Two environmental nonprofits are alleging the Vorsteveld Farm in Panton is illegally discharging pesticides into a tributary of Lake Champlain.

Vermont Natural Resources Council and Conservation Law Foundation said they tested water from five pipes that drain into Dead Creek and found roughly 15 pesticides from April 2024 to July 2025.

Elena Mihaly with Conservation Law Foundation said they’re not looking to put the farm out of business, but for the farm to change some of their practices to protect water quality.

“We’re expecting the farmers to take stock of the pollution problems we’re presenting and begin considering a range of strategies that they can deploy to mitigate the pollution concerns,” Mihaly said.

Vermont Public reached out to Hans Vorsteveld, one of the farm’s owners, by

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