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ORGANIC FARMERS ASSOCIATION (OFA) LAUNCHES
On Capitol Hill, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) represents the interests of the now $43 billion organic industry. Organic Consumers Association (OCA) advocates on behalf of those who buy organic food and other products.
National Organic Coalition (NOC) Fly-In Recap
As a member of the National Organic Coalition (NOC), each year NOFA Vermont travels to Washington, D.C. to meet with our elected officials about issues impacting organic farmers and consumers.
Food & Farming Questions for Candidates
As next Tuesday's Vermont primary election nears, Vermonters should know where our candidates stand on critical food and farming policy issues. Contact your candidates for state and federal office and find out their views on local food systems, water quality, genetic engineering, climate change, and more.
Vermont's landmark GMO food labeling law has “brought the food industry to its knees.”
Last Friday on the Statehouse lawn, people from all over Vermont gathered to celebrate the effective date of Act 120 – our state’s landmark GMO food labeling law that has, as one headline put it, “brought the food industry to its knees.” The celebration, under a beautiful blue sky, was reminiscent of the May afternoon just over two years ago when, on those same steps, Act 120 was signed into law.
VERMONT LABELS GMOS – COME CELEBRATE WITH US!
We’ll gather on the State House lawn to celebrate this major milestone in food system transparency and to hear from some of the activists, farmers, food producers, policymakers and others who helped make GMO labeling a reality in Vermont.
The Final Countdown to GMO Labels
With the start date of Vermont’s GMO labeling law less than two months away, we are continuing to fight efforts to weaken or preempt our law at both the state and federal level. Here in Vermont, efforts from within the State House to slow the implementation of Vermont’s labeling law were thwarted last week. Changes to the law were successfully limited...
GMO Labeling: No Patchwork, No Problem
Following the failure earlier this month of a U.S. Senate bill that aimed to stop state GMO labeling laws, an outpouring of announcements came from major food brands who say they plan to label their GE products not only in Vermont, but nationwide. With the July 1st implementation date for Vermont’s Act 120 quickly approaching, the GMO labeling train set in motion by our small state in 2014 is forging ahead, and it appears some big food companies are finally jumping on board.
New Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs) for Water Quality
As required by Vermont's new Clean Water Act (Act 64), VAAFM has released its draft of new Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs).
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The NOSB Annual Meeting is coming to Vermont, and we really want you to attend on October 27th!
On October 27th, organic farmers, consumers, environmentalists, representatives from large organic corporations, and others will be coming to Vermont to discuss organic farming and production practices at the Stoweflake Conference Center in Stowe. They are coming to attend the National Orga
DARK Act Passes House, Puts Blinders on Our Right to Know
by Maddie Monty, Policy Advisor, NOFA Vermont
VOF’s Organic Guidelines Protect Water Quality
The April 1st Seven Days article Sacred Cows pointedly highlighted the relationship between accepted (and some unacceptable) agricultural practices and the need to protect water quality in our state.
Spring Policy Update
By Maddie Monty, NOFA Vermont Office Manager and Policy Advisor