Vt. Stat. tit. 6 § 4962

Current through L. 2024, c. 177.

Section 4962 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Certified Vermont Environmental Steward" means an owner or operator of a farm who has achieved the thresholds for the Vermont Environmental Stewardship Program to be certified as a farm that improves soil health and contributes to improving water quality.

(2) "Regenerative farming" means a series of cropland management practices that:

(A) contributes to generating or building soils and soil fertility and health;

(B) increases water percolation, increases water retention, and increases the amount of clean water running off farms;

(C) increases biodiversity and ecosystem health and resiliency; and

(D) sequesters carbon in agricultural soils.

6 V.S.A. § 4962

Added 2019, No. 64 , § 11.