Hunger Mountain Co-op will invest $100,000 in the Vermont Community Loan Fund, reports Vermont Business Magazine. The Montpelier-based community owned natural food cooperative is investing in support of the Food, Farms and Forest Fund.
The fund was established to expand lending and business support services for Vermont's small farms, food producers, and working lands entrepreneurs. It now includes farms and agricultural operations, food producers, business incubators, wholesalers and retailers including grocery stores, co-ops, CSAs and farmers markets, forestry and forest product enterprises, land stewardship, and other natural resources organizations. Wingate says it credits the Loan Fund for getting it up and running and these investments will help producers whose products will be on the co-op's shelves in the future. Full Story
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