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2027 Resilience Grant Applications Open on November 1

Hyacinthe Ayingeneye of Mama's Farm stands smiling in her farm field with Nour El-Naboulsi of The People's Farmstand

Financial assistance

October 27, 2026

Cultivating a Farmer-Led Regional Agroforestry Transformation

Participants in the regional agroforestry gathering are gathered in a grove of nut trees

agricultural literacy

farmer services

October 8, 2026

A Just Transition for Vermont's Dairy Farms

Stephen Leslie, NOFA-VT member and farmer at Cedar Mountain Farm and Cobb Hill Cheese, is shown leading his cows to pasture up a dirt road as he gestures to the green hill-side pasture to his right.

agricultural literacy

certified organic

organic certification

Vermont Organic Farmers

October 6, 2026

Re-learning Community with the Land Together Learning Network

Stoni Tomson of New Tradition Farm and Sarah Jane Williamson of Jubilee Farm stand in a field chatting with Land Together Learning Network participants about their experiences sharing land in Huntington

agricultural literacy

farmer services

organic agriculture

October 7, 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

Financial assistance

organic agriculture

Vermont Organic Farmers

September 8, 2026

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

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