We are nearly halfway through Open Farm Week! Make sure to check out all the amazing events at your local farms!!! August 7-14. #openfarmweek#openfarm#rootedinvermont#vermontfarms#vermont

Strafford Village Farm collects compost from local sites each week. This composting system captures local nutrients and providing finished compost for soil in fields on farms! Grow More, Waste Less Check out vtfoodcycle.com/farms!

Since 2010, local food purchases in Vermont rose from $114 million to $412 million! Check out VT Farm to Plate's ten year retrospective: vtfarmtoplate.com/resources/farm… !!

U.S. Department of Commerce Awards Vermont Tech $1.2 Million to expand the college’s agricultural workforce development and entrepreneurship training programs: vtc.edu/vermont-tech-a… #ThinkVT #VTFarm2Plate

Compost is a valuable soil amendment and an enterprise to complement your business. If all food disposed of in Vermont was composted, it would provide enough nitrogen to fertilize 8,652 acres! Grow More, Waste Less Learn more in this new on-farm composting guide: vtfoodcycle.com/farms!

The changing discourse around farming’s role in environmental stewardship has expanded tremendously since 2010. Check out VT Farm to Plate's ten year retrospective: vtfarmtoplate.com/resources/farm… ! #rootedinvermont

Many Vermonters have begun supporting food scrap composting! This lets farmers to connect with their community while managing food scraps. Increasing composting engagement is a great way to build community and help farms! Grow More, Waste Less Check out vtfoodcycle.com/farms!

Check out this link: vtfarmtoplate.com/resources/farm… to see VT Farm to Plate's ten year retrospective and learn about the accomplishments and progress of the Farm to Plate program! #rootedinvermont

Recently, Croatan Institute facilitated a conversation on financing mechanisms for regenerative farms and the middle infrastructure required to help them succeed. The panel included Flexible Capital Fund President Janice St. Onge! #ThinkVT youtube.com/watch?v=6L27LI…

Kelly Dolan, Esther Erbe, and Sydney Lucia join Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund: ow.ly/Bm2e50KPvAZ. #ThinkVT

Creating new connections at our 12th Annual Farm to Plate Network Gathering today! It’s so great to meet new people and see familiar faces together again. #vtfarm2plate #thinkvt

Welcome to our analog Farm to Plate Network of almost 300 members. #thinkvt #vtfarm2plate #rootedinvermont

Had a great time attending the 12th Annual Farm to Plate Network Gathering at Killington this year. We were happy to give our support in making farmer scholarships possible by being an Apple Level Sponsor for the event this year. 📷 : VT Farm to Plate

The Vermont Farm to Plate team at VSJF is presenting the 2022 Annual Report now to the Senate and House Ag Committees. Watch live at youtu.be/qjfc3MzDj5Y. #vtfarm2plate

Farm to Plate Director Jake Claro and Farm to Plate Network Manager Kelly Dolan presenting this morning to the VT Senate and House Ag Committees: youtu.be/qjfc3MzDj5Y. #thinkvt #vtagriculture

The 2022 F2P Annual Report provides a picture for how the transition to a new normal is playing out in Vermont’s food system & the F2P Network, and points to ways in which the food system has bounced back but is also still vulnerable & needs support: vsjf.org/2023/02/02/f2p…

Attn. Farmers: Registration is open for the 9th annual Vermont Open Farm Week, taking place at farms across Vermont, August 6th - 13th, 2023! For more information on planning an on-farm event during Open Farm Week, visit ow.ly/cSt530o8ElK. #VTOpenFarm

**BREAKING** Can New England Feed Itself in the Years to Come? REPORT JUST RELEASED SHOWS VERMONT STANDS TO BENEFIT ECONOMICALLY AS NEW ENGLAND STATES COORDINATE TO MAKE FOOD SYSTEM MORE SELF-RELIANT. VT Farm to Plate #VT READ: vsjf.org/2023/06/05/can…

Here's a big question we are working on tackling together with our New England partners: Can New England feed itself in the years to come? Getting to 30% regional food consumption by 2030: vtfarmtoplate.com/news/can-new-e…. #foodsystems