Farm Stand Together
Delicious Food, on your Terms, in your Community
Farm Stand Together helps connect food-insecure households with healthy, locally grown food. We work with small-scale, organic farms throughout Vermont to purchase gift cards that we distribute to eligible households. These gift cards can be used to purchase fresh produce, meat, and other farm products at the farm stands of our partner farms.
Convenient
Buy what you want and need – there are no strings attached to your gift card. Shop at the location that's most accessible to you.
Affordable
Use your Farm Stand Together gift card to reduce the cost of buying local food.
Healthy
Buy food grown and produced thoughtfully to provide nutritious – and delicious – food.
Communal
Keep Vermont money in the Vermont community. Shop for your groceries from farmers and producers in your own area.
Donate to Farm Stand Together and Make a Difference in Vermont
Your tax-deductible donation supports local farms and families, helping to ensure food access for all through sustainable farming practices. Join us in building a more equitable food system for everyone in our community.
Get Started
Apply for a gift card
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2023 season of our farm stand gift card program. Please email us if you'd like to be on the mailing list for 2024.
Use your Gift Card at your local farm stand
You’ll use the gift card at your community farm stand where you can shop for a variety of fresh and seasonal foods, including products like meat, bread, pizza, salsa, and canned items, in addition to the vegetables and fruit you’d expect. You can shop at a time that works for you and buy what you want and need.
Bring home the food to heat up, cook and enjoy
Shop weekly at the farm stand or stock up for longer. Consider the farm stand your new grocery store.
2023 Farmstands
The following farmstands are available for selection in 2023. Please see this map for specific locations.
Sweet Roots Farm and Market
4702 Ethan Allen Hwy
Charlotte, VT 05445
https://www.sweetrootsvt.com/
Offering farm grown fruit, Certified Organic vegetables, farm market, groceries & more. Blueburry u-pick available in season.
Head Over Fields
6035 Ethan Allen Hwy
Charlotte, VT 05445
https://www.headoverfieldsvt.com/
Offering seasonal organic veggies, herbs and flowers, as well as many great products from local Vermont producers including fruit, meats, cheeses, eggs, yogurt, granola, beverages, preserves, hot sauces, coffee, tea, ice cream, popsicles and more.
Trillium Hill Farm
10643 Rte 116
Hinesburg, VT 05461
https://www.trilliumhillfarm.com/
Stocked with fresh produce, maple syrup, and grass-fed beef in addition to local eggs, meat (including pork, chicken, lamb, and rabbit), and sustainably harvested salmon and cod. Local flower bouquets, honey, dairy products, raw milk, vegetable ferments, bread, ice cream, fruits, pizzas, coffee, and more.
Bread and Butter Farm
200 Leduc Farm Rd
Shelburne, VT 05482
https://breadandbutterfarm.com/
Home of both Bread & Butter Farm products, Blank Page Cafe & Meals To Go, and many other local farms and Vermont made products.
Roots Farm Market
903 U.S. Rte 2
Middlesex, VT 05602
https://www.therootsfarmmarket.com/
Works closely with Bear Roots Farm for organically grown vegetables. Also strives to highlight VT producers and aims to have a diverse variety of products to meet all your vegetable, meat, dairy, and grocery needs, in addition to a selection of wellness and home goods products.
Hudak Farm
599 St Albans Rd
Swanton, VT 05488
https://www.hudakfarm.com/
Organically grown product, flowers, plants, as well as as grocery items like meat, eggs, and preserved goods!
Wild Carrot Farm
118 Fairly Wild Wy
Brattleboro, VT 05301
http://www.wildcarrotfarm.net/
Self-serve farm stand is open 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm. Come help yourself to eggs, vegetables, flowers, chicken, pork, beef, fish, honey, jam, maple syrup, cookies, chocolates, caramels, cheese, bread, gelato, croissants and coffee.
Jericho Settlers Farm
22 Barber Farm Rd
Jericho, VT 05465
http://www.jerichosettlersfarm.com/
Open year round. Offering organic veg, meat, and eggs.
Dog River Farm
5665 VT-12
Berlin, VT 05602
https://www.dogriverfarm.com/
Offering Dog River Farm fruits and vegetables plus meat, dairy and more from friends and neighbors (not all locally sourced products are certified organic).
Honey Field Farm
55 Butternut Road
Norwich, Vermont 05055
https://www.honeyfieldfarmvt.com/
The farm stand is stocked with 100% certified organic veggies from Honey Field and neighboring farms. Fresh bouquets every Wednesday and Saturday, fresh eggs from Winding Brook Farm, and other delicious local products too.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this program available to anyone?
Yes, this program is available to anyone. We recognize that people's food needs can change over time, and hope to provide food security to the broadest possible audience. While anyone can apply, we ask that you only apply for a gift card if you are experiencing food insecurity.
How will you be deciding who receives a card? Will everyone who applies get one?
How many people receive cards, and how much money is available on the cards, will be determined by the number of applicants and their individual needs. Applicants will be prioritized based on need, location, and farmstand capacity.
What happens after I apply? When will I receive my card?
In June, we will contact you to inform you whether you have been selected to receive a gift card, and provide details on how gift cards will be distributed. We expect to send gift cards by August 1st.
How much money will be on a card? How many cards will I receive?
Every household included in the program will receive a single card, with a minimum card value of $50.
Will you be physically mailing gift cards, or emailing them?
We will be providing physical cards to anyone receiving them.
How can I learn more about Vermont's farmstands?
You can find a list of Vermont farm stands on NOFA Vermont's website!
About Farm Stand Together
Farm Stand Together is a charitable nonprofit organization based in Vermont that provides mutual food aid to food insecure households throughout the state. The organization was created in 2022 as a pilot program by Justin Reidy and Meaghin Kennedy, who wanted to find a new way of addressing food insecurity. They realized that digital point of sale systems used by small farms throughout Vermont could make it possible to buy gift cards to give directly to people who needed help, without the limitations and paperwork of traditional food aid programs.
In its first year, Farm Stand Together invested about $10,000 to support families from 125 households across the state, with positive feedback from farmers and recipients. In 2023, Farm Stand Together has officially formed as a nonprofit corporation with 501c3 status, and plans to expand from 6 to 8 farms and provide up to five times as much funding to food insecure households.
Farm Stand Together is working to create a more equitable food system in Vermont by supporting local farms and families, helping to ensure food access for all through sustainable farming practices.
