Resources & Stories

Resources

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Food ecurity Objective G7
Make impactful investments in transportation in rural and urban Vermont Among the barriers that threaten food access for different communities in Vermont, transportation-related barriers are significant.
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Food Security Objective G6
Invest in Vermont’s town and village infrastructure Maintaining and improving village infrastructure is a high-leverage area for food security and general emergency preparedness.
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Food Security Objective G5
Ensure consistent, dignified access to nourishing, adequate, culturally responsive food, today and in the future Food insecurity disproportionately impacts priority populations in Vermont because systemic challenges create insecurities and barriers...
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Food Security Objective G4
Create a food security emergency response system in Vermont Two recent, very different emergencies—the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2023 floods—highlighted that existing Emergency Operations plans, though robust, need updating to...

Resource Collections

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A collection of resources aimed to aid farmers and technical assistance providers in strengthening the financial performance and viability of farm and food businesses.
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A collection of resources detailing how to plan for land management, and land and business succession strategies, to ensure a smooth transition from one owner to the next.
A collection of resources pertaining to current water quality as well as ways for improvement.
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A set of "how to’s" and "best practices" for creating successful agritourism enterprises.

Stories

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FSNE Racial Equity Challenge
Farm to Plate invites you to be a partner in imagining and creating a more just, resilient and equitable food system for Vermont. Starting April 1st, we will be hosting...
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January 31 Farm to Plate visit to the VT Legislature
2023 was a historically hard year on Vermont farmers and food businesses. A late spring frost resulted in significant losses for fruit growers, the July floods inundated farm fields of...
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Farm to Plate Presents to the Food Security Roadmap to the VT Legislature
For two years, over 600 Vermonters contributed their personal expertise on food security to develop a Food Security in Vermont: Roadmap to 2035. The Farm to Plate Network’s Food Security...
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SunriseFarm_Compost
Attention agricultural service providers, farmers and community partners! Are you interested in learning more or providing input on on-farm composting? Farm to Plate's Food Cycle Community of Practice wants your...