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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Pin Up Pickles: photo courtesy of MNFC
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Looking to support local producers? Stop by the
Middlebury Coop for samples. They regularly feature our local producers helping expose us to the bounty of the county.
Pin Up Pickles were featured over the Easter weekend where Rachel show- cased her unique flavors. Whether as a gift, or your stand-by for tantalizing dinners, look for Pin-up Pickles and other Vermont products.
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Support our neighborly producers to enhance our Addison County economy.
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As part of the F2P Network,
ACORN is
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Be an active member in the Farm to Plate Network
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Middlebury Farmers' Market: Think Spring salad greens, pickles, fresh baked goods, hand-crafted gifts and local dairy products. Middlebury: Saturdays at the VFW on Exchange Street. Meet our local producers including Ice House Farm, a goat dairy in Goshen.
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photo credit: MNFC
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Tired of single use plastic? Longing for alternatives? Reach for 4 Season sprouts and micro greens at the Coop. Get your fresh spring green-tonics packaged in glass.
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Home gardeners have a
new
spot to shop in Bristol!
on Main Street, is a grow shop to meet many of your needs. Greg is well versed in answering hemp, cannabis, house plant and seed starting questions.
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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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The Farmacy Project
ACORN has taken the lead on the Addison County
Farmacy Project, a collaboration to increase the availability of fresh produce for patients.
We are partnered with the Vermont Department of Health, Porter Medical Center, county health care providers, and local farmers to provide fresh, locally grown, food to the county's most vulnerable citizens. In this project individuals with preventable, diet-related illnesses have access to with healthy food while also providing our farmers with new markets.
Prescriptions written by health care providers make available free CSA shares furnished by local farmers. This will amount to about twelve pounds of fresh produce per week, at no charge to the patients and farmers are paid through the program.
This is a concept we have been working on for about two years. In reaching across our network, we have built a strong collaborative approach with the medical and healthcare community, successfully raised money for our first year and introduced farmers to new markets.
We are grateful to all our partners, sponsors and individuals who have supported our efforts.
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Coming Soon! 2019 LFG
We are finalizing our award-winning Local Farm Food Guide, a handy booklet filled with articles, features and advertising of wonderful companies that supports our mission. Look for it in an upcoming Addison Independent- our publishing partner.
Keep your copy on hard to locate PYO farms (pick your own), farmstands, farmers market updates and as a ag-business resource.
Thank you to all the new and longtime advertisers and to the many who hand a hand in the 2019 issue. Find it at outlets around the county and the Champlain Valley.
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Coffee Workshops at VCC
Our small-town roaster with big flavor and complex character share their unique style of slow-roasting beans in small batches with workshops.
All the coffee beans are certified organic sourced from the great coffee-growing regions around the world.
In 2018 they were lauded as becoming the first coffee roaster in the nation using 100% renewable biogas.
They know beans, roasting, and flavor profiles and are now sharing their knowledge in a series of workshops in their neighborly cafe. Next up is May 1 from 10:30-11 l
earn the process from green bean to package. Get all their workshop announcements on
Facebook or
sign up for their emails covering all the topics and the times from May 1 to August 21!
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Upcoming Events, Workshops & Opportunities
SAVE THE DATE
SEPTEMBER 21:
April 24: 12-2:00 Optimizing Quickbooks ACEDC
Shomari Wills read from his book " Black Fortunes"
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