Local Food
Lunchbox Returns with Summer Food Service Program
By Green Mountain Farm-to-School on Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 in Press Release. No Comments
Lunchbox Returns with Summer Food Service Program The Lunchbox, a summer meal program providing food education, is on the road again this season! Starting June 20th, the Lunchbox will be serving 10 weeks of free meals to kids 18 and under throughout the summer. Breakfast is served from 8 AM – 10 AM and lunch Read the full article…
Farm Direct producer Allen Hall benefits from partnership
By Green Mountain Farm-to-School on Friday, May 25th, 2018 in Producers. No Comments
Family owned since 1828, owner-operator Allen Hall of Hall’s Orchards, grows and harvests apples and pears in Isle La Motte. Hall has worked with Green Mountain Farm Direct (GMFD), Green Mountain Farm-to-School’s mission-driven food-hub, since 2014. “I’ve been more than happy with my experience with Green Mountain Farm Direct,” says Hall, “working with Amrita and Read the full article…
GMFTS Welcomes Three New Team Members
By Green Mountain Farm-to-School on Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 in Press Release. No Comments
Green Mountain Farm-to-School (GMFTS) is pleased to welcome three new talented individuals to their staff – Sophie Westover, Jeyna Diallo, and Nick Chmura. Read More…
Northeast Kingdom Farms Lay Roots in Local Schools, Institutions
By Green Mountain Farm-to-School on Saturday, April 1st, 2017 in Press Release. No Comments
Green Mountain Farm Direct, a food hub run by Green Mountain Farm-to-School, is working to connect local farmers with schools, restaurants, and institutions across northern Vermont to increase the farm’s sales and boost consumption of local food in institutions and the overall region. Those partnerships have created a distribution infrastructure in the region that has helped to improve the community’s access to healthy, local food while also growing the local economy. Watch the video…
Green Mountain Farm-to-School Welcomes Two New Team Members
By Green Mountain Farm-to-School on Saturday, April 1st, 2017 in Press Release. No Comments
Green Mountain Farm-to-School is pleased to welcome two new talented individuals to their staff – Edifice Jengo and Kendall Lambert. Read More…
Meet the GMFTS Team
By Green Mountain Farm-to-School on Thursday, October 13th, 2016 in Uncategorized. No Comments
At Green Mountain Farm-to-School (GMFTS) the beginning of the school year brings with it so many things – the harvest is in full swing, the weather is beginning to change, and the organization is welcoming new and second year AmeriCorps farm-to-school coordinators. Read More…
Green Mountain Farm-to-School Open House Slide Show
By Green Mountain Farm-to-School on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 in Press Release. No Comments
On October 1, Green Mountain Farm-to-School opened the doors of the beautifully renovated building they are now renting in the historic downtown Newport. Read More…
Students Get Fresh for Harvest Festivals
By Green Mountain Farm-to-School on Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 in Press Release. No Comments
The kids are back in school, the gardens are bursting with the season’s harvest and it is harvest festival time for students across the Northeast Kingdom. Read More…