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Announcing the 2026 Resilience Grantees

Three farmers from The People's Farm Stand smile while holding veggies harvested at Pine Island Community Farm

April 15, 2026

By Hand Farm’s Journey: From Idea to Sustainable Business

Laura Xiao of By Hand Farm stands beaming before her fields of flowers

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technical assistance

Vermont Organic Farmers

January 6, 2026

Stone's Throw Farmstead: Nourishing the Land and Community

Farmers Jessica Purks and Connor Self of Stone's Throw Farmstead stand in the doorway of their new farmstand

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certified organic

farm beginnings

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farmers markets

Financial assistance

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Vermont Organic Farmers

October 2, 2025

Announcing the 2025 Resilience Grantees

Joe Bossen of Cloud Water Farm, a Resilience Grant recipient, is pictured teaching an on-farm workshop about willow trees at his farm in Warren

April 8, 2025

New Farm Security Fund Gains Unanimous Senate Support

Peggy Newfield of Newfield Herb Farm meets with Senator Douglass in the Vermont State House cafeteria to urge his support for the Farm Security Fund

March 24, 2025

Becoming Soil Stewards

The outgoing Soil Stewards Cohort held a wrap party at Footprint Farm in October of 2024

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Meet our 2024- 2025 Journey Farmers!

Journey Farmer Laura Xiao of By Hand Farm in Newfane

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direct marketing

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Vermont Organic Farmers

December 4, 2024

Farmer-to-Farmer Mentorship Success Story: Rocky Hill Farm

Kirsten Tyler of Rocky Hill Farm proudly beams while holding her VOF certification seal. She's standing in front of one of her organic veggie plots.

agricultural literacy

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business planning

certified organic

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farmers markets

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Vermont Organic Farmers

October 30, 2024

Farmer-to-Farmer Mentorship Success Story: Roo’s Farm

Paula Boyle of Roo's Farm stands with hands on hips, admiring a squash crop

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business planning

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farm beginnings

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Vermont Organic Farmers

October 30, 2024

Farmer-to-Farmer Mentorship Success Story: Sajima Farm

Yvette Lanneaux of Sajima Farm pictured with her sheep

agricultural literacy

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business planning

certified organic

farmer services

organic agriculture

organic certification

Vermont Organic Farmers

October 24, 2024

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