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Does the Organic Certification Process Need an Update?

A farmers hands holding a Vermont Certified Organic seal

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Vermont Organic Farmers

January 6, 2026

Riding Three Horses to Agrarian Justice

NOFA-VT Executive Director Grace Oedel speaking to a crowd at a Farmer Day of Action at the Middlebury USDA offices from behind a table with a banner in front reading "We're Tll in This Together" and a banner behind her reading "May All Be Fed"

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Vermont Organic Farmers

January 7, 2026

Organic Dairy Leaders Urge Emergency Market Adjustment Payment as Northeast Drought Crisis Looms

organic grass-fed cows walking in a line uphill across a lush green pasture

agricultural literacy

certified organic

Financial assistance

organic agriculture

organic certification

December 8, 2025

Crop Cash and Crop Cash PLUS During the Government Shutdown

Crop Cash coupons fanned out over colorful produce at a farmers market

certified organic

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Financial assistance

November 1, 2025

Navigating the Government Shutdown: Impacts for Farmers and Rural Communities

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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Financial assistance

organic agriculture

Vermont Organic Farmers

October 16, 2025

Farmers Speak Out About Drought Impacts

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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certified organic

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organic agriculture

Vermont Organic Farmers

October 16, 2025

Farmworkers, Dairy Industry Celebrate New Partnership

Leaders from Migrant Justice and Vermont Way Foods present at a press conference at Middlebury's ACORN food hub

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local purchasing

organic agriculture

organic certification

October 3, 2025

Solidarity With Migrant Farmworkers

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

October 2, 2025

USDA Plans Major Reorganization: What’s at Stake and How to Speak Out

A farmers soil-covered, clasped hands

agricultural literacy

farmer services

organic agriculture

technical assistance

August 18, 2025

Crop Cash PLUS Increases Buying Power for Vermonters at Farmers Markets

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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farmers markets

Financial assistance

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organic agriculture

Vermont Organic Farmers

August 5, 2025

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