Vermont Bean Crafters kitchen team prepping bean burgers. Photo courtesy of Vermont Bean Crafters

Is Being A Jack-Of-All-Trades Really Better For Your Bottom Line?

Supply-chain relationships help producers and get farmers back on the farm. Joe Bossen loves beans. He enjoys growing beans and working with the farmers who grow beans for Vermont Bean
Dairy worker Victor Diaz in Burlington, Vermont. Photo Credit: Caleb Kenna, New York Times

New York Times hails efforts by Vermont dairy workers, CIW, Worker-driven Social Responsibility model!

This post originally appeared on the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ blog July 6, 2015. “Success” of “innovative movements” by workers from Vermont to Florida earns spread in U.S.’s most-read newspaper… Just in time

Vermont Veggies Find New Markets

There’s no vegetable more basic than a potato. This humble, tuberous root crop, Solanum tuberosum, grows in the dark, hidden from view most of the year, and emerges late when

Silenced Voices In Vermont’s Farm Communities

Many who live in Vermont have unique perspectives on food. These voices are the catalyst that can bring a new narrative of prevention, empowerment, and solidarity to the food justice
Vermont Food System

Data Detective: Finding the Evidence to Tell Your Story

Data analysis and visualization is one of the powerful tools we can use to understand and explain trends in food systems. There are many clues to changes underway in food
Migrant Justice Milk with Dignity campaign in VT state capitol by Arthur Hynes

Will Ben and Jerry’s Help Improve Conditions for Dairy Workers?

This post was originally published on Civil Eats by Vera Chang on May 11, 2015.   The ‘Milk with Dignity’ campaign hopes to use the same tactics that have improved conditions for
Summer Study Tour

Beyond Basics: Feast Your Eyes, Heart, and Mind on Vermont Food and Farm Education

A quiet revolution is astir in Vermont. Food systems education, practical agricultural experience, entrepreneurship, and inspiration have blended into an elixir for community revitalization. Advancing food justice, environmental sustainability, public
Chuck Ross

H.35 is a Vital Step Forward In Addressing Clean Water and Agriculture in Vermont

By Chuck Ross, Secretary Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets The clean water bill currently under consideration in the Vermont House of Representatives (House Bill 35) is a vital

Getting Vermont Food into Local Stores and Markets

Even in locally conscious Vermont, we are far too reliant on food grown and distributed outside of our region and decisions made outside of our control. This creates vulnerabilities for
Vermont Food System graphic

What is the food system and why does it matter?

Local food movements are trending across the country. For some, it’s the next “in” thing to do, but for many Vermonters, supporting local agriculture has been a way of life long