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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.

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Vermont Organic Farmers

October 6, 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

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

We Depend on Good Policy—and Good Policymaking Depends on Us

NOFA-VT Grassroots Organizer Jess Hays Lucas, NOFA-VT farmer-member Melisa Oliva, Farm to Plate Director Jake Claro, Vermont Food Security Roadmap Coalition Manager Becka Warren, Action Circles Political Stragetist Amy Shollenberger, NOFA-VT Policy & Organizing Director Maddie Kempner, Rural Vermont Legislative Director Caroline Gordon, and Vermont Farm Fund Manager Kristin Blodgett stand arm in arm smiling at the Vermont State House after a successful day of lobbying in support of S.60

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organic agriculture

June 8, 2026

Raising Our Voices for Food Security in Washington, D.C.

Members of the Vermont Food Security Coalition are seen with Senator Bernie Sanders in his D.C. office as part of the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference

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May 20, 2026

Our Vision for a Future of Resilient, Plentiful, Healthy and Locally-Grounded Farming and Food

A photo of a plant overlaid with text reading "Our Vision for a Future of Resilient, Plentiful, Healthy, and Locally-Grounded Farming & Food" with the logos of the 7 regional chapters of the Northeast Organic Farming Assoication.

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Vermont Organic Farmers

May 1, 2026

Act 181 Update and Invitation for Community Input

An aerial view of the farm fields at River Berry Farm with a robust riparian buffer between the edge of the field and the nearby river

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April 22, 2026

NOFA-VT Board at the State House: Building Bridges for Vermont’s Working Lands

NOFA-VT Board Members, along with NOFA-VT Grassroots Organizer Jess Hays Lucas are pictured seated around a table in the State House cafeteria as part of a recent Board Advocacy Day

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organic agriculture

April 11, 2026

ACTION ALERT: Contact your Senator(s) and ask them to fund the Farm Security Fund!

NOFA-VT farmer member Margaret Loftus of Crossmolina Farm and NOFA-VT Grassroots Organizer Jess Hays Lucas sit across the State House cafeteria table from Representative Mike Tagliavia, having a conversation about the The Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund (S.60), while other legislators enjoy lunch in the background

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March 27, 2026

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