Please note that dates for the next years show are above.
2017 dates span the last day of January into the month of February but still Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. For many years during the 1950's the show was held in mid-February so it is not the first time.
The 2016 Vermont Farm Show at Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction was the best yet. Thanks to all who attended the show, we hope you came away with new ideas and new friends.
Contest judging results are shown on the Product Contest Winners
page- click on the tab above. Our thanks to all who entered items.
We are excited to add some new vendor/exhibitors to the show. Asterisks * denote new vendor/exhibitors on the Exhibitors page. Interest is the show is so high that we already have a waiting list for 2017. But don't wait that long, plan to see this years show through Thursday.
Don't be shy, send your photos so we can see the show through your eyes and post for those
who can't make the trip this year.
For agricultural professionals and rural homeowners, the Vermont Farm Show is still the best opportunity to meet with vendors, preview products and machinery, attend trade association meetings, seminars and network within the greater agricultural community all under the same roof.
This midwinter break continues to hold wide appeal for the general public. Family friendly with tractors, the latest innovations in technology for rural lifestyles, equipment, agricultural products and information on display, there is something for everyone at the Farm Show. Of course we have a variety of animals on display!
Due to staff changes and efforts to update contests at the Vermont Farm Show, the only contests this year will be in fiber/yarn, honey, maple, Christmas trees and hay and silage. Thanks for your entries in the past, we appreciate your support. Current contest entry information can be found on the Product Contest Page.
Each year, young and old alike flock to Wednesday's Consumer Night to see, taste and buy the best of Vermont during the Buy Local Market. this indoor farmers market showcases a wide array of Vermont food and beverage products. The Capital Cook-off allows Legislative and Agency personnel the opportunity to create a signature dish utilizing fresh local ingredients from the market during a timed competition. Plan to pull up a chair and watch the hands on preparation and judging.
The Vermont Farm Show is many different things to our diverse rural population. As J.E. Carrigan, Dean of the UVM College of Agriculture stated in 1956, "We believe this event has been very profitable to Vermont farmers, not only from an educational standpoint, but also because it stimulated a great many to improve their practices and to profit accordingly." We believe that he would agree that the Vermont Farm Show continues to exemplify both the creative spirit of Vermonters and our shared rural heritage, linking the past to the future.We
believe the same holds true today.
2017 dates span the last day of January into the month of February but still Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. For many years during the 1950's the show was held in mid-February so it is not the first time.
The 2016 Vermont Farm Show at Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction was the best yet. Thanks to all who attended the show, we hope you came away with new ideas and new friends.
Contest judging results are shown on the Product Contest Winners
page- click on the tab above. Our thanks to all who entered items.
We are excited to add some new vendor/exhibitors to the show. Asterisks * denote new vendor/exhibitors on the Exhibitors page. Interest is the show is so high that we already have a waiting list for 2017. But don't wait that long, plan to see this years show through Thursday.
Don't be shy, send your photos so we can see the show through your eyes and post for those
who can't make the trip this year.
For agricultural professionals and rural homeowners, the Vermont Farm Show is still the best opportunity to meet with vendors, preview products and machinery, attend trade association meetings, seminars and network within the greater agricultural community all under the same roof.
This midwinter break continues to hold wide appeal for the general public. Family friendly with tractors, the latest innovations in technology for rural lifestyles, equipment, agricultural products and information on display, there is something for everyone at the Farm Show. Of course we have a variety of animals on display!
Due to staff changes and efforts to update contests at the Vermont Farm Show, the only contests this year will be in fiber/yarn, honey, maple, Christmas trees and hay and silage. Thanks for your entries in the past, we appreciate your support. Current contest entry information can be found on the Product Contest Page.
Each year, young and old alike flock to Wednesday's Consumer Night to see, taste and buy the best of Vermont during the Buy Local Market. this indoor farmers market showcases a wide array of Vermont food and beverage products. The Capital Cook-off allows Legislative and Agency personnel the opportunity to create a signature dish utilizing fresh local ingredients from the market during a timed competition. Plan to pull up a chair and watch the hands on preparation and judging.
The Vermont Farm Show is many different things to our diverse rural population. As J.E. Carrigan, Dean of the UVM College of Agriculture stated in 1956, "We believe this event has been very profitable to Vermont farmers, not only from an educational standpoint, but also because it stimulated a great many to improve their practices and to profit accordingly." We believe that he would agree that the Vermont Farm Show continues to exemplify both the creative spirit of Vermonters and our shared rural heritage, linking the past to the future.We
believe the same holds true today.
Keewaydin Farm in Stowe was named the 2015 Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year. Family members, Les, Claire, Suzi and Dan Pike , operate a 141-head registered Jersey Farm which has been in the family since 1921. (photo credit: Peggy Manahan/UVM Extension)
Since 1961 this coveted award has been presented annually to an outstanding dairy farm by University of Vermont (UVM) Extension and the Vermont Dairy Industry Association in cooperation with the New England Green Pastures Program. Nominated farms, all exemplary dairy operations, are evaluated on herd, pasture and crop management; production records; pasture quality; conservation practices and contributions to the dairy industry and the local community.
We are again proud to partner with the Vermont Foodbank- so even though parking and admission to the Farm Show is free, we are asking all those attending to donate a canned or boxed good to the greeters as you walk in the front door of the Miller Building. The response was wonderful last year, and we hope to again fill the shelves at the Foodbank.
Thanks to the Vermont Historical Society and all who shared memories and images, knowingly or otherwise, through Google Images, UTube and personal blogs and scrapbooks.
Thanks to the Vermont Historical Society and all who shared memories and images, knowingly or otherwise, through Google Images, UTube and personal blogs and scrapbooks.
