Producer Association Grant Recipients
Bennington County
Vermont Sheep and Goat Association
$20,000 for market supply chain research and development grant for small ruminant producers.
Chittenden County
Vermont Fresh Network
$19,400 for resilience and recovery: cultivating connections, skills, and partnerships.
Vermont Organic Farmers
$20,000 for Back-to-Basics organic digital marketing campaign.
Vermont Farm Bureau
$20,000 for upgrades to technical equipment to support membership expansion.
Franklin County
University of Vermont State and Agricultural College
$9,900 for growing the economy of grain growing in Vermont through strategic planning, a website and logo.
Franklin and Grand Isle Farmer's Watershed Alliance
$10,754 for refocusing and reframing the Alliance.
Orange County
Real Organic Project
$20,000 for project label promotion.
Rutland County
Vermont Woodlands Association
$10,000 for transition and strategic planning for navigating change.
Washington County
Vermont Grass Farmer's Association
$15,500 for increasing the market acceptance of grassfed beef by improving industry understanding of the origins of off flavors.
Vermont Cheese Council
$18,050 for expanding funder marketing capacity and capabilities.
Windham County
Connecticut River Watershed Alliance
$20,000 for strategic plan development.