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One Potato at a Time

A close-up of a heart shaped potato being held between a thumb and index finger in the foreground with a cutting board full of diced potatoes in the background

November 13, 2026

Fewer Vermont Retailers Are Accepting Food Assistance Benefits. Here’s Why.

A customers hand is seen passing an EBT card to a farmers market staff member's hand over a table filled with colorful fresh produce

farmers markets

Financial assistance

October 28, 2026

A Just Transition for Vermont's Dairy Farms

Stephen Leslie, NOFA-VT member and farmer at Cedar Mountain Farm and Cobb Hill Cheese, is shown leading his cows to pasture up a dirt road as he gestures to the green hill-side pasture to his right.

agricultural literacy

certified organic

organic certification

Vermont Organic Farmers

October 6, 2026

Senator Welch Meets With Vermont Farmers to Talk Farm Policy

Vermont farmers lined up along the side of a red barn at Honey Field Farm with Senator Peter Welch and his staff, along with staff from NOFA-VT's policy & organizing team

agricultural literacy

business planning

certified organic

farmer services

Financial assistance

organic agriculture

Vermont Organic Farmers

September 8, 2026

Farmers: Write to USDA in Support of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) Rule

A happy grass-fed cow at Severy's Purple Barn Farm in Cornwall, VT

certified organic

organic agriculture

organic certification

Vermont Organic Farmers

August 7, 2026

Co-Designing a New, More Equitable Farm Share Application Process

a farmer passes a black bin filled with a colorful array of produce to a CSA member

certified organic

community supported agriculture (CSA)

Financial assistance

organic agriculture

share the harvest

July 24, 2026

When Disaster Becomes the Norm: Climate Risk and the Future of Northeast Agriculture

Aerial shot of Foote Brook Farm in Johnson after extreme flooding in 2023, leaving the majority of their farm fields and several buildings under water.

organic agriculture

July 14, 2026

Senate Farm Bill Benefits Agribusiness at the Expense of Small Farms & Communities

July 13, 2026

2026 Legislative Recap

A wide-angle view of the State House in Montpelier

June 11, 2026

Speaking Up for Seed Sovereignty

Alexis Yamashita stands smiling in a field while holding giant Daikon radishes in each hand

Board of Directors

June 10, 2026

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