House Agriculture - 2026-01-13 - 1:00PM

Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry · January 14, 2026

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Committee and attendee introductions

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Chair David Durfee opened the meeting and asked participants to introduce themselves; committee vice-chair John Bartholomew and Representative John O'Brien introduced themselves and their districts; several attendees (local food and school representatives) gave brief IDs.

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Advocates, students, school food directors and farmers told the committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry that Vermont should level-fund the Farm to School and Early Childhood Grants program and the Local Foods Incentive at $500,000 each in FY2027 to expand local procurement and support universal school meals.

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