Vermont Organizations Serving Vermont's New and Aspiring Farmers

The Vermont New Farmer Network is a working group of agricultural organizations committed to serving the needs of new and aspiring farmers in Vermont.

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.

Membership of the Network 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 about the Network, please contact Beth Holtzman at the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture at 802-656-5459 or Women’s Agricultural Network at 802-223-2389, or by email at beth.holtzman@uvm.edu.