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Join a Tradeshow
Readiness Cohort
Calling all Vermont producers! We want to support YOU in your trade show marketing efforts! This year, Vermont Specialty Foods Association, VAAFM, and Steve Redmond of Rival Brands are teaming up to offer a select group of producers the opportunity to join a Tradeshow Readiness Cohort.
The FREE cohort will include one-on-one and group coaching sessions, a tradeshow handbook, post-show follow-ups, and more!
Please contact Kristen Brassard at [email protected] to learn more and see if you qualify.
This opportunity is completely FREE and space is limited, so please reach out right away if you are interested!
Application Deadline: January 31st
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Vermont Pay for
Performance Program
Applications are now open for the Vermont Pay for Performance (VPFP) program from the Water Quality Division of VAAFM.
VPFP is an innovative new program that uses environmental modeling to provide performance-based payments to farmers for reducing phosphorus losses from their fields.
VPFP pays for the outcomes of practices and targets water quality resources towards the highest impact farms and fields.
For more information, contact Brodie Haenke at [email protected] or (802) 636-7852.
Get started ASAP, applications close soon!
Application Deadline: January 20th
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A Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to Navigating Grant Funding Opportunities
This half-day workshop aims to bring together various federal, state, and philanthropic partners who will detail upcoming conservation grant announcements that will support project work in the upper basin watershed of the Connecticut River Valley.
This workshop is intended for local associations, municipalities, conservation groups, and others. You will hear from funders, learn important tips for creating a competitive proposal, and speak directly with funders about proposal ideas.
Register now for this free workshop taking place in Hartford, Vermont.
Workshop: January 25th
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Build Your Labor Management Know-How
Workshops from the Farm Labor Dashboard project will help farmers build knowledge and skills they need to recruit and manage the right employees for their farms.
The workshops are geared to produce and diversified livestock farmers who are new to managing employees. Women farmers’ learning needs and priorities are integrated throughout the series.
These free online workshops take place January-March. Topics include staffing, optimizing employee performance, and negotiating & labor management.
Register for the workshops
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