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VVBGA Workshop: Strategies for problem pests on vegetable and berry farms

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Join entomologists Vic Izzo and Scott Lewins to discuss emerging strategies to deal with some of the region’s most challenging pests: Swede midge, Colorado potato beetle, leek moth, and wire worm. They’ll share current participatory action research they are conducting with farmers to develop management techniques such as scouting and delayed planting.

VVBGA Workshop: Small scale vegetable farm equipment, efficient fertilizing, root crops, irrigation

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Burnt Rock farm is a certified organic farm in the Huntington River Valley that specializes in winter storage crops and summer greenhouse crops. This workshop will focus on specialized equipment for vegetable production, especially for accurate fertilizer application, and water management.

Pulling the Levers of Change in the Face of Food Insecurity

While food insecurity rates in Vermont have always been serious, the COVID-19 pandemic magni

Garden Like a Farmer: Succession Planting for Fall (Brassicas, Greens, and Roots)

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Join for the next workshop in the Intervale Center's Garden Like a Farmer series with Vermont Garden Network to explore succession planting and get into the nitty-gritty of scheduling your direct sowing and transplanting to make the most of the growing season.

Garden Like a Farmer: Garden Weed Identification, Strategies, and Uses

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Join for the next workshop in the Intervale Center's Garden Like a Farmer series with Vermont Garden Network to learn about different weeding strategies and how to identify common garden weeds, including those that are edible and medicinal.