Returning to Vermont Roots
“You’re going to need to figure something out,” Kiera Bratton-Lewis told her husband, Cory Bratton, over a phone call in early March. “It’s going to get bad.” She was referring to what was about ...
Food & Beverage
Combating Food Insecurity, One Meal at a Time
Vermont’s commitment to local food runs deep. It’s no surprise then that one of the most successful and innovative programs to combat the one-two punch of closed businesses and increased food ...
Producer Spotlight: Grateful Greens
Author: Laura Carbonneau
Meet one of our newest producers—Grateful Greens! Based in Brattleboro, VT, Grateful Greens is a new business that approaches farming differently. With an ...
Producer Spotlight: Scott Farm Orchard
Author: Laura Carbonneau
If you’re traveling along Kipling Road in Dummerston, VT you may happen upon Scott Farm Orchard. The picturesque views of the orchard and farm buildings seem to take
Producer Spotlight: Grafton Village Cheese
Author: Laura Carbonneau
Nestled in the quiet towns of Grafton and Brattleboro, Vermont, Grafton Village Cheese is a longstanding business within our community. Founded in 1892 by a ...
Vermonters Work Together to Fight Food Insecurity
In Vermont, neighbors help neighbors. As the state responds to the COVID-19 pandemic by asking Vermonters to stay home as much as possible, food insecurity is a community concern, and people are ...
Vermont Businesses Serve Those Who Serve Others
With the closure of bars, restaurants, retail stores, and other businesses not considered essential to the COVID-19 response, many workers are struggling to make ends meet. New relief efforts by ...
Groennfell Meadery works to advance careers through VTP
Groennfell Meadery, a Vermont craft beverage company, recently received a grant totaling $3,237.50 from the Vermont Training Program (VTP).
Groennfell, which means “Green Mountain” in old ...
Champlain Orchards upgrades inventory management system
Champlain Orchards, a family-owned and ecologically managed farm, recently received more than $15,000 from the Vermont Training Program (VTP).
Champlain Orchards recently upgraded its ...
Governor Scott signs economic development bills
Recently Governor Phil Scott signed three bills that will support the state’s economic and workforce development efforts. They expand worker recruitment initiatives, grow the emerging distilled ...
Vermont Coffee Company workforce training supported by state grant
Vermont Coffee Company was recently awarded $20,000 in training funds from the Vermont Department of Economic Development’s Vermont Training Program. Vermont Coffee Company collaborated with ...
Workforce training grant to help grow Vermont maple industry
Runamok Maple and Sogle Property LLC (d/b/a Thunder Basin Maple Works) have been granted a combined $95,779.90 in Vermont Training Program (VTP) funds. Both companies are co-owned by Eric and ...