Network Partners

The Network at our Fall Gathering, 2022.

The Vermont Farm to School & Early Childhood Network is made up of over 400 participating individuals, including educators, advocates, farmers, school nutrition professionals, school administrators, and more. We can connect you to the right organization or person to support your farm to school efforts.

Don't know where to start? Find an organization that supports your needs either in your region or across the state.

If you can’t find what you’re looking for, please contact info@vermontfarmtoschool.org and we’ll be happy to help you make a connection.

Regional Support Organizations

 

ACORN Food Hub
acornvt.org
Serving: Addison, Chittenden, and Rutland Counties
Contact: Abby Kelso at market@acornvt.org
Services & programs offered:

  • local procurement consulting
  • farm and farmer connections
  • food processor/distributor selling local food to schools
  • farm to school coaching services (including grant writing support)
  • farm to early childhood coaching services (including grant writing support)

 

Green Mountain Farm-to-School
greenmountainfarmtoschool.org
Serving: Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties
Contact: Elyse Perambo at eperambo@gmfts.org
Services & programs offered:

  • school gardens (building, maintaining, trainings, etc.)
  • curriculum integration consulting
  • local procurement consulting
  • farm to school coaching services
  • farm to school trainings, workshops, and professional development
  • farm to early childhood trainings, workshops, and professional development

 

Healthy Roots Collaborative
healthyrootsvt.org
Serving: Franklin and Grand Isle Counties
Contact: Peter Jenkins at pjenkins@cvoeo.org
Services & programs offered:                

  • local procurement consulting
  • farm and farmer connections

 

South Hero Land Trust
shlt.org
Serving: Grand Isle County
Contact: Nora Seymour at nora@shlt.org
Services & programs offered:

  • school gardens (building, maintaining, trainings, etc.)
  • curriculum integration consulting
  • farm and farmer connections
  • farm to school trainings, workshops, and professional development

 

Vermont Farmers Food Center
vermontfarmersfoodcenter.org
Serving: Addison, Bennington, Rutland, and Windsor Counties
Contact: Melinda Hardt at localfood@vermontfarmersfoodcenter.org
Services & programs offered:

  • meal program/planning support
  • local procurement consulting
  • farm and farmer connections
  • food processor/distributor selling local food to schools

 

Vital Communities
vitalcommunities.org/farm-to-school-early-childhood
Serving: Orange, Windham, and Windsor Counties
Contact: Anna Hubbard at ahubbard@vitalcommunities.org
Services & programs offered: 

  • school gardens (building, maintaining, trainings, etc.)
  • meal program/planning support
  • local procurement consulting
  • farm and farmer connections
  • farm to school coaching services
  • farm to school trainings, workshops, and professional development
  • farm to early childhood coaching services
  • farm to early childhood trainings, workshops, and professional development

Statewide Support Organizations

 

Center for an Agricultural Economy
caevt.org
Serving: Statewide focusing on Caledonia, Lamoille, Orleans, and Washington Counties
Contact: Reeve Basom at reeve@caevt.org for farm to school coaching; Just Cut Program at justcut@caevt.org for local produce for institutional kitchens
Services & programs offered: 

  • farm to school coaching services
  • food processor/distributor selling local food to schools

 

Food Connects
foodconnects.org
Serving: Statewide focusing on Windham County
Contact: Lee Halpern at lee@foodconnects.org
Services & programs offered: 

  • local procurement consulting
  • farm to school coaching and educational services
  • food distributor selling local food to schools

 

Hunger Free Vermont
hungerfreevt.org
Serving: Statewide
Contact: Keely Agan at kagan@hungerfreevt.org
Services & programs offered: 

  • meal program/planning support
  • farm to school trainings, workshops, and professional development
  • farm to early childhood trainings, workshops, and professional development

 

Salvation Farms
salvationfarms.org
Serving: Statewide
Contact: Kelly Dolan at info@salvationfarms.org
Services & programs offered:

  • meal programs/planning
  • local procurement consulting
  • food processor/distributor selling local food to schools

 

UVM Extension
uvm.edu/extension
Serving: Statewide
Contact: extension.info@uvm.edu
Services & programs offered:

  • local procurement consulting
  • farm and farmer connections
  • nutrition education consulting
  • farm to school coaching services
  • farm to school trainings, workshops, and professional development
  • food processor/distributor selling local food to schools

 

Vermont Farm & Forest School
vermontfarmandforestschool.org
Serving: Statewide focusing on Orange and Washington County
Contact: Misse Axelrod at misse@vermontfarmandforestschool.org
Services & programs offered:

  • school gardens (building, maintaining, trainings, etc.)
  • curriculum integration consulting
  • farm and farmer connections,
  • nutrition education consulting
  • farm to school coaching services
  • farm to school trainings, workshops, and professional development

 

Vermont FEED, a project of Shelburne Farms & NOFA-VT
vtfeed.org
Serving: Statewide
Contact: Kayla Strom at kayla@nofavt.org for farm/farmer connections and local purchasing; for all other inquiries, contact Betsy Rosenbluth at brosenbluth@shelburnefarms.org.
Services & programs offered:

  • curriculum integration consulting
  • farm to school coaching services
  • farm to school trainings, workshops, and professional development
  • farm to early childhood coaching services
  • farm to early childhood trainings, workshops, and professional development
  • farm and farmer connections
  • local procurement consulting

 

Vermont Garden Network
vtgardens.org
Serving: Statewide
Contact: Carolina Lukac at carolina@vtgardens.org
Services & programs offered:

  • school gardens (building, maintaining, trainings, etc.)

 

Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
vsjf.org/programs/vermont-farm-to-plate-investment-program
Serving: Statewide
Contact: Hannah Baxter at hannah@vsjf.org
Services & programs offered:

  • farm and farmer connections

 

Additional statewide support organizations: