Taste the Valley

The ACORN Food Hub invites you to celebrate and discover local food produced in Vermont's Champlain Valley. Join us at the Kirk Alumni Center on the campus of Middlebury College from 9:30am-12:00pm on Thursday, April 6.

This food fair brings together local food producers and buyers interested in local products. Enjoy light local fare, connect with the local food community, sample delicious products from Vermont's Champlain Valley, and learn about ACORN's Food Hub.

Registration is required.

Small Farm Action Day: Youth, Land Access, & Housing

Each year, Rural Vermont and NOFA-VT invite our farmer members and ally organizations to learn and exchange about the legislative process, advocacy and policy during the Spring legislative session. This event series offers farmers and the agrarian community at large - homesteaders, gardeners, (urban) farmers, medicine makers, and food activists alike  - opportunities to speak with lawmakers, voice their real-life issues and to learn more about the legislative process.

Commercial Bumble Bees in High Tunnels

Join UVM Extension pollinator support specialist Laura Johnson, Koppert’s Inside Sales Representative Anne-Marie Coleman, and Christa Alexander from Jericho Settlers Farm to discuss bumble bee use in high tunnels for crop pollination, including colony biology, optimizing pollinator use from single/multi boxes. Part of the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association and UVM Extension Spring 2023 Webinar series.

High Tunnel Ventilation

Join UVM Extension Agricultural Engineer Chris Callahan and UVM Extension Vegetable Nutrient Management Specialist, and high tunnel grower, Becky Maden to discuss high tunnel ventilation, including structural orientation, structural design, passive ventilation, mechanical ventilation, best practices for disease management, and NRCS funding available to support implementation. Part of the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association and UVM Extension Spring 2023 Webinar series.

High Tunnel Pests, Old and New

Join UVM entomologist Cheryl Sullivan and UNH entomologist Anna Wallingford to learn about high tunnel pests and how to manage for them. They’ll discuss aphids, cutworms, and other foes of your crops. Bring your questions! Part of the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association and UVM Extension Spring 2023 Webinar series.