VVBGA Workshop: No-till organic growing, reducing erosion on a slope, fall tunnel plantings

Evening Song Farm is a certified organic farm growing for a diversified CSA in Rutland County. Farmers Ryan and Kara have implemented many practices like the use of mulches, fabrics, cover crops, and no-till to reduce soil loss and improve soil health. The farm also produces crops year-round in the tunnels, and this workshop will feature the transition of summer to fall crops. 

VVBGA Workshop: Reducing erosion on a steep slope, managing pests with wild habitat, intensive no-till production

Small Axe Farm is a small, certified organic market garden on a steep hillside in Barnet. The farm grows a diversity of crops for local markets using no-till practices. Farm owners Heidi Choate and Evan Perkins will describe their approach to managing soil health and preventing erosion on a slope, how they produce a bounty of crops with no-till methods, and how nurturing the natural habitat around the farm has reduced pest pressure on crops.

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

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

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. 

Summervale

Summervale is back! Join the Intervale Center every Thursday from July 6th to August 24th from 5:30-8 pm for live music, local food and drink, activities, raffles, and more.

August 24th

  • Music: Tyler Mast Band
  • Guest Organizations: Rural Vermont, New Farms for New Americans
  • Guest Vendors: Zero Gravity, Maudite Poutine, Mas Comida, Meza
  • Featured Sponsors: Zero Gravity and Caledonia Spirits

 

Summervale

Summervale is back! Join the Intervale Center every Thursday from July 6th to August 24th from 5:30-8 pm for live music, local food and drink, activities, raffles, and more.

August 17th

  • Music: The Idle Poor featuring Ezra Oklan, Tyler Bolles & Aaron Flinn
  • Guest Organizations: Vermont Green FC, Migrant Justice, VPIRG
  • Guest Vendors: Zero Gravity, A Taste of Abyssinia, Café Mamajuana, Meza
  • Featured Sponsor: Skinny Pancake