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Editor’s Note: The first of two articles focusing on food and agriculture in Vermont. BENNINGTON — A recent panel discussion ranged from emergency food provision to statewide agricultural policy. Vermont-scale approaches to ongoing issues came from all directions. The Bennington Local Food Summit was a day-long conference held over Zoom on May 15. The afternoon panel discussion for the event was titled “A Conversation Between Food Security and Local Food Advocates.” As a flyer for the summit asked: “How do we bring these two efforts together to make sure that everyone in Vermont can partake in food grown on our small sustainable farms? How do we support farmer livelihood while also making sure that local food is not only accessible to the most-wealthy people in our community?”

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