Vermont’s food producers have a way of doing things that is hard to define, but easy to feel.
We are a collective of farmers, artisans, and craftspeople. Cheesemakers, meatsmiths, and sugarers. We’re not different because of high-tech wizardry. We’re different because we do things the Vermont Way.
We take things a little slower and lead with our values. We operate in community, not factories. We are building soil, not laboratories. We believe it is an act of courage to have integrity in a world that incentivizes Bigger, Quicker, Cheaper and Easier.
We’re proud to raise our food with care, craft, and empathy. We are farming with an older kind of ethic, one that is centered on strength of character, a generous spirit, and the courage to be uncompromising in our values. It takes a strong heart and a brave soul to do the right thing, rather than the easy one.
We strive to grow food that is more sustainable, equitable, ethical, and delicious. We grow food from the heart. Food that tastes good and feels better. Food that’s grown the Vermont Way.
Our Values
Integrity
We do what’s right, not what’s easy.
Vision
The confidence to see beyond trends and towards an equitable, sustainable system.
Community
We treat our neighbors like we treat our soil, with dignity and care.
Humility
We play for the game, not the glory. Hard work doesn’t require a big head.
Generosity
The joy of sharing our resources. A rising tide for all Vermonters.
Accountability
We are a work in progress, always striving for better.
Craft
The satisfaction of, and aspiration towards perennial improvement
Supper
It’s the whole point. Delicious food with friends and family.
Vermont Way Foods, an initiative of four organizations, formed to support Vermont farmers and promote food access in their communities. They aggregate, store, and distribute the bounty of Vermont so our farmers can farm and our makers can keep making great food. The collaborative is made up of:
Intervale Center | Food Connects | Center for an Agricultural Economy | Green Mountain Farm-to-School
