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Round 1 Working Lands Enterprise Grant recipients will be announced at May 2 press conference

News Release — Vermont Agency of Agriculture, April 25, 2013

20 Grantees will Receive Almost $220,000 in Total Funding

Governor Peter Shumlin, Agency of Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross, Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Michael Snyder and the Working Lands Enterprise Board will announce the 1st round of grant recipients from the “Enterprise Investment Area” of the Working Lands Enterprise Fund on Thursday May 2nd at 10am in Room 11 at the State House in Montpelier.

Publication Date: 
04/25/2013

Mihaly Commentary: Changing the world

VtDigger.org editor’s note: This op-ed is by Marc Mihaly, the president and dean of Vermont Law School. He is an expert in land use, urban planning, and energy law and policy.

Publication Date: 
04/19/2013

Working landscape groups look for $15 million boost over three years

by Andrew Stein | vtdigger.org | February 14, 2013

Publication Date: 
02/14/2013

Len Bull Commentary: Working lands fund needs continued legislative support

Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Dr. Leonard Bull, who was a professor of animal sciences at the University of Vermont and North Carolina State University. He is currently chair of the Vermont Agricultural and Forest Products Development Board, and lives in New Haven.

Publication Date: 
01/20/2013

Donath Commentary ~ Working lands, our Vermont home

Editor’s note: This op-ed is by David A. Donath, president of the Woodstock Foundation, which operates the Billings Farm & Museum, an operating dairy farm dedicated to telling the story of Vermont’s rural heritage. He is co-editor of a forthcoming book of essays by well-known Vermonters entitled “The Vermont Difference.”

Publication Date: 
01/02/2013

Stevens commentary: Working Lands initiative needs nurturing

Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Will Stevens, an organic market gardener and independent state representative from Shoreham.

Last month, Gov. Shumlin announced his priorities for the upcoming legislative session. As notable as what we heard was something we didn’t hear: discussion about economic development and Vermont’s working landscape.

Publication Date: 
12/14/2012

Jordan: Closing the digital divide in Vermont

The good news is that a little more than a year from now, Vermont will have broadband infrastructure that reaches every house in our state. In fact, according to the Vermont Telecommunications Authority, almost 95 percent of Vermont buildings already fall within broadband coverage.

Publication Date: 
12/03/12

Evslin Commentary: Imagining Vermont’s digital future

Editor’s note: Mary Evslin is a retired high tech marketing executive and principal in Evslin Consulting.

Publication Date: 
05/07/2012

Costello Commentary: Support funding for Vermont Working Lands

Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Paul Costello, executive director of the Vermont Council on Rural Development, which is coordinating the work of the Vermont Working Landscape Partnership.

Right now, Vermont has an opportunity to build a new, stronger economy. That opportunity is H.496, the Working Lands Enterprise bill, being considered in the Vermont Legislature this year.

Publication Date: 
04/30/2012

Slayton commentary: Working landscape is Vermont’s signature

Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Tom Slayton, a journalist, writer, radio commentator, and retired editor of Vermont Life Magazine, who lives in Montpelier.

I believe that the working landscape of Vermont – that familiar tapestry of farm fields, forests, small cities and compact villages – is vital to the future of Vermont, and is endangered.

Publication Date: 
04/15/2012