UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center: A Year in Review

people standing around a bed of lettuce in a green house

The Horticulture Research and Education Center (HREC) recently presented a year-end review highlighting the significant research, teaching and outreach activities that took place at the farm in 2022. The 97-acre property located just a few miles from campus in South Burlington serves as the primary field laboratory site for agronomic and horticultural crop research for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and is the home of the Catamount Educational Farm, which provides a platform for research and education, serves as a model for sustainable fruit and vegetable production, and generates food for the local community.

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Upcoming Winter Extension Conferences and Webinars

A field of research plots growing sunflowers and different types of grains.

Join UVM Extension for a winter conference or webinar during February and March 2023. View event details for the conferences and webinars at http://go.uvm.edu/conferences. The conference web page has detailed brochures, registration information, how to sponsor a conference, and recordings of past conferences. There are opportunities to earn Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets water quality education credits and certified crop adviser CEU credits. Continue reading “Upcoming Winter Extension Conferences and Webinars”

UVM Assisting with Farm to Plate Food Security Plan

A farm market with many colorful vegetables for sale such as tomatoes, purple broccoli, radicchio, and brussel sprouts.

On February 1, 2023, stakeholders from around Vermont gathered in Montpelier to work on a Vermont Food Security Plan. Organized by the Vermont Farm to Plate Food Security Strategy team, the meeting was for stakeholders with food system knowledge and experience, to experiment with and give input to the proposed food security plan writing process and tools. Continue reading “UVM Assisting with Farm to Plate Food Security Plan”

Join Friends of the Horticulture Farm at the Vermont Flower Show

A hand drawn, colorful map of the grand garden display for the 2023 Vermont Flower Show.
A portion of the “Grand Garden” display planned for the 2023 Vermont Flower Show.

Spring comes early to Vermont’s 100-acre wood on March 3, 4, and 5, for the 2023 Vermont Flower Show at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. The Friends of the Horticulture Farm (FHF) will be there, easing out of hibernation with blooming crabapples and forsythia, raffle prizes, and guest curator chats about growing grapes, lilacs and more. Continue reading “Join Friends of the Horticulture Farm at the Vermont Flower Show”