Tangletown Farm is a repeat VFF borrower. Their Business Builder loan will help them increase their flock of layers, improve their management of the birds and even make the retired gals available as ground pet food. Yes, pets can eat local too!
Read MoreIncluded in the first round lending for Tropical Storm Irene recovery, KBMG was the first borrower to pay back their loan in full. A $30k Business Builder Loan is now helping Aaron Locker make his recently purchased farm more efficient and profitable with new equipment and construction.
Read MoreAshley and Erin Farr have a philosophy of working smarter on their Richmond, VT dairy farm. A $30k VFF business builder loan enabled them to build out their infrastructure, including low-heat pasteurization, milk bottling and gelato making equipment.
Read MoreAn organic, grass-based dairy, Kiss the Cow Farm wanted to move from selling raw milk off the farm to making ice cream from their lightly pasteurized milk. A $15k Business Builder Loan went toward the purchase of pasteurization and ice cream making equipment, helping the Robars jumpstart their frozen treat business.
Read MoreBeth and Bruce were far along rebuilding their barn after a fire burnt it to the ground in 2014. They contacted the VFF for a $30k Business Builder Loan to help them upgrade their poultry processing, cooling and freezing equipment, a marked improvement over their previous facilities.
Read MoreAdam and Christine faced a choice, either expand the land of their diversified, organic family farm, or scale down and farm more intensively. They chose the latter and sought a Business Builder Loan to help them to transition to a more efficient, no-till permanent raised bed system.
Read MoreWith their range of offerings outpacing their available building space, Corie and Adam found themselves having to rotate business functions out of a single facility. A $20,000 Business Builder Loan helped Bread and Butter Farm fund a combined renovation/addition of their existing facilities.
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