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.

Farmers and food producers, we are now seeking updated information for the 2025 Local Food and Farm Guide! 

Fill out the survey by 1/21/25!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email Lilah Krugman at (802) 265-6255 or email info@acornvt.org.

We are looking for cover art for the 2025 Local Food & Farm Guide!

Enter the cover art competition for a chance to have your work featured on the cover of the 2025 Local Food & Farm Guide!

  • Email your work to info@acornvt.org

  • Submissions open until 1/31

  • jpg and png formats only

  • $300 stipend goes to chosen artist

We can’t wait to see your work!



THE 2024 LOCAL FOOD AND FARM GUIDE

What's in the Guide?

  • 250 local farms and food producers

  • Map of farm and producer locations

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

  • Articles about Agroforestry, Vermont Fungi, the Right to Food, 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.

Read our 2024 Impact Report!

Learn more about the ACORN Food Hub and the work we have been doing to support our community over the past year.

The ACORN Food Hub is Open

Make a Donation

Your gift, of any amount, is an investment in ACORN’s innovative programs that support a strong, healthy, and nourished farm and food community. Give a one-time or recurring gift.

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Cultivating Connections Newsletter Archive ( last 12 months)

July 2024: The Tour de Farms is 6 weeks away!

June 2024: Thank you for Rounding Up!

April and May 2024: Another Cycle Complete! The 2024 Local Food and Farm Guide is printed!

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