Category: Events
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Vermont Vegetable and Berry News – September 2, 2026
REPORTS FROM THE FIELD (Westminster) There’s nothing like a food-borne illness to spur sales of greens – they’ve been off the charts. We just began irrigating more intensely to give a boost our kale crop and for new transplants but hope that we’ll get a good rain in the next week. The nice weather has…
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Reduced Tillage, Insect Scouting, and NRCS Practices on a Small-scale Diversified Vegetable and Flower Farm
Jess Purks and Connor Self grow certified organic vegetables and flowers at a human-powered scale with minimal tillage on one acre. The pasture surrounding the farm is used for a small flock of sheep and a few alpacas. This is their fourth growing season at Stone’s Throw Farmstead in Shrewsbury, Vermont. Products are sold through…
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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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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…