EXHIBIT 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Vermont Pure
Holdings, Ltd. (the "Company") for the year ended October 31, 2003, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
the undersigned Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifies, to the best
knowledge and belief of the signatory, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

                  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
         13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

                  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents,
         in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
         operations of the Company.

/s/ Bruce S. MacDonald
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Bruce S. MacDonald
Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 29, 2004