Soil and Water

Carolyn Alves

Caroline.AlvesREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vt.usda.gov
(802) 951-6796 x239

Soil Scientist/GIS Specialist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
vt.nrcs.usda.gov
1153 South Brownell Road, Ste 35
Williston VT, 05495

Juan Alvez

jalvezREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-6116

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

I help farmers to take informed decisions about intensive grazing management

Jill Arace

jill.araceREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vacd.org
(802) 496-5162


Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
vacd.org
P.O. Box 566
Waitsfield VT, 05673

Jill has nearly thirty years of non-profit management and sustainable development experience, mostly overseas. She lived and worked in Thailand and Cambodia for eleven years, managing relief and development programs for several organizations, including the American Friends Service Committee and Oxfam. She returned to the US to attend graduate school, where she earned two masters degrees – one in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, and the other in Economics from Boston University. After graduate school, Jill moved to one of her favorite places – Vermont – where she worked for eleven years at the Institute for Sustainable Communities managing civic participation and sustainable development programs in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia, including community-based environmental action planning, school-based conservation education, environmental management training, watershed planning, solid waste management, energy efficiency, sustainable forestry, agricultural production, food security, and grassroots citizen initiatives. After she stopped traveling around the world, Jill began learning more about conservation and community development in Vermont and in the beautiful Mad River Valley, where she lives and facilitates sustainable agriculture initiatives. Jill is particularly interested in supporting local food production and building bridges between different segments of the community. When she's not busy organizing something, you may find Jill digging in her garden, walking the back roads of Vermont, practicing energy healing, or singing in a chorus.

Andrew Bahrenburg

andrewREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@ruralvermont.org

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

Michael Bald

choosewiselyvtREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-763-8260

Founder
Got Weeds?
choosewiselyvt.wordpress.com
4290 VT Rte 14
Royalton Vermont, 05068

Founder of Got Weeds?, offering non-chemical invasive species control for organic farmers, growers, and landowners. Services include consultations and planning for management of terrestrial invasive species. Control work focuses on rehabilitating sites over the long term, encouraging the return of native species as the exotics are removed. Very much unforeseen was the evolution of the company to specialize in dangerous plants like wild parsnip. But evolution is a good thing, so I go with it. Available to present at workshops and training events, although availability is a lot tighter in the growing season. Live and work out of Royalton, tinkering with the idea of growing herbs on a larger scale.

Athena Bradley

athenaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nerc.org

Projects Manager
Northeast Recycling Council
nerc.org
139 Main St. Ste 401
Brattleboro Vermont, 05301

Megan Browning

meganbrowningREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com


Red Mill Restaurant (Basin Harbor Club)
basinharbor.com/dining-red-mill.php
4800 Basin Harbor Road
Vergennes VT, 05491

After several years of experience on production vegetable farms in the Boston area, I moved to VT to complete a year long Education Residency at Shelburne Farms. In this role I taught farm and forest based school programs and summer camps. In February 2015 I was hired by Basin Harbor Club to start and manage a small vegetable farm on their property to supply produce to their on-site restaurants.

Leonard (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)

Cat 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.

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

Annalise Carington

annalise.caringtonREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vt.nacdnet.net


Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
vacd.org
P.O. Box 566
Waitsfield VT, 05673

I am a recent graduate of Middlebury College working as a Conservation Planner for VACD. Funded through the Lake Champlain RCPP, I write conservation plans, with a focus on water quality, for farms that are conserved or are in the process of being conserved in the South Lake priority watershed. As well, I work with South Lake partners to implement Best Management Practices on farms in the watershed. I love that my work is partnership driven (VLT, VHCB, NRCS, DEC, VAAFM, UVM Ext. and beyond) and I know that strengthening these partnerships will be critical to accomplishing our goals in the state.

Jeff Carter

jeff.carterREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 388-4969 x332

Agronomy Specialist
University of Vermont Extension (Middlebury)
uvm.edu/extension
68 Catamount Park
Suite C
Middlebury VT, 05753

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

Jennifer Colby

jcolbyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-0858

Outreach Coordinator
Vermont Grass Farmers Association
uvm.edu/~pasture/?Page=vgfa.html
P.O. Box 142
Randolph VT, 05060


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

Jenn is a diversified meat livestock farmer, competitive barbecuer, UVM Extension professional, and self-described Communitarian. She lives and farms in Central Vermont, and delivers education and outreach to grass-based and livestock farmers statewide. - See more at: http://onpasture.com/2014/06/09/sweet-swine-success-2/#sthash.hdWDxH6C.dpuf

Sarah Coleman

scolemanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu

Research Assistant
UVM Research on Adaptation to Climate Change (RACC) EPSCoR
uvm.edu/~epscor/new02/?q=node/30
23 Mansfield Avenue
Burlington Vermont, 05401

Abe Collins

abenewsoilREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 782-1883

Founder
Collins Grazing
20 W. Canal Street
#133
Winooski Vermont, 05404

Abe is the founder of Collins Grazing and LandStream, a founding board member of the Soil Carbon Coalition, and a board member of the Grassfed Exchange.

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

Laura DiPietro

laura.dipietroREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 828-1289

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

Sally Dodge

sallydodgeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@comcast.net
802 233-2498

Northeast Community Development Manager
Iroquois Valley Farms LLC
iroquoisvalleyfarms.com
355 Lathrop Lane
Manchester Vermont, 05255

Sally serves as Northeast Community Development manager for Iroquois Valley Farms across the Northeastern U.S (New York and New England states),developing economic lease structures, and creating a sustainable farmland succession plan for retiring farmers or exiting landowners. Sally has been instrumental in promoting small, diversified farms in Vermont, and has strengthened the link between small farmers, restaurants, and direct farm sales through farmers' markets and CSAs. She manages her family's farm in Pownal, Vermont, where she promotes organic farming and local foods through active support of her farm tenants. She recently served with Land For Good to publish A Landowners Guide to Leasing Land for Farming. Sally served for many years on the board of the Vermont Land Trust, where she took part in moving the organization toward supporting small diversified farmers and farm acquisition programs. She serves on the board of the Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, is an owner of The Mountain Goat, an outdoor outfitting store in Manchester, Vermont; and runs the Vermont Lamb Company, an organic sheep operation. She lives in Manchester, Vermont, with her husband, Dale Guldbrandsen, who also works with Iroquois Valley Farms.

Kari Dolan

kari.dolanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
(802) 490-6113

Program Manager
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
vtwaterquality.org/erp.htm
1 National Life Drive
Main 2
Montpelier VT, 05620

Nicole Duch

compostingvermontREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com


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

My passions include growing healthy food & soil, being a good land steward, and walks in the woods. I have worked on a variety of farms, run my own market garden, and do special projects for the Composting Association of Vermont.

Katherine Elmer

katewREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vtherbcenter.org
(802) 870-0982

Food Systems Research Specialist
UVM Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE)
uvm.edu/cdae
146 University Place
Morrill Hall
Burlington VT, 05405

Katherine Elmer, MS grew up in the green hills of Central Vermont and revels in the opportunity to connect with clients around a shared love of place and nature through whole foods nutrition and herbal medicine. She is a clinically-trained community herbalist and faculty member at the University of Vermont focusing on Herbal Medicine, Integrative Health and Food Systems topics. She serves on the UVM Medical Center Program in Integrative Health. She has a Master's in Natural Resources from UVM and has completed clinical training through the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. She manages medicinal plant gardens on UVM campus and is the faculty advisor for the UVM student Herb Club. She also teaches regular community classes and herb walks in the Burlington area. She is co-founder of the Burlington Herb Clinic (btvherbclinic.com), the RAILYARD Healing Center (raiyardapothecary.com), and an educational organization called Spoonful Herbals (spoonfulherbals.org) which offers a local Herbal CSA share program, a Community Herbalism Apprenticeship, and organizes medicinal plant gleaning events (“Herb Mobs”) on area organic farms and public green spaces.

Nancy Everhart

neverhartREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vhcb.org
(802) 828-5066

Agricultural Director
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB)
vhcb.org
58 East State Street
Montpelier VT, 05602

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

Robert Foster

rfosterREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmavt.net
(802) 388-1137

President
Foster Brothers Farm/Vermont Natural Ag Products
vermontnaturalagproducts.com
297 Lower Foote Street
Middlebury VT, 05753

Producer, recycler, small power producer, soil amendment producer, conservationist, UVM CALS Board, 25x25, Agri-Mark/Cabot Board, Dairy Managment Sustainability Council and Task Force

Ashley Green

ashleyREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@nofavt.org
(802)434-3821 x18


Vermont Organic Farmers, LLC
nofavt.org
14 Pleasant Street
PO Box 697
Richmond Vermont, 05477

Dairy & Livestock Certification Specialist

Kimberly Hagen

kimberly.hagenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-3834

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

I provide technical assistance to Vermont farmers to transition or improve their grazing practices on their farms.

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

Nikolaus Horster

nhorsterREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 685-3334

Owner
Shire Beef, LLC
shirebeef.com
646 Reed Rd.
Vershire Vermont, 05079

Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition Inc.

infoREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@champlainvalleyfarmercoalition.com
(802)3884969 ext 348


Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
champlainvalleyfarmercoalition.com
23 Pond Lane
Suite 300
MIddlebury Vermont, 05753

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.

Kim Kayhart

kakayharREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 476-2003

Chris Koliba

ckolibaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-3772

Director of MPA Program
UVM Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE)
uvm.edu/cdae
146 University Place
Morrill Hall
Burlington VT, 05405

Chris Koliba is a Full Professor in the Community Development and Applied Economics Department at the University of Vermont (UVM) and the Director of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program. He possesses a Ph.D. and an MPA from Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. His research interests include governance networks and complex adaptive systems, infrastructure policy & governance, organizational learning and development, action research methods, and educational policy. His current research program focuses on the development of complex adaptive systems models of food systems, regional planning, watershed governance, and transportation planning, and smart grid energy networks. Chris is the lead author of Governance Network in Public Administration and Public Policy published by CRC Press. He has published articles over 35 articles in such prominent peer reviewed journal. He is the 2011 Marshall E. Dimock Award winner for best lead article in the Public Administration Review. He has served as principal investigator or co-principal investigator on research and program development grants from the National Science Foundation, the United States Department of Transportation, the United States Department of Agriculture, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Vermont Department of Education, the Bonnor Foundation, the Bay Paul Foundation, and the Spencer Foundation. He is chair of the Complexity and Network Studies section of the American Society of Public Administration. Chris teaches courses pertaining to public policy and public affairs, public administration, systems analysis, governance networks, collaborative management, and the intersection of science and society.

Dave Martin

settlementfarmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@comcast.net
(802) 899-2104


Settlement Farm
416 Irish Settlement Road
Underhill VT, 05489

Alissa Matthews

alissa.matthewsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-505-1661


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

Nathanael Matthiesen

uptheroadfarmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 490-1470

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

Lisa 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.

Christine McGowan

christineREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vsjf.org
(802) 828-3840

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

Christine joined the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund in August 2016 as the Forest Products Program Director. The program is a collaboration between the Jobs Fund, the Northern Forest Center and the Vermont Working Lands Enterprise Board with a goal of improving value chain investment opportunities for Vermont’s forest products industry and increasing the value of sustainable forestry in the state. Christine will be working closely with individuals and businesses throughout the supply chain from landowners, foresters, loggers and sawmills to secondary market producers to develop new value chain investment strategies and build a brand for Vermont-grown, sustainably-harvested wood products such as construction material, furniture and modern wood heat products. Christine has 20+ years of experience in journalism, strategic communications and conservation. She lives in Stowe with her husband and their two dogs, one cat and the assorted wildlife species that share their tiny plot of heaven.

Ernesto Mendez

ernesto.mendezREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-4280


UVM Department of Plant and Soil Science
uvm.edu/~pss
63 Carrigan Drive
Burlington VT, 05405

Katie Michels

kmichelsREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermontcf.org

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

Katelyn Mickelson

katelynREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@northwoodscenter.org
(802) 723-6551

Conservation Assistant
NorthWoods Stewardship Center
northwoodscenter.org
154 leadership Drive
East Charleston Vermont, 05833

Nathaniel Miller

nedsbestbeefREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com

Manager
Ned's Best Beef
nedsbestbeef.com
745 Freeman Rd.
Northfield Vermont, 05663

Writer/farmer/criador.

Ginger Nickerson

gnickersREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-5490

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

I provide technical assistance, research and outreach to fruit and vegetable growers on on-farm produce safety and GAPs (Good Agricultural Practices). Special interests: making produce safety work for small, diversified farms; the intersection of produce safety, environmental health and sustainable agriculture/food systems; agricultural "waste" management and closed loop systems; farms as ecosystems and the intersection between polycultures, intercropping and pest and disease management under changing environmental conditions.

Eric Noel

ericrnoelREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@hotmail.com
802-752-8731

Co-owner
Health Hero Farm
healthherofarm.com
350 West Shore Rd.
South Hero Vermont, 05486

Eric Noël grew up on a conventional dairy farm in Highgate, Vermont. He returned to farming after a few years as a pit crew mechanic for the IndyCar series to transition the family farm in Vermont. Steering it from a conventional crop and dairy farm to a high performing operation, he gained recognition for his certified organic diversified, grass-fed beef and vegetable farm. Tuning into the infinite wisdom, drawing on proven techniques from around the world and stacking them together, he transformed the soil, forages and cattle in record time. The farm grew to serve hundreds of families the highest quality, most nutrient dense fresh food available. Eric is recognized by his colleagues as the top grazier in the Northeast. Eric draws from his training in Holistic Management and his eight years on the ground fine-tuning his techniques to help other farmers reach their full potential on their farms. Eric is now the President of the Vermont Grass Farmers Association and is the Chair of the Northeast Pasture Consortium Stakeholder Action Committee. He has presented numerous times over the past four years around the Northeast at conference settings and on-site at farms. To contact Eric and to find out how he can help the farmers in your organization, please email or call today. Email ericrnoel@hotmail.com or call 802-752-8731.

Sarah Nolin

hurricaneridgefarmREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802)685-4920

Owner
Hurricane Ridge Farm
hurricaneridgefarm.com
4758 Chelsea Rd
Corinth Vermont, 05039

Amy Overstreet

amy.overstreetREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vt.usda.gov
(803) 730-2422


USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
vt.nrcs.usda.gov
356 Mountain View Drive
Suite 105
Colchester VT, 05446

Amy Overstreet is a 22 year employee of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and served most of this time in her home state of SC and in January of 2015, transferred to Colchester, VT to serve as our VT NRCS' new Public Affairs Specialist. She served a one year detail to the National Soil Survey Division, NRCS, Washington, DC, in 2015 to lead the agency's International Year of Soils campaign. Amy has a BA in English and Art History from Wofford College, and a MA in Media Arts from the University of South Carolina. She is a former professional ballet dancer and in her free time is involved with VT's Farm to Ballet project as an outreach liaison.

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

Kip Potter

kip.potterREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vt.usda.gov
802-9516796 x238

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

Don Ross

drossREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-0138


UVM Department of Plant and Soil Science
uvm.edu/~pss
63 Carrigan Drive
Burlington VT, 05405

Marli Rupe

Marli.RupeREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vermont.gov
802-490-6171


Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
vtwaterquality.org/erp.htm
1 National Life Drive
Main 2
Montpelier VT, 05620

Pat Sagui

saguipatREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 744-2345

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

Rachel Schattman

rachel.schattmanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 373-1875

owner/manager
Bella Farm, LLC
bellapesto.com
90 Cemetery Rd
Po Box 107
Monkton Vermont, 05469

I'm a PhD student in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at UVM. My work is on climate change and Vermont agriculture, insect pests and fruit (blueberries and raspberries), and food insecurity in Vermont. I work with the Agroecology and Rural Livelihoods Group and the UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

Denise Smith

denisefnlcREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-355-0694

Executive Director
Friends of Northern Lake Champlain
northernlakechamplain.org
6 Fairfield Street
St. Albans Vermont, 05478

Denise grew up in the Eastern Townships of Canada, the Alps of France, and finally landed on the shores of Lake Champlain in Vermont. Her summer adventures led by her father, a structural engineer, centered around seeking structurally fascinating bridges that spanned beautiful bodies of water and lots of camping and mountain activities. Over the course of her professional career Denise has focused on mission driven work that improves the lives of people and the environment. In her current role as the Executive Director for the Friends of Northern Lake Champlain she leads people to explore solutions to the degradation of watersheds and is concerned with the impacts it is having on the local community and economy. The Friends of Northern Lake Champlain’s current projects are focused on reducing the amount of phosphorous in the watershed and engaging the community in a larger conversation about climate resilience and creating a culture of clean water. She lives in St. Albans, Vermont with her husband, Tim and their three children, Mackenzie, Duffy, and Nellie. She still enjoys adventures that involve bridges and water bodies and continues to hike, camp, and ski with her own family and their dog, Iris.

Andrea Stander

andrea.standerREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
802-522-3284

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

After 5 plus years serving as the Director of Rural Vermont, I retired from that position and now serve as a part-time policy consultant. Rural Vermont was founded in 1985 and is a not-for-profit membership organization that works through public education, grassroots organizing, as well as state and national advocacy to ensure that Vermont-scale farms are economically viable and environmentally sustainable. Rural Vermont is committed to making it possible for Vermonters to feed themselves and their neighbors providing Vermont with a community-based alternative to the industrial food system.

Rebecca Stone

rebeccaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@communityworkshopllc.com
802-392-8037

Communications Consultant
Vermont Farm to School Network
vermontfarmtoschool.org
1611 Harbor Rd
Shelburne Vermont, 05482

Coordinator
Resilient Vermont Network
resilientvt.org
535 Stone Cutter's Way
Institute for Sustainable Communities
Montpelier VT, 05602

I am Principal of Community Workshop, a small Vermont consulting firm working to help build vibrant, engaged communities. I work with organizations and communities across the country on creative engagement, resilience, placemaking, communications, program development and planning. Current projects and clients include Vermont FEED and the Vermont Farm to School Network, Resilient Vermont Network, Community Resilience Organizations, Bethel University, and the EPA Local Foods for Local Places program. In my free time, I love to get my hands dirty with my two young girls, tending our backyard garden, orchard and chickens. www.communityworkshopllc.com

Graham 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".

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.

Ben Waterman

ben.watermanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-9142

Beginning Farmer and Land Access Program Coordinator
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
uvm.edu/~susagctr
23 Mansfield Avenue
Burlington VT, 05446

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

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.

Jim Wood

Jim.WoodREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vt.usda.gov
(802) 951-6796 x235

Assistant State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
vt.nrcs.usda.gov
356 Mountain View Drive
Suite 105
Colchester VT, 05446

NRCS offers technical and financial assistance to farmers and forest landowners for conservation improvements on their land, which includes (but is not limited to) waste storage, silage leachate, grazing management, protecting streams and other waters, hoop houses, irrigation improvements, soil erosion concerns on farm and forest roads and landings.

Kirsten Workman

kirsten.workmanREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
802-388-4969 x347

Agronomy Outreach Specialist
UVM Extension - Champlain Valley Crop, Soil & Pasture Team
uvm.edu/extension/agriculture/cvcrops
23 Pond Lane, Suite 3
Middlebury Vermont, 05753


Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition
champlainvalleyfarmercoalition.com
23 Pond Lane
Suite 300
MIddlebury Vermont, 05753

Kirsten works with farmers to implement practices to improve crop production and protect water quality. She started her career in Washington state working for the Mason Conservation District and Washington State University Extension. After 10 years of working with West Coast farmers, she joined the UVM Extension staff in 2011, and hopes to provide practical information that farmers value. She helps farmers understand the importance of Nutrient Management and assists them in preparing and implementing comprehensive nutrient management plans, and lately has been working on cover cropping systems for Vermont farms. She also helps farmers access cost-share funding to implement Best Management Practices on their farms. Kirsten manages the Team’s monthly e-newsletter, Facebook page, YouTube channel, and this website. She is also working on a master’s degree in Plant & Soil Science (Agronomy) at University of Vermont. Her research project aims to provide farmers with information about successful cover cropping systems that make the most of their livestock manure while reducing nutrient runoff and increasing soil health. Kirsten lives in the Winooski watershed with her husband, Paul and two young children, Johnny & Ruby. She enjoys exploring her new home state of Vermont with her family and is excited to have access to some prime Vermont farmland, where she is able to raise more (and larger) livestock than she was able to in the temperate rainforest of the Puget Sound. Kirsten is a Certified Crop Adviser.

Asim Zia

aziaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@uvm.edu
(802) 656-4695


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

charlie taplin

vthick43REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com
(802) 249-1532

owner/operator
floating bridge family farm
208 west st.
brookfield Vermont, 05036

over 55 years farming from milking cows for 30 plus years , selling fertilizer, seed and chemicals, teaching Vo-ag, artificial breeder and owner of a organic supply business started in 1992 until 2009 when my wife and I took over her family farm in Brookfield that celebrated 100 years owned by the same family. We now raise grass-fed beef, pork, chicken, eggs, vegetables, and maple syrup on a 134 acre farm. I do organic soil consulting, and alternative health for livestock. We raise 2 acres of potatoes, plus another 4 acres of vegetables tomatoes, peas, beans sweet corn, squash and pumpkins all under organic standards , our milk and meat are all grass fed. I am a 9th generation Taplin in Vermont and my wife is a care-taker for her father and a 6th generation Vermonter.