ACORN's mission is to promote the growth and health of local food and agriculture in Vermont’s Champlain Valley by providing support to our farmers and food producers, engaging in food education and ensuring access to healthy food for all members of our community.

ACORN does its work on the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the Abenaki and Mahican people.

Tour de Farms Early Bird Registration is Open Now!

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We’re Expanding the Team!

ACORN is partnering with CVOEO to hire our first ECO Americorps Service Member: a Food Hub Coordinator. This role will be full time, spending 50% of their time with CVOEO’s Feeding Champlain Valley program, and 50% with ACORN’s Food Hub.

Applications are open til May 10, 2024 for a September start.

Click the buttons above to learn more about the position and apply.

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Upcoming ACORN Events:

April 11: The Addison County Farm to School Gathering is open to anyone who works in, or would like to support, Farm to School at MUHS (4-6pm).

April 28: Working Bee at New Leaf Organics in Monkton. Join Jill Kopel for a day of planting onions! Lunch will be provided. 10AM - 2PM. Sign up here.

May 5: Working bee at Stone’s Throw Farmstead in Shrewsbury. Join Jess and Connor for planting a diversity of cut flowers, sheep shearing, and wool skirting! A taco lunch will be provided. 10AM - 2PM. Sign up here.

We want your feedback!

ACORN is in the process of figuring out creative and different ways to support and fund the work we do. In particular, community support is needed to uplift the new ACORN Food Hub. One idea we have is to do more community events! We want your feedback on what direction we should take these events. Fill out the survey above to let us know what types of events you’d be interested in attending.

The 2024 Annual Tour de Farms date announced!

On Sunday, September 15, 500 cyclists will roll through Shoreham and Orwell, tasting food from over 20 local vendors, delighting in the sights, sounds and tastes of the Champlain Valley.

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YOUR YEAR-ROUND RESOURCE FOR BUYING LOCAL

What's in the Guide?

• 260+ local farms and food producers

• Map of farm and producer locations

• List of CSAs, Farmer's Markets and Community Kitchens

• Articles about the Real Organic Project, food insecurity programs, Migrant Justice and more

• Producer Profiles

• Features relevant ads from over 90 local businesses.

The Guide is an award-winning collaboration between ACORN and the Addison Independent.

Find your free copy at supermarkets, restaurants, doctor’s offices, hardware stores and other shops across the Champlain Valley. All subscribers to the Addison Independent, Brandon Reporter, Charlotte News and Hinesburg Record will receive a Guide at home.

Farmacy: Food is Medicine Data now Available!

Addison County: Read ACORN’s brief one-pager from the 2023 program

Statewide: Dig deeper into five different healthcare CSA programs around Vermont with the Healthcare CSA Community of Practice report

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Cultivating Connections Newsletter Archive ( last 12 months)

March 2024: A Peak Behind the Scenes, Spring Greens are Here!

February 2024: Building Community, Spreading the Word

January 2024: Market Re-opens; ACORN meets in Annual Appeal Goal, First Working Bee Announced

Nov. + Dec. 2023: Sending Gratitude to our Community, Year End Report

October 2023: Sending gratitude to farmers and farmworkers as the season closes

September 2023: 15th Annual Tour de Farms is in the books

August 2023: Addison County flooding impacts

July 2023: Flood Resources

June 2023: The ACORN Team is Growing + Less than 200 Tour de Farms Tickets Left!

May 2023: The 2023 Local Food and Farm Guide is out!

April 2023: Tour de Farms Early Bird Tickets are now on sale