Courtesy VFFC With the $70,000 raised by VFFC, progress has been made in the renovation process, including the installation of a new concrete floor in Farmers Hall. The next step is sealing the concrete, installing carpentry finishings, and resetting raised […]
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Vermont Farmers Food Center responds to local flooding with participation in Emergency Eats
Vermont Emergency Eats (VEE), a smaller-scale version of Vermont Everyone Eats, the pandemic-era program that provided meals to food-insecure Vermonters, has launched in response to the recent flooding in the state. VEE is providing meals to those affected in […]
Vermont Farmers Food Center adds four new board members
At its annual meeting on July 19, the Vermont Farmers Food Center’s (VFFC) Board of Directors voted in four new board members and thanked two outgoing board members for their dedicated service to the organization. “VFFC would not be […]
Food Center moves forward on environmental contamination clean-up
By Katy Savage Digging into soil found no evidence of underground storage tanks at the Vermont Farmers Food Center — a relief to the organization’s leaders as they try to remedy an environmental contamination. “That was best case scenario, that’s […]
VFFC to reopen by fall
Staff report After abruptly closing in January due to contamination, the Vermont Farmers’ Food Center (VFFC) is planning to reopen by next fall. A work plan was recently submitted to the Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) detailing next steps for […]
Vermont Farmers Food Center appoints Heidi Lynch as interim executive director
RUTLAND — Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) has appointed Heidi Lynch as interim executive director, as it enters its second decade as an agricultural food and education hub for Rutland County. Lynch moves into the leadership role after 10 years […]
State: Vermont Farmers Food Center needs to fix soil contamination
By Katy Savage An attempt to expand the Vermont Farmers Market Food Center on West Street in Rutland has uncovered a contamination problem in the air and soil. The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources sent current and former owners of […]
Vermont Everyone Eats continues through Dec. 31, 2021
Vermont Everyone Eats (VEE), the innovative Covid-19 response program that provides meal assistance to Vermonters while supporting local restaurants, farmers, and food producers, has received an extension to continue through December of this year. Program managers had anticipated that meals […]
Vermont Farmers Food Center hosts a harvest festival
Sunday, Oct. 3 at 3 p.m. — RUTLAND — Vermont Farmers Food Center hosts its 7th annual community fundraising dinner at VFFC. It has been working with local farmers, chefs, and restaurants to create a wonderful local, nutritious meal for […]
Rep. Welch earmarks $1.6 million for VFFC, awaiting Senate approval
By Ethan Weinstein RUTLAND—Congressman Peter Welch visited the Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) Friday, July 16, after earmarking $1.6 million for the nonprofit. The House Appropriations subcommittee approved Rep. Welch’s funding request and it will likely pass by vote in […]