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United States currency and an American Flag laying on a table in the background with small block letters reading "govt shutdown" in the foreground
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Navigating the Government Shutdown: Impacts for Farmers and Rural Communities
October 16, 2025 Because Congress failed to pass a bill to fund the federal government...
Jesse Wilber of Lazy Dog Farm chatting with Vermont Senator Steve Heffernan and the NOFA-VT Policy and Advocacy team about the impacts of the severe drought on his organic dairy farm in Orwell
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Farmers Speak Out About Drought Impacts
October 16, 2025 Jesse and Stephanie Wilbur are planning for a future when their daughter...
Leaders from Migrant Justice and Vermont Way Foods present at a press conference at Middlebury's ACORN food hub
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Farmworkers, Dairy Industry Celebrate New Partnership
October 3, 2025 Middlebury, VT. Farmworkers and dairy entrepreneurs gathered today in Vermont’s Addison County...
Thristan Coke, a Vermont school nutrition professional, makes pizza from scratch with local, organic grains at the Westminster Center School. Photo by Kimberly Kaufman
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Building a Better Supply Chain for Schools
October 3, 2025 Vermont has long been a national leader in farm to school. For...
A lineup of three packages of Vermont Bean Crafters bean patties on a picnic table in an outdoor setting
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Good for the Gut: Bringing Local Organic Black Beans to Vermont Institutions
October 3, 2025 In 2022, NOFA-VT was awarded a Henry P. Kendall Foundation New England...
NOFA-VT member and farmer Mollie Griffin of Glinnis Hill Farm carrying a sign reading "Farmers for Farmworkers" as part of a community solidarity march
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Solidarity With Migrant Farmworkers
October 2, 2025 While attending a May Day Migrant Justice picket and march at Hannaford...
Farmers Jessica Purks and Connor Self of Stone's Throw Farmstead stand in the doorway of their new farmstand
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Stone's Throw Farmstead: Nourishing the Land and Community
October 2, 2025 “It's really fun to get to engage with interested and passionate farmers...
NOFA-VT Board members, along with NOFA-VT Executive Director Grace Oedel and NOFA-VT Deputy Director of Programs and Operations Helen Rortvedt on the steps of the Statehouse for a Board Advocacy Day in support of the Farm Security Fund
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Join the NOFA-VT Board of Directors!
September 2, 2025 Do you believe agriculture can help heal the planet while supporting farmers...
A farmers soil-covered, clasped hands
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USDA Plans Major Reorganization: What’s at Stake and How to Speak Out
August 18, 2025 USDA is accepting public comments through August 26 on a sweeping plan...
Crop Cash PLUS coupons fanned out in front of a farmers market booth of Crop Cash PLUS eligible items including bread and other baked goods from Three Bears Bakery
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Crop Cash PLUS Increases Buying Power for Vermonters at Farmers Markets
August 5, 2025 As Vermont summer farmers markets reach full swing, the Northeast Organic Farming...
Members of Vermont's Liberation Ecosystem
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A Chat With Liberation Ecosystem, Inc.
July 18, 2025 NOFA-VT works in partnership with many other organizations to mutually support our...
A farmers hands hold two fists full of soil above a healthy crop of greens
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The Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill: Impacts for Vermont’s Food and Farming System
July 16, 2025 House and Senate Republicans have passed a sweeping budget reconciliation bill that...
The farmers at Vermont's Long Winter Farm are pictured in their high tunnel filled with greens, holding their two children and standing with a sign that reads "this farm feeds Vermont kids"
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When Federal Cuts Undermine Local Progress: The Termination of LFSCC and Its Impact on Vermont’s Farm to School Community
July 14, 2025 Amid sweeping federal budget cuts, one recent decision has delivered an especially...
A farmers hands cup two handfuls of soil next to a flat of greens
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NOFA-VT to Defend Vermont Climate Superfund Law
July 10, 2025 A recent federal judge’s ruling allows the Northeast Organic Farming Association of...
Farm Upstream farmers Jake, Cory, Tucker, Spencer, and Jacqueline in their high tunnel full of spring greens
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Building Community Through Farming: The Farm Upstream’s Resilience Grant Journey
July 19, 2025 The NOFA-VT Resilience Grant program has supported farmers across Vermont, providing grants...