Thanks for a great 2019 Show!

See you next year on  Jan. 28-30, 2020
at the Champlain Valley Exposition 
​Welcome to the 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 please 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 FFA Student Competition on Wednesday morning beginning at 8:30 a.m., and the ever-popular Consumer Night/Capital Cook Off will begin on Wednesday at 4 p.m. and close 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 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!
 
From the Team – Jackie, Glenn, Dave and Steve
and the Vermont Farm Show Board of Directors.

​Welcome From the Governor 

​I’m pleased to welcome you to the 2019 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.

We were reminded of that importance recently, as Vermonters celebrated the replacement of a new Ceres statute – the Goddess of Agriculture once again sits proudly atop our State House. 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 eight-hour work day – so I hope you can enjoy this time with your peers at the Farm Show—you deserve it! Enjoy the Show!

Gov. Phil Scott
State of Vermont

Welcome From the Secretary of Agriculture

​The Vermont Farm Show brings us together just at the right time. As winter sets in, this three-day family event highlights all that’s great about Vermont Agriculture. It’s our first fair of the year focused on farming, fun and food. As you walk the halls you get a snapshot of what’s happening in the field and what might be coming down the path. Farming never sits still. It moves.

We at the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets are happy to participate and look forward to your visits at our booth. Please bring your questions, suggestions or concerns. We will do our best to get you what you need so you can make informed decisions.

Please enjoy your time with your neighbors and friends. It’s a time to catch up and check in. We also encourage you to tell others outside of agriculture about the Vermont Farm Show. Agriculture has a great story to tell and you can find it on display for three days in Essex Junction. Enjoy!

Secretary Anson Tebbetts
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
We are proud to partner with the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf -- so even though parking and admission to the Farm Show is free, we are asking all those attending to donate a canned or non-perishable goods or cash donations 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 help fill the shelves. Thanks to the Vermont Historical Society and all who shared memories and images, knowingly or otherwise, through Google Images, YouTube, personal blogs and scrapbooks.
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