Keynote Speakers for Winter Conference 2020
In keeping with this year's Winter Conference theme—Celebrating Our Interdependence—we are excited to announce our keynote speaker. Registration will open Monday, December 9th!
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NOFA-VT & VOF Urge Strong Action on Origin of Livestock for Organic Dairy
In October, the USDA reopened its comment period regarding the Origin of Livestock rule for organic dairy animals, originally proposed in 2015.
December's Member of the Month
Actually, organic farming does fight climate change—and more
A couple weeks ago, Nature Communications published a study then shared widely with titles designed for shock factor, such as MIT Technology Review’s: “So
Action Alert! Tell USDA to Finalize the Origin of Livestock Rule
Action Alert Tell USDA to Finalize the 2015 Origin of Livestock Rule to Close Organic Dairy Loopholes
New Farm to School Director
NOFA-VT and VT FEED are happy to announce that Helen Rortvedt will be joining our team as the Farm to School Program Director to replace Abbie Nelson who will be retiring December 31, 2019.
Climate Encampment
School to Farm Partnership for 2019-2020
NOFA-VT will work this school year with four elementary schools around Vermont, and their 4th grade classes on a Farm to School United States Department of Agriculture Grant Project (FTS USDA Grant).
Notice to Bulk Order Customers
After more than 30 years of coordinating the NOFA Vermont Bulk Order, NOFA has decided to close the program. While the number of certified organic farmers and organic gardeners continues to grow, the number and volume of orders has continued to decline for the past 5 years.
Photos from the Farm Hop
Thank you to everyone who helped make this first Farm Hop a success! All proceeds from this walk will go to support NOFA-VT’s Farm Share program, which provides limited income Vermonters with access to reduced cost fresh foods through local CSA farms. Why do we walk in the Farm Hop? We walk to bring community to farmers, to take time to hear their experience, and to say thank you!
Abbie Nelson is Retiring
Photos from the 5th Annual Farmer Olympics
On Tuesday, August 6th 2019, farmers and farm crews came together at the Intervale Community Farm in Burlington to compete for the gold at this mid-season extravaganza.
Farmers will 'Go for the Gourd' on Tuesday, August 6th
Vermont farmers will go for the gourd at the 5th Annual NOFA-VT Farmer Olympics. Teams of farmers from all over Vermont will convene from 4:00 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, August 6th at the Intervale Community Farm in Burlington.
June Member of the Month
In this monthly feature, we recognize one of our members as a way to celebrate all the wonderful people who make up the NOFA-VT community. This month we talked to John & Joy Primmer of Wildstone Farm in Pownal, Vermont.
Farm to School 2019
For year one of a two-year ‘School to Farm’ USDA-funded project, we helped build relationships between Dorset Elementary 4th grade with nearby Yoder Farm and Randolph Elementary school students worked with Silloway Farm. Throughout this past school year, students v