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Building a Better Supply Chain for Schools

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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October 3, 2025

Good for the Gut: Bringing Local Organic Black Beans to Vermont Institutions

A lineup of three packages of Vermont Bean Crafters bean patties on a picnic table in an outdoor setting

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October 3, 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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August 5, 2025

When Federal Cuts Undermine Local Progress: The Termination of LFSCC and Its Impact on Vermont’s Farm to School Community

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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July 14, 2025

State Policy Wins in the 2024-25 Session and What’s Next

NOFA-VT Executive Director Grace Oedel stands with Vermont Representative Robert Hooper in the State House cafeteria

June 9, 2025

The Parable of the Long-Handled Spoons

Two long spoons held by two hands, with spoons crossed in the middle and a heart between them

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Thursday, May 8

Speaking Up for Our Small Farms in D.C.

Stephen Leslie and his daughter, Maeve, pictured with the US Capitol building behind them during their visit for the NFFC DC Fly-In

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April 11, 2025

Feeding Kids Is Our "Bread & Butter"

A food service professional from Windham Northeast Supervisory Union prepares a pizza from scratch using local, organic flour from Nitty Gritty Grain Company

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April 11, 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

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