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Farmers Katie Rose and Brian of Head Over Fields Farm smiling at their farmstand
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A Turning Point for Food Security in Vermont
We are thrilled to share that the 2024 Vermont legislative session marks an incredible win...
NOFA-VT team members Lauren Griswold, Wholesale Markets Program Director, Kayla Strom, NOFA-VT Farm to School Program Manager, and Helen Rortvedt, Director of Programs, pose with Olga Moriarty, Executive Director of the Northeast Organic Family Farm Partnership, Harley Sterling, Director of School Nutrition for Windham Northeast Supervisory Union, and farmer Peter Miller, during a visit to Miller Farm to celebrate a pilot project bringing local, organic milk to school cafeterias
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An Update on the First Year of Vermont Organic Milk for Vermont’s Schools
A little over a year ago, a Vermont organic dairy farmer and a local school...
Farmer Stoni Tomson of New Traditions Farm
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New Roots and New Traditions: The Story of One Young Farm’s Vision for a More Delicious, More Connected, More Salad-Filled World
“Welcome to Salad Paradise” reads the homepage of New Tradition Farm, owned, operated, and stewarded...
The team at Food Connects poses with their VOF organic certification logo in front of their delivery vehicle
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Vermont’s Food Hubs Achieve Organic Certification, Together
A large feat in Vermont’s organic food system was underway throughout the first quarter of...
A bumble bee pollinates an Alati onion
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Farmers Support the Pollinator Protection Bill
In May, Gov. Phil Scott had the opportunity to sign into state law a landmark...
a honey bee rests inside a calendula flower
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Take Action to Save the Pollinator Protection Act
H.706, a bill to restrict the use of neonicotinoids and protect pollinators, passed the House...
Farmers Katie Rose and Brian of Head Over Fields Farm smiling at their farmstand
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A Big Win for Food Access in VT
We’re thrilled to share that the state legislature allocated $300k in one-time funding to support...
tomato seedlings with 2024 farm bill logo
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House and Senate Release Farm Bill Proposals
In the first meaningful action toward a new farm bill from Congress in many months...
Inside a high tunnel full of greens at Old Road Farm
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Announcing the 2024 Resilience Grantees
This spring, NOFA-VT awarded our fifth annual round of Resilience Grants to fund projects aimed...
Veggies and flowers from an Intervale Community Farm CSA share spread out on a picnic table
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CSAs as a Tool for Resilience
We are in the midst of spring and summer CSA sign-up season once again! For...
Vermont organic potatoes sold under the new Vermont Way Foods label
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The "Vermont Way" Forward
We are excited to announce that we’re joining forces with Vermont Way Foods, Food Connects...
lush field of organic cover crops at Old Road Farm
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The Nuances of No-Till Farming
“We’re going to have a lot more [challenging seasons] for all of us who continue...
diverse cover crop mix
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Introducing NOFA-VT’s New Organic Practices Team!
NOFA-VT’s Farmer Services team has recently expanded to include new staff and resources to support...
A farmers market customer holding three Crop Cash coupons
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A Hopeful Step for Local Food Access: Budget Request Passes in Vermont House
We're thrilled to report that our proposed budget request to fund NOFA-VT's local food access...
NOFA-VT Policy Director Maddie Kempner pictured with Senator Welch and other members of the National Organic Coalition during a recent advocacy visit to Captiol Hill
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National Organic Coalition Fly-In Recap
NOFA-VT was in Washington, DC last week advocating with other organic stakeholders from around the...