Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) is a non-profit organization with a mission to increase the accessibility of local food in the Rutland Region by expanding market opportunities for local producers and providing farm and food-based education to the community. VFFC began as a grassroots, volunteer-led project and is revitalizing 3 acres of industrially zoned land to create the infrastructure necessary for agriculture to serve as an economic engine in our region. Projects to date include a shared-use, certified Incubator Kitchen; renovated space to host the Vermont Farmers Market; a farm-to-patient CSA called Health Care Share; and VFFC’s Community Garden: ten accessible vegetable garden beds interspersed with pollinator friendly perennials. The garden space is utilized in VFFC’s educational programming and supplements produce for Health Care Share program.