• Bringing Real and Needed Change to Vermont and Its Food System

    The ability to not only withstand large systemic shocks, but to bounce back from them, is the hallmark of resiliency. But bouncing back does not necessarily mean that everything looks the same as it was before. Among the many things the COVID-19 pandemic has forcefully...

  • VSJF Impact Report 2022

    As we look back on 2022, it was a year of new beginnings for Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) as an organization. We were pleased to hire four new staff members, increasing our capacity to deliver high-quality services to the agricultural, climate technology, and forestry...

  • Datta, Hamilton, and Sibilia appointed to VSJF Board

    The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) announces the appointment of Aditi Datta of Winooski, Jean Hamilton of Plainfield and Laura Sibilia of Dover to the board of directors. VSJF is a nonprofit organization focused on sustainable economic development in the agriculture and food system, forest...

  • A Look Back: VSJF Impact Report FY2020–2021

    The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) releases the VSJF Impact Report FY2020-2021.  In 1995, a group of forward-thinking leaders founded the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF). They understood the importance of helping our human and natural environments thrive together then and for future generations.They saw the...

  • DeltaClimeVT Founder Interview: SaLisa Berrien, COI Energy

    A brilliant thinker, leader and entrepreneur, SaLisa Berrien is the founder and CEO of COI Energy and a member of DeltaClimeVT’s inaugural cohort in 2017. Her mission in life is to positively impact the space she occupies by leaving it better than she found it. SaLisa...

  • BED Announces ARC Industries Pilot to Pioneer Leading-Edge Wind Turbine at Burlington International Airport in Pursuit of Net Zero Energy

    The Burlington Electric Department (BED), joined by Mayor Miro Weinberger, ARC Industries Founder and CEO Robert Monteith, and leaders from Burlington International Airport (BTV) and the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, recently announced a partnership with ARC Industries to pioneer ARC’s new, leading-edge wind turbine –...

  • Laura Brill Joins VSJF as Bookkeeper and Contracts Manager

    The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) announces the hire of Laura Brill as bookkeeper and contracts manager. VSJF is a nonprofit organization focused on sustainable economic development in the agriculture and food system, forest product, waste management, renewable energy and environmental technology sectors. As the bookkeeper...

  • DeltaClimeVT climate economy accelerator seeks entrepreneurs for Energy 2023 cohort

    The DeltaClimeVT climate economy business accelerator is seeking innovative, early-stage, energy companies addressing the decarbonization of buildings, transportation, heating and industrial processes through electrification, biofuels or other renewables.   Entrepreneurs will work directly with Vermont utilities to contribute to Vermont’s 90% renewable by 2050 and Burlington’s Net...

  • Family, Forest at Heart Center of Katie Babic Designs

    By Christine McGowan, Vermont Forest Industry Network Gathered under an old pine tree at her husband’s family camp in Chelsea Vermont, Katie Babic had a moment of inspiration that would change her life. The family had come together for a celebration of life, which concluded with sending...

  • Kelly Dolan, Esther Erbe, and Sydney Lucia join VSJF

    The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) announces the hire of Kelly Dolan as Farm to Plate Network Manager, Esther Erbe as Office Manager and Events Coordinator, and Sydney Lucia as Grant and Fund Development Manager. VSJF is a nonprofit organization focused on sustainable economic development in...

  • SAVU Sauna Experience Begins in Vermont Forest

    By Christine McGowan, Vermont Forest Industry Network Dave Nelson is on a mission to bring sauna culture to the United States. With his partner, Nicole Sweeney, Nelson founded SAVU in Cambridge, Vermont with the construction of a contemporary sauna nestled in the woods overlooking Smugglers’ Notch. “We...

  • DeltaClimeVT Graduates Energy 2022 Cohort and Announces Halitra As Winner

    After three months of intense focus, camaraderie and both virtual and in-person learning, The DeltaClimeVT Energy 2022 climate economy business accelerator announces Halitra as the winner. Sixteen entrepreneurs from seven start-ups focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by enabling the acceleration of electrification graduated from the...