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.

Natalie Bekkouche

natalieREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@salvationfarms.org


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

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


Vermont Law School Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS)
vermontlaw.edu/cafs
164 Chelsea Street
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, PSS '96, G'11, 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. His program has focused on identifying and increasing adoption of sustainable management practices in the Vermont Apple and Grape industries. Since 2005, Terry has also served as Assistant Director of the UVM Horticulture Research Center, and in 2009 he was elected President of the Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association.

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

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

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.

Ignacio Coviella

2coviellaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
617-459-7199

MD, PhD
private consultant
4 Washington Ave, Apt. 19
Cambridge Massachusetts, 02140

SUMMARY I am originally from Spain. My background is in medicine, nutrition, neuroscience, and data analytics. After graduating from medical school, I came to MIT (in 1982) as a research associate in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences (later, Applied Biological Sciences). Within several months and while doing research on neurotransmitter precursors in foods and brain metabolism, I was offered to stay at MIT and enroll in a PhD program in the Department of Brain and Cognitive sciences, where I graduated in 1989. After graduation, I joined the faculty at Boston University School of Medicine as a research associate and, later, as assistant professor, until 2011. During this time I continue research in the areas of neuronal development and regeneration, neurotransmitter specification, and the study of basic models of neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, I taught signal transduction mechanisms to graduate students and pre-medical students. Following my departure from BU, I took a sabbatical of nine months as a resident at the School of Visual Arts in New York City to fulfill a long deferred ambition to study art, specializing in oil painting. Immediately after, through connections with art faculty at various universities and my experience with data analytics and programming skills, I was hired by East Carolina University as Associate Director of Marketing and Finance for a study abroad program in Florence, Italy. In this position, I worked in the school program budget and marketing synchronizing all financial transactions between the university administration and their Italian counterpart and, also, I developed experience in data acquisition and integration and business data analytics. Since then, I have taken various courses on-line related to data science, statistical learning, and predictive analytics. Currently, I work as a private consultant for biotech and start-up companies, bringing together my scientific domain expertise in the life sciences and computational and statistical skills, to tackle data-intensive projects. I am interested in joining efforts to solve grand challenges at the juncture of data science, preservation of natural resources, climate change, sustainability, and social issues related to local farming development, food distribution, and poverty. I want to work with people concerned with similar subjects, transforming data analytics into evidence-based projects with impacts and solutions to concrete questions and the betterment of local communities. CORE COMPETENCIES • Broad range of biomedical laboratory protocols in biochemistry, molecular biology, cell & tissue culture, immunohisto-chemistry, DNA micro-arrays, microscopy, & HPLC/GC. • Data mining, curation, and visualization (Tableau). • Biostatistics. • Statistical learning and modeling in R. • Data science and predictive analytics. • SQL and database management. • Scripting languages and front-end Web development (HTML,CSS, Javascript). • Object oriented and functional programming (C/C++). • Scientific writing, medical communication, & publication management. ACCOMPLISHMENT HIGHLIGHTS • Conducted relevant research on food ingredients and metabolism, trophic factors and brain development. • Developed advanced laboratory and biotechnology protocols (Nature Protocols, 2008). • Designed and applied data analytic and statistical predictive models for the screening of genes and DNA-microarray gene expression models. • Created and managed database applications and administrative tools that resulted in considerable increases in ECU operational budget program. • Developed three patents: Europe EP20060020758, United States WO2001017547 A2, and United States WO1990004400 A1. PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE • Private consultant (2014 – present). • Volunteer Participatory Budge Delegate, Cambridge, MA (2015). Study, research, and inform a selection of potentially fundable ideas aimed at ameliorating and improving living conditions in the City of Cambridge (total budget, over $500,000). • Associate Director of Marketing and Finance at Italy Intensives Study Abroad Program, ECU, Florence, Italy (2012 - 2014). • Resident at the School of Visual Arts, NY, NY (2011). • Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA (1996 – 2010). EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS • Data Science and R Programing (on-line certificates), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (2015). • Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business (on-line certificates), Duke University, Duke, NC (2015) • Computer Career Programs Masters Certificate, Field of C/C++, Microsoft Windows Development Programming, Boston University, Boston, MA.(2003) • Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD), Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate (# 322-115-7), Philadelphia, PA (validation of Spanish Medical Degree). SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. López-Coviella I, Berse B, Krauss R, Thies RS, Blusztajn J.K. (2000) Induction and maintenance of the cholinergic phenotype of neurons in the central nervous system by BMP-9. SCIENCE 289: 313-316. 2. Brandon EP, Mellott T, Pizzo DP, Coufal N, D'Amour KA, Gobeske K, Lortie M, Lopez-Coviella I, Berse B, Thal LJ, Gage FH, Blusztajn JK. (2004) Choline transporter 1 maintains cholinergic function in choline acetyltransferase haploinsufficiency. J. NEUROSCI. 24(24):5459-5466. 3. Lopez-Coviella I, Follettie MT, Mellott T, Kovacheva V, Slack BE, Diesl V, Berse B, Thies RS, Blusztajn JK. (2005) BMP-9 induces the transcriptome of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons. PROC. NATL. ACAD. SCI. USA, 102: 6984-6989. 4. Mellott TJ, Follettie MT, Diesl V, Hill AA, Lopez-Coviella I, Blusztajn JK. (2007) Prenatal choline availability modulates hippocampal and cerebral cortical gene expression. FASEB J. 21:1311-23. 5. Schnitzler AC, Lopez-Coviella I, Blusztajn JK. (2008) Purification and culture of nerve growth factor receptor (p75)-expressing basal forebrain cholinergic neurons. NATURE PROT. 3: 34-40. 6. Lopez-Coviella I, Mellott TJ, Schnitzler AC, Blusztajn JK. (2011) BMP9 protects septal neurons from axotomy-evoked loss of cholinergic phenotype. PLoS One. 6(6):e21166. LANGUAGES Native/bilingual proficiency in English, Spanish, & Proficiency in French and Italian.

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.

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

Matthew Gordon

mgordonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontmaple.org
802-498-7767

Debra Heleba

debra.helebaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
802.656.4046


Northeast SARE
nesare.org
655 Spear Street
Burlington VT, 05405


University of Vermont Extension (Northwest Crops and Soils Program)
uvm.edu/extension/cropsoil
278 South Main Street, Suite 2
St. Albans VT, 05478

I am the Vermont coordinator for the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program (NE-SARE) where I provide outreach on our competitive grants program and organize sustainable agriculture trainings for agricultural service providers. I also work for the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension's Northwest Crops & Soils Program where I am working on a national project called eOrganic to publish peer-reviewed certified organic information online.

Corey Hennessey

coreyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtfarmconnex.com
802-232-2640

Business Manager
Farm Connex
85 Industrial Park Road
Hardwick Vermont, 05836

As a native “Northforker” from the East End of Long Island (NY) with an academic background in Food Systems and Anthropology, I have spent the majority of my career working from a variety of vantages within my local foodscape. From humble beginnings in a restaurant kitchen during my teenage years, I transitioned into production and distribution while working through college before finally settling into greenhouse and agricultural production at my most recent (former) posts. At present, I am engaged in a joint development project in conjunction with Farm Connex Distributors and The Center for an Agricultural Economy in Hardwick, VT. I am also interested in pursuing agricultural policy & outreach initiatives, and hope to be able to interact, learn and engage in a similar capacity within my newly adopted state! No stranger to hard work, I hope for the continued opportunity to synthesize my experience & education with an insatiable love of food, and personal dedication to those who produce it.

Cheryl Herrick

herrickvtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-557-0228


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

Program outreach for the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, graduate student in 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

Emily Irwin

emily.c.irwinREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
203-219-4638


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

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


Vermont Law School Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS)
vermontlaw.edu/cafs
164 Chelsea Street
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

Katie Michels

kmichelsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontcf.org

Environmental Philanthropy Associate
High Meadows Fund
highmeadowsfund.org
77 College St., Suite 3B
Burlington VT, 05401

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

Outreach Professional
University of Vermont Extension (Burlington)
uvm.edu/extension
23 Mansfield Ave
Burlington VT, 05401

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
146 University Place
Burlington Vermont, 05405

Assistant to the UVM Food Systems Initiative

Kelly Nottermann

kellyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-1121


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.

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.

Lydia Pitkin

lydiaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
802-828-5670

Office Manager & Program Coordinator
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org
3 Pitkin Court
Suite 301E
Montpelier VT, 05602

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

shaneREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
802-828-0404

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

Rooted in Vermont Project Manager

Charlotte Rosendahl

crosendahlREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@sterlingcollege.edu
8025867711 ext 109

Director, Rian Fried Center for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
Sterling College
sterlingcollege.edu
PO Box 72
16 Sterling Drive
Craftsbury Common VT, 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.

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 is the Senior Agricultural Business Development Program Manager for Working Lands at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. Schimoler has worked in the Natural Foods Industry for over 20 years. Her experience includes working for independently owned markets in CA,NH and VT, collaborating with the National Cooperatives Grocers to develop retail Co-ops around the US, and working as Director of Purchasing and Merchandising for City Market/Onion River Co-op. Schimoler has expertise in business planning, retail operations,public speaking and management. Schimoler has a BA in Dance from Bennington College, and is a part-time Dance Lecturer at the University of Vermont.

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

Weiwei Wang

wwangREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-0892

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.