New Farms for New Americans Program

Members of Vermont’s immigrant and refugee community are celebrating a major federal grant they say will provide critical nutrition access, cultural connections, and education about farming. New Farms for New Americans, a Burlington program administered by the nonprofit Association of Africans Living in Vermont, or AALV, just landed a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It’ll provide...

Members of Vermont’s refugee community are celebrating a major federal grant which they say will provide critical nutrition access, cultural connections and eduction about farming.