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Vermont Food Bank: Vermonters Feeding Vermonters has purchased from 17 farms and seeks $1.5M budget adjustment
Summary
The Vermont Food Bank told a legislative committee it spent $507,000 on Vermont-grown produce from 17 farms since July 1, has purchased about 327,176 pounds of food, and will seek a $1.5 million budget adjustment this fiscal year and a larger FY27 request.
The Vermont Food Bank told an unnamed legislative committee that its Vermonters Feeding Vermonters program has purchased $507,000 in Vermont-grown produce from 17 farms since July 1 and plans to seek additional state funding to expand purchases.
"Between July 1 and October 6, we spent $507,000 on local produce, and that's been distributed," said John Sales, CEO of the Vermont Food Bank. Sales told the committee the purchases totaled about 327,176 pounds of food.
The program was created by legislation passed last year; the Food Bank said the state appropriated $500,000 and that the grant agreement with the Agency of Agriculture set reporting milestones tied to additional drawdowns. Sales said an interim report is due no later than Feb.…
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