The Intervale Farms Program
Strengthening Farm Sustainability and Profitability
Success on Farms (SOF) is a two-year business planning program that helps Vermont farm operations improve their viability. We work one-on-one with selected farmers throughout the state, providing specialized support and business planning assistance to help farmers expand their markets, increase revenues, and achieve other quality of life goals that are critical to keeping them in farming. The program seeks to enhance not just the profitability of farms, but also their social and environmental sustainability. Specialized support may include strategic planning, farm financial planning, bookkeeping and accounting, and refinement of production systems. Success on Farms utilizes skilled program staff, business consultants and veteran growers to support the development of business plans with program participants.
Each year we work with a diversity of farmers, including vegetable growers, fruit growers, dairy farms, livestock producers, and value-added producers. Generally, farm businesses have been established for three years before enrolling in Success on Farms.
We work with farmers throughout Vermont. Click here to see our participant map.
To learn more about the program, please view this program summary.
See what Success on Farms has done for two participating farms:
FAT TOAD FARM, BROOKFIELD, VT
LIBERTY FARM, SHOREHAM, VT
We are grateful for support from the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board through the Vermont Farm Viability Enhancement Program and our other contributors that help make this program available at no cost to farm businesses.
TO APPLY
If you are interested in applying for Success on Farms assistance, or if you would like to be considered as a consultant for farmers enrolled in this program, contact Mark Cannella at 802-660-0440 x 110.
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