Curious about diversifying your farm enterprises without breaking the bank? Want to hear from a local dairy farmer how accessing the right grants and scaling up over time led to converting nearly 800 tons of community foodscraps into nutrient-rich compost per year and generating free electricity on the side?
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Updated August 25, 2023.
So far, over 40 farms have reached out to the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermo
Come ride and enjoy the best that Vermont has to offer - from glorious scenery to delicious samples of foods that are grown or produced here in Addison County, Vermont. Choose a 30-mile ride or a 10-mile ride each with farm stops along the way. Meet the wonderful people who produce the food and goods you value. This ride benefits ACORN - the Addison County Relocalization Network which promotes the growth and health of local food and agriculture in Vermont's Champlain Valley.
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.
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.
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.
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.
