licensed vermont cheesemaking organization

These are our only voting members. With this membership level, you can add as many employees from your organization’s team to your VCC membership account, such that they will also be able to access our member resources (newsletters, forum, special website content areas, etc.).

Benefits:

• Be part of a rock out community
• Member only emails (updates, announcements for discounts on training/education,  interagency communications, etc.)
• Member-only access area on website (discussion forum, educational resources listing, business resources listings, etc.)
• Marketing & promotional support, including listings for your business and cheeses on our website
• Cheesemaker education resources
• Vermont Cheesemakers Festival table fee included in membership
• $150 value in educational scholarship reimbursements (some restrictions apply) to be used annually--- scholarship reimbursement for education/training
• $550 discount off our online course, the Science of Farmstead Cheese, for your employees

Pricing is broken into 4 sliding scale pay categories, based on production rates, $100-500

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businesses or organizations that are not licensed vermont cheesemakers

This membership allows you to add up to 4 of your own employees/team to your VCC membership account, such that they will also be able to access our member resources (newsletters, special website content areas, etc.) as described below.  This membership is a good fit for suppliers, distributors, retail stores, industry organizations, and non-Vermont cheesemaking organizations.

Benefits:

• Be part of a rock out community
• Member only emails (updates, announcements for discounts on training/education,  interagency communications, etc.)
• Member-only access area on website (educational resources listing, business resources listings, etc.)
• Access to education resources listings & discounts

• Ability to provide questions/information to pass on to members via VCC staff

• $400 discount off our online course, the Science of Farmstead Cheese, for your employees

Pricing: $150

INDIVIDUAL

This membership type is for individual persons – like:

• New cheesemakers looking for educational resources prior to becoming licensed
• Cheesemakers who want to have access to member benefits and resources, even if they move from working with one organization to another or who don't live in Vermont
• VT individuals who are looking to develop new cheesemaking businesses and who are looking for pre-launch support and to be part of the Vermont cheesemaking community
• Individual mongers who want to stay connected to our Vermont cheesemakers and educational resources
• General cheese lovers & friends who want to support our organization and Vermont cheese community

Benefits:

• Be part of a rock out community
• Member only emails (updates, announcements for discounts on training/education,  interagency communications, etc.)
• Member-only access area on website (educational resources listing, business resources listings, etc.)
• Access to education resources listings & discounts

• Ability to provide questions/information to pass on to members via VCC staff

• $400 discount off our online course, the Science of Farmstead Cheese 

Pricing: $100