FSNE’s Late Spring 2022 Policy Update

Fair Play Required for Local and Regional Food Systems Transformation Contributed by Karen Nordstrom, FSNE Policy Network Manager Key Issue:  Over the last month, much has happened on the policy

Grazing for Soil Health, More Nutritious Food & Connection to Indigenous Neighbors

At Vermont’s Vershire Farm, Niko Horster trusts his cattle to help correct the imbalances they uncover in the soil and the grasses on his central Vermont pastures. One in a

Comments in response to USDA’s Supply Chain request

The Food Solutions New England network is pleased to have jointly created and submitted comments to USDA with the Food System Planners Partnership (representing all six New England states), highlighting

State updates definition of what is ‘local’

Originally published on vermontbiz.com Vermont Business Magazine Businesses who sell and/or market products using “local”, or equivalent terms such as “made in Vermont”, should be aware that the State of Vermont, Agency

Vermont African group receives $300,000 USDA Urban Agriculture grant

Originally published in Vermontbiz. Vermont Business Magazine The US Department of Agriculture announced the selection of recipients for approximately $4.1 million in grants and cooperative agreements through its new Office

Gardening for Health program to launch at The University of Vermont Medical Center

Originally published in VermontBiz. Gardening for Health is an introductory gardening, nutrition and health education program created to cultivate patient and community health. The program connects concepts of physical activity,

Preparing for ‘Food Scraps Act’ in Vermont

Originally published in mychamplainvalley.com Posted: Jun 24, 2020  Things are going to look different next week when you’re taking out the trash. Starting July 1st, Vermonters are not allowed to

Farming in the Face of COVID-19: Highland Cattle in Vermont

Special from our colleagues at The Carrot Project Ray Shatney and Janet Steward have been raising prizewinning Highland cattle on their family farm, Greenfield Highland Beef, in Greensboro Bend and

Agriculture census data shakes up the Locavore Index; Vermont still on top; California jumps to second place

Originally published in the June 3, 2019 issue of VermontBiz. Vermont Business Magazine Vermont still ranks at the top of the Strolling of the Heifers Locavore Index, meaning that it has
Consumer shopping for local food Photo: Rooted in Vermont

Economic Development in the Local Food Economy

This post originally appeared on Vermont Farm to Plate Features. When you ask people their definition of the Vermont food economy, they’ll often talk about farms, farmers’ markets or CSAs. What’s