Honey Field Farm is a 25-acre organic vegetable farm located in Norwich, VT operated by husband and wife team Eli Hersh and Valerie Woodhouse. A $30,000 Business Builder Loan from the Vermont Farm Fund will help Eli and Valerie as they get established on this new property and help them to invest in equipment to be able to work efficiently, including a cultivating tractor, ice machine, golf cart, display cooler, and credit card machines.
Read MoreClearfield Farm is a Certified Organic mixed vegetable and cut flower farm located in Granville, VT serving the Mad River Valley. They grow 12 acres of produce, most of which goes to the Waitsfield Farmers Market and local grocery stores. A $10,000 Business Builder loan will allow Clearfield Farm to build soil fertility and improve their cold storage and processing facilities in the former dairy barn.
Read MoreDick Chase has farming in his blood. An 11th-generation family farmer, he spent most of his life in Newburyport, MA where he started farming in 1964 at Arrowhead Farm. In 2018 he purchased a farm in Alburgh, VT and established West Shore Farm. He plans to use a VFF Business Builder loan to build a 3500 square foot greenhouse. They raise vegetables, pork and beef to be sold through the family’s farmstand, CSA and farmer’s markets in MA.
Read MoreFamily Cow Farmstand (FCF) in Hinesburg, VT is currently Vermont’s largest direct to consumer raw milk producer by volume, selling roughly 9,000 gallons of 100% grass-fed raw cow’s milk to customers in the greater Burlington area. A Business Builder loan from the Vermont Farm Fund will allow Family Cow to establish a farrow-to-finish pork operation and a pastured chicken operation. They will also add frozen storage to their farmstand and renovate an existing pole barn on the property to serve as a space to repair farm equipment.
Read MoreMaple Wind Farm used their Business Builder loan to purchase a used refrigerated delivery truck, portable livestock scales and chute, a Tobb wagon with 3.5 tons of grain storage on wheels, and automated poultry feed lines.
Read MoreA $30,000 Business Builder Loan from the VFF helped the market to weather a dramatic transition to a new location on Pine Street and continue its work supporting and growing the business of local farmers.
Read MoreFrancis and Stephanie Newland started out just three years ago with a few dozen goats. Now they milk 130 goats and came to the Vermont Farm Fund with a request for a $30,000 Business Builder Loan to expand their herd with another 150 milkers, more than doubling their current production.
Read MoreFlywheel Farm in Woodbury, VT paid off their first VFF loan in two years, and came back for a second Business Builder loan to pay for a used 4 wheel drive tractor in 2019. They are a small diversified vegetable farm in Woodbury, VT owned and managed by Justin Cote and Ansel Ploog.
Read MoreNothin’ But Curd is operated by J&R Family Farm in Troy, Vermont at the base of Jay Peak. Their artisan cheese curds are made in small batches on the farm. Roberta and Jacques Royer came to the VFF for a loan after realizing they needed a larger cheese vat to keep up with the demand for their products.
Read MoreVermont Alpine Farm in Reading, VT raises grass-fed beef and heritage breed pork, and sells meat online and through a "meat of the month" subscription to local and regional customers. They built two high tunnels with their VFF Business Builder Loan and a grant from the NRCS.
Read MoreNathan and Jessie Rogers grow grains and produce a wide variety of fresh dairy products on their farmstead in Berlin, VT. Their $30,000 Business Builder Loan allowed them to purchase a refrigerated delivery van to get their products to consumers throughout central Vermont.
Read MorePeabody Mountain Apiaries in Weston, VT started in 2007 with just one hive. Over the years they have grown to 12 hives and are planning to double their production with a $15,000 Vermont Farm Fund Business Builder loan.
Read More1000 Stone Farm in Brookfield has been owned and operated by Kyle Doda since 2014. They are a year-round vegetable and mushroom farm that sells at the Burlington Farmers Market, has 50 CSA members, and supplies 12-15 restaurants and co-op stores.
Read MoreA $30,000 Business Builder Loan allowed Fisher Brothers Farm to expand their ice cream production through the purchase of a 44-quart blast freezer, as well as investment into a freezer trailer for delivery of their products to events and value added producers.
Read MoreStony Pond Farm's $30,000 Business Builder Loan allowed them to renovate an existing tie stall barn into a commercial kitchen/processing space/multiuse event space aimed at strengthening the farm's overall position through further diversification, taking advantage of existing farm resources and seasonal labor capacity.
Read MoreVermont Bean Crafters produces organic bean burgers, falafel, bean spreads, and gluten-free, vegan, non-gmo cookies and muffin batter. Their $30,000 Business Builder loan will help cover additional ingredient costs, packaging, and processing fees while they ramp up production.
Read MoreBasin Farm in Westminster, VT is a certified organic diversified farm growing 18 acres of vegetables, about 20 acres of grains, milking cows, milking goats and hay. Their $30,000 Business Builder Loan from the VFF will allow them to build out the milking parlor in their animal barn where they currently milk registered Alpine and Nubian dairy goats and registered Brown Swiss and Shorthorn dairy cattle.
Read MoreNewleaf Organics, LLC is a certified organic farm, growing approximately 5 acres of vegetables, cut flowers and plant starts in Bristol, VT. They received a $30,000 Business Builder Loan to convert the downstairs of their dairy barn to a new wash/pack and storage facility.
Read MoreHillside Farm produces poultry and cider. With the growth of both sides of their business, they realized the need for separate processing spaces. Their VFF loan will help them build expand production and extend the season.
Read MoreAndy Shetler and his family are part of the growing Amish farming community in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Their VFF loan helped them to build a storage cellar with wash station, gas-powered vegetable washer and loading dock.
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