Working Lands Program Awards Over $444K to Support Vermont’s Agricultural and Forestry Sector | Working Lands Enterprise Initiative
Summary
The Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) is pleased to announce 9 awards totaling $444,760 to maintain and grow the agricultural and forestry sectors in Vermont. WLEB also grants to producer association groups that represent and promote Vermont products and provide key services to working lands businesses across many different sectors. The following Service Provider & Producer Association Grants were made in FY25: Clemmons Family Farm, Inc., Piloting the African Diaspora Foodways Institute of Vermont - $25,000Another $620,000 in WLEB grants direct to working lands businesses will be announced in the spring. The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI) and governing board (WLEB) were created by the Vermont Legislature in 2012 to stimulate economic development in the agricultural and forestry sectors. For questions, please contact: Clare Salerno (she/her) | Program Coordinator, Working Lands Enterprise Initiative 802-917-2637 | Clare.Salerno@vermont.gov