Vermont Organic Farmers

By Hand Farm’s Journey: From Idea to Sustainable Business

Laura Xiao of By Hand Farm stands beaming before her fields of flowers

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Vermont Organic Farmers

January 6, 2026

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

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Vermont Organic Farmers

October 16, 2025

Farmers Speak Out About Drought Impacts

Jesse Wilber of Lazy Dog Farm chatting with Vermont Senator Steve Heffernan and the NOFA-VT Policy and Advocacy team about the impacts of the severe drought on his organic dairy farm in Orwell

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October 16, 2025

Stone's Throw Farmstead: Nourishing the Land and Community

Farmers Jessica Purks and Connor Self of Stone's Throw Farmstead stand in the doorway of their new farmstand

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October 2, 2025

Crop Cash PLUS Increases Buying Power for Vermonters at Farmers Markets

Crop Cash PLUS coupons fanned out in front of a farmers market booth of Crop Cash PLUS eligible items including bread and other baked goods from Three Bears Bakery

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August 5, 2025

Building Community Through Farming: The Farm Upstream’s Resilience Grant Journey

Farm Upstream farmers Jake, Cory, Tucker, Spencer, and Jacqueline in their high tunnel full of spring greens

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Vermont Organic Farmers

July 19, 2025

NOFA-VT Files a Lawsuit With a Broad Coalition of Allies

Farmers, farmworkers, and food system advocates gathered in front of the Middlebury USDA offices for a Farmer Day of Action

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May 2, 2025

Speaking Up for Our Small Farms in D.C.

Stephen Leslie and his daughter, Maeve, pictured with the US Capitol building behind them during their visit for the NFFC DC Fly-In

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Vermont Organic Farmers

April 11, 2025

New Farm Security Fund Gains Unanimous Senate Support

Peggy Newfield of Newfield Herb Farm meets with Senator Douglass in the Vermont State House cafeteria to urge his support for the Farm Security Fund

March 24, 2025

Meet our 2025 Soil Stewards

Kagen and Elise of Blackbird Organics pictured with their crew and their dogs around a truckload of freshly harvested onions

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March 21, 2025

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