Fall Member Meetings: Organizing for a Vermont Farm and Food Bill
NOFA-VT’s membership has a long history of coming together in the face of challenges and creating solutions that have a national impact. Fifty years ago, when federal policy demanded farms “get big or get out,” Vermont farmers came together to chart a different path—laying the foundation for a thriving organic movement. That same spirit of possibility is alive in our membership now.
Too many policies are falling short of addressing our root challenges or our fullest possibilities. We want to farmers on land and making a decent living, with health care and able to care for children and elders, and we want everyone in our communities fed with our delicious and healthy food. To get there, we need everyone at the table–long-time farmers, farmers seeking land, families, new Vermonters, and eaters–asking the right questions and generating ways forward together. We need to lead the way with a Vermont Farm and Food Bill that starts with us.
We’re gathering to develop what a Vermont Farm and Food Bill could look like, what it would take, and meaningful change we can make along the way. You have a place at the table, and we need all of us.
If you’re not yet a member of NOFA-VT but interested in our work, we’ll invite you to join at the meeting, or you can join online at nofavt.org.
Let's create what's possible, together!
Orleans County | Wednesday, September 16, 12-2 pm | Lowell, VT
Rutland County details coming soon.
Chittenden County with a focus on seeds, coming in October
NOFA-VT and long-time leader Anne Lazor invite you—and especially dairy farmers in the area—to gather to inform what a Vermont Farm and Food Bill could look like, what it would take, and the meaningful change we can make along the way. You have a place at the table, and we need all of us. Join us!
Would you like to host a meeting in your community? Contact [email protected].
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