Author: Andy
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Medicinal Herb Production and Processing at Zack Woods Herb Farm
On Wednesday August 5 the VT Herb Grower Growers Initiative, in partnership with the VT Vegetable and Berry Grower’s Association, hosted a workshop at Zack Woods Herb Farm in Hyde Park, VT. Jeff and Melanie Carpenter shared a wealth of information during the farm tour. Farm Background Zack Woods Herb Farm started in 1999. This is their 27th year growing…
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Soil Health and Pollinator Support at The Farm Upstream in Jericho, VT
On Thursday July 23rd the VVBGA hosted a workshop focusing on pollinators at The Farm Upstream in Jericho Vermont. The Farm Upstream is a collectively owned, certified organic farm and native plant nursery established in 2021. Located on 20 acres along the Lee River, the farm focuses on sustainable practices, riparian protection, and community-centered agriculture,…
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Planning for Orchard Success: On Farm Workshop at Stargrazer Farm
Pest, Pollinator, and Crop Management Decision Making The Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association and the University of Vermont Extension hosted a workshop at Stargrazer Farm in Brookfield Vermont on May 7th 2026 to visit one of Vermont’s many beautiful apple orchards. We discussed topics related to commercial tree fruit, such as integrated pest and pollinator…
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Full Belly Farm Workshop
A workshop talking about Strawberries, tunnel tomatoes & marketing was held at Full Belly Farm on June 23rd, 2026. Full Belly Farm is a retail and wholesale vegetable, berry, and ornamentals farm operated by Sarah and Stephen Park. They purchased the well-known Norris Berry Farm in 2018 with support from the Vermont Land Trust, the…
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Sunflower Cover Crop for Pollinator Habitat, Soil Health, and Agritourism
A Case Study: Rich and Connie Hourihan, Cabot Smith Farm Background Cabot Smith Farm in Cabot, Vermont has been owned and operated by Rich and Connie Hourihan since 2001. They grow 80 acres of wholesale vegetables and 4.5 acres of pick your own berries. Many of the farm’s crops are dependent on or enhanced by…
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Wild Hill Organics Blueberry Workshop
Thank you to our wonderful hosts Peggy and John at Wild Hill Organics! And thank you to everyone who showed up and contributed to the conversation- farmers, UVM Extension, NRCS, and Vermont Center for Ecostudies to the on-farm workshop on May 19th 2026 in Fairlee, VT. Here are a few resources on the topics we discussed: Pollinators Management, Diseases…
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Farmers and their Ecological Sweet Corn Production | 2001
This 50-minute educational video features 12 farmers from 5 states in the Northeast describing techniques they use to grow sweet corn while optimizing use of natural resources and minimizing inputs. These include hairy vetch as a cover crop, soil tests, soil heat monitoring, floating row covers, pest scouting and monitoring, mechanical weed control, banded herbicide…
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Farmers and Their Innovative Cover Cropping Techniques | 2005
This 70-minute educational video features 10 vegetable farmers in 5 Northeastern states demonstrating and describing a variety of cover cropping techniques including rye, wheat, oats and/or hairy vetch as winter covers; winter rye for strawberry mulch; field peas as a spring cover; hairy vetch and rye strips grown between crops; soil spader for incorporating cover…
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Vegetable Farmers and their Sustainable Tillage Practices | 2007
This 45-minute video was produced as a tool to educate vegetable farmers about a range of reduced tillage practices that promote soil health. The practices were demonstrated and explained by experienced farmers and researchers on nine farms in five northeastern states. Topics covered included: introduction to sustainable tillage, using a soil spader, a no-till mulch…