We’ve conserved more than 500,000 acres of working farms and forests. While a significant milestone, the true value is in the stories behind each acre—each piece of land that is special to a family, a community, or helps Vermont’s economy grow. Every VLT member helps write these stories. Thank you. What our members are saying….
Help Protect the Delaney Farm! There's a rare opportunity to protect 300 acres of farm and forestland along Lake St. Catherine. If successful, the land will be used for farming, public recreation, and will help water quality. To make this happen, we need your support. Read more.
Help Protect a Farm and Trails in Athens and Grafton! The Vermont Land Trust and the Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association have teamed up to buy and conserve the former Sleepy Valley Farm in Athens and the adjoining Lake Trust property in Grafton. With your help we can revitalize the farm and extend a recreational trail. Read more.
Another Way of Getting to 500,000 How many chickens are sold each week by Misty Knoll Farms? How many cows are on conserved farms in Franklin County? How many quarts of yogurt does Butterworks Farms sell in a month? We thought it would be fun to illustrate 500,000 in a different way. See the stats and add your own…
Vermont Invaders: Non-native Species Difficult to control and at times tricky to identify, invasives pose a severe threat to native plants and animals in forest communities by outcompeting and aggressively monopolizing light, nutrients, soil, moisture, and space. Learn more.
Farmland Lease Opportunity The owners of the Morris Farm, a VLT-conserved property in Shelburne, are looking for qualified farm seekers to establish farming operations on approximately 77 acres of land located on the Shelburne–Hinesburg Road. Read more.
