Senate Committee on Agriculture (Room 26)

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

9:00 AM

Lake Champlain Citizens Advisory Committee

Member introductions

• David Mears, Board Member, Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on the Future of Lake Champlain

9:30 AM

S.276 - An act relating to rural economic development

• Abby White, Director of Marketing, Communications and External Affairs, Efficiency Vermont
• Tom Martin, Cersosimo Lumber, Brattleboro

10:00 AM

Farm to School

Joint hearing with House Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Room 10

• Betsy Rosenbluth, Project Director, Vermont  FEED
• Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
• Kathy Alexander, School Nutrition Director, Addison Northeast School Union
• Stephen and Sarah Park, Full Belly Farm, Monkton
• Anore Horton, Acting Executive Director, Hunger Free Vermont
• Margaret Bledsoe, Superintendent, St. Johnsbury School District
• Debra Sanders, Director, Student Support Services, St. Johnsbury School District
• Carolee Trebelock, Food Director, St. Johnsbury School District
• Jen Kravitz, Principal, Cornwall Elementary school
• Lisa Beck, 3rd Grade Teacher, Cornwall Elementary school
• Ray Allen, Farmer, Allenholm Farm
• Cynthia Greene, Shelburne Farms
• Eloise Girard, Board Co-Chair, Craftsbury Saplings
• Ari Salzman-Mathews, Intern, Vermont FEED
• Jenny Nelson, Agriculture Policy Advisor, Vermont Grange