Organizations that Assist Vermont's Aspiring and Beginning Farmers

The Vermont New Farmer Network (VNFN) is a working group of agricultural organizations committed to serving the needs of new and aspiring farmers in Vermont. The table below shows VNFN member organizations, indicating the primary "Access areas" in which each provides services. Click on the name of the organization to see a brief overview of the services and programs each one offers, as well as contact information and a link to that organizations website for more detailed information. Think your organization should be listed here? Learn more about becoming a VNFN member.

Organization	Capital & Credit	Land	Markets	Production
Center for an Agricultural Economy			✔	✔
Center for Sustainable Agriculture (UVM)	✔	✔	✔	✔
Green Mountain College				✔
Intervale Center	✔	✔	✔	✔
Land For Good		✔
Middlebury College Organic Gardens				✔
New Farms for New Americans	✔	✔	✔	✔
Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont	✔	✔	✔	✔
Natural Resource Conservation Districts	✔			✔
Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL)	✔		✔	✔
Sterling College				✔
USDA Farm Services Agency (FSA)	✔
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service	✔			✔
University of Vermont Extension	✔	✔	✔	✔
Upper Valley Land Trust		✔
Vital Communities' Valley Food & Farm Program			✔
Vermont Agency of Agriculture			✔	✔
Vermont Farm Bureau	✔			✔
Vermont F.A.R.M.S. 2+2 Program				✔
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board	✔		✔	✔
Vermont Land Trust		✔
Vermont Technical College				✔
Women's Agricultural Network	✔		✔	✔

Join the Vermont New Farmer Network

Membership is informal and dynamic. It is open to any agency, organization, or institution and any farmers interested in fulfilling the mission or participating in particular activity. The core group at present are those have provided the descriptions that follow. For more information on joining the network, please contact the UVM Extension New Farmer Project at newfarmer@uvm.edu or at 802-223-2389.

The goals of the network are to:

• Strengthen collaboration among agencies and organizations serving new and aspiring farmers:
• Enhance commitment and effectiveness of agencies serving new and aspiring farmers;
• Coordinate program planning and development to address gaps in services to these farmers;
• Identify and compile information on resources to help new and aspiring farmers access them; and,
• Promote innovate and creative approaches to helping these farmers succeed.

 

Last modified March 11 2013 05:05 PM