If you are a “socially disadvantaged” Vermont farmer or food producer who is selling or is willing to sell direct-to-consumer or direct-to-institution and who is looking to find a new institutional market, add your contact information to this farmer signup form by February 28 to self-identify as eligible and interested in selling to organizations who will distribute food to underserved communities. The Agency of Agricuture,  Food and Markets (AAFM) has provided several organizations federal funds to purchase foods from “socially disadvantaged farms” and distribute it to “underserved ..read more

By Mary Peabody, WAgN Director When we began offering personal coaching sessions in May 2020, I did not imagine we’d still be in the throes of the pandemic heading into 2022. But, here we are and life continues to be chaotic and uncertain. These last couple months have been a rollercoaster of events and the world seems upside down on so many levels. Chances are good some aspect of your life is not feeling great right now and I’d like to be there for you. For the next several months I will be offering our friends in the food system up to 3 free 45-minute coaching sessio ..read more

By Mary Peabody Well, 2020 fell a little short of my expectations. And 2021 is likely to be just as unsettling. I hope that doesn’t come as a surprise to you. We are sailing in uncharted waters and no one really knows what the future will look like. I am a member of the “things will never return to what we knew as normal pre-2020” club. I can’t predict whether the long-range change will be better, worse or just different but I do believe our society, culture and economy will be forever different going forward. One of the gifts of the pandemic for me was more time to read. One book I found espe ..read more