The NOFA Vermont Revolving Loan Fund was jointly established in 1994 by NOFA Vermont and Chittenden Bank’s Socially Responsible Banking Fund (formally Vermont National Bank). NOFA Vermont manages the $90,000 fund. The motivation to create the fund arose from an increasing number of loan requests from small scale organic farmers; farmers who lack credit history and therefore could not secure conventional loans; and the need for short-term working capital.
