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Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association

The Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association (VVBGA) Shares their webinars in audio form so you can easily listen while in the field or high tunnel!

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00:51:04

Habitat Plantings to Attract Insect Pollinators &...

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2024/02/29

Kyle Doda owns 1000 Stone Farm, a 4-season certified organic homestead farm in Brookfield VT. In this webinar, Kyle will share his experience with establishing and caring for pollinator and beneficial insect plantings on the farm. UVM entomologist Dr. Cheryl Frank Sullivan has been involved in beneficial insect-plant interaction research for many years. Dr. Sullivan will share information about beneficial insect habitat plantings and what insects these plantings can attract. This program qualifies

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00:40:32

Wash/Pack Case Studies from Naked Acre Farm and...

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2024/02/29

Considering a wash/pack upgrade? Hear what two different growers recently learned while making these upgrades for their business. Ryan and Genica of Naked Acre Farm & Homefront Gardens built a garage style building in phases as their budget and bandwidth allowed. James Donegan of Trillium Hill Farm built a wash/pack on the second floor of an old bank barn, with a fully waterproof flooring system. This webinar will explain how these projects got started, where they are at now, and what’s next

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00:58:32

Greenhouses Part 2: Growing Bedding Plants for Early...

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2024/02/19

Join highly experienced grower Jack Manix of Walker Farm in Dummerston to hear about tips and recommendations for success with bedding plant production. Jack will discuss flat fillers, heated benches, efficient heaters, alarms, and the economics of growing bedding plants. Hosted by Vern Grubinger of UVM Extension. See additional photos from Walker Farm, or listen to more of Jack's store on The Farmer's Share Podcast.

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00:58:20

Greenhouses, Part 1: Greenhouse Start-up

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2024/02/08

Planning for a smooth and efficient greenhouse season. Julie Rubaud of Red Wagon Plants in Hinesburg will share practices and lessons learned from her many years as a greenhouse seedling grower around production planning and scheduling for a highly diverse mix of plant species. Chris Callahan of UVM Extension will host, and talk about planning for tunnel start-up and safety.

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00:54:35

Growers Rap on Employee Handbooks | Winter 2024 Webinar

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2024/02/07

Why create an employee handbook for your farm? Do you struggle to find and retain good employees on your farm? Would you like to improve the morale and efficiency of your farm crew? Are you interested in improving or creating your own employee handbook to support these improvements? A panel of experienced farmers will describe how and why their employee handbooks have helped, and then we will explore handbook resources, and introduce the upcoming handbook writing workshop series. Featuring

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00:47:10

Sourcing and Selling Pollinator Plants on The Farm...

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2024/01/25

Commercial growers and plant sellers discuss ideas around defining plants as “native” and “pollinator friendly.” We will talk about how to ensure transparency for pollinator safe products for our customers and how to know if varieties you source are not only visually attractive to pollinators, but also provide essential pollinator food resources, pollen and nectar. Speakers: Sarah Salatino, Spencer Hardy. Hosted by Laura Johnson. Learn more or join the VVBGA! https://vvbga.org

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01:04:40

What new tool, equipment or device are you excited...

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2024/01/18

Casey Steinberg from Old Friends Farm in MA will share some of their favorite tools for efficiency. Jon Cohen from Deep Meadow Farm will share his self-built Colorado potato bug beater. Diane Abruzzini and Christa Alexander from Jericho Settlers Farm will describe a high tunnel gantry system they co-developed. Trevor Hardy from Brookdale Fruit Farm will discuss stone buriers and direct seeders thru plastic. Hosted by Andy Chamberlin who will also share photos of new equipment.

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00:55:33

Winter Tunnel Growing: Lessons Learned | Winter 2024...

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2024/01/12

Farmers share evolving practices for winter production, including varieties, planting dates, and cultural practices. Speakers: Christa Alexander (Jericho Settlers Farm), Andy Jones (Intervale Community Farm), Sayer Palmer (Open Woods Farm, NH), James Donegan (Trillium Hill Farm). January 10th, 2023

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00:57:06

Commercial Bumble Bees in High Tunnels

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2023/03/24

Join UVM Extension pollinator support specialist Laura Johnson, Koppert’s Inside Sales Representative Anne-Marie Coleman, and Christa Alexander from Jericho Settlers Farm to discuss bumble bee use in high tunnels for crop pollination, including colony biology, optimizing pollinator use from single/multi boxes. March 22nd, 2023 These webinars are supported by UVM Extension and the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association, with additional funding from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture,

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01:00:36

Crop by Crop Speed Share - Part 2

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2023/03/17

This week features Brussels sprouts and other brassicas, garlic, potatoes, and delicata squash with farmers: 00:00 Welcome 01:09 Andy Jones (Intervale Community Farm) - Brussel Sprouts 13:49 Patrick Sullivan (Ananda Gardens) - Brassicas 25:25 Seth Storrs (Mink Meadow Farm) - Potatoes 33:59 Jake Kornfeld (The farm at VYCC) - Squash & Popcorn 43:12 Rachel Stievater (UVM Catamount Farm) - Garlic These webinars are supported by UVM Extension, the VVBGA, VAAFM, and Northeast SARE (subaward number

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00:00:05

High Tunnel Ventilation

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2023/03/16

Join UVM Extension Agricultural Engineer Chris Callahan and UVM Extension Vegetable, Nutrient Management Specialist, and high tunnel grower, Becky Maden to discuss high tunnel ventilation, including structural orientation, structural design, passive ventilation, mechanical ventilation, best practices for disease management, and NRCS funding available to support implementation. These webinars are supported by UVM Extension and the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association, with additional

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00:51:39

Crop by Crop Speed Share - Part 1

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2023/03/15

Growers describe techniques used to grow a specific crop in less than 10 minutes. Learn tips and tricks from each other! This week features baby lettuce, arugula, edible flowers, cut flowers, onions, and leeks with farmers: 00:00 Ryan Fitzbeauchamp (Evening Song Farm) 08:26 Ryan Demarest (Naked Acre Farm) 15:21 Genica Breitenbeck (Home Front Gardens) 22:55 Jessie Witscher (Understory Farm) 30:19 Jon Cohen (Deep Meadow Farm) 39:23 Q&A Recorded on February 15th, 2023 These webinars are

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01:01:00

High Tunnel Pests Old and New

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2023/03/13

Join UVM entomologist Cheryl Sullivan and UNH entomologist Anna Wallingford to learn about high tunnel pests and how to manage for them. We’ll discuss aphids, cutworms, and other foes of your crops. These webinars are supported by UVM Extension, the VVBGA, VAAFM, and Northeast SARE (subaward number LNE22-445.)

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00:57:39

Diversified Farm Crop Pollination and the Common...

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2023/03/10

Join Spencer Hardy from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies and Co-Owner of The Farm Upstream and UVM Extension pollinator support specialist Laura Johnson. Learn to ID some of the common pollinators responsible for marketable fruit set on your farm and how to support them. We’ll also discuss basics of common flowering field crop pollination, timing of flower and fruit development, crop-specific pollinators, pollen characteristics, and differences among crops benefiting from animal pollinators. These

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00:53:54

Getting Ready for the 2022 Blueberry Season

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2022/03/25

This grower round table with hosts Ben Waterman of Waterman Orchards in Johnson, Vermont, and Vern Grubinger, UVM Extension. Ben will kick off the conversation with a brief overview of his approach to pruning, mulching and fertilization and what he's learned about these practices over the years. Ben and his family grow 5 acres of blueberries, with 20+ varieties. Sales are a mix of PYO, wholesale and farmers markets. The farm is not yet certified organic but uses only organic practices. It was

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00:55:22

How to build a better farm crew for 2022?

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2022/03/18

This Webinar builds on the recent 15-min presentation “Managing Our Farm Crew for Optimal Performance” from Don Zasada, Caretaker Farm, Williamstown, MA. This Thursday, VVBGA’s president, Lisa MacDougall, from Mighty Food Farm, will describe her own “Mindful Employee Management” approach, including key lessons learn as well as practical strategies and practices to help YOU to cultivate your own more “crankin” and resilient farm crew. There will be time for discussion, sharing, and Q&A. UVM

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00:55:51

High Tunnel Tomato Roundtable

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2022/03/10

It’s the time of year to enjoy the jump on spring you get by farming in a high tunnel! Join fellow farmers for a lunch time discussion and idea sharing about high tunnel tomato growing. Some topics we discuss: • Bed prep and amendments • Irrigation strategies • Ideas about spacing, pruning, horticultural management • Varietal differences • Fertigation—when, how much, observed plant response • Things you want to try/ improve upon/ do in future

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00:54:10

Invasive Pests to Keep an Eye On: Spotted Lanternfly...

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2022/03/03

This session will open with information from Judy Rosovsky, Vermont State Entomologist, about the spotted lanternfly, an invasive planthopper that is spreading throughout the Northeast. It is both a public nuisance and an agricultural pest. She’ll give an update on its movement northward, and an overview of its biology and host plants. We will then learn about jumping worms, another emergent agricultural pest. Dr. Josef Gorres is a national expert on this pest, and he will discuss their ecology,

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00:52:13

Pollinator Habitat Plantings - What Growers Are...

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2022/02/24

Pollinator habitat plantings – what growers are doing, NRCS funding- Dan Pratt, Astarte Farm and Tom Akin and Toby Alexander, NRCS-Vermont. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offers robust opportunities to support farm conservation efforts while also considering the financial sustainability of farm enterprises. You may already be familiar with NRCS programs that offer farm support for soil health, pest management, and cover cropping. But did you know that the NRCS also

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00:56:45

Promoting Pollinator Vigor in Cut Flower Production

Vermont Vegetable & Berry Growers Association ·

2022/02/17

Dr. Lynn Adler is a professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Her work is centered on understanding the power of flowers in pollinator health and the role of flowers in pollinator-disease interactions. She was recently awarded a Northeast SARE research grant to test the potential for cut flower pollen to improve bumble bee health and has engaged in research focused on the medicinal value of sunflower pollen against bee pathogens. Join us in this webinar session to learn about sunflowers

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