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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

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September 8, 2026

Farmer Continuing Education Scholarships Available

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

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July 24, 2026

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

July 13, 2026

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

Announcing the 2026 Resilience Grantees

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April 15, 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

Tell Governor Scott: Please Sign S.60—Farm & Forestry Ops Security Special Fund!

Maddie Kempner, NOFA-VT's Policy & Organizing Director, gives an enthusiastic high-five to NOFA-VT farmer-member and Board member Melisa Oliva of Ananda Gardens after learning that S.60, The Farm and Forestry Operations Security Special Fund unanimously passed both chambers of the Vermont Legislature

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March 23, 2026

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