Farmers Gather at NOFA Winter Conference to Strategize the Future of Crop...
News Release — Salvation Farms Feb. 23, 2017 Contact: Theresa Snow Salvation Farms, Executive Director 802-522-3148 Info@salvationfarms.org During a NOFA Winter Conference workshop over the weekend,...
View ArticleOrganic dairy farmers to meet March 15 at Vermont Tech
News Release — UVM Extension February 23, 2018 Contact: Susan Brouillette (802) 524-6501, ext. 432 susan.brouillette@uvm.edu Randolph Center – Organic dairy farmers will learn about bedded and...
View ArticleVermonters call for first in the nation law requiring labeling of genetically...
For immediate release: Feb. 22, 2012 Contact: Andrea Stander Falko Schilling Executive Director, Rural Vermont Consumer Protection Advocate, VPIRG andrea@ruralvermont.org falko@vpirg.org 802-223-7222...
View ArticleRogers: Without GE labeling, certified organic is a safe choice
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Dave Rogers, policy adviser for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT). By the end of April, when members of the Vermont House Agriculture...
View ArticleMaking local food available to all Vermonters: the 18th annual Share The...
NEWS RELEASE Sept. 25, 2012 Contact: NOFA-VT 802-434-4122. The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) announces collaboration with approximately 70 restaurants, food markets, and...
View ArticleVermont Right to Know GMOs joins coalition of states for mandatory GMO labeling
NEWS RELEASE Oct. 25, 2012 CONTACT: Andrea Stander, Rural Vermont 802-223-722 or 802-522-3284 (cell) andrea@ruralvermont.org Falko Schilling, VPIRG 802-223-5221 or falko@vpirg.org Enid Wonnacott,...
View ArticleGrowing Marketing Opportunities for Vermont’s Farmers: NOFA Vermont’s 8th...
PRESS RELEASE– NOFA Dec. 13, 2012 Contact Erin Buckwalter NOFA Vermont (Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont) 802-434-4122 erin@nofavt.org South Royalton –Vermont farmers who sell their...
View ArticleGenerations of innovation celebrated at NOFA Vermont Winter Conference
NEWS RELEASE — NOFA-VT Jan. 4, 2013 Contact: Caitlin Gildrien Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA Vermont) 802-434-4122 caitlin@nofavt.org www.nofavt.org As snowdrifts bury the last...
View ArticleInnovation, resiliency for farmers at NOFA’s Winter Conference
PRESS RELEASE — NOFA-VT Jan. 14, 2013 For more information: Caitlin Gildrien Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) caitlin@nofavt.org 802-434-4122 Burlington, VT – Record...
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Working landscape groups look for $15 million boost over three years
Paul Costello, executive director of the Vermont Council on Rural Development. Photo by Andrew Stein Vermont agriculture, forestry and conservation groups are asking the Legislature to set aside $5...
View ArticleGrassroots forums organized around the state: “Vermonters demand labeling of...
NEWS RELEASE — Vermont Right to Know Coalition February 18 , 2013 Contact: Cat Buxton, Field Organizer, Cedar Circle Farm: (802) 359-3330 or, cat@cedarcirclefarm.org David L. Rogers, Policy Advisor,...
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Advocates push for bill requiring labeling of genetically engineered food
VPIRG consumer advocate Falko Schilling addresses the press, while Robb Kidd, left, of Rural Vermont and Annie Annie Gaillard, right, of Hardwick’s Buffalo Mountain Coop show their support of a House...
View ArticleVermonters of all incomes can access farmers’ markets; EBT users can double...
Press Release May 15, 2013 Contact May Alida Duncan 802.865.0255 | P 802.865.0266 | F PRESS CONTACTS Erin Buckwalter, 802-434-4122 or erin@nofavt.org Direct Marketing & Community Food Security...
View ArticleVermonters can use Harvest Health coupons to buy more fresh food at the...
News Release — Hunger Free Vermont June 27, 2013 Contact Alida Duncan Development & Marketing Director Hunger Free Vermont 802.865.0255 | P 802.865.0266 | F www.hungerfreevt.org...
View ArticleNortheast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference
NEWS RELEASE — NOFA Monday, July 29, 2013 Contact: Nicole Belanger PR Director, NOFA/Massachusetts 508-450-2441, nicole@nofamass.org Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference August 9-11...
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Vermont farmers concerned over ‘one-size-fits-all’ food regulations
State Sen. David Zuckerman, P/D-Chittenden, was one of the farmers who spoke to officials from the FDA about proposed food safety regulations, at the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College in Hanover,...
View ArticleFarmers improve marketing skills at NOFA Vermont’s 9th annual Direct...
News Release — NOFA Vermont Dec. 13, 2013 Contact: Erin Buckwalter, NOFA Vermont (Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont) 802-434-4122 erin@nofavt.org Richmond, VT—When trying to make a...
View ArticleGrowing outside the box celebrated at NOFA-VT winter conference
News Release — NOFA-VT Jan. 7, 2014 Contact: Caitlin Gildrien Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) 802-434-4122 caitling@nofavt.org www.nofavt.org/conference With winter underway...
View ArticleNOFA conference: Not just for farmers
News Release — NOFA Vermont Jan. 31, 2014 Contact: Caitlin Gildrien, Outreach Coordinator Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA Vermont) 802-434-4122 caitlin@nofavt.org www.nofavt.org...
View Article‘Organic Matters’ film highlights Vermont farmers, organic benefits
News Release — Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont Feb. 16, 2014 Contact: Caitlin Gildrien Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA Vermont) 802-434-4122 caitlin@nofavt.org...
View ArticleNOFA announces CSA Open Farm Day
News Release — NOFA March 19, 2014 Contact: Erin Buckwalter Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA Vermont) 802-434-4122 erin@nofavt.org www.nofavt.org The Northeast Organic Farming...
View ArticleNOFA Vermont announces CSA Open Farm Day
News Release — NOFA April 24, 2014 For more information: Erin Buckwalter Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA Vermont) 802-434-4122 erin@nofavt.org www.nofavt.org Consumers looking...
View ArticleAg Literacy Week celebrates farms, communities
News Release — NOFA Nov. 13, 2014 Contact: Abbie Nelson Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA Vermont) 802-434-4122 abbie@nofavt.org www.nofavt.org As advocates for Vermont’s...
View ArticleLeahy: Vermont nets $100,000 to connect schools and local farms
News Release — Sen. Patrick Leahy Dec. 2, 2014 Press Contact: David Carle: 202-224-3693 . . . Leahy-Led Farm-To-School Programs Have Helped Make Vermont A National Pace-Setter (TUESDAY, Dec. 2, 2014) –...
View ArticleNOFA Vermont receives $90,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation
News Release — NOFA December 8, 2014 Contact: Kim Mercer, Marketing & Outreach p: (802) 434-4122 e: kim@nofavt.org http://nofavt.org Part of $10 Million to Improve Fresh Food Access and Nutrition...
View ArticleNOFA Vermont offers workshops for farmers on human resources
News Release — NOFA-VT December 15, 2014 Contact: Kim Mercer, Marketing & Outreach p: (802) 434-4122 x15 e: kim@nofavt.org http://nofavt.org 1/2 day intensive training sessions will cover wide...
View ArticleStories and Poems Sought for NOFA Vermont Winter Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 23, 2014 Stories and Poems Sought for NOFA Vermont Winter Conference Sunday’s keynote address to be replaced by a storytelling “slam” on issues of food justice...
View ArticleNOFA Vermont’s winter conference is Growing the Good Food Movement
News Release — NOFA-VT Jan. 15, 2015 Contact: Kim Mercer, Marketing & Outreach p: (802) 434-4122 x15 e: kim@nofavt.org http://nofavt.org NOFA Vermont’s Winter Conference is Growing the Good Food...
View ArticleFood and Farm Initiative of the Vermont Community Foundation awards $280,000...
News Release — Vermont Community Foundation January 15, 2015 Contact: Janet McLaughlin The Vermont Community Foundation jmclaughlin@vermontcf.org 802-388-3355 ext. 289 Middlebury, VT—The Food and Farm...
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Farmers see more CSA subscriptions as pandemic shifts food choices
Karin Bellemare, left, and husband Jon Wagner, right, at their Bear Roots Farm in Barre. The farm’s CSA program has seen a surge in subscriptions. Photo by Justin Trombley/VTDigger VTDigger posts...
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