CAFS: Center for Agriculture and Food Systems · 23 February 2024 English

A Guide for Updating Your Community’s Laws to Support Healthy Food Production and Access


CAFS: Center for Agriculture and Food Systems · 2 November 2023

This guide focuses on food safety Initiative for more information on the Produce Safety Rule.9 requirements because they are one of the most likely places This guide should serve as …


CAFS: Center for Agriculture and Food Systems · 20 September 2023 English

Led by CAFS Deputy Director and Senior Researcher Lihlani Nelson, the project added the following resources in the past year: • Food and Nutrition Policy at the Local Level: Recent …


CAFS: Center for Agriculture and Food Systems · 19 November 2021 English

Current use programs—which allow farmers to pay taxes on their land at agricultural value rather than the assessed value for another non-farming use—are an important tool in the farmland preservation …


CAFS: Center for Agriculture and Food Systems · 14 October 2021 English

Developed by Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, "Reorganizing a Farm Business with Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code: A Brief Guide" empowers farmers—and attorneys working with …


CAFS: Center for Agriculture and Food Systems · 24 August 2021 English

Do you grow, harvest, store, or process food-grade grain or grain products? This resource may help you determine if you need to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Preventive …


CAFS: Center for Agriculture and Food Systems · 14 January 2020 English

“Defensive publication” keeps genetic resources available without use restrictions or liability for infringement, and for a fraction of the cost of pursuing a patent. For plant breeders, the process can …