Vermont farm landscape

Many Exiting Farmers in Vermont May Have No One to Take Over the Farm, New Study Shows

This piece was originally posted by Erica Housekeeper on UVM Food Feed.  Nearly 30% of New England’s farmers are likely to exit farming over the next decade, and nine out of
Agronomy instructor Sosten Longu teaches Summer Study Tour students about the carbon cycle in the Vermont Tech greenhouse.

Two Weeks, Eight Schools: Students Invited to Vermont to Discover the Future of Food

As featured in Vermont Food and Farm Education’s news. This summer, students are invited to immerse themselves in food systems programming at eight Vermont higher education colleges and universities with
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What do blueberry pickers, lobstermen and dairy workers have in common?

This post was originally published on the Migrant Justice Justicia Migrante website. They were all at Migrant Justice last weekend for a historic tri-state gathering of agricultural workers. Immigrant workers from New York,
Ellen Kahler with Justin Rich of Burnt Rock Farm

Discovering Our Palate

This post was originally published in the Bucknell magazine. Reliance on locally sourced food fuels a rich community experience Everyone eats. And what we eat increasingly matters — for the health
maple leaf, Pure Vermont Maple Syrup All Natural Delicious 2 miles ahead

Branding Tradition: A Bittersweet Tale of Capitalism at Work

This post was originally published on the Local Futures Blog.  It’s almost sugaring time here in Vermont. On our homestead we tap about 25 trees, boil down the sap on
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Vermont at five year mark implementing Farm to Plate food system plan

2015 Farm to Plate Annual Report reviews progress and challenges facing Vermont’s food system from economic, social and environmental perspectives  Increases in local food consumption, jobs, and overall economic activity
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How Vermont Chevon Is Revolutionizing The Goat Meat Industry In Vermont

This post was originally published by UVM Dining. Natalie Lovelace is a member of the UVM Real Food Working Group and the Calculator Intern. In mid-November, Caylin McKee, UVM Dining
Bands of Abenaki have been growing corn, beans, squash and sunflowers as part of the Seeds of Renewal Project, which works to revive crops that have long been thought to have disappeared. Photo credit: FRED WISEMAN

Project Revives Abenaki Crops, One Seed At A Time

Almost a decade ago, Abenaki scholar and paleoethnobotanist Fred Wiseman started working with Abenaki communities as part of the documentation process for federal tribal recognition. While he was in these
Ray Archuleta, Conservation Agronomist at the USDA Natural Resources and Conservation Service, demonstrates a soil stability test with Vermont farm and food industry leaders at the 2015 Farm to Plate Annual Gathering

Soil regeneration and clean water touted as foundation for healthy food at annual Vermont Farm to Plate Gathering

Farm to Plate Network concludes fourth year of work implementing Vermont’s food system plan by exploring connections between the health of soil and water to the long term productivity and
RAFFL (Rutland Area Farm and Food Link) volunteers glean lettuce mix from Dutchess Farm in Castleton – RAFFL’s longest standing gleaning partner. Credit: RAFFL

Revised Food Security section of Vermont’s Farm to Plate food system plan released

Food Security section of the Farm to Plate Strategic Plan is updated to articulate strategies to improve food access, increase local food availability, and advocate for the needs of food