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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

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.

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May 1, 2026

Announcing the 2026 Resilience Grantees

Three farmers from The People's Farm Stand smile while holding veggies harvested at Pine Island Community Farm

April 15, 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

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April 11, 2026

Bringing the Farm to Seniors’ Doors

An older Vermonter stands admiring a table full of fresh veggies

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April 7, 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

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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

Farm Security Fund Passes Out of State Legislature With Unanimous Support

NOFA-VT Policy & Organizing Director Maddie Kempner high-fives NOFA-VT farmer member Melisa Oliva of Ananda Gardens in the hall of the State House upon hearing that S.60 passed the Vermont legislature

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March 23, 2026

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

The State House in Montpelier on a bright winter day, with a vibrant blue sky and a blanket of white snow on the ground.

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March 16, 2026

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