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2026 Legislative Recap

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June 11, 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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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

A Mid-Session Update on NOFA-VT's Policy Priorities

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March 16, 2026

What We’re Focusing On for the 2026 State Legislative Session

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January 2, 2026

2025 Local Food Access Impact Report

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Vermont Organic Farmers

January 21, 2026

Crop Cash and Crop Cash PLUS During the Government Shutdown

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November 1, 2025

Crop Cash PLUS Increases Buying Power for Vermonters at Farmers Markets

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Vermont Organic Farmers

August 5, 2025

The Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill: Impacts for Vermont’s Food and Farming System

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July 16, 2025

State Policy Wins in the 2024-25 Session and What’s Next

NOFA-VT Executive Director Grace Oedel stands with Vermont Representative Robert Hooper in the State House cafeteria

June 9, 2025

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