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  • ACORN’s Annual Farm-to-School Awards

    Thank you to everyone who came out for an evening of networking, celebration and inspiration at the Stone Soup Summit on April 4. Thank you especially to Addison County's Jr. Iron Chefs for putting on a spectacular local foods feast at the end of the Summit!

  • Guide to Local Food and Farms

    Our 2013 Guide came out in the Addison Independent on April 18. Look for it in lobbies and shops all over the county!
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  • Local Food Index

    The Addison County Local Food Index, which ACORN uses to track the wholesale value of local foods purchased by five key buyers in the county, grew 15 percent to over $3 million in 2012!
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  • Tour de Farms

    The Tour de Farms is entering its 6th year in 2013. Save the date: Sept. 15 on the Shoreham Green!
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  • Pick the Next Addison County Food Product

    ACORN is researching the feasibility of two Addison County food products that might be grown, aggregated, processed and distributed in the Champlain Valley and beyond, but we need your help! Our best source of ideas is you, the people who live, shop and eat in our county, and we want to know what you want to eat. Vote now!
Growing community together in Addison County.
ACORN's mission is to help revitalize the health of our land, our local economy and our local communities so they can provide sustainable sources of food, water, energy, employment, capital and other essential resources.

What We Do

A Message from our President

Discover the inspiration behind the ACORN Network in this short message from our president, Jonathan Corcoran.

Interested in local energy? Contact our sister organization, the Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op, which spun off from the ACORN Network in 2008.

Project-based Approach

Addison County Relocalization Network serves as a catalyst for developing local, sustainable and collaborative solutions to the challenges facing Addison County communities from the growing instability of our energy systems, environment and economy.

ACORN’s mission is rooted in the observation that we have entered a disruptive chapter in our human story that we call the “transition,” a period of great cultural change and opportunity. More about ACORN…

Guide to Local Food and Farms

The Addison County Guide to Local Food and Farms is a directory of all food producers in the county. Use the Guide as a year-round resource for buying local!

  • More than 170 local farms and food producers
  • Map of farm and producer locations
  • Features about local agriculture and the county’s agricultural history
  • Producer profiles, Recipes and How-Tos
  • Annual events calendar

Get Involved with ACORN

There’s a bunch of ways you can be part of the local food revolution! For example…

Do you have a project vision or an ongoing project that relates to the relocalization of food, money or energy? Be a Champion!

News & Opinion

Navigating the Transition: Option 6, NO GAS PIPELINE

Navigating the Transition: Option 6, NO GAS PIPELINE

Note: The views expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not reflect ACORN’s views... Read More →
Busy Biz!

Busy Biz!

Farmers are cultivating and planting after what seemed like a slow start, but has quickly turned stellar. Restaurants are... Read More →
Spring is here!

Spring is here!

Along with sugaring and seedlings comes a general sense of getting things done—like spring cleaning. If you by chance... Read More →