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NOFA-VT Board members, along with NOFA-VT Executive Director Grace Oedel and NOFA-VT Deputy Director of Programs and Operations Helen Rortvedt on the steps of the Statehouse for a Board Advocacy Day in support of the Farm Security Fund

Board of Directors

September 15, 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

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organic agriculture

Vermont Organic Farmers

September 8, 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

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

certified organic

Financial assistance

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

farm to institution

Financial assistance

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.

certified organic

organic agriculture

Vermont Organic Farmers

May 1, 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

certified organic

organic agriculture

April 11, 2026

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