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Resources

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Farm to Plate Annual Report 2023 Cover
The 2023 Farm to Plate Annual Report features highlights of key projects from 2023, including the New England Feeding New England Project, Food Security in Vermont: Roadmap to 2035, Using...
Themes addressed include: Advisory boards as a gift to the entrepreneur. How to set expectations about timeframe for serving on an advisory board. Entrepreneur responsibilities in relation to an advisory...
What do you give to your advisory board as a meeting approaches? What makes for a well-structured agenda? What do you want to focus your time on when your advisory...
You may be interested in forming an advisory board, but: Where to start? Learn how an entrepreneur can set the stage for a starting a complementary and focused advisory board...

Resource Collections

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Farm to Plate Annual Report 2023 Cover
By statute, the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund is required to provide to the legislature annually a: "summary of work completed in the farm-to-plate investment program, including progress toward meeting the...
This collection of Beef on Dairy reports traces the evolution of Vermont’s effort to build a stronger, more coordinated beef–dairy supply chain – one that improves calf quality, increases dairy...
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 Vermont Advisory Board Video Series
Learn How an Advisory Board Can Help You and Your Enterprise Thrive Join a thought leader and three entrepreneurs to explore the why, what, how, and when of Advisory Boards—a...
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participants of a Food as Medicine program receive food
The Food as Medicine Data Collection brings together statewide insights on how healthcare-linked nutrition programs are improving health outcomes and addressing unmet needs in Vermont. Featuring the 2024 CSA &...

Stories

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New England Regional Food Count 2022 Cover
The New England Food System Planners Partnership just released a detailed analysis of local food spending in New England – Regional Food Count 2022. The report reveals that $2.28 billion...
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In July, the Farm to Plate Land Access & Land Use Topic Exchange  explored community growing spaces at Vermont Garden Network’s  greenhouse in Landry Park, Winooski. Photo by Jessica Poulin.
For 15 years, the 300+ organizations that make up the Farm to Plate Network have been working to make Vermont’s food system more prosperous, environmentally sustainable and resilient, and socially...
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2025 Local Food Count - Get Counted
Regional Data Collection Now Live to Strengthen Local Food Systems Organizations across New England are invited to Get Counted in the 2025 Local Food Count, a regional effort to measure...
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participants of a Food as Medicine program receive food
Overview In 2024–2025, Dr. Deb Kennedy and a team of partners led a statewide assessment to understand how Vermonters are experiencing Food is Medicine (FIM) programs. The project engaged more...