VCRD is facilitating a non-partisan and broad-based partnership to support local agriculture and forestry, grow and attract farm and forest entrepreneurs, and conserve Vermont’s Working Landscape far into the future. Join the Partnership to add your voice, keep informed, and help shape the campaign for Vermont’s Working Landscape.
A few weeks ago, the Working Lands Coalition hosted a celebration to honor the ten-year anniversary of the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative – a program dedicated to supporting farm and forest businesses across Vermont. The celebration, held at the State House with food and live music, saw an overflow crowd of founders, friends, and champions…
Vermont Working Lands Initative Working Landscape Partnership Working Lands Coalition Take a Tour of Vermont’s Working Lands Working Lands in Action VCRD is actively working to promote the growth of the WLEF fund through the Working Lands Coalition, which was convened to support continued public funding for farm and forest enterprises, with a goal of…
Vermont Working Lands Initative Working Landscape Partnership Working Lands Coalition Take a Tour of Vermont’s Working Lands Working Lands in Action Take a Tour of Vermont’s Working Lands Start your tour of Vermont’s rural renaissance with this video of a few of the 2013 Working Lands Enterprise Fund grant awardees sharing their stories and vision.…
Vermont Working Lands Initative Working Landscape Partnership Working Lands Coalition Take a Tour of Vermont’s Working Lands Working Lands in Action The Vermont Working Lands Coalition members are united in support of the farm, forest, and value-adding businesses that are at the foundation of the working landscape that benefits all Vermonters. The Coalition represents the…
Vermont Proposition Current Initiatives The Vermont Proposition is a set of transformational goals designed to optimize the best of Vermont at mid-century — for our economy, environment, communities, and people. It proposes bold action for progress today and well into the future. For over 20 years, VCRD has been helping communities across the state to…
Vermont Working Lands Initative Working Landscape Partnership Working Lands Coalition Take a Tour of Vermont’s Working Lands Working Lands in Action Vermonters and visitors value our working landscape for all its scenic, cultural, economic, environmental, and recreational benefits. However, if alarming trends are not reversed it will vanish within a generation. So will Vermont’s distinctiveness,…
Vermont Working Lands Initative Working Landscape Partnership Working Lands Coalition Take a Tour of Vermont’s Working Lands Working Lands in Action VCRD is facilitating a non-partisan and broad-based partnership to support local agriculture and forestry, grow and attract farm and forest entrepreneurs, and conserve Vermont’s Working Landscape far into the future. The Partnership stands together…
The recently concluded Legislative Session was a busy one, resulting in major investments in housing, broadband, and many other areas. Thanks to the leadership of the Governor and Legislature, the base funding appropriation for working lands was nearly doubled to $1 million annually this year. These funds help support new jobs and investments in our…
Governor Phil Scott unveiled his proposal to add $3 million to the base funding for the Vermont’s Working Lands Enterprise Initiative for Fiscal Year 2022 on Tuesday, Jan. 26, during his annual budget address.
This was a rich week for the House Agriculture and Forestry Committee as we took testimony regarding some of the programs we consider our legacy.