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House advances permanent Vermonters Feeding Vermonters grant to support local farm purchases for food banks
Summary
H.167 would establish the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters grant program at the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets to continue purchases of Vermont‑grown produce, protein and dairy for food shelves, with appropriations handled in the FY26 budget. Committee votes were unanimous in committee; House amended and ordered third reading.
The Vermont House on March 26 advanced H.167, a bill to establish a permanent Vermonters Feeding Vermonters grant within the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets to support purchases of Vermont farm products for distribution by the Vermont Food Bank and local food partners.
Sponsors described the program as a response to requests from food distribution partners for more produce, protein and culturally preferred foods; it was created by the Vermont Food Bank in 2018 and expanded during the pandemic. Committee testimony and the bill text cited prior years’ purchases—$2.4 million in 2023 and $2.38 million in…
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