Welcome to the 2020 Vermont Farm Show!
Welcome to the 2020 Vermont Farm Show. We have another great event with over 150 exhibitors, including several who are new to the event this year. No matter how you are connected to agriculture in Vermont you will find something to interest you. This is also a chance for folks who are just curious about farming and want to get an insight into how their food is produced. And as you wander around the exhibits, be sure to say hi to friends and neighbors. It is a great opportunity to catch up.
Dave Martin, President, Vermont Farm Show
The Vermont Farm Show Team and the Vermont Farm Show Board of Directors would like to welcome you to the 2020 Vermont Farm Show. We are excited to offer you access to the most innovative companies doing business on behalf of agriculturists and we hope you spend all day (or days!) visiting our vendors and attending organizational meetings.
All three days will be filled with exciting things to do, so check the events listing as well as the vendor listings to plan your time here. Please visit our contest displays, where you can see award winning examples of Vermont’s best maple syrup, Christmas trees, honey and fiber. We will be hosting the ever-popular Consumer Night/Capital CookOff which begins on Wednesday at 4 p.m. and closes at 7 p.m. The Vermont Farm Show has been going strong since 1931 (with a couple years hiatus due to World War II), and we’ve traveled from Memorial Auditorium in Burlington to the Civic Auditorium in Barre to our current home at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. Whether you are a first time visitor or have been coming for years, we are so happy to share the future of agriculture with you!
Jackie Folsom, Vice President, Vermont Farm Show
I’m pleased to welcome you to the 2020 Vermont Farm Show, which celebrates the people, animals, products and places that make up and maintain Vermont’s working landscape. It’s a time to come together and recognize the important role agriculture plays in Vermont’s culture, environment and economy. Many significant issues face the agriculture community, but with a focus on helping our farmers and working together to protect the environment, we can advance the public benefits of farming while taking on the challenges we face.
I want to thank you, the farmer, for feeding your neighbors, family, friends and beyond—we are grateful and recognize how important your work is to our state and around the globe. You work hard, day and night—well beyond an 8-hour work day—so I hope you can enjoy this time with your peers at the Vermont Farm Show—you deserve it! Enjoy the Show!
Governor Phil Scott, State of Vermont
It’s that time of year again when our farming families and agriculture communities brave the winter roads to meet at the Vermont Farm Show. The 3-day event has brought us together for decades to celebrate food, farming and fun. This year is no different, but the future is upon us now in many ways, and we hope we can help you move agriculture forward with new crops, ideas and thinking. This year the Agency is offering three new workshops on Day 2 featuring hemp, produce and social media, as well as a weights & measures small scale inspection station. We at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets hope you’ll visit our booth at the Vermont Farm Show. Please bring your questions, suggestions or concerns. We will do our best to get you what you need so you can make informed decisions. Enjoy your time with your neighbors and friends, catch up with your peers and check in with your neighbors. We also encourage you to help us spread the word with folks outside of agriculture about the Vermont Farm Show. You have a great story to tell and a vital mission for us all, and we hope folks will come learn more during these special three days. Enjoy!
Secretary Anson Tebbetts, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Dave Martin, President, Vermont Farm Show
The Vermont Farm Show Team and the Vermont Farm Show Board of Directors would like to welcome you to the 2020 Vermont Farm Show. We are excited to offer you access to the most innovative companies doing business on behalf of agriculturists and we hope you spend all day (or days!) visiting our vendors and attending organizational meetings.
All three days will be filled with exciting things to do, so check the events listing as well as the vendor listings to plan your time here. Please visit our contest displays, where you can see award winning examples of Vermont’s best maple syrup, Christmas trees, honey and fiber. We will be hosting the ever-popular Consumer Night/Capital CookOff which begins on Wednesday at 4 p.m. and closes at 7 p.m. The Vermont Farm Show has been going strong since 1931 (with a couple years hiatus due to World War II), and we’ve traveled from Memorial Auditorium in Burlington to the Civic Auditorium in Barre to our current home at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. Whether you are a first time visitor or have been coming for years, we are so happy to share the future of agriculture with you!
Jackie Folsom, Vice President, Vermont Farm Show
I’m pleased to welcome you to the 2020 Vermont Farm Show, which celebrates the people, animals, products and places that make up and maintain Vermont’s working landscape. It’s a time to come together and recognize the important role agriculture plays in Vermont’s culture, environment and economy. Many significant issues face the agriculture community, but with a focus on helping our farmers and working together to protect the environment, we can advance the public benefits of farming while taking on the challenges we face.
I want to thank you, the farmer, for feeding your neighbors, family, friends and beyond—we are grateful and recognize how important your work is to our state and around the globe. You work hard, day and night—well beyond an 8-hour work day—so I hope you can enjoy this time with your peers at the Vermont Farm Show—you deserve it! Enjoy the Show!
Governor Phil Scott, State of Vermont
It’s that time of year again when our farming families and agriculture communities brave the winter roads to meet at the Vermont Farm Show. The 3-day event has brought us together for decades to celebrate food, farming and fun. This year is no different, but the future is upon us now in many ways, and we hope we can help you move agriculture forward with new crops, ideas and thinking. This year the Agency is offering three new workshops on Day 2 featuring hemp, produce and social media, as well as a weights & measures small scale inspection station. We at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets hope you’ll visit our booth at the Vermont Farm Show. Please bring your questions, suggestions or concerns. We will do our best to get you what you need so you can make informed decisions. Enjoy your time with your neighbors and friends, catch up with your peers and check in with your neighbors. We also encourage you to help us spread the word with folks outside of agriculture about the Vermont Farm Show. You have a great story to tell and a vital mission for us all, and we hope folks will come learn more during these special three days. Enjoy!
Secretary Anson Tebbetts, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
