Payment for Ecosystem Services and Soil Health Working Group

  • The PES and Soil Health Working Group is reconvening on March 16th, 1-3.30pm -> contact facilitator Elizabeth Cooper ecooper@cbi.org to listen in! 

  • Get an overview of the working groups process and work to date by checking out research that Rural Vermont has partnered on with the White River NRCD and the Center For Agriculture and Food Systems at VLS -> download here. 

  • Next steps? Farmers should design the PES program focussed on soil health! Participate in farmer conversations at your conservation district and request a stipend from Rural Vermont for your participation -> contact Jennifer Byrne at whiterivernrcd@gmail.com.

  • In collaboration with the VT Releaf Collective, NOFA-VT, and the VT Healthy Soil Coalition, we’re working to amplify farmer and BIPOC voices by offering stipends to BIPOC engaged in soil health policy -> contact caroline@ruralvermont.org and get more info here.

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