Vermont Land Trust to celebrate the next generation of farm entrepreneurs and the 100th farmland access project at its Annual Celebration
Who: The Vermont Land Trust (VLT), its members, conserved landowners, agricultural entrepreneurs, and conservation partners
What: VLT’s Annual Celebration, featuring on-site field trips, a lunch-time panel with locally produced food, and the annual member meeting
When: Sunday, October 6, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- 10:30: Member meeting with awards and remarks from VLT’s President, Nick Richardson and Board Chair, Mark Mihaly
- 12:00: Lunch and keynote panel with Shannon Varley of Strafford Village Farm, Stephen Park of Full Belly Farm in Monkton, and Paul Lisai of Sweet Rowan Farmstead in East Albany
- 1:45: Field trips including walks through old-growth hemlocks, river corridors, and farms
Where: The Bread Loaf Campus of Middlebury College, 4229 Route 125, Ripton, VT
Why: Vermont agriculture is transforming in ways that are creating uncertainty for many farmers and farm communities. Recently, VLT has received many requests from farmers seeking to sell or lease their farms due to low milk prices or pending retirement. At the same time, we have a list of 300 farmers looking to buy land. Over the past 10 years we have worked tirelessly to pair buyers with sellers, helping to transfer over $55 million in farm real estate to support the next generation of farm entrepreneurs in our state. This year we are celebrating the 100th farmland access project, and the farmers who have made this work possible.
Learn more and register at: www.vlt.org/event/celebrate
About the Vermont Land Trust
The Vermont Land Trust is a statewide, member-supported, nonprofit land conservation organization. Since 1977, the Vermont Land Trust has protected nearly 2,000 parcels of land covering more than 593,000 acres, or 10 percent of the state. This includes more than 900 working farms and farmland
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