ACORN's mission is to promote the health and growth of local food and agriculture in Vermont's Champlain Valley.
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We network the network
...beyond just Addison County!
Find us on FB at Addison County Relocalization Network
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Maybe you rode the 2019 Tour de Farms for the first time, attended a farmer workshop on hemp, production planning, ag-tourism or you learned about distribution at the Producer Buyer Forum.
Now you are realizing hey, it's time
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| Rikert Adaptive Trike Program |
Help us help
Adaptive Trike Rikert
create an adaptive trike and bike program at the Rikert Nordic Center in Ripton, Vermont!
This program will make adaptive trikes available to people with limited physical abilities, allowing them to access the great outdoors and enjoy the physical and mental benefits of year-round exercise.
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Savoure,
Vermont's finest small batch soda is now at the Middlebury Coop! It is in the cooler near the registers. Enjoy the tantalizing flavors!
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Congratulations Stonecutters &
V Smiley on your 2019 Good Food Awards!
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Farmers Take Note!
If you sell at your farmstand or have a full-on farm store, take time to look over the
Farmstand Audit Tool. This is designed to help you be a better retailer. Created by Annie Harlow for NOFA-VT it assists farmers in self-evaluation to formulate a retail mindset. This is useful to review in your slower, off season and best prepare for your 2019 season.
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As part of the F2P Network,
ACORN is R
ooted in Vermont
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Register your business on the
Be an active member in the Farm to Plate Network
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Support ACORN through your Amazon purchases! Log in through
Smile.Amazon.com
Then choose us as your charity.
A portion of your purchase will go directly to us!
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You may have seen that
Greg's Meat Market is slated to re-open in February 2019. ACORN is excited this can be another opportunity to sell local foods to local customers and distribute our Local Food Guide!
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Lots of Great Team Work
We are busy! The
Little Engine That Could is keeping up with our long standing projects while
introducing new ones too.
Our Winter Workshop Series is coming together! Feb 22 is all about food distribution 101 & selling to your products directly to stores. Feb 28th VT Tortilla Co and Essex, NY Wrisley Farm will deep dive into crop rotations to meet the demand for organic corn.
Other workshops in the planning stage include hemp production, food Safety, Vermont Young Farmers Coalition production planning, among others.
Updating the Local Farm & Food Guide adding new farms, new advertisers and welcoming stories from reflecting the bounty of the county which we distribute 20,000 free copies. The Guide supports the goals of VT Farm to Plate and Rooted in Vermont.
We continue to nudge healthy eating and connections among pre-schools to
with the farm-to-school network to pilot a Farm to Early Education Program with 13 area pre-schools - the first in the state.
2019 sees the finely tuned partnership with Porter Medical Center, the Vermont Department of Health, Mountain Health and other area community organizations to develop a prescription food plan. The Farmacy Program will provide CSA food shares to patients experiencing food related illnesses.
annual fundraising effort is well.
As a volunteer BOD with a part time director, (and no office!) we get things done and continue to create programming recognized statewide.
Thank you to all our supporters & sponsors in 2018 and supporting our 2019 annual appeal, we are proud of our work and excited about our current projects and undertakings.
Feel like sending in a donation?
ACORN
PO Box 65
Middlebury, VT 05753
We welcome corporate & individual support
Thank you for your donation
and belief in our impact
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Vermont Wins Big!
Addison County has two big winners for the nationally recognized
Good Food Awards.
ACORN proudly announces winners
A big shout out to the Vermont companies excelling in creating unique and fabulous products.
They are Rooted In Vermont!
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Upcoming Events, Workshops & Opportunities
SAVE THE DATES for ACORN Workshops!
February 22: Selling & Distribution 101: with Seth Walker of Healthy Living Market &
Dan Reilly of Equinox Food Brokers. For
food producers on distribution & expanding your products' market access including direct to stores. Details & REGISTER HERE, space is limited
February 27th 8:30-1:00 Work-Life-Farm Balance
Meet-Up : Farmers Bay Hammond & Taylor Hutchison lead a conversation looking at variables facing women farmers. An engaging conversation for farmers across all types of operations. Details &
TBD: Hemp growers talk shop about market opportunities & land use transitions for the expanding hemp/CBD market
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Snowy Fun on the Farm: Annual Blessing of the Trees
VVBGA Winter Sessions
Become a member NOW!
SAVE THE DATES!
ACORN workshop for food producers; Distribution
Feb 22 and
Feb 27 Crop Rotation & Meeting Demand for Organic Corn
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