Food, Fiber, and Functioning Ecosystems
What does it mean to pay farmers and other land stewards for ecosystem services like nutrient cycling, climate regulation, and pollination? Which services do we value, whom do we pay for them, and for how long? These are some of the questions Vermont's Soil Health & Payment for Ecosystem Services Working Group has been grappling with since 2019. With recommendations due to the legislature in January 2023, the Working Group will spend the remainder of this year developing a pilot program.
This VORS 2022 session shared the latest activity from this Working Group and invited questions and suggestions to inform the outcomes!
Presenters:
00:00 VORS introduction, Natasha Duarte
05:12 Maddie Kempner, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
25:13 Discussion break
32:03 Maddie Kempner, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
51:28 Q&A and discussion
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