Vermont Organic Farmers Certification
NOFA of Vermont http://www.nofavt.org/
The Vermont Organic Seal of Quality was designed to, "Provide a highly credible program for independent third party verification of organic food production, and to assist Vermont farmers to achieve the highest possible organic standards" (NOFA, 2002).
This seal provides the consumer with the knowledge that farmers operating under these regulations are held to strict organic standards. Please click on the seal for more information about standards, a list of producers, application information, and much more!
Vermont Department of Agriculture: http://www.state.vt.us/agric/
"Our goal is to provide consumers and the Vermont agricultural community with the highest level of service possible including ensuring a and enforcing quality standards for agricultural products, regulating pesticide use, providing information, technical and marketing assistance to farmers and producers and developing new markets for Vermont Products" (Vermont Department of Agriculture, 2002).
"Seal of Quality": http://www.state.vt.us/agric/aboutsoq.htm
The Vermont Farms Association: http://www.vermontfarms.org/
Information about Vermont Farms, Listings by Region, news and events, along with much more farm information.
The Vermont Farm Bureau: http://www.vtfb.org/
Established in 1915, Vermont Farm Bureau's is the state's largest non-profit trade association of farmers and foresters. Our mission is to increase the profitability of our members and preserve Vermont's rural quality of life.
Sustatinable Agriculture Network: http://www.sare.org/
Sustatinable Agriculture Network is the communications and outreach arm of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. SARE is a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded initiative that sponsors competitive grants for sustainable agriculture research and education in a regional process nationwide.
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture http://www.uvm.edu/~susagctr/
Our vision is that Vermont will be a place where farming is profitable, diversified, and resource conserving; where farm families enjoy their quality of life; and where there is strong public support for a thriving agriculture.