Dates & times
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- 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗Franklin County Member Organizing Meeting considers a Vermont Farm and Food Bill
A Vermont Farm and Food Bill is the starting point for NOFA-VT’s Franklin County Member Organizing Meeting on November 12, 2026. At the Highgate Center gathering, the organization hopes to develop ideas for what such a bill could include, what it would take to achieve it and what changes might be possible along the way.
Farming, food and family needs
NOFA-VT frames the discussion around several connected concerns: farmers’ ability to stay on the land and make a decent living, access to health care, care for children and elders, and food for their communities. The proposed bill is an organizing goal, rather than a finished set of provisions described in the meeting announcement.
The group is seeking perspectives from longtime farmers and people looking for land, as well as families, new Vermonters and people who eat the food. Interested nonmembers are welcome; NOFA-VT says it will invite them to join at the meeting.
Further reading: NOFA-VT Member Meetings | NOFA Vermont ↗ · Franklin County Member Organizing Meeting | NOFA Vermont ↗
A meeting in a longer organizing effort
The Franklin County gathering is part of NOFA-VT’s fall member meetings. The organization connects the current effort to an earlier period when Vermont farmers organized an alternative to federal pressure to expand farms or leave agriculture, helping establish the state’s organic movement.
For this meeting, Guy and family at Choiniere Family Farm are hosting. Organizers plan to provide food to share, and guests can bring something if they wish and it is convenient.
Further reading: NOFA-VT Member Meetings | NOFA Vermont ↗ · Franklin County Member Organizing Meeting | NOFA Vermont ↗
Planning for the conversation
Check before attending
The event listing offers an RSVP link but does not say whether a response is required. Contact NOFA-VT if you need to confirm.
Ask about arrangements
Contact NOFA-VT’s grassroots organizer, Jessica Hays Lucas, if accessibility or arrival arrangements affect your plans.
Getting to the farm
Choiniere Family Farm
The meeting is at 2465 Gore Rd, Highgate Center, VT 05459. Use the directions link to calculate a route from your starting point. Contact NOFA-VT for parking, entrance or accessibility details before setting out if needed.
Before you make a plan
Do I have to be a NOFA-VT member to attend?
No. People interested in NOFA-VT’s work are welcome even if they are not members; the organization says it will invite them to join.
Is an RSVP required?
The listing includes an RSVP link, but it does not say whether responding is required. Contact NOFA-VT to confirm.
Should I bring food?
Organizers plan to have food to share. Bringing something is optional.
When is the meeting?
It is Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location & Google Maps
Choiniere Family Farm
2465 Gore Rd, Highgate Center, VT 05459
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