Green Mountain Farm-to-School (GMFTS) is a leader in the growing farm-to-school movement in Vermont. Our mission is to strengthen local food systems in Vermont by promoting positive economic relationships, education, and access between schools, farms, and communities.
We create and sustain healthy communities by working across the food system with capacity building, resource development, and technical assistance through our Farm-to-School program, Farm Direct food hub, and Lunchbox food truck.
Our Programs
Thank you to our 2025 premier sponsors – The Abbey Group and Community National Bank!
Our work is made possible because of a network of businesses, institutions, organizations and community members who are in partnership with us.
You can view all our supporters here. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please contact Catherine at ccusack@gmfts.org
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We are thrilled to share the news that GMFTS has won a 2025 New England Food Vision Prize! 🍎
We are being awarded $98,611 over two years to advance local food procurement in northern Vermont schools through food service staff training, expanding food hub routes and inventory, enrolling schools in ongoing purchasing programs, and launching a locally-focused menu photo contest. Our primary partners for this project are Orleans Central Supervisory Union and NOFA-VT.
Congratulations to the other prize winners 👏 @foodconnectsvt @acornfoodnetwork @intervalecentervt @nofavermont @commonwealthkitchenboston @cultivatingcommunitymaine @growing_places @coopdevinst @farmsforfoodequity @tuftsuniversity / @newentrysustainablefarming
Wolcott Public Schools
Prizes are awarded to projects that build resilience, relationships, and capacity within New England’s academic institutional food supply chain, resulting in increased preparation, sourcing, serving, or use and consumption of local and regional food at K-12 schools and higher education institutions.
Learn more about the prize and projects here:
kendall.org/june2025winners
#nefoodvision
Irasburg’s Creek Valley Farm offers three distinct types of cheese: gouda, farmstead, and caerphilly, each possessing an undeniably delicious flavor. The secret to their top-tier cheese starts with the cows—pasture-raised and well-cared for, their jerseys live the best life possible. In fact, most of the cows on their farm come from the same matriarch who has been tended to for years. Whichever flavor you choose, Creek Valley’s cheeses deserve a special spot on your cheese board. 🧀
You can find Creek Valley cheeses at Green Mountain Natural Foods, @thegennyvt , @therootsfarmmarket , and other small retailers throughout the Northeast Kingdom. Learn more at: creekvalleyfarmvt.com
“Funding for creating a sustainable local food system was made possible in part with a Rural Business Development Grant from USDA Rural Development.”
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Our team had fun sprucing up The Lunchbox food truck for this summer season! 🧽🧹✨We can’t wait to hit the road on June 24th! See the schedule and learn more on our website GMFTS.org
Our plot at Bluffside Community Gardens is looking good this year, thanks to the help of some awesome volunteers!
Last week, we planted onions, squash, strawberries, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, carrots, beets, bell peppers and some herbs. Everything we grow in this garden will be donated to community members throughout the summer at our Lunchbox program’s Market Basket table!
Left to right: Dina (Volunteer), Marlow (AmeriCorps Member), Hilary (Food Access & Logistics Coordinator).
🌱Farm Partner Spotlight: Bone Mountain Farm🌱
Formed in 2016, @bonemtfarm is the work of Tucker Andrews and Thomas Case — two vegetable growers committed to a way of farming that prioritizes soil health and quality of life.
From pest management through exclusion methods (not chemicals) to feeding the soil rather than just the plant, Bone Mountain takes a whole-systems, organic approach to agriculture. Cover crops, compost, and microbial health are the name of the game.
Tucker says it best: “Plants should find their own dang nutrients.” And he’s out there making sure the soil is ready for it.
Bone Mountain is a valued producer for Vermont’s Harvest of the Month Program, working to get more local food into schools. We’re proud to partner with farms like Bone Mountain—where sustainability isn’t a buzzword, it’s the blueprint. 🌏
“Funding for creating a sustainable local food system was made possible in part with a Rural Business Development Grant from USDA Rural Development.”
#sustainableagriculture #supportlocalfarms
As the garden season unfolds in the school gardens across Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, we are thrilled to announce the addition of soil donations from @coastofmaineorganic , Inc. to 16 school gardens. We would like to extend a big thank you to Coast of Maine for generously donating two pallets of Organic Raised Bed Mix! We also appreciate the support from EM Brown & Son Inc. in Barton and @newportfarmandgarden , the local retailers of Coast of Maine Compost products, who played a key role in facilitating the delivery of the compost. We are looking forward to seeing the abundant harvest from the school gardens this summer, thanks to this rich compost! 🌱
#GrowingGoodProgram #GrowingGoodwill
We had a great time at Kids Wellness Day at The Wellness Center, serving up yogurt parfaits featuring local yogurt from @butterworksfarmvt in Westfield and @kingdomcreameryofvermont in Hardwick, granola from @westmeadowbakery in Essex Junction, and Maine wild blueberries! 🫐
