Producer and Processor Association Support

Terence Bradshaw

tbradshaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802)922-2591

Research and Outeach Specialist, Tree Fruit and Viticulture
University of Vermont Tree Fruit and Viticulture
orchard.uvm.edu
63 Carrigan Dr
Burlington Vermont, 05405

Terence Bradshaw, was raised on a central Vermont dairy farm. After college, he managed commercial orchards in Massachusetts and Vermont before returning to the UVM Apple Team as a Research Specialist in 1999. He has been a member of the faculty of UVM Plant & Soil Science since 2014 and directs the UVM Fruit Program and the Horticulture Research and Education Center. His research and outreach program is designed to address sustainability issues in the tree fruit and viticulture industries in Vermont. Specific program areas include: technical support to address horticultural and pest management needs of Vermont fruit growers; assessment of organic apple production systems in cool, humid climates; grape cultivar evaluation; assessment of apple production systems for hard cider markets; and mitigation of apple replant disease. He teaches undergraduate courses in orchard and vegetable crop systems; farm planning; and agriculture policy and ethics.

Christopher Chaisson

chrisREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@wholefarmservices.com
802-777-3537


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

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

Ela Chapin

elaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vhcb.org
(802) 828-2117

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

Ela Chapin is Director of the Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program, a program of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board that provides business planning and technical assistance to farm, food and forest products businesses. Since 2006, Ela has managed and advanced the quality of program services and provided professional development opportunities to strengthen the network of agricultural service providers in Vermont and beyond. She has a MA in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University.

Elisa Clancy

elisaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@lamoilleeconomy.org
802-917-4020

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

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

Jake Claro

JakeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-5669

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

Eric DeLuca

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

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

Caitlin Elberson

SobremesaVTREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@yahoo.com

Owner, Farmer & Fermenter
Sobremesa
SobremesaVT.com
St. Paul Street
Burlington Vermont, 05401

Matthew Gordon

mgordonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontmaple.org
802-498-7767

Beth Holtzman

beth.holtzmanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 223-2389

Coordinator
Vermont New Farmer Project (UVM Extension)
uvm.edu/newfarmer
327 US Route 302
Berlin VT, 05641

Coordinator
Women's Agricultural Network (UVM Extension)
uvm.edu/wagn
327 US Route 302
Berlin VT, 05641

I provide outreach, education and technical assistance to aspiring and beginning farmers.

Ellen Kahler

ellenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-5320

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

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

Lisa Mase

lisaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@harmonizedcookery.com
802.598.9206

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

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

Jen Miller

jenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nofavt.org
802-434-4122


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

Jen manages NOFA-VT's Farmer Services Program which provides business planning services, technical assistance, one-on-one farmer mentorships, and educational opportunities for Vermont's organic and sustainable farmers.

April Moulaert

infoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vttortillaco.com
802-999-4823

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

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

Jonathan Slason

jonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@harlowfarm.com
(802) 376-9421

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

Stephanie Smith

stephanieREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-5670

Julie 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.

Sarah Waring

sarahREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@hardwickagriculture.org
(802) 472-5362

I have the privilege of working with many talented folks in and around Hardwick Vermont, in my role at the Center for an Agricultural Economy. Our organization operates the Vermont Food Venture Center - a shared use, semi-automated food processing facility, which specializes in helping small and start-up food businesses, and helping farmers with value-added farm products. This facility has 3 industrial kitchens, and can help with business planning, recipe development, marketing, labelling, co-packing and other services. The Center also works on food access, hunger relief, and education and outreach: running educational tours, community classes, hosting the Hardwick Community Gardens, facilitating local foods into our local food pantry and more. We are a part of food center/food hub networks, Farm to Plate working groups as well as New England regional conversations on food systems infrastructure and food access. We work to support strong farmers, healthy communities, and engaged, proactive consumers.