Monday, January 30, 2012 at 03:44PM Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 11:35AM The Vermont Community Foundation and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture announced that the Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund has awarded $897,300 to 126 farmers affected by Tropical Storm Irene in the fund’s fourth round. To date, the grant committee has received applications from 210 farmers and has awarded grants to 171 farmers totaling in excess of $1.5 million. As of December 22, total contributions received or pledged to the fund exceeded $2.25 million.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 12:54PM The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund announced the creation of the Vermont Agriculture Development Program, which will provide technical assistance to promising entrepreneurs with ideas for new businesses or programs.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 01:34PM After limited success growing high quality grains on his soggy farmland, Vermonter Erik Andrus turned to rice. He hopes his efforts in Ferrisburgh will be a model for New England farmers looking for new sources of revenue.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 10:17AM A recent flurry of enthusiasm for small, diversified farming operations in the state has left some farmers feeling left out in the cold.
