Resources & Stories

Resources

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2024 Data Report CSA & Healthcare Community of Practice. Report Cover. Photos of herbs and tomatoes
The 2024 CSA & Healthcare Community of Practice Data Report documents the scope, reach, and impacts of healthcare-linked Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and Food is Medicine programs operating across Vermont...
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participants of a Food as Medicine program receive food
Food is Medicine in Vermont: An Unmet Needs Analysis Using a Value-Based Medicine Lens Executive Summary This report summarizes key findings from a cross-sector review of Vermont’s Food is Medicine...
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This interactive map from the Vermont Foodbank shows the locations of over 200 food shelves, meal sites, and organizations providing food assistance throughout Vermont.
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This resource from Hunger Free Vermont lists Current Vermont Open Meal Site Locations for Kids by county and town. The webpage gives more information about connecting kids with free meals...

Resource Collections

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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...
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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.
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A box truck is backed up to a loading dock with three women standing next to the entrance
Access important market intel on Vermont and regional food distribution systems, as well as wholesale market opportunities and barriers.
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These recorded webinars each provide an overview of the Plan and guidance on different ways in which you can use it.

Stories

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Farm to Plate Annual Report Retail Supply Chain - Local Food 2023
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...
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Farm to Plate 2023 Annual Report Agroforestry Cover
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...
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Using Local Food to Further Health Outcomes and Food Security
One of the central goals of the Agriculture and Food System Strategic Plan is “Improving access to healthy local food for all Vermonters.” Although much of the work done across...
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Story and photos by Migrant Justice Full story on the Migrant Justice website Immigrant leaders recently returned to the Vermont State House to fight for more equitable and inclusive policies...