Harvest for Use Initiative
The goals of the Harvest for Use pilot project are to shepherd Vermont-grown FSC logs through the supply chain all the way to finished product and to capture a 5 – 15% premium in the marketplace so that all parties–from the landowner to the logger to the mill to the manufacturer–are able to capture a slightly higher value for their efforts.
Farm to Plate Strategic Plan
The Farm to Plate Strategic Plan provides statistics and detailed analyses of Vermont’s food system, from soil-to-soil. It contains 33 goals and 60 high priority strategies that will lead to job creation, greater economic output, and increased access for Vermont and regional consumers to healthy, fresh food over the next 10 years.
Bioenergy Initiative Overview & History
The VSJF has applied its market development model to build a lasting and sustainable bioenergy sector in Vermont. The Vermont Bioenergy Initiative (VBI) is a strategic approach to value-added agriculture; supplying farm energy inputs from local resources, since 2003.
Farm to Plate Network
To build a strong local and regional food system, Vermonters will need to work together in a coordinated way over the next 10 years to reach our goals. Find out more about the F2P Network...
Vermont Agriculture Development Program
The Vermont Agriculture Development Program supports the growth and long-term success of Vermont-based, value-added agricultural enterprises that are building markets and infrastructure for other Vermont agricultural businesses and local or regional food systems development.
Oilseeds & Biodiesel
The Vermont Bioenergy Initiative is helping farms and communities transition away from fossil fuels, become more self sufficient, and save money by growing and processing their own oil-rich seeds and beans to be used for fuel, livestock feed, and specialty oils.
Sustainable Wood Guide Specification
Sustainable Wood Guide Specification documents, or “Green GuideSpecs”, were created to assist architects, designers, specifiers, facility managers, green builders, Vermont wood product manufacturers, fabricators, and communities interested in supporting third-party certified, Vermont forest products.
F2P Grantee Profiles
VSJF grants and technical assistance have supported a diverse mix of sustainable agriculture organizations, businesses, projects, and studies...
VT Wood Products Resource Manual
The Vermont Wood Products Resource Manual provides individual and institutional consumers with the information they need to find and purchase wood products grown and manufactured in Vermont.
Grass & Biomass Energy
Grass energy research, technology, and innovation offers a local energy option that preserves Vermont's working landscape.
Algae-to-Biofuels
With support from VSJF, several Vermont businesses and research teams are now developing equipment and processes that could contribute to algal biodiesel production in the Northeast and elsewhere.
Education, Outreach & Network Development
From on-farm field days where agronomists, innovators and farmers share their research results and experiences, to technology-specific conferences; these events provide educational and networking opportunities and are at the core of the VSJF market development model.
Bioenergy Resources
VSJF has developed or commissioned various studies, reports, and tools to determine the economic and ecological impact of developing a market for sustainable biofuels in Vermont.