Rural Vermont is more than a “forest block” as defined by planners via GIS maps and rulemaking. Rural Vermont is a human institution created by generations of men and women who loved the land and ...

Maple Farmers is a collective of small family farms around Vermont that craft syrup in small batches the traditional way — ...

Every Friday at around 6 p.m., farmers in Greensboro, Vermont, descend on Tom Hill's barn to help out with the Friday evening milking session. As udders are emptied and beers popped open, they catch ...

The morale of the bunkhouse and the morale of the workers is really important, and it would be deflating to see their wage go down,” Barney Hodges of Sunrise Orchards said.

EAST CORINTH, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Governor Phil Scott visited Martin’s Tree Farm on Monday to cut down a few Christmas trees. But like some others in the Upper Valley, the farm is struggling after ...

SPRINGFIELD — The herd of Holstein milkers has left Mooreland Farms, and for the first time in 56 years the milk truck isn't stopping at Springfield's iconic hilltop farm. Ray Moore sold his 76 ...

Gov. Phil Scott and Vermont Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts kicked off the holiday season with a visit to Martin’s Tree Farm in East Corinth, where they selected two Christmas trees to cut that ...

Farmers in Vermont have about 600,000 state residents – plus visitors – to sell their products to. That's not a big market. One company trying to help expand the reach of Vermont farms outside the ...

RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (WCAX) - The initial results are in from a recent drought survey of Vermont farms, revealing millions of dollars in hardship from the dry summer. Despite the snow-covered ground, ...

A 10-minute walk from the State House, members of Rural Vermont are supporting legislation that keeps the working farmer in mind. The farmer advocacy group has been lobbying for new bills — and ...

The $5,000 award recognizes land stewardship, innovation, and service to community. Farmers who are actively working on or managing a commercial farm operation in the state, are residents of Vermont, ...

Vermont’s hills are alive with the sound of musicals! In recent memory, original Green Mountain productions have included John Daly’s Spit’n Lyon, a historical account of 18th-century Vermont ...