A Calais Farm is Reborn
Mike Betit began farming in 2002 in what he described as a “homestead gone awry.” “We raised some pigs, hens, broilers, turkeys, lambs, ducks, and geese,” he said. These were sold to co-ops and at farmers’ markets. Three years later, Mike quit his day job, taking a...
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A New Town Forest for Richmond
The town of Richmond now has a 428-acre town forest where people can recreate and wildlife can thrive. The land was long part of the Andrews family’s Gray Rocks Farm. When the four Andrews siblings wanted to sell most of the land, they decided to work with VLT. One...
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Land Along Kingsbury Branch in East Montpelier Conserved
Lying on both sides of Route 14, just south of the North Montpelier Pond, are gently rolling open fields and woodlands that have been owned by Celina Moore for over four decades. The fields are used by a dairy farmer for hay, and the woods have been professionally...
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| VLT Facts |
593,000+ Total acres protected |
720+ Farms using conserved land |
420,000 Acres of forestland |
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| 170 Recreation spots |
60 Miles Catamount Trail |
460 Miles VAST Trail |
2,500+ Properties protected |