The North American Center for Saffron Research and Development at the University of Vermont (UVM) and Rodale Institute in Pennsylvania are hosting the 7th annual workshop on saffron production and marketing. The workshop will be held on March 23 and March 30, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event will be held online and recorded for all registrants. Registration for the two sessions combined is $70. Click here to register and learn more about the workshop. Continue reading “Register for the March Growing and Selling Saffron Workshop”
Undergrad Research Advances Science and Benefits Students
During a February 6, 2023 Across the Fence program, Plant and Soil Science Professor Deb Neher and Environmental Science Student Rachel Elliot (’23) explained how undergraduate research not only advances science, but teaches valuable life lessons.
UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center: A Year in Review
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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Join Friends of the Horticulture Farm at the 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”
The 2023 VT Vegetable and Berry Growers Association Meeting

The 2023 annual meeting of the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association (VVBGA) was held on January 24 at the Capital Plaza in Montpelier. The event was a collaboration between the VVBGA and UVM Extension, and it was attended by 198 people. Continue reading “The 2023 VT Vegetable and Berry Growers Association Meeting”