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Does the Organic Certification Process Need an Update?

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Vermont Organic Farmers

January 6, 2026

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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farm to institution

local purchasing

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

USDA Plans Major Reorganization: What’s at Stake and How to Speak Out

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farmer services

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technical assistance

August 18, 2025

NOFA-VT to Defend Vermont Climate Superfund Law

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organic agriculture

July 10, 2025

Tracking Key Food & Farm Legislation: What You Need to Know

A goat at Khelcom Farm enjoys munching on a head of red cabbage as a few hens hover nearby hoping for scraps

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June 17, 2025

Public Statement from the Northeast Organic Farming Association Interstate Council

A dairy farmworker wearing tall rubber work boots is pictured from the waist-down walking through a dairy barn with a pitchfork in one hand and a bucket in the other

organic agriculture

April 21, 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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farm to institution

local purchasing

organic agriculture

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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