The 2023 Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association (VVBGA) Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier, VT.
We are excited to be meeting in person again, at a new venue. Visit our website to view the meeting agenda, registration details, and a list of trade show exhibitors.
Come join Rural Vermont and Mary Lake on Saturday, Jan. 21 at Ramble Bramble Farm for an on-farm slaughter and processing workshop. In the first half of this 2-part workshop, participants will learn how to humanely slaughter a goat kid and then how to efficiently butcher and process the goat kid in the second half of the workshop. Participants can choose to attend one or both sections.
December 9, 2022
If you are gathering this week with loved ones
The UVM Extension Master Gardener Course is our 16-week online signature course. It covers the fundamentals of home gardening including basic botany, soil fertility, insects and diseases, vegetable planning and production, herbaceous perennials, small fruit and tree fruit, pollinator plants, tree care, landscape design, and volunteerism. Content is specific to Vermont's growing conditions.
The seven chapters of the Northeast Organic Farming Association have been working to develop food security programs and learning opportunities throughout our region. This winter each chapter will be implementing various workshops at our Winter Conferences that discuss topics to build self resiliency, grow agriculture communities, develop systems for improved access, increase land access, and reduce climate decline.
The Jack Lazor Memorial Soil Stewards cohort launched in the spring
All Rural Vermont members are invited to join the Rural Vermont staff and Board for our next and final 2022 virtual forum. We will be providing a status update on the development of a Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) program here in Vermont. We have been closely monitoring and engaging with this process for the past several years- with our top priority being that the program's development be farmer-led. Bring your questions about PES (and anything else that's on your mind!). We look forward to seeing you there.
