UPDATED FOR 2022
Thank you for your membership!
Note that the form cannot be saved midway through completion and it appears longer than it is because of the member list.
RENEWING: Please fill out the short list of required fields and only anything that has changed or that you'd like to edit.
Unfortunately, the form does not auto-fill your previous entries, but we have them in our database. Your entries here will over-ride what we have saved, so please do not write a couple words ("full service restaurant," for example) in the descrtiption field - it will take the place of the nice paragraph about your business on our website! Only update what needs updating.
Please check the partners - we add to the list monthly!
NEW MEMBERS: Please fill this form out as thoroughly as possible. Much of this information populates your directory listing.
Culinary businesses must meet the following criteria to qualify for partner membership. There are 4 areas for qualification:
1. Partnerships: Members must regularly source food from farms in Vermont (+30 miles) and source from at least 4 VFN Members.
2. Purchases: 15%* or more of annual food purchases must be Vermont (+30) grown or raised food.
3. Diversity of Vermont Food: Members' regular menus must contain local products in 3 of the 6 USDA food groups.
4. Participation: Members are engaged in local food system work, and attend (or host) at least one relevant event each year.
Answers to the following questions are for office use only and not published. If you don't currently meet Partner Member criteria, a Supporting Member option is also available - in the case of restaurants not yet open, a Supporting Membership is recommended, and the cost will be discounted from dues if you join within the year.
Gold Barn membership signifies the top local food purchases in VFN and is automatically calculated from these answers. Details on the current Gold Barn criteria are available online.
*10% is the threshold for health care institutions and schools.