{"id":16,"date":"2026-03-04T15:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:48:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful information for commercial producers of berries, vegetables and related crops in Vermont and the region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13e25c1f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-524f8de7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\">Our Work Areas<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-df0f287a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-169\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7703-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c74c98a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/ageng\">Ag Engineering<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Technical guides for post harvest, high tunnel and sustainable ag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/2M8A6638-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e97e68c3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/crop-production\/\">Crop Production<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Field production resources. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-166\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1182-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e97e68c3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/raising-the-bar-in-high-tunnel-production-yeilds\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"323\">High Tunnels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Tips tricks and information about growing under cover. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-df0f287a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1437\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_2724-2048x1149.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c74c98a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Produce Handling &amp; Safety\t\t\t\t<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Healthy food is safe food and that starts with best practices in the field and pack shed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1431\" height=\"1907\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1564.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1564.jpg 1431w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1564-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1564-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_1564-1153x1536.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1431px) 100vw, 1431px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e97e68c3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/extension\/plant-diagnostic-clinic\">Pest Management\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Diseases and pest identification and solutions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/03\/IMG_7527-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e97e68c3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/soil-health\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"79\">Nutrient Management &amp; Soil Health\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Planning guidance, amendments and practices to promote a healthy soil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-df0f287a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"1003\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/05\/tricolor-bumble-on-bw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-362\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" 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episode<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f09a0fe8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch Webinars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.75\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list\">\n<li>Don&#8217;t miss a presentation! 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This is their 27th&nbsp;year growing &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/medicinal-herb-production-and-processing-at-zack-woods-herb-farm\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Medicinal Herb Production and Processing\u00a0at Zack Woods Herb Farm&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/vermont-vegetable-and-berry-news-august-3-2026\/\">Vermont Vegetable and Berry News \u2013 August 3, 2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:28:53+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">REPORTS FROM THE FIELD (Westminster) We are preparing for the annual Jamaican Independence Day party on our farm, attended by Jamaican workers from around the area. On the menu: curried goat and rice, and the Jamaican goat soup, mannish water. Things couldn\u2019t be much better, weather-wise. Dry weather has been interspersed with just the right &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/vermont-vegetable-and-berry-news-august-3-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Vermont Vegetable and Berry News \u2013 August 3, 2026&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/07\/2M8A3695-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/soil-health-and-pollinator-support-at-the-farm-upstream-in-jericho-vt\/\">Soil Health and Pollinator Support at The Farm Upstream in Jericho, VT<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-28T19:02:31+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 28, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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, &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/soil-health-and-pollinator-support-at-the-farm-upstream-in-jericho-vt\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Soil Health and Pollinator Support at The Farm Upstream in Jericho, VT&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/07\/2M8A8433-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/planning-for-orchard-success-on-farm-workshop-at-stargrazer-farm\/\">Planning for Orchard Success: On Farm Workshop at Stargrazer Farm<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-20T15:26:52+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 20, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2019s many beautiful apple orchards. We discussed topics related to commercial tree fruit, such as integrated pest and pollinator &hellip; <p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/planning-for-orchard-success-on-farm-workshop-at-stargrazer-farm\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Planning for Orchard Success: On Farm Workshop at Stargrazer Farm&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/vermont-vegetable-and-berry-grower-news-july-1-2026\/\">VERMONT VEGETABLE AND BERRY GROWER NEWS.\u00a0July 1, 2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-02T21:51:18+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 2, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">HOT WEATHER GUIDANCE FOR FARMING Here are reminders to keep you, your family and employees safe; this guidance is from more detailed articles by University of Wisconsin and Michigan State University.&nbsp; Steps to take to reduce heat stress: \u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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