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A representative from Champlain Vally Mushrooms stands at his farmers market booth holding Crop Cash coupons
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2025 Local Food Access Impact Report
January 21, 2026 Following steady growth over the last few years, NOFA-VT’s food security programs...
Participants in the Northeast Kingdom Resilience Project gathered at Joe's Brook Farm for a tour in the fall on 2025 and are pictured walking among the veggie fields with a forested hedgerow in the background
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Facing Climate Change Together in the Northeast Kingdom
January 7, 2026 As Vermont faces the escalating impacts of climate change, farmers and the...
A farmers hands holding a Vermont Certified Organic seal
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Does the Organic Certification Process Need an Update?
January 6, 2026 One of the founding principles of organic farming is continuous improvement. Traditionally...
Farmers assess soil together as part of the Jack Lazor Soil Stewards gathering at Blackbird Organics
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Wrap-Around Support on the Path to Farm Viability
January 6, 2026 “The tools we have learned from this process enable us to better...
A crowd of farmers, farmworkers, and NOFA-VT members at the Middlebury Farmer Day of Action, with a sign reading "May All Be Fed"
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Riding Three Horses to Agrarian Justice
January 7, 2026 Elizabeth’s essay Riding Three Horses to Agrarian Justice distills a keynote talk...
Laura Xiao of By Hand Farm stands beaming before her fields of flowers
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By Hand Farm’s Journey: From Idea to Sustainable Business
January 6, 2026 In the crook of a hollow in Newfane, VT, tucked along a...
organic grass-fed cows walking in a line uphill across a lush green pasture
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Organic Dairy Leaders Urge Emergency Market Adjustment Payment as Northeast Drought Crisis Looms
December 8, 2025 A coalition of leading organic farming and certification organizations across the Northeast...
Breadtree Farm cohort tour
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Announcing the NEK Farmer-to-Farmer Adaptation Planning Pilot Program
December 8, 2025 Adapting your farm to climate change is a daunting endeavor, but you...
A farmer passes a bundle of freshly harvested greens to another farmer, who assists with bundling them
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Introducing a New, More Equitable Farm Share Application Process
November 26, 2025 NOFA-VT’s Farm Share Program helps make local food more affordable by covering...
Crop Cash coupons fanned out over colorful produce at a farmers market
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Crop Cash and Crop Cash PLUS During the Government Shutdown
November 1, 2025 As we navigate uncertainty around federal and state funding for SNAP/3SquaresVT funding...
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 Stefanie 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...