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Burlington Food Council – A council to link local foods, nutrition and food access for youth in Burlington City; part of the Legacy Project http://www.cedo.ci.burlington.vt.us/legacy/foodcouncil.html
Food Works at Two Rivers Center - Food system education for children, families and seniors and initiatives to bring local foods into food assistance programs in Central VT. http://www.tworiverscenter.org
Friends of Burlington Gardens / Vermont Community Garden Network - A nonprofit organization supporting community-based gardening in the Burlington area and across Vermont http://www.burlingtongardens.org/
Intervale Center – Leases land and facilities, and provides technical assistance, to new organic farmers while and conducts growing / local food projects for at-risk youth http://www.intervale.org
Northeast Organic Farmers’ Association -VT – Farm Share Program brings local, organic foods to elderly and low-income Vermont residents http://www.nofavt.org
Salvation Farms – A food gleaning project that harvests excess product from farms and delivers the food to Vermonters in need http://www.salvationfarms.org
Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger http://www.vtnohunger.org/
VT FEED (Food Education Every Day) – Integrating local foods into Vermont schools, including through the free breakfast & lunch programs http://www.vtfeed.org
Vermont Department of Health – Nutrition and food assistance programs, such as Farm-to-Family coupons, help more Vermonters access local items http://healthvermont.gov/
Vermont Foodbank – The foodbanking system brings national surplus and commodity food to Vermont for use in food assistance programs. An agricultural resource coordinator connects local foods with the Foodbank. http://www.vtfoodbank.org/