New England Organizations

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Boston Area Gleaners. www.bostonareagleaners.org

• Non-profit organization that gleans from small Massachusetts farms within 100 miles of Boston with a full-time paid staff and volunteer capacity

• Primary season: May to early February

• Business model focuses on farms that do not sell their produce through a central distribution point, and instead, primarily sell farm-to-consumer

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Salvation Farms https://www.salvationfarms.org

• Building increased resilience in Vermont’s food system through agricultural surplus management

• Driven by three primary goals: reducing food loss on farms, increasing the use of locally grown foods, and fostering an appreciation for Vermont’s agricultural heritage and future

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The Wallace Center. https://www.wallacecenter.org/

• New York based center for entrepreneurs working with food systems

• Focus on cultivating networks to connect and strengthen existing efforts 

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Vermont Farm to Plate https://www.vtfarmtoplate.com/

• Vermont based food system plan to 2020

• Includes land use planning modules that detail the practicalities of farm planning in Vermont

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Farm to Institution New England (FINE) https://www.farmtoinstitution.org/

• Backbone of the farm to institution network in New England

• Advances the policy agenda for farm to institution projects

• Works on collaborative projects across the supply chain 

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Vermont Food Bank www.vtfoodbank.org

• Statewide foodbank 

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Vermont Gleaning Collective http://vermontgleaningcollective.org/

• Vermont-based gleaning collective that recovers 500,000 pounds of perishable food annually

• Collaborates with other gleaning organizations across the state of Vermont to coordinate efforts

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Sustainable Agriculture Education (SAGE) https://www.sagecenter.org/

• California non-profit organization that focuses on agricultural regeneration and urban-rural connections

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The Abbey Group https://abbeygroup.net/

• Institutional meal service that prioritizes local, sustainable food in Vermont and upstate New York

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The Food Project https://thefoodproject.org/

• Boston based sustainable agriculture movement including a summer program for local high schoolers and several farm projects in need of volunteers throughout the year