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Vermont Land Trust
vlt.org
(802) 223-5234
8 Bailey Avenue
Montpelier, VT 05602
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People
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Nick Richardson
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President | nickREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vlt.org | (802) 262-1224 | |
Network Groups:
Financing
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Nadine Berrini
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nadineREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vlt.org | |||
Caitlin Belcher
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Legal Assistant | caitmae6REMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@gmail.com | (970) 817-1595 | |
Pamela Burlingame
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pamelaREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vlt.org | 802-345-0366 | ||
Show Bio
Pam is a VLT Regional Stewardship Manager for southwestern Vermont, where she works with owners of conserved land and also participates in VLT's Farmland Access Program. Homebase and office in Poultney.
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Network Groups:
Farmland Access and Stewardship
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Allen Karnatz
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allenREMOVETHISBEFORESENDING@vlt.org |
Categories
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Farm Inputs
- Land access / conservation
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Business Planning and Technical Assistance
- Access to capital
- Feasibility and planning
- Legal and estate planning
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Financing Organizations
- Loans / debt
- Leases
- Tax credits / incentives
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Regulations and Public Policy
- Advocacy organization
Location
Mighty Food Farm Finds New Home in Shaftsbury
Southern Vermont farm works with Vermont Land Trust to purchase permanent affordable farmland
Related Goals
- Goal 4: Options for farmers to reduce their production expenses will be widely disseminated and utilized.
- Goal 5: Agricultural lands and soils will be available, affordable, and conserved for future generations of farmers and to meet the needs of Vermont’s food system.
- Goal 6: Farms and other food system operations will improve their overall environmental stewardship to deliver a net environmental benefit to the state.
- Goal 7: Local food production—and sales of local food—for all types of markets will increase.
- Goal 8: Vermont’s dairy industry is viable and diversified.
- Goal 9: The majority of farms will be profitable.
- Goal 11: Vermont’s food processing and manufacturing capacity will expand to meet the needs of a growing food system.
- Goal 14: Safe edible food typically thrown away will be rescued to feed people, and organics from farms (e.g., manure) and consumer food scraps will be diverted from landfills and waterways to produce animal feed, compost, and feedstock for anaerobic digesters.
- Goal 17: The number of locally owned and operated food system businesses in Vermont is increasing.
- Goal 18: Vermont’s food system establishments will provide safe & welcoming working conditions, livable wages, & have access to a skilled, reliable workforce.
- Goal 19: Business planning and technical assistance services will be highly coordinated, strategic, and accessible to Vermont’s food system businesses.
- Goal 20: Food system entrepreneurs and farmers will have greater access to the right match of capital to meet their financing needs at their stage of growth and for their scale of business.
- Goal 21: Private foundations, state and federal funding sources, the Vermont Legislature, the governor’s administration, and food system investors will coordinate and leverage available resources to maximize the implementation of this Plan.
- Goal 22: Food system enterprises will minimize their use of fossil fuels and maximize their renewable energy, energy efficiency, and conservation opportunities.
- Goal 23: Regulations and enforcement capacity will ensure food safety, be scale appropriate, and allow Vermont food enterprises to increase production and expand their market outlets.
- Goal 24: Vermont’s governor, legislature, and state agencies will champion Vermont’s food system as an economic development driver for the state and Vermont will demonstrate national leadership on food system development.
- Goal 25: Food system market development needs will be strategically coordinated.