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2025 Local Food Access Impact Report

A representative from Champlain Vally Mushrooms stands at his farmers market booth holding Crop Cash coupons

certified organic

community supported agriculture (CSA)

farmers markets

Financial assistance

local purchasing

organic agriculture

share the harvest

Vermont Organic Farmers

January 21, 2026

Facing Climate Change Together in the Northeast Kingdom

Participants in the Northeast Kingdom Resilience Project gathered at Joe's Brook Farm for a tour in the fall on 2025 and are pictured walking among the veggie fields with a forested hedgerow in the background

agricultural literacy

farmer services

organic agriculture

technical assistance

Vermont Organic Farmers

January 7, 2026

Riding Three Horses to Agrarian Justice

A crowd of farmers, farmworkers, and NOFA-VT members at the Middlebury Farmer Day of Action, with a sign reading "May All Be Fed"

certified organic

organic agriculture

organic certification

Vermont Organic Farmers

January 7, 2026

Organic Dairy Leaders Urge Emergency Market Adjustment Payment as Northeast Drought Crisis Looms

organic grass-fed cows walking in a line uphill across a lush green pasture

agricultural literacy

certified organic

Financial assistance

organic agriculture

organic certification

December 8, 2025

Introducing a New, More Equitable Farm Share Application Process

A farmer passes a bundle of freshly harvested greens to another farmer, who assists with bundling them

certified organic

community supported agriculture (CSA)

Financial assistance

organic agriculture

November 26, 2025

Crop Cash and Crop Cash PLUS During the Government Shutdown

Crop Cash coupons fanned out over colorful produce at a farmers market

certified organic

farmers markets

Financial assistance

November 1, 2025

Navigating the Government Shutdown: Impacts for Farmers and Rural Communities

United States currency and an American Flag laying on a table in the background with small block letters reading "govt shutdown" in the foreground

farmer services

Financial assistance

organic agriculture

Vermont Organic Farmers

October 16, 2025

Farmworkers, Dairy Industry Celebrate New Partnership

Leaders from Migrant Justice and Vermont Way Foods present at a press conference at Middlebury's ACORN food hub

certified organic

local purchasing

organic agriculture

organic certification

October 3, 2025

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

certified organic

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

farm to institution

October 3, 2025

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