The Equitable Access to Farmland and Capital PST (Priority Strategy Team) is focused on issues related to cost, accessibility and equity in relation to farmland in Vermont. They are tasked with implementing Priority Strategy 9 included in the Vermont Agriculture and Food System Strategic Plan 2021-2030: "Expand funding for existing programs dedicated to farmland access and conservation, and leverage this funding to increase land access through flexible and new ownership financing mechanisms, policies, and models....There must be a particular emphasis on the needs of beginning, socially disadvantaged, and BIPOC farmers."



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A Guide to Advisory Boards Part 6: Where does the Advisory Board sunset?
Themes addressed include: Advisory boards as a gift to the entrepreneur. How to set expectations about timeframe for serving on an advisory board. Entrepreneur responsibilities in relation to an advisory...
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A Guide to Advisory Boards Part 5: How do you help your Advisory Board prepare prior to a meeting?
What do you give to your advisory board as a meeting approaches? What makes for a well-structured agenda? What do you want to focus your time on when your advisory...
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A Guide to Advisory Boards Part 4: How do you start an Advisory Board?
You may be interested in forming an advisory board, but: Where to start? Learn how an entrepreneur can set the stage for a starting a complementary and focused advisory board...
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A Guide to Advisory Boards Part 3: Is there a right time to start an Advisory Board?
Learn when to start an advisory board. See what an advisory board brings to any entrepreneur. How did entrepreneurs make their way to forming an advisory board? What common entrepreneurial...
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A Guide to Advisory Boards Part 2: What would you say to Advisory Board skeptics?
Hear common reservations that entrepreneurs have about forming an advisory board. Learn the kind of helpful focus that advisory boards bring. How do entrepreneurs feel after working with an advisory...
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A Guide to Advisory Boards Part 1: What is an Advisory Board?
Get a clear sense of what an advisory board is, and how it differs from other resources for entrepreneurs. This video clarifies the role of the entrepreneur in relation to...
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Takeaways - Farm Transfers - F2P Financing CCT
Takeaways & Next Steps 2/6/19 Farm Transfers Convening: Financing Sticking Points & Solutions Hosted by the VT Farm to Plate Network’s Financing Crosscutting Team
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Covid-19 Crisis Survival Plan for Business Owners from Slow Money Vermont
It is more important than ever to keep your funding partners in the loop on the impacts of the current health/economic crisis on your business, and to engage them in...
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Seeding the Future with Convertible Debt: A Financing Case Study of High Mowing Organic Seeds
The first financing case study, Seeding the Future With Convertible Debt, focuses on High Mowing Organic Seeds--a producer of more than 600 varieties of vegetable, fruit, herb, and flower seed that employs more than 40 people in Wolcott--and convertible debt.
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Bread & Butter Farm Case Study
The second financing case study, Complex Dough, focuses on the land deal that enabled Bread & Butter Farm to purchase a conserved farm in Chittenden County.
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Liz Lovely Case Study
The third financing case study, Cookie Royalty, focuses on Liz Lovely, Inc. and a royalty financing deal that helped the business to grow.
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Farmland Investment Model Report
This report shares the findings, analyses and commentary of the second phase of a project conducted by Land For Good (landforgood.org) (LFG) to understand the potential of private “values-based” investment...
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