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Expand local collaboration for effective delivery of daily and emergency food security resources Vermont has the opportunity to design an excellent food security emergency response system using recent lessons learned...
Resources
Integrate food access into town plans across Vermont Food access and security are impacted not only by state and federal agricultural policies, but also by local decisions in municipal and...
Establish easier and equitable access to farmland and on-farm infrastructure Vermont producers must have appropriate agricultural land and infrastructure in order to succeed in business, but current and future generations...
Provide essential and urgently needed investments in agricultural supply-chain infrastructure To save Vermont’s current farms, the State must immediately invest in supply chain infrastructure. This vital investment will also modernize...
Resource Collections
A collection of resources providing market research, best production practices, and budgeting tools for grass-fed beef production
A collection of resources created by Farm to Plate tied to education, workforce and labor. Resources included here were developed by the Farm to Plate Education, Workforce and Labor Topic...
The Retail Collection includes the Take 5 video series and the Small Bites newsletter archive along with written resources designed to help retailers more effectively source and merchandise local food.
Access important market intel on Vermont and regional food distribution systems, as well as wholesale market opportunities and barriers.
Stories
Story and photo by Marin Howell, Addison County Independent ACORN's Farmacy: Food is Medicine program in Middlebury is making a real difference for 100 local families by providing weekly shares...
The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) and Larklea are offering to Regional Food Systems Infrastructure applicants and grantees various forms of support and technical services including application support, infrastructure capital...
Vermont’s locally owned and operated food businesses, from farms, to food processors, to distributors, to retailers, are the heart and soul of our rural economy. But, getting local food to...
Farm to Plate encourages Network members to develop new strategies that address urgent environmental issues through shared dialogue, co-learning and action. Goal category 2, “Environmental Sustainability”, provides the broader context...