of two really fun kids, Arlo and Elsa.
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Communications and Marketing Community of Practice
Rooted in Vermont®Matthew DiLuzio
ngm01301REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(413) 768-9745
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.
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Sarah Downes
sdownesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@chccvt.net
Cold Hollow Career Center
chccvt.net
P.O. Box 530
Enosburg VT, 05450
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Production and Processing
Education and Workforce Development
Agritourism
Communications and Marketing Community of PracticeAbbey 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.
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Production and Processing
Education and Workforce Development
Farmland Access and StewardshipChris Dutton
cduttonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtc.edu
Director for the Institute for Applied Agriculture and Food Systems
Vermont Tech
vtc.edu
124 Main Street
Randolph VT, 05061
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Jane Edwards
buildahealthyplateREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-355-9707
Build A HealthyPlate: VT Agriculture to Health
376 Quarry Hill Rd
#326
South Burlington Vermont, 05403
Education: MS & Ph.D from Purdue University, Nutritional Science BS from UVM, Science/Education Credentials: Registered Dietitian (Commission Dietetic Registration, Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics) Certified Dietitian (Vermont Office of Professional Regulation) Work: Extension Specialist, Nutrition & Health, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. Developed nutrition education programming related to health promotion/chronic disease prevention (healthy weight, school wellness, diabetes, cancer) with focus on health benefits of ND food products (Agriculture to Health). Also Extension Specialist at Virginia Tech and Purdue University. Faculty member providing dietetic education at state schools in Ohio, WV and NY.
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Suzanna Elkin
selkinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
207.521.4503
My academic and professional experience is at the intersection of education and community health. I have worked as a teacher, community health educator, and public health researcher with a focus on issues surrounding nutrition, sustainable agriculture, and local foods. Most recently, I worked for 5 years in Oaxaca, Mexico, where I facilitated school and community-based programs around healthy eating and food sovereignty in rural areas. As a PhD student in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies department at UVM, I plan to focus on community-school partnerships that both enrich youth education and strengthen community well-being. I am particularly interested in programs that involve youth in hands-on learning about agriculture, local food systems, and healthy eating.
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Amanda Ellis-Thurber
lilacridgeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@comcast.net
(802) 257-0985
Lilac Ridge Farm
lilacridgevt.com
264 Ames Hill Road
Brattleboro VT, 05301
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Sophie Esser Calvi
sessercalviREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@middlebury.edu
(802) 443-5068
Farm and Food Educator
Middlebury College
middlebury.edu
131 South Main Street
Middlebury VT, 05753
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Carl Etnier
carl.etnierREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@goddard.edu
(802) 454-8311
Goddard College
goddard.edu
123 Pitkin Road
Plainfield VT, 05667
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Paul Feenan
paul.feenanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vycc.org
(802) 434-3969
Paul was born and grew up in Bennington, Vermont. After studying sustainable agriculture, community development, and education at UVM and Evergreen State College, his real education took place in his own classroom when he was given the opportunity to teach alternative high school right out of college. Teaching is extremely important to Paul. He believes that his work in agriculture, education, and coaching has taught him exponentially more than he has taught his students. In particular, working with disadvantaged students and coaching high school basketball galvanized Paul’s core values for working with people. Paul also credits his family. His parents instilled a strong work ethic and the importance of “working hard and smart.” His brothers and sisters helped raise him and continue to help with his own children. Most importantly, his wife Kirsten and their children John and Ruby are the foundation and driving force for all of Paul’s work. Paul recently moved his family back to Vermont after having lived, worked, and farmed in Western Washington State for the past twenty years. He finds himself lost on roads that he once could navigate without thought, but is happy to be back living and working in his home state.
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Education and Workforce Development
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education PartnershipsWhitney Feininger
whitneyfeningerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
404-217-5628
Connecting people to the resources they need for success and promoting continuous learning and professional development drives me. I am a current graduate student in Champlain's MS in Human Relations and Organizational Development program and within that program I am pursuing a certificate in positive organizational development. In my coursework I am focusing on lifelong and continuous learning and applying appreciative inquiry and a strength-based approach to career readiness, learning cultures, onboarding and training, assessments and evaluations, and professional and workforce development. My background is in publishing, printing, and marketing where I have held project/ account manager and coordinator roles. Within the Vermont food system I've worked in guest services where at Shelburne Farms where I had the opportunity to educate inn and restaurant guests to farm-to-table dining and sustainable education. I am also on the board of the Full Barrel Co-operative Brewery which aims to establish the first consumer co-op brewery and bar in Vermont. Within the project we are committed to partnering with local organizations and using local ingredients. I have also chaired Green Committees, been a site leader for the Vermont Community Garden Network Day in the Dirt! and am a long-time City Market Member Worker.
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Production and Processing
Education and Workforce Development
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Research
Governor's Institute
Integrated Curriculum & Flexible Pathways
Career Pathways & Image
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LaborEmily Finnegan
emily.i.finneganREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
Shelburne Farms
shelburnefarms.org
1611 Harbor Road
Shelburne VT, 05482
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Education and Workforce Development
Workforce Needs Assessment and Summit
Business-Education PartnershipsBob Flint
bobfREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@springfielddevelopment.org
802-885-3061
Executive Director
Springfield Regional Development Corporation
springfielddevelopment.org
14 Clinton Street
Springfield Vermont, 05601
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Maire Folan
mfolanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmfts.org
(802) 334-2044
Green Mountain Farm-to-School
greenmountainfarmtoschool.org
115 2nd Street
Newport VT, 05855
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Fern Fontaine
Fern.FontaineREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@ncsuvt.org
(802) 334-5469
North Country Career Center
209 Veterans Ave
Newport VT, 05855
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Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and Distribution
Consumer Education and Marketing
Food Access
Business-Education PartnershipsMorrisville Food Co-op
morrisvillecoopREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 522-3989
Project Manager
Morrisville Food Co-op
morrisvillecoop.com
46 Pleasant Street
Morrisville Vermont, 05661
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Rachel Fussell
rachelREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nofavt.org
802-434-4122
Education and Beginning Farmer Coordinator
NOFA Vermont
nofavt.org
14 Pleasant Street
Richmond VT, 05477
NOFA-VT Education and Beginning Farmer Coordinator
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Consumer Education and Marketing
Rooted in Vermont®
Education and Workforce DevelopmentEve Gagne
gagne.eveREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
Grant Research Volunteer
Green Mountain Technology and Career Center
gmtcc.info
738 Rte 15 W
Hyde Park Vermont, 05655
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Production and Processing
Education and Workforce Development
Consumer Education and Marketing
HealthSamantha Gaines
sgainesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@middlebury.edu
Middlebury College
middlebury.edu
131 South Main Street
Middlebury VT, 05753
Student in Molly Anderson's Food Policy class Spring 2018, with previous classes in Agroecology and Food Sovereignty.
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Farmland Access and Stewardship
Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Farm to Institution
Independent Grocers
Food Access
Communications and Marketing Community of Practice
Food Access Planning
Food JusticeNicholas Gambill
ntgambillREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 917-1333
Executive Director
Salvation Suppers
salvationsuppers.org
64 Main Street
Burlington VT, 05401
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Education and Workforce Development
Consumer Education and Marketing
Food Access
Farm to SchoolBernice Garnett
bgarnettREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
Assistant Professor
University of Vermont, Department of Education
uvm.edu/~cess/?Page=facbio.php&username=bgarnett
539A Waterman Building
85 South Prospect St
Burlington Vermont, 05405
I am a public health prevention scientist interested in childhood obesity prevention, youth health disparities, and community based participatory research strategies for sustainable change and development.
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Jack Glade
jackgREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@tutorialcenter.org
(802) 447-0111
The Tutorial Center
tutoringvermont.org/our-services/yapinfo
208 Pleasant Street
Bennington VT, 05201
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Education and Workforce Development
Food Access
Financing
LaborRebecca Golden
becca.goldenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@benjerry.com
802-923-2646
Director of Programs
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
benjerry.com
30 Community Drive
South Burlington VT, 05403
Becca is the Director of Programs at the Ben & Jerry's Foundation, former Co-Chair for the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders national funder affinity group, and one of the founding members of the Vermont Food Funders' Network.
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Gail Hall
gail.hallREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 828-0156
Science Assessment Coordinator
Vermont Agency of Education
education.vermont.gov
219 North Main Street, Ste. 402
Barre VT, 05641
My role is to support K-12 educators in their efforts to incorporate Natural Resources and Agriculture into classroom instruction. I also provide consulation and advice around learning opportunities and curriculum design. In the past I have facilitated the development and State Board of Education approval of education standards relating to agriculture and natural resources.
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Education and Workforce Development
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
Food Access Planning
Food Access
Consumer Education and Marketing
Food JusticeHannah Harrington
hannahfharrington9REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 345-2664
Community Kitchen Academy
cvcac.org
20 Gable Place
Barre Vermont, 05641
Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf
feedingchittenden.org
228 North Winooski Avenue
Burlington Vermont, 05401
My name is Hannah Harrington and I am the Service Coordinator at the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf, working on program development for the Community Kitchen Academy job training program and helping people connect and apply for needed services and benefits. I am a Vermonter and alumna of University of Vermont, graduating with a B.S. in Community and International Development and a M.S. in Community Development and Applied Economics. During that time I focused on studying and researching food systems, specifically local food systems and the challenges and opportunities in store for Vermont’s local food system now and in the future. Food and cooking are some of my greatest passions, in addition to exploring the Vermont outdoors on mountain bike or skis and making pottery pieces for the kitchen. I am driven to work towards a more equitable food system that gets healthy food to everyone, as good, nutritious food can provide humankind with strength, medicine, economic opportunity, and happiness.
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Production and Processing
Education and Workforce Development
Independent Grocers
Consumer Education and Marketing
Agritourism
Food AccessAli 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.
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Bob Hatton
bobREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org
802-338-9096
Vermont Commodity Operations Manager
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Production and Processing
Technical Assistance Coordination
Education and Workforce Development
Research
Career Pathways & Image
Communications and Marketing Community of PracticeDebra Heleba
debra.helebaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
802.651.8335
Northeast SARE
northeastsare.org
140 Kennedy Drive, Suite 201
University of Vermont
South Burlington Vermont, 05403
I am the communications specialist for the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, a competitive grants and education program serving the twelve Northeast states and D.C.
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Christine Hubbard
christineREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@merckforest.org
802-394- 7836
Education director
Merck Forest and Farmland Center
merckforest.org
Route 315
Rupert Vermont, 05768
Education director at Merck Forest and Farmland Center.
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Andrew Hudacs
andrew.hudacsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 828-3892
Education Program Coordinator
Vermont Agency of Education
education.vermont.gov
219 North Main Street, Ste. 402
Barre VT, 05641
I am responsible for professional development and education program development in career and technical education.
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Jen Hyatt
jhyattREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@burrburton.org
802-549-8143
Academic Dean
Burr and Burton Academy
burrburton.org
57 Seminary Ave
Manchester Vermont, 05254
Academic Dean at Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester, VT.
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Eileen Illuzzi
eileen.illuzziREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@ncsuvt.org
(802) 334-5469
Director
North Country Career Center
209 Veterans Ave
Newport VT, 05855
I'm creating educational programs that teach students about a variety of careers, including those available in the Sustainable Food Systems field.
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Production and Processing
Meat Processing
Producer and Processor Association Support
Food Safety
Dairy Professional Development
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Agricultural Land Use Planning
Food Cycle Coalition
Farmland Access
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and Distribution
Farm to Institution
Independent Grocers
Consumer Education and Marketing
Food Retailers
Agritourism
Food Access
Soil and Water
Research
Energy
Governor's Institute
Integrated Curriculum & Flexible Pathways
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
Labor
Steering Committee
Financing
Technical Assistance Coordination
Workforce Needs Assessment and Summit
Slow Money Vermont
Eat Local CampaignEllen 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.
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Education and Workforce Development
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education PartnershipsJonathan Kaplan
jdk02220REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@lsc.vsc.edu
(802) 751-9903
Adjunct Faculty
Lyndon State College
lyndonstate.edu
1001 College Road
Lyndon VT, 05851
I educate students on the ecology of food production, the role of food choices in personal health and sustainable food systems. I also have a unique background, having been an organic vegetable grower, executive chef, hot lunch program director and commodity trader recruiter. I have a Doctorate in Botany and Plant Pathology
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Education and Workforce Development
Food Access
Integrated Curriculum & Flexible Pathways
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
LaborLiz Kenton
liz.kentonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 257-7967 x308
Youth Agriculture Project Coordinator
University of Vermont Extension (Brattleboro)
uvm.edu/extension
130 Austine Drive
Suite 300
Brattleboro VT, 05301
I teach youth tractor safety and coordinate other programs and professional development to help young people build life and job skills through hands-on learning about food, nutrition, and agriculture.
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Jacqueline Labate
jacqueline.labateREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
Corinth-Topsham Local Resource Network
localresourcenetwork.org
Corinth VT, 05040
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Education and Workforce Development
Farm to Institution
Food Access
Business-Education Partnerships
Food Access PlanningSadie Laing
sadieklaingREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(507) 269-1039
Community Service Member
Maplehill School and Community Farm
maplehillschoolandfarm.org
1329 John Fowler Road
Plainfield Vermont, 05667
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Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Consumer Education and MarketingGreg Lang
glangREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@killington.com
802-422-6913
Executive Chef
Killington Grand Resort & Preston's Restaurant
killington.com
228 east mountain road
Killington Vt, 05763
With a lifetime of travel and passion for food, Chef Lang has crafted rich and flavorful menus up and down the East Coast. After honing his skills at the New England Culinary Institute, Greg brought his creative eye and love for raw, natural local products to some of the country’s finest hotels and resorts in Virginia, Tennessee, New York and New England. As Executive Chef, he brings his diverse background and innovative menus to Killington, highlighting the best of regional cuisine and exceptional local ingredients.
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Production and Processing
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and DistributionDouglas Lantagne
doug.lantagneREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-2990
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.
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Lindsey Lathrop
lindseyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@navicate.org
(802) 734-2802
Assistant Director
Navicate
52 Institute Rd.
Burlington Vermont, 05408
Lindsey Lathrop is the Assistant Director for Navicate. She has assisted with the organization’s expansion over the past 6 years to over 55 middle and high schools, impacting thousands of youth each year. She directs the organization’s marketing and development efforts as well as leads a statewide partnership for Navicate’s internship program, TIPS, and career exposure program, Learn to Earn. She is also excited about starting a *new* young women’s program in January 2014 called LEAD IN with Vermont Works for Women. Lindsey holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Human Resources from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. She served on the Board of Directors for the YWCA Vermont, an organization with a mission of “eliminating racism and empowering women.” Lindsey is also a member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) and is certified as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) through HRCI. She graduated from the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Champlain program in 2010 and received her Certificate in Non-Profit Management from Marlboro College in fall 2012. She also recognized as a Vermont Business Magazine Rising Star in 2012 and is a member of the National Association of Professional Women. Lindsey lives in Burlington, VT and you can find her on her yoga mat, outside running, enjoying a cup of coffee, or strolling the streets with her giant dog, Jake.
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Production and Processing
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and Distribution
Consumer Education and MarketingChristine Lazor
cmlazorREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@butterworksfarm.com
802-744-6023
Butterworks Farm
butterworksfarm.com
421 Trumpass Road
Westfield VT, 05874
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Education and Workforce Development
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education PartnershipsAmy Lewis
amy.lewisREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@ccv.edu
(802) 828-2955
Coordinator of Academic Services - Workforce Education
Community College of Vermont
ccv.edu
660 Elm Street
Montpelier VT, 05601
The Community College of Vermont is Vermont’s second largest college, serving over 7,000 students each semester. With twelve locations and extensive online learning options, our students don’t have to travel far from their communities to access our degree and certificate programs, workforce, secondary and continuing education opportunities, and academic and veterans support services.
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Alex Linkow
alinkowREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@fairfoodnetwork.org
(734) 730-3558
Program Director
Fair Food Network
fairfoodnetwork.org
205 East Washington Street
Ann Arbor MI, 48104
I direct the Fair Food Fund, which provides patient financing and business assistance to local food enterprises that support small and mid-scale farms in the Northeast.
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Farmland Access and Stewardship
Agricultural Land Use Planning
Education and Workforce Development
Slow Money VermontCatherine Lowther
cvlowtherREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@verizon.net
Goddard College
goddard.edu
123 Pitkin Road
Plainfield VT, 05667
Goddard College Faculty BA in Sustainability Program Chair Sustainability Team
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Heather Lynch
hellisREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@smcvt.edu
(802) 654-2733
Sustainability Coordinator - Associate Director of Facilities
Saint Michael's College
smcvt.edu/On-Campus/Green-Campus.aspx
1 Winooski Park
Box 5
Colchester Vermont, 05439
Since 2008, I have been the Sustainability Coordinator at Saint Michael’s College. I facilitate the development of strategies for incorporating environmental sustainability into the academic, residential and operational activities of Saint Michael’s College. In addition to running the Office of Sustainability, I manage the college's Organic Garden, Recycling & Compost Program, advise Green Up, our student environmental club, collaborate with community organizations, work closely with the Environmental Studies major and much more. Prior to my current role: Campus Climate Intern at Clean Air Cool Planet, and Environmental Center Intern at Fort Lewis College. I received a Master of Science in Sustainable Food Systems from Green Mountain College in July 2015 and am on the Advisory Board for Sodexo's Vermont First Initiative (2015-2016).
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education PartnershipsCrystal Maderia
kismetkitchenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@yahoo.com
(802) 223-8646
Kismet
kismetkitchens.com
52 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05602
Like the taste of spring maple to the patient vermonter, KISMET is the gift given to hard work and honest intention. KISMET, means fate, or Good Karma returned, & is the heart of our philosophy, the reason we remain dedicated to our local economy, and what we hope may encourage and inspire a whole community. KISMET is a farm to table community oriented restaurant, chef owned and operated since 2006. After many years traveling and studying around the world, I opened Kismet in 2006. Through the seasons, I meet with my team and plan the weekly menus from produce and products at their peak, the best of the season’s colors and aromas. The menus we plan are for our own children and community; truly inspired by our travels, our stories, our love for each other, and the celebration of good health.
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Kathryn Maieli
vagabondvintnerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 233-1270
Winemaker/Consultant
Vagabond Vintner
409 Passumpsic Avenue
White River Juction Vermont, 05001
As a hobby winemaker for many years and a retired educator, Vagabond Vintner's mission is to bring winemaking home to others by providing instruction, consulting and access to grapes, juices and winemaking supplies and equipment. With its mobile microwinery, Vagabond Vintner can transport this "old-world ambiance" to any location.
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Consumer Education and Marketing
Agritourism
Education and Workforce Development
Business-Education Partnerships
Workforce Needs Assessment and SummitJohn 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.
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DJ Masi
dj.masiREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 793-8309
VocRehab Vermont
vocrehab.vermont.gov
63 Professional Drive
Morristown VT, 05661
Creative Workforce Solutions
cwsvt.com
103 South Main Street, Weeks 1A
Waterbury Vermont, 05671-2303
CWS Business Account Manager Morrisville Region Interested in learning about the diversified agricultural sector of Vermont's economy and food system employment opportunities-skills and attributes needed to be successful. I enjoy getting out into the field to meet with business owners and managers to better understand their operations and expectations for employees. Feel free to contact me!
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Technical Assistance Coordination
Workforce Needs Assessment and Summit
Education and Workforce Development
Food Access
Agricultural Land Use Planning
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Agritourism
Consumer Education and MarketingLauren Masseria
lauren.masseriaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620
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Education and Workforce Development
Consumer Education and Marketing
Agritourism
Eat Local CampaignChef 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.
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Production and Processing
Farmland Access and Stewardship
Agricultural Land Use Planning
Farmland Access
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and Distribution
Farm to Institution
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Agritourism
Rooted in Vermont®Alissa Matthews
alissa.matthewsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-505-1661
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
vermontagriculture.com
116 State Street
Montpelier VT, 05620
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Soil and Water
Slow Money Vermont
Farmland Access and StewardshipLisa McCrory
lmccrory560REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-234-5524
Co-Owner
Earthwise Farm & Forest
earthwisefarmandforest.com/index.html
341 Macintosh Hill Rd
Randolph Vermont, 05060
Earthwise Farm & Forest is a certified organic, draft-animal powered family farm located in Bethel, Vermont, and operated by Carl Russell and Lisa McCrory. We produce and sell certified organic Raw Milk, poultry (Chicken and Heritage Turkey),Beef, Garlic, vegetables, Flowers, and non-organic (though non-GMO) eggs & Pastured Pork, Pottery, and lumber.
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Food Cycle Coalition
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Food Access
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Research
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Slow Money Vermont
Communications and Marketing Community of PracticeKatie Michels
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Production and Processing
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Food Cycle Coalition
Farmland Access
Education and Workforce Development
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Farm to Institution
Independent Grocers
Consumer Education and Marketing
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Financing
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Slow Money Vermont
Farm Viability Indicators Task ForceKatie Michels
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Education and Workforce Development
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Communications and Marketing Community of PracticeBobbie 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.
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Ryan Morra
rmorraREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@shelburnefarms.org
802-985-0343
Shelburne Farms
shelburnefarms.org
1611 Harbor Road
Shelburne VT, 05482
Ryan works in many capacities on and off Shelburne Farms facilitating professinal development for educators around Education for Sustainability (EFS) through the Sustainable Schools Project and as the Farm to School Professional Learning Coordinator for Vermont FEED (Food Education Every Day), a joint project of Shelburne Farms and NOFA-Vermont. You will also see him teaching in our school programs and working with the students and teachers at our partner schools, including the Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes Elementary in the Old North End of Burlington. Ryan’s connection to education, food, farming, environmental and social justice runs deep, beginning with three years of service throughout the country through AmeriCorps NCCC before entering college. Ryan received his B.S. in Biology and Environmental Studies from Warren Wilson College, where he apprenticed in carpentry, sustainable forestry, and environmental education. Afterwards, he acquired his teaching license in 7-12 General Science through a fellowship at Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center in Estes Park, CO. There, he explored innovative place-based and project-based teaching models for his practice, and it eventually led him to an Advisor position at Big Picture South Burlington, an innovative, public school-within-a-school where students design their own individualized learning through projects and internships. Throughout his educational journey, Ryan interspersed myriad agricultural and outdoor adventures, including farming in Tuscany at the agro-tourism family farm Spannocchia, mountaineering in Patagonia, Chile, working as a backcountry caretaker with the Green Mountain Club, and leading a Vermont Youth Conservation Corps high school crew. Ryan received his M.S. through the Field Naturalist & Ecological Planning Program at UVM, where he created a place-based education initiative in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico that was modeled after the UVM-Shelburne Farms PLACE Program.
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LaborOrly Munzing
orlyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@strollingoftheheifers.com
802-258-9177
Founder
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.
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Workforce Needs Assessment and Summit
Research
Business-Education PartnershipsMatt Myers
matthew.myersREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
802-661-8473
Matt Myers, a UVM Extension employee, is in the process of creating a new UVM internship program that will place students from across academic disciplines into different sectors of Vermont's food system, giving them valuable hands-on experience to prepare them for future work in Vermont. In 2009, Matt started UVM Extension's "Vermont Rebates for Roll Bars Program" to address farmers' leading cause of death, the tractor roll over. This program remains strong four years later with over 400 farmer calls to the informational hotline and 145 roll bars installed, providing 99% protection from death in the event of a roll over. This work received national recognition from NIOSH in 2012.
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Production and Processing
Meat Processing
Food Safety
Dairy Professional Development
Education and Workforce Development
AgritourismJennifer 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
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Financing
LaborRiley 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.
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Lu Neuse
lneuseREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@retreatfarm.org
802-490-2270
Program Director
Retreat Farm Ltd.
retreatfarm.org
45 Farmhouse Square
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.
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Mary Niebling
mnieblingREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@capstonevt.org
802-477-5118
Director, Community Economic Development
Capstone Community Action
capstonevt.org
20 Gable Place
Barre Vermont, 05641
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Production and Processing
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Food Cycle Coalition
Farmland Access
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Aggregation and Distribution
Farm to Institution
Independent Grocers
Consumer Education and Marketing
Agritourism
Food Access
Financing
Research
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
Slow Money Vermont
Health
Farm Viability Indicators Task Force
Communications and Marketing Community of Practice
Rooted in Vermont®
Food Access PlanningMariah Noth
mariahREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vhcb.org
(802) 735-7893
Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program
vhcb.org/viability
VT Housing & Conservation Board
58 East State Street
Montpelier VT, 05602
Vermont Farm and Forest Viability Program Outreach & Communications Coordinator
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Food Cycle Coalition
Farmland Access
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Energy
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Slow Money Vermont
Health
Farm Viability Indicators Task Force
Communications and Marketing Community of Practice
Rooted in Vermont®
Food Access PlanningKelly Nottermann
kellyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-1121
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602
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Kevin O'Donnell
KGODonnell34REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 380-1560
Principal
Llenroc Consulting
29 Deerfield drive
Montpelier Vermont, 05602
Kevin is a lifelong hospitality student having been a part of the industry for over 4 decades now. Having lived in Vermont for over 25 years and managed two of Vermont’s premier properties, The Inn at Shelburne Farms and the Old Tavern at Grafton, during which time he was recognized as the Borden E. Avery “Innkeeper of the Year “ for the state of Vermont. Kevin has chaired the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and was appointed to the Governor’s Travel and Recreation Council that he also chaired for a number of years. He is the sole principal of Llenroc consulting which specializes in ethical solutions for the hospitality industry, with a focus on boutique hotels, country clubs, and restaurants, and a diverse group of food and beverage operations. Kevin currently is the Vice President of the Vermont Fresh Network and is one of only a few non attorney members to sit on the Vermont Responsibility Board, which administers guidance and discipline for the Vermont bar Association. Kevin most recently was the Vice President of Food & Beverage Operations at the New England Institute where he was responsible for all of the food & beverage outlets that the college maintained as part of their education model including: National Life, LA Brioche Bakery, NECI on Main, NECI Catering, Vermont College and Husky in Milton, Vermont. Kevin earned a B.S. in Hotel Administration from Cornell University and a culinary degree from SUNY Cobleskill, where he has been most recently inducted into both the Business and Athletic Hall of Fame the only graduate to be in both.
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Emma Paradis
emmaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@ruralvermont.org
Rural Vermont
ruralvermont.org
46 East State St
Montpelier VT, 05602
Co-Coordinator
Regeneration Corps
regenerationcorps.org
375 Snowbridge Rd
Barre Vermont, 05641
Operations Director, Rural Vermont
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Tim Patterson
tpattersonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sterlingcollege.edu
8025867711 ext 124
Director of Admissions
Sterling College
sterlingcollege.edu
16 Sterling Drive
Craftsbury Common Vermont, 05827
The Sterling College dining hall serves a higher proportion of local food than any other college or university dining hall in the country. After buying land in Craftsbury in 2010, I rediscovered Sterling College, and realized that its mission of environmental stewardship completely resonated with me. If I hadn't left Vermont, I don't think I would have developed the same level of appreciation for this wonderful place. I serve as Director of Admission & Financial Aid.
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Olivia Peña
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Meat Processing
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Food Cycle Coalition
Farmland Access
Education and Workforce Development
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Tech Task Force
Slow Money Vermont
Health
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Rooted in Vermont®
Steering CommitteeLydia 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
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Education and Workforce Development
Workforce Needs Assessment and Summit
Integrated Curriculum & Flexible Pathways
Career Pathways & Image
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LaborJay Ramsey
jay.ramseyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-479-1343
Vermont Agency of Education
education.vermont.gov
219 North Main Street, Ste. 402
Barre VT, 05641
I am the State Director for Career Technical Education at the Agency of Education. I serve on the Registered Apprenticeship Council at the VT Department of Labor. I live in Montpelier and work in Barre.
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Bob Rathbun
rrathburnREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@seedway.com
(888) 863-9099
Seedway Distribution
seedway.com
3442 VT Route 22A
Shoreham VT, 05770
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Education and Workforce Development
Financing
Integrated Curriculum & Flexible Pathways
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LaborKendra Rickerby
klrickerbyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-238-5760
Vermont Agency of Education
education.vermont.gov
219 North Main Street, Ste. 402
Barre VT, 05641
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Technical Assistance Coordination
Food Safety
AgritourismJeff 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.
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Rooted in Vermont®
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Aggregation and Distribution
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Food AccessHelen Rortvedt
helenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nofavt.org
802-434-4122 x12
NOFA Vermont
nofavt.org
14 Pleasant Street
Richmond VT, 05477
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Education and Workforce Development
Integrated Curriculum & Flexible Pathways
Steering CommitteeBetsy Rosenbluth
brosenbluthREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@shelburnefarms.org
985-8686
Vermont FEED (Food Education Every Day)
vtfeed.org
1611 Harbor Road
Shelburne VT, 05482
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Dave Rubin
drubinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@cvcac.org
(802) 479-1053
CVCAC Barre Food Shelf
cvcac.org/finding-a-food-shelf
20 Gable Place
Barre Vermont, 05641
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Education and Workforce Development
Workforce Needs Assessment and Summit
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education PartnershipsLynn Rublee
lrubleeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@umbrellanek.org
Associate Director
Umbrella
umbrellanek.org
1222 Main Street Ste. 301
St. Johnsbury Vermont, 05819
Program Manager for Cornucopia, a culinary training program for women in transition.
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Financing
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Education and Workforce Development
Integrated Curriculum & Flexible Pathways
Agritourism
Health
Rooted in Vermont®
Business-Education Partnerships
Career Pathways & Image
Steering CommitteeLiz Ruffa
lizREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@merckforest.org
(802) 394-2579
Project Director
Northshire Grows
147 Green Peak Orchard North
East Dorset Vermont, 05253
Liz Ruffa is the Director of Institutional Advancement at Merck Forest & Farmland Center, a 3,200 acre conserved property in Rupert, VT. Merck Forest is on a mission to inspire curiosity, love and responsibility for working and natural lands. Liz lives in East Dorset where she continues to champion regional food systems through her work as a member of the Dorset Select Board.
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Tom Sabo
tomsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@mpsvt.org
Center for Sustainable Systems
cssvt.org
PO Box 1345
Montpelier VT, 05601
Tom Sabo is a science teacher and sustainability educator at Montpelier High School and the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems (CSS). Tom manages two greenhouses and numerous gardens at MHS that are used extensively across the school's curriculum and provide food for the cafeteria. Through the CSS, Tom offers professional development classes and workshops to help teachers design relevant and rigorous food systems curricula.
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Production and Processing
Education and Workforce Development
Consumer Education and MarketingDominick Santa Maria
ottercreekorganicberryREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
Otter Creek Organic Berry Farm
3794 Otter Creek Rd
Addison Vermont, 05491
Otter Creek Organic Berry Farm is a small, burgeoning, berry farm in Addison, Vermont. We grow blueberries, raspberries, jostaberries, gooseberries, red and champagne currants, and other fine fruit. We hope to have our organic certification soon, but we have never used a single chemical on the fruit- instead only relying on sustainable practices to grow fantastic fruit.
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Consumer Education and Marketing
Agritourism
Education and Workforce Development
Food Access
Farmland Access and StewardshipPatricia 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.
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Consumer Education and Marketing
Financing
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Slow Money Vermont
Farm Viability Indicators Task ForceJaime Silverstein
jaimeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nofavt.org
NOFA Vermont
nofavt.org
14 Pleasant Street
Richmond VT, 05477
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Research
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Rooted in Vermont®Margaret Skinner
mskinnerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-5440
Research Professor
University of Vermont
uvm.edu/~saffron
University of Vermont
Burlington Vermont, 05405
Dr. Margaret Skinner is a Research Professor and Extension Entomologist at the Univ. of Vermont, Entomology Research Lab, where she has worked for 36 years, conducting research on management of a wide array of insect pests in forests, vegetables and greenhouse ornamentals. Her current primary target pests are aphids in high-tunnel vegetables and western flower thrips in greenhouse ornamentals. She works on developing strategies to maximize the potential of insect-killing fungi and plant-mediated systems. As the UVM Extension Entomologist she assists professional growers and homeowners with pest id and IPM. She co-founded the North American Center for Saffron Research & Development, which seeks to develop the potential of this high-value crop to increase revenue generation options for small family farms through greater diversification.
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Producer and Processor Association Support
Dairy Professional Development
Education and Workforce Development
Business-Education Partnerships
Production and ProcessingJulie Smith
julie.m.smithREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
802-656-4496
Extension Associate Professor
UVM/ASCI
blog.uvm.edu/jmsmith
570 Main Street
Terrill Bldg
Burlington VT, 05405
Julie Smith is an Extension Dairy Specialist based in the Department of Animal Science of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont. Her programs focus on biosecurity and preventive animal health management. She is currently working on an interdisciplinary project to better prepare farms and communities to implement biosecurity plans in the face of a highly contagious disease emergency. Julie graduated with a BS in Biological Sciences, a DVM, and a PhD in Animal Nutrition from Cornell University.
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Daniel Smith
dan.smithREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsc.edu
802-224-3014
As a main point of contact between the Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges, community members and policymakers across the state, part of my role is to help align the five colleges in the system to the needs to of the Vermont community, including the needs of the enterprises that make up the food system and agricultural economy.
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Aggregation and Distribution
Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Farm to Institution
Steering CommitteeTheresa Snow
TheresaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org
(802) 522-3148
Executive Director
Salvation Farms
salvationfarms.org
PO Box 1174
49 Portland Street
Morrisville VT, 05661
Theresa has worked in Vermont’s agricultural sector for more than 20 years. She founded Salvation Farms in 2004, receiving both regional and national awards including the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility's Young Changemaker Award. Theresa has a degree in Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management from Sterling College, has worked for Vermont agricultural businesses like Pete’s Greens and High Mowing Organic Seeds, and filled a Director of Agricultural Resources position with the Vermont Foodbank. Theresa has co-facilitated a national working group focused on infrastructure needs to manage farm surplus with the Harvard Food Law & Policy Clinic, served as an advisor for a World Wildlife Fund directed research project looking to maximize farm resources in America, and is a founding Board Member of the national Association of Gleaning Organizations. In Vermont, her work has included service to more than 100 farms, engaging community members in thousands of hours of volunteer opportunities, providing millions of servings of surplus produce to marginalized populations, offering technical assistance to partner organizations, and collaborating with diverse partners from inmates to state agencies. Theresa has a steadfast conviction for the responsible stewardship and use of our natural resources with a parallel dedication to the engagement of individuals across the socio-economic spectrum in the work that she leads.
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Dean Stearns
dstearnsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@rbctc.org
(802) 222-5212
Director
Riverbend Career and Technical Center
rbctc.org
36 Oxbow Drive
Bradford VT, 05033
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Farmland Access and Stewardship
Education and Workforce Development
Independent Grocers
Consumer Education and Marketing
Agritourism
Communications and Marketing Community of PracticeKaren 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!
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Production and Processing
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Farmland Access
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and Distribution
Farm to Institution
Consumer Education and Marketing
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Food Access
Research
Energy
Labor
Health
Farm Viability Indicators Task Force
Communications and Marketing Community of PracticeRene 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
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Eleanor Tison
tisoneREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@greenmtn.edu
Sustainable Agriculture faculty
Green Mountain College
greenmtn.edu
1 Brennan Circle
Poultney VT, 05764
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Aaron Townshend
atownshendREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@pahcc.org
(802) 382-1010
President
Vermont Agricultural Teacher's Association
51 Charles Street
Middlebury VT, 05753
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Martha Trombley-Oakes
mtrombleyoakesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontcf.org
802-388-3355 ext. 225
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Jon Turner
wildrootsfarmvtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
Manager
Wild Roots Farm Vermont
wildrootsfarmvermont.com
195 Harvey Road
Bristol Vermont, 05443
Jon Turner operates Wild Roots Farm in Addison County, Vermont, where he provides opportunities for students, veterans and community members to engage with diverse & ecological food systems, through workshops, internships and social gatherings. Wild Roots Farm Vermont is a 10.5 acre farmstead operation, that is actively engaged in restoring diversity above and below ground by using appropriate, site specific design, agro-forestry practices, and bio-mass inputs. Jon currently sits as chair for the Agricultural Task Force on the Greater Middlebury Economic Climate Committee and is a board member for NOFA-Vt. More information about the farm and it's impact can be found at www.wildrootsfarmvermont.com
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Farmland Access
Education and Workforce Development
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Food Access
Soil and WaterGraham Unangst-Rufenacht
graham.rufenachtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 585-6236
Co-owner
Robinson Hill Beef
RobinsonHillBeef.com
1943 County Rd.
Montpelier Vermont, 05602
Robinson Hill Beef - RobinsonHillBeef.com - is seasonal grass and finished beef farm. It is co-owned by Graham Unangst-Rufenacht and Aaron Guman, and is a part of their larger organization, Walking Onion - WalkingOnion.com (which includes a perennial vegetable and medicinal plant nursery, and a home - farm scale permaculture design / install business). Our primary goals are the biological and regenerative management of land using day paddock and long rest period grazing systems, and agroforestry systems; and the direct local distribution of nutrient dense and healthy beef. We have dreams of have secure long term tenure on the land our animals will live, starting families, and cocreating diverse, agrarian, decentralized, democratic, and socially / economically / racially just communities in the land now called "Vermont".
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Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Consumer Education and Marketing
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
HealthJulia & Paul VanDerWielen
innkeeperREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@themarblewestinn.com
(802) 867-0400
Chefs & Innkeepers
The Marble West Inn
themarblewestinn.com
1847 Dorset West Road
Dorset Vermont, 05251
We are the Chefs & Innkeepers of The Marble West Inn. Our Inn highlights the abundance of the Taconic Mountain Valley. There are no set menus at The Marble West Inn. Instead, guests are offered a multi-course experience featuring the best offerings from our gardens, our partner farms, local markets and purveyors. We offer a true farm to table experience, and coordinate several events a year, highlighting Vermont agriculture.
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Network Groups
Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Consumer Education and Marketing
AgritourismNancy VanWinkle
nvanwinkleREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sterlingcollege.edu
(802) 586-7711
Sterling College
sterlingcollege.edu
16 Sterling Drive
Craftsbury Common Vermont, 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.
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and Distribution
Agritourism
Financing
Career Pathways & Image
Business-Education Partnerships
Slow Money Vermont
Farm Viability Indicators Task Force
Communications and Marketing Community of PracticeJim 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.
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Business-Education Partnerships
Career Pathways & ImageRoxanne Vought
roxannevREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vbsr.org
802.862.8347
Program Manager
Vermont Intern Program
internvt.org
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
255 South Champlain Street, Suite 11
Burlington Vermont, 05401
Roxanne Vought, Internship Program and Special Projects Manager, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR). A graduate of UVM, Roxanne started her career through a series of internships with Burlington area non-profits, and continued with positions at Carbon Harvest Energy and UVM Continuing Education, where she spent 8 years helping students of all ages connect with opportunities for learning, enrichment and professional development. Having come of age in farm country, she shares a great passion for food systems and agriculture, and has both studied Food Systems at UVM and worked with the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture promoting Vermont Land Link – a land linking platform for farm seekers and property owners. A frequent performer and teacher, Roxanne lives in Burlington with her partner, Nate Plasha, and enjoys time outside, in the kitchen, on stage and in the classroom.
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Network Groups
Cheryl Werner
cwernerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@pahcc.org
(802) 382-1013
Sustainable Landscapes, Food Production & Turf Management Instructor
Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center
hannafordcareercenter.org
51 Charles Avenue
Middlebury VT, 05753
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Food Access
Health
Food Access PlanningJoan West
Joan.westREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802)760-8159
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital
350 Fisher Road
Berlin Vermont, 05633
I am a Registered Dietitian, currently working at the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital. I am working to increase Hands-on-Nutrition education opportunities for my patients. Opportunities provide a therapeutic experience, as well as teaching and/or enhancing skills to enable patients to prepare basic healthy meals utilizing foods they routinely have available to them.
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Farm to Institution
Consumer Education and Marketing
Food Access
Health
Communications and Marketing Community of Practice
Rooted in Vermont®
Food Access PlanningSophie Westover
swestoverREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmfts.org
(603) 277-1169
Green Mountain Farm-to-School
greenmountainfarmtoschool.org
115 2nd Street
Newport VT, 05855
Communications and Development Coordinator for Green Mountain Farm-to-School.
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Network Groups
Bob Whittaker
bob.whittakerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@lyndonstate.edu
802-274-2662
Dean of Institutional Advancement
Lyndon State College
lyndonstate.edu
1001 College Road
Lyndon VT, 05851
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Lindsay Wieland
lwielandREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@smcvt.edu
(802) 654-3272
Director VT EPSCoR Center for Workforce Development & Diversity (CWDD)
UVM Research on Adaptation to Climate Change (RACC) EPSCoR
uvm.edu/~epscor/new02/?q=node/30
23 Mansfield Avenue
Burlington Vermont, 05401
Website: www.uvm.edu/~cwdd
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Farm to Institution
Soil and Water
Research
Governor's Institute
Career Pathways & Image
Labor
Farmland Access and StewardshipMolly Willard
mwillard2REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtc.edu
(802) 535-5315
Project Manager for Agricultural Training
Vermont Tech
vtc.edu
124 Main Street
Randolph VT, 05061
owner
Willow Brook Farm
willowbrookfarmvt.com
43 slack street
peacham Vermont, 05873
I grew up and currently live in Peacham, Vermont. I have a Bachelors of Science in Botany and a Masters in Place-Based Education. I work at Vermont Tech as the Market Garden Manager and Agriculture Training Specialist. I'm the director of the Governors Institute: Farms, Food and Your Future.
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Network Groups
Education and Workforce Development
Aggregation and Distribution
Food Access
Farm to Institution
Eat Local Campaign
Health
Steering CommitteeAbbey Willard
abbey.willardREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 272-2885
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.
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Network Groups
Production and Processing
Meat Processing
Food Cycle Coalition
Education and Workforce Development
Food Retailers
Agritourism
Food Access
Slow Money VermontElizabeth 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.
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Network Groups
Enid Wonnacott
enidREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nofavt.org
(802) 434-4122
Enid Wonnacott has been the Executive Director of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont since 1987. NOFA-VT works to increase consumer access to local and organic foods, provides educational opportunities for farmers, gardeners and homesteaders, and offers technical assistance to commercial farmers. Wonnacott grew up in Weybridge, Vermont, attended St. Lawrence University and then returned home for a master’s degree in Natural Resource Planning from the University of Vermont. She lives in Huntington on a small homestead with her family.
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Network Groups
Food Access
Health
Education and Workforce Development
Communications and Marketing Community of PracticeAli Zipparo
alexandra.zipparoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-505-1822
Ali Zipparo manages the Vermont Farm to School and Childcare Program, which includes a grant program, at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets.She works at the intersection of food access, wellness, and farm to institution market development, which includes local procurement in state government. She works on several inter-agency food initiatives, including a strategic task force focused on aligning the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Agency of Education, Department of Health and Department for Children and Families around farm to school/childcare goals. She also works very closely with partners in the Vermont Farm to School and Farm to Plate Networks to on projects to enhance food, farm and nutrition education in Vermont, benefiting the economy, health outcomes, and educational impact on Vermont children and families.