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A Vermont Grain Shed Collaboration

Todd Hardie of the Champlain Valley Grain Center is seen seated on a forklift receiving a load of fresh grain from Tyler of Granite Grains

beginning farmer

certified organic

farm to institution

local purchasing

organic agriculture

organic certification

Vermont Organic Farmers

August 11, 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

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

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

Act 181 Update and Invitation for Community Input

An aerial view of the farm fields at River Berry Farm with a robust riparian buffer between the edge of the field and the nearby river

certified organic

April 22, 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

Emerging Themes From Conversations About Alternative Land Access

A group photo of the farmers that make up Rock Steady Farm posting with smiles and a few farm dogs in front of their barn

April 1, 2026

One Farmers Experience Speaking Up in Washington

Margaret Loftus speaking into a microphone at an Upper Valley Farmer Day of Action hosted by NOFA-VT

agricultural literacy

certified organic

organic agriculture

Vermont Organic Farmers

March 27, 2026

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