Best Practices to Support Dairy Farms Hosting Summer Camp Programs - Request for Proposals

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM), seeks a contractor to conduct research of existing farm camp programs offered by dairy farms and develop guidance to assist other dairy farms in launching or expanding dairy farm camp programs. The guidance document will serve as a how-to guide for dairy farms to start or expand summer farm camp programs. The how-to guide will include sample dairy-focused curriculum and activities, budget templates, and an accounting of the labor, infrastructure, and insurance requirements for starting summer camp programs at dairy farms.

RFP was updated on 4/15/2024 to extend the proposal submission deadline to 4/22/2024.