Research

Kristyn 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.

Molly Anderson

MollyAREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@middlebury.edu
(802) 443-3644


Middlebury College
middlebury.edu
131 South Main Street
Middlebury VT, 05753

I am coordinating the development of a Food Studies Program at Middlebury College. I've been working on the sustainability of food systems as a teacher, researcher, program administrator, consultant and partner for more than 20 years through New England. I am especially interested in food security, food rights, sustainability metrics and food system planning.

Tucker Andrews

bonemountainfarmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com


Bone Moutain Farm
3533 Nashville Rd
Bolton Vermont, 05465

Alexander Arroyo

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

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

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

Hillary Bailey

hillaryREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org


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

Born and raised in the Granite State, Hillary is thrilled to begin her adventure here in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Hillary has a BA in Post-Colonial Literature and Creative Writing from Keene State College. After college, she spent a year as a disaster relief specialist with AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps, and a second year as the Operations VISTA at the NH Food Bank. Her experiences with these AmeriCorps programs, combined with her upbringing on a small farm in central NH, brought her true passion to the forefront of her mind: the food system. Hillary has spent her professional life working on small farms and with non-profit organizations to build connections between food producers and those who are food insecure. She is excited to get to work here in Vermont, helping Salvation Farms build systems to connect farmers and food producers with the institutions and consumers who struggle with food access. When she is not working, Hillary can be found in her gardens, reading, or wandering around VT with her partner and their dog.

Natalie Bekkouche

natalieREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org

Linda Berlin

Linda.BerlinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-0669

Director
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
uvm.edu/~susagctr
23 Mansfield Avenue
Burlington VT, 05446

I direct an organization that provides outreach/education across the food system, with an emphasis on producers. I also conduct research and evaluation on food systems topics, with a focus on Farm to School and Food Security.

Laurie Beyranevand

lbeyranevandREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontlaw.edu


Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School
vermontlaw.edu/academics/centers-and-programs/center-for-agriculture-and-food-systems
164 Chelsea St, PO Box 96
South Royalton Vermont, 05068

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.

Chloe Boutelle

chloe.boutelleREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(518) 275-8030

I graduated from UVM's Master's of Food Systems program in May 2018, and I am now serving as the interim program administrator for the UVM's Food Systems Graduate Program.

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.

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.

Genevieve Byrne

gbyrneREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontlaw.edu


Vermont Law School
166 Chelsea Street
South Royalton VT, 05068

Erica Campbell

erica_campbellREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sanders.senate.gov

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

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

Julia Cavicchi

juliaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@richearthinstitute.org
(240) 888-0209

Education Director
Rich Earth Institute
richearthinstitute.org
355 Old Ferry Road
Brattleboro Vermont, 05301

I am the Education Director at the Rich Earth Institute, where we reclaim human urine as a sustainable fertilizer for local farms.

Lisa Chase

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


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

Claire Child

CChildREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontlaw.edu
802-831-1035

Claire Child joined the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems in May 2017. She is a 2016 graduate of Vermont Law School with a Master's of Environmental Law and Policy and a Certificate in Food and Agriculture Law. As a student, Claire participated with CAFS as a Research Assistant and as a student clinician in the Food and Agriculture Clinic. She is fascinated by how diverse and multi-faceted the food and agriculture field is, and she's especially interested in food security, food waste, and the intersection of the two.

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

Gina 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.

David Conner

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

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

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

IL Covi

2drusyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com


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Ollie Cultrara

ollie.cultraraREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov


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

Robin Currey

curreyrREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@greenmtn.edu
(802) 287-2943

Professor of Sustainable Food Systems
Green Mountain College
greenmtn.edu
1 Brennan Circle
Poultney VT, 05764

Dr. Robin Currey is a professor of sustainable food systems and directs the Master of Science in Sustainable Food Systems at Green Mountain College. She researches small-holder agroecosystems, their role in agrobiodiversity conservation, the linkages between agricultural biodiversity and dietary diversity as well as economic development and food security in Kyrgyzstan. She pays attention to what lessons Vermont and US Food Systems can learn from the localized, home garden dominate food system economies in Central Asia. She also directed a humanitarian agency in Kyrgyzstan where she is known as “the Apple Lady” and serves as a board member on community development banks focusing on agricultural value chain financing.

Gillian D'Acierno

nekgleansREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com

Sarah Danly

sarahREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-3745

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

Christina Erickson

cericksonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@champlain.edu
(802) 865-5449

Director for Service & Sustainability Learning
Champlain College
champlain.edu/service
163 S Willard St
Champlain College
Burlington Vermont, 05401

Director of Service & Sustainability Learning at Champlain College in Burlington, VT

Joshua Faulkner

joshua.faulknerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
802-656-3495

Farming and Climate Change Program Coordinator
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
uvm.edu/~susagctr
23 Mansfield Avenue
Burlington VT, 05446

Farming and Climate Change Program Coordinator

Emily Finnegan

emily.i.finneganREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com


Shelburne Farms
shelburnefarms.org
1611 Harbor Road
Shelburne VT, 05482

Matthew Gordon

mgordonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontmaple.org
802-498-7767

Beret Halverson

beretREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
802-828-5670

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

Debra 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.

Corey Hennessey

corey.a.hennesseyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com

Founder
Orchard Street Business Services
orchardstreetvt.com

East Montpelier Vermont, 05651

Cheryl Herrick

herrickvtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-557-0228


UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
uvm.edu/~susagctr
23 Mansfield Avenue
Burlington VT, 05446

Communications Specialist at the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 2019 graduate of UVM's Rubenstein School's Leadership for Sustainability program, freelance food writer, cohousing dweller, avid cook and mom of two hungry, funny teenagers.

Matthew Hoffman

mdh32REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@cornell.edu
802-380-7885


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

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

Miles Hooper

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


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

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

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.

Sophia Kruszewski

skruszewskiREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontlaw.edu
(802) 831-1447


Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School
vermontlaw.edu/academics/centers-and-programs/center-for-agriculture-and-food-systems
164 Chelsea St, PO Box 96
South Royalton Vermont, 05068

Sophia Kruszewski is the Clinic Director at Vermont Law School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems.The Food and Agriculture Clinic equips students with practical legal skills and a chance to engage in food system law and policy making. Student clinicians work with VLS faculty and local, regional, and national partners to research, develop, and disseminate legal resources for food system stakeholders, including farmers and food enterprises, farmworkers, administrators, legislators, and advocates. Sophia is an attorney and graduate of Vermont Law School, and returns to Vermont most recently following five years with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), where she focused on federal food and agriculture law and policy.

Teresa Mares

tmaresREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 310-1179


UVM College of Arts and Sciences
uvm.edu/cas
438 College Street
Burlington Vermont, 05405

Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Vermont. Co-Director of Huertas Project.

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.

Nathanael Matthiesen

uptheroadfarmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 490-1470

Co-Owner
Up the Road Farm
uptheroadfarm.com
20 Bullock Rd
Guilford Vermont, 05301

James Mayer

jamesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gratefulgreensvt.com
802-451-0236

Founder
Grateful Greens
GratefulGreensVT.com
15 Grove St
Brattleboro Vermont, 05301

Grateful Greens uses creative, low impact, indoor farming technology that utilizes solar, rainwater, eco-friendly systems, and Love. We grow in a nutrient-rich organic soil mix with organic seeds to create healthy, tasty, and extraordinarily sustainable vegetables. We are starting this “food for good” journey with Sunflower Greens and will be adding more varieties soon! We’re focused on changing the world by showing a new way to grow food, at the same time we’re changing your day by providing vital and tasty vegetables. Improving the way we produce food can enable any community to provide healthy, tasty food for itself in any climate or situation, all year long. This work is as much about nourishment as it is movement! Be Well! James

Kevin Melman

kevinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@funjshrooming.com
(848) 219-2401

Owner & Founder
FUNJ. Shrooming Company
funjshrooming.com
53 Parah Dr
Unit 6
Saint Albans Vermont, 05478

Lover of the environment, food science, and animal rights. Fungi rule everything around me. Owner & Founder of FUNJ. Shrooming Company, an urban mushroom farm in Saint Albans, VT.

Katie Michels

kmichelsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontcf.org

Diane Munroe

dmunroeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@middlebury.edu
802-443-5925


Middlebury College
middlebury.edu
131 South Main Street
Middlebury VT, 05753

Diane Munroe is the Coordinator for Community-Based Environmental Studies at Middlebury College where she develops and provides logistical support for service-learning courses & community-connected research within the Environmental Studies Program. Through one of her graduate degrees in water resources management and her previous work as an educator for University of Wisconsin Extension, she has extensive experience with campus-community collaborations.

Ryan Murphy

ryanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@lcpcvt.org


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

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

Matt 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.

Jonathan Namanworth

adminREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@pangea.farm
917-447-4352

Owner - Operator
Pangea Farm
pangea.farm
1916 Smith Street
Shoreham Vermont, 05770

At the center of our intentions, is producing the finest quality, freshest certified organic produce possible. From both staple crops, to more unique and exotic items such as ginger, peanuts, quinoa, and jicama. There is very strong interest and intentions to continue trialing extra-local staples and varieties to hopefully adapt them to the regional environment as well as introducing them to market and expanding the culinary diversity of Vermont and the Northeast.

Alison Nihart

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


UVM Extension
uvm.edu/extension
327 US-302
Berlin Vermont, 05641

Mariah Noth

mariahREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vhcb.org
(802) 828-1098


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

Kelly Nottermann

kellyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-1121

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

Bryn Oakleaf

bryn.oakleafREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802/522-5783


Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
anr.vermont.gov
1 National Life Drive
Montpelier Vermont, 05602

Bryn Oakleaf is an Environmental Analyst with the Agency of Natural Resources, Watershed Management Program. Her main duties with ANR focus on supervising permit application review and compliance related to surface waters of the state.

Jennifer Obadia

jobadiaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@hcwh.org


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

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

John Ouellette

FriendstoFoodREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 343-1367

Owner
Friends to food Homestead
FriendsToFood.com
3256 Mountain Rd
Monkton Vermont, 05469

Who We are John and Sara Ouellette Believe in treating animals with respect and dignity. You won't find any commercial feed lots here! Our name reflects that, Friends as we care for them making sure they live full happy lives before becoming Food with dignity. Our homestead is just being established so check back often for new details! www.FriendsToFood.com

ALEX PISSALIDIS

alexREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gratitudefarmsvt.com
802-485-9660


Gratitude Farms, LLC
1270 Rabbit Hollow Road
Northfield VT, 05663

Gratitude Farms is a small, market garden styled operation in Northfield. Although not certified yet, we are a biodynamic farm, making some of our own biodynamic preparations and compost. We produce soil grown wheatgrass and a variety of microgreens year round. In season we will be growing a variety of greens (ex., mixed salad greens, some Asian greens, Kale, Arugula, etc.), Ginger & Tumeric, Carrots, Radish and Tomatoes. We are participating in a University of Burlington pilot program to grow Saffron in Vermont as well (currently growing 400 Saffron corms). We are always happy to connect our produce to more chefs and retail markets. We can also be found at the Montpelier Farmer's Market.

Andrew Peterson

qualitymaltREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 989-0014

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

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

Liv Peña

oliviaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtreleafcollective.org


Vermont Releaf Collective
107 S Craftsbury Rd
Craftsbury Vermont, 05826

Carolyn Phinney

carolynREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@powerfulyou.life
(302) 276-5336

VP
Holistic NH
holisticnh.org
RT
Campton New Hampshire, 03223

Jeff Roberts

cowcreekREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@attglobal.net
(802) 656-8300

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

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

Shane Rogers

shane.rogers709REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-828-0404

Charlotte Rosendahl

crosendahlREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sterlingcollege.edu
8025867711 ext 109

Director, Rian Fried Center for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
Sterling College
sterlingcollege.edu
16 Sterling Drive
Craftsbury Common Vermont, 05827

Pat Sagui

saguipatREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 744-2345

Director
Composting Association of Vermont
compostingvermont.org
481 Kettle Farm Road
Westfield VT, 05874

Scott Sawyer

scottREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org

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

Julia Scheier

julia.scheierREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 522-7042


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

Lynn Ellen Schimoler

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


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

Lynn Ellen Schimoler manages the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. Schimoler has worked in the natural foods industry for over 20 years, working for markets on both coasts. Schimoler has collaborated with the National Cooperatives Grocers to develop retail co-ops in New England, and before coming to the agency, was Director of Purchasing and Merchandising for City Market/Onion River Co-op. Schimoler has expertise in project management, store operations, product development, and human resources. Schimoler has been featured in Natural Foods Merchandiser and Edible Green Mountains. Schimoler serves on the Executive Board of the Real Organic Project, a council member for the Vermont Women's Fund, and a trustee for the Vermont Land Trust. Schimoler has a BA in Dance from Bennington College, and enjoys a part-time Dance Lecturer position at the University of 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.

Jonathan Slason

jonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@harlowfarm.com
(802) 376-9421

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

Susan Smiley

ssmileyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sover.net
(802) 388-6601


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

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

Kristina Sweet

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

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

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

Rene Thibault

rthibaultREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@newenglanddairy.com
802-673-7057

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

Graham Unangst-Rufenacht

grahamREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@ruralvermont.org
802-223-7222


Rural Vermont
ruralvermont.org
46 East State St
Montpelier VT, 05602

Hector Vila

vilahector1REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 989-8025

Owner
Orchard Grass Farm
orchardgrassfarm.com/about
3969 Munger Street
New Haven Vermont, 05472

Orchard Grass Farm raises grass-fed White Dorper Sheep. We are located in New Haven, VT, and on these 47 acres we're trying to make a go of a small, sustainable farm. After working our way into the land for a few years, after some horses (9 years), the land spoke: Take me back to my beginnings, it said. Once a sheep farm, this land has returned to its roots.

Timothy Wall

timREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@smalleywall.com
(310) 467-5699

Three Chimney's Farm is a market garden farm in Charlotte, VT. Started by a couple from Los Angeles who dreamed of farming in Vermont. We grow a wide variety of crops - from annual vegetables to grains, and fruit trees. Our sales and distribution include selling to local restaurants and breweries as well as on an online e-commerce customer base with local delivery options. We're looking for a farm manager to take the reins into 2020 and beyond.

Weiwei Wang

wwangREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-0892

Molly 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.