Farmers are used to solving problems, and Vermonters are good at stepping up to help in hard times. But as climate emergencies continue, farms need reliable and sustainable state-based support to remain resilient. This session, our legislators can take an important step toward agricultural resilience by creating a climate impact recovery fund for farms. Land-based work like farming will be deeply impacted by a changing climate, and those impacts will have a ripple effect on food security for all Vermonters. We need to start planning now to ensure that farming remains a viable part of Vermont’s future.

Our legislators will need to feel support from all of us to make this happen. NOFA-VT is offering Community Action Workshops to support our communities in sharing our voices. Farmers, producers, and Vermonters who see the importance of supporting local farms and our thriving local food system are welcome to participate! We’ll create a shared understanding of the pivotal importance of farm security to Vermont, learn more about this emerging campaign to pass climate resilience legislation for our farms, and we’ll take action together.