New this year, northeast grazing-focused organizations are collaborating – The New England Grazing Network, Maine Grass Farmers Network, Granite State Grazers, The Livestock Institute, Vermont Grass Farmers Association, University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture, and Cornell Cooperative Extension Capital Area Ag & Hort Program – to hold a region wide grazing conference.

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.

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.