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  • Karin Bellemare and her husband, Jon Wagner, moved to Vermont in 2013 and started Bear Roots Farm in Barre. They opened The Roots Farm Market in 2019. Photo by Erica Houskeeper.

    The Roots Farm Market Brings a New Approach to the Old General Store

    August 21, 2023

    Connection, community, and sustainability at the heart of Karin Bellemare’s vision for a “new, old general store” in Middlesex. “There’s something larger going on here than bagging greens,” said Karin Bellemare, owner of The Roots Farm Market in Middlesex. “There’s a community connection.”...

  • Do you love to work outdoors? Enjoy making things with your hands? Love to drive big machines, or want to use technology to solve environmental problems? A career in Vermont’s forest economy could be a great fit for you! Photo by Erica Houskeeper.

    Curious About a Career in the Forest Economy?

    July 19, 2023

    Do you love to work outdoors? Enjoy making things with your hands? Love to drive big machines, or want to use technology to solve environmental problems? A career in Vermont’s forest economy could be a great fit for you!...

  • The DeltaClimeVT Energy 2023 cohort of entrepreneurs from eight start-up companies from around the U.S. and Canada took part in the Vermont-based business accelerator program. Photo courtesy of Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund.

    ProsumerGrid wins the Vermont-based DeltaClimeVT Energy 2023 climate economy business accelerator

    June 21, 2023

    After three months of intense focus, camaraderie and both virtual and in-person learning, The DeltaClimeVT Energy 2023 climate economy business accelerator announces ProsumerGrid as the winner....

  • A Regional Approach to Food System Resilience - NEFNE Report

    Can New England Feed Itself in the Years to Come?

    June 05, 2023

    A new report puts forth a regional goal of producing and consuming 30% of New England’s food needs in the region by 2030. It is commissioned by the New England State Food System Planners Partnership, a collaboration between six state-level food system organizations and Food...

  • With plans and projections rooted in their values, Erika Lynch and Julie Morton have entered what they call a “fun and creative phase” of the business. Photo by Erica Houskeeper.

    Babette’s Table: Using Projections to Grow with Intention

    May 25, 2023

    Starting a business with the intention to support local agriculture is the easy part. Growing that business in a way that is both profitable and true to those values can be a challenge. Erika Lynch and Julie Morton, owners of Babette’s Table in Waitsfield, dug...

  • Cross-laminated timber, which is being used at Fairbanks, consists of multiple wood panels that are glued together, providing strength and stability that is comparable to concrete, steel, and heavy timber. Photo by Erica Houskeeper.

    Fairbanks Museum Home to Vermont’s First Demonstration Mass Timber Building

    May 15, 2023

    Aligned with the Fairbank’s commitment to decarbonization, the new addition is the first in the world to use regional hemlock in cross-laminated timber construction....

  • Katie Sullivan of Bobolink Yarns admires the fresh shearing. She will use the wool from the flock to create yarn for Bobolink Yarns.

    Bobolink Yarns: Scaling Back to Find Success

    April 27, 2023

    In 2018, Sullivan had an idea. A working shepherd and fiber enthusiast, she saw an opportunity to solve two problems. On the one hand, she received more calls from yarn shops looking to buy her product that she could fulfill. ...

  • Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund business coach Victor Morrison, left, consults Scott Sparks on a recent visit to Vermont Hempicurean in West Brattleboro. Photo by Erica Houskeeper.

    Hemp and Cannabis Pioneer, Scott Sparks, Navigates Legalization in Vermont

    April 10, 2023

    Scott Sparks always knew he wanted to open a cannabis business, but it was not until he was in his 60s, ready to retire from his decades long career in food service, that his dream began to take shape....

  • VSJF Business Coaches

    Just Released: Business Sense Training Series for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners

    April 03, 2023

    The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) released the first set of modules of its new Business Sense series, next level tools for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Business Sense is a no-fluff source of information that gets right to the heart of what small business...

  • DeltaClimeVT climate economy business accelerator selects Energy 2023 cohort

    March 27, 2023

    The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) announces the selection of the Energy 2023 cohort of the Vermont-based DeltaClimeVT climate economy business accelerator. Eight early-stage energy companies from across the U.S. and Canada will work directly with Vermont utilities to contribute to Vermont’s 90% renewable by 2050...

  • Damaris Hall says the vision for the company has not changed. “I have always wanted to build community through healthy, ethnic African foods made with local ingredients, and take care of our employees,” she said. Photo by Erica Houskeeper.

    Pioneers of African Cuisine, Global Village Foods Finds Community in Vermont

    February 06, 2023

    “If you look online, you can find Chinese food, Italian food, and so many ethnic cuisines, but not African,” said Damaris Hall, cofounder of Global Village Foods. “So we thought, ‘why not?’ We will be the pioneers of African cuisine and we’ll do it from...

  • 2022 Vermont Farm to Plate Annual Report Cover

    Bringing Real and Needed Change to Vermont and Its Food System

    February 02, 2023

    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...

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