Food & Agriculture

Jericho and Underhill are still farming communities — and these volunteers are working to keep it that way.

Gov. Phil Scott’s political rivals are seizing on the decision, which they say flies in the face of the legal opinion of Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark.

As other states mount a legal challenge to the Trump administration's demand for residents' personal data, the Scott administration has voluntarily handed over the names, dates of birth, social security numbers and addresses of Vermonters receiving federal nutrition assistance benefits.

Vermont lawmakers heard contradictory testimony Thursday as they begin the process of determining what role state government will play in addressing federal cuts to key human services programs.

The settlement requires the Franklin County facility to upgrade its wastewater treatment system and pay a fine.

“Operating a small business is like riding a roller coaster,” says Mike Proia, who owns the cafe at Bread & Butter Farm in Shelburne.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, supplies the vast majority of food aid in Vermont, where about 65,000 residents received $155 million in benefits last year.

A mobile Mexican consulate set up in Montpelier to help nationals obtain passports, birth certificates and other official documents. An undocumented farmworker living in Vermont who drove his coworkers to the event discussed the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and his own journey to the U.S.

The arrest of eight Vermont dairy farmers in April sent shock waves throughout New England's agriculture industry, and farms and farmworkers remain worried amid uncertainty.

Get recommendations for the best local spots for milkshakes, burgers, Michigan dogs and other summer fare.