Dr. Allen Williams and his colleagues at Understanding Ag. have been leaders in working with farmers and ranchers across the U.S. and around the world to increase their understanding of soil health practices and how they can make any farming operation more successful.
Cool spring temperatures are ideal for growing many beloved crops, while others will need a little extra warmth and protection from potential frost. Join us for an exploration of row cover thicknesses, plastic and biodegradable mulch to warm up soil, tarping techniques to eliminate weeds, and peek inside our DIY low tunnel. These simple season extension techniques require minimal investment in materials to achieve a gardener's dream of harvesting luscious spring greens, getting an early start on brassicas, and prepping soil to welcome warm season crops in a few weeks.
Its time to begin thinking about the growing season and what better way to begin than with seeds. Join Nathan Lake in this workshop to learn the basics of starting seeds. We will cover strategies for having success starting vegetable seeds with common materials you can find at home or with materials used on farms. Bring any seeds you hope to grow this year or questions you have on how to start seeds.
Join us for the Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop where you will learn the basics of fruit tree and shrub pruning with Jacob Holzberg-Pill. Proper pruning of fruit trees helps to ensure that your fruit trees stay healthy and produce the highest quality fruit. Whether you're taking care of young trees, wrangling in that grandmother apple tree in your backyard, or cleaning up berry bushes, this class will teach and demonstrate tools and techniques to meet the goals of the trees, shrubs and the people in your orchard.
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.
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Celebrate Earth Day with renowned farmer, food justice activist and author Leah Penniman as she presents: Black Earth Wisdom. Followed by an audience Q&A. Presented by Sustainable Woodstock & Pentangle Arts.
The People's Farmstand was
On view: March 15 - April 30 2023
Opening Reception: Friday, March 24th, 5-7pm. Artist interview and Q&A at 5:30pm.
Hannah Session’s solo exhibit reminds us to drink in the wonder of the world in transition.
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.
