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legislation
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Legislative Update | Town Meeting Week 2018
Legislative Update | March 2018 NOFA-VT has been tracking several bills as they proceed through...
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Volunteers needed for bulk order pickup
NOFA-VT is looking for volunteers to help with their preparing and assisting with their Bulk...
fair food
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Seeking member from CT, VT, RI and NH for Domestic Fair Trade Committee!
The NOFA Interstate Council has a committee on Domestic Fair Trade The DFT Committee has...
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Produce Safety Rule Deadline, High Demand Prompts Second Round of Improvement Grants
Montpelier, VT – January 26, 2018 marks the first major compliance date for farms covered...
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The Census of Agriculture is a Producer's Voice, Future, and Opportunity
Your voice, your future, your opportunity. Data from the Census of Agriculture will help develop...
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Sourcing rare and endangered foods for Slow Food Ark of Taste
Hi friends! Mara here from Half Pint Farm - but wearing my Slow Food Vermont...
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Farmers Market Legal Toolkit Provides Free Resources to Build Strong, Accessible Markets for Communities
The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) at Vermont Law School, Farmers Market Coalition...
Poultry Practices Rule
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Take action on organic animal welfare: comment deadline is January 17
In January of 2017, the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule was finalized. But now...
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Changing Paradigms in Food and Farming
Our world is in a bit of an uproar these days. Never before have we...
farm helpers
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PHOTOS: Vermont Farm Kids Premiere
This year, for the annual celebration of Vermont's farming heritage, Agricultural Literacy Week, NOFA-VT presented...
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Closing comments of Francis Thicke at end of NOSB term
Last week, at their fall meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB)...
farm viability
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Fall Deadline for Farm Viability Program Enrollment is Nov 30th
The Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program provides business planning, technical assistance and succession planning...
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In Support of DACA and Immigration Reform
From the Northeast Organic Farming Association Interstate Committee on Domestic Fair Trade Five years ago...
soil signs
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Through the Eyes of an Intern: Keep the Soil in Organic Rally in Burlington
The Intervale’s beautiful early-fall landscape stretched out before me as my car rumbled down the...
vermont farm kid
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Annual Agricultural Literacy Week Features New Film: “Vermont Farm Kids”
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT), along with Vermont Department of Libraries, and...