Who We are
Vermont Harvest of the Month is a program run by three nonprofit organizations in the Green Mountain state to promote seasonal eating, encourage healthy diets and support the local economy. We provide ready to go materials for the classroom, cafeteria, and community that promotes the use of local, seasonal Vermont foods.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
ORGANIZATIONSIs your school, restaurant, farm or workplace celebrating seasonal Vermont foods? Join a community of hundreds of sites across the state celebrating the harvest.
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INDIVIDUALSAre you celebrating each month's harvest at home by growing or cooking with Vermont foods? We want to know! This year, individuals can take the pledge and be counted in our community of participants.
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TAKE THE PLEDGE
Make sure that your home or organization is counted! Take the pledge & use our free ready-to-go materials to promote Vermont Harvest of the Month wherever you are! Did you take the pledge last year? We ask that you take it again this year so we can get an accurate picture of who is using VTHOM throughout the state!
RESOURCES
Educator
Use Vermont Harvest of the Month (VTHOM) original artwork, signage, recipes, and lessons to explore, promote, and cook through the Vermont seasons. With a featured harvest each month, VTHOM can provide inspiration so that every member of your school community – teachers, staff, students, and parents – can play an important role in cultivating healthy, local, and seasonal eating habits all while supporting Vermont farmers and the community.
great ways to participateHow you utilize VTHOM materials is up to you. With the resources on this website, you can:
• Sign the Pledge and receive a monthly newsletter. • Purchase VTHOM posters. • Conduct monthly taste tests in your school. • Use the fliers, signs, and recipes. • Plant VTHOM crops in your school garden. • Use what the students grow for taste tests! • Share the harvest with us on Instagram or Facebook! • Integrate VTHOM recipes into your school menus |
simple tools to get you startedFrom this website you can access all the materials you need to promote local, seasonal eating in your school:
DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCES INCLUDING: Taste Test Guide – get your school ready to conduct monthly VTHOM taste tests with: • General information, worksheets, and curriculum. • Educator, Cafeteria, and Home Fliers • Tasting recipes for each VTHOM Crop • Signs for your cafeteria lunch line. PURCHASE THESE ITEMS: VTHOM Crop Posters, buy a set of 13 or individual posters. VTHOM Calendar – the perfect wall hanging! |
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DOWNLOADABLE PDF.
food service
Use Vermont Harvest of the Month (VTHOM) original artwork, signage, recipes, and activities to explore, promote, and cook through the Vermont seasons. With a featured harvest each month, VTHOM can provide inspiration for your kitchen & restuarant. Follow the VTHOM calendar to create seasonal, healthy, and delicious menu items for your customers. Use our materials to market your restaurant as the go-to spot for local cuisine and as a supporter of Vermont farmers and community.
great ways to particpateHow you utilize VTHOM materials is up to you. With the resources on this website, you can:
• Sign the Pledge and receive a monthly newsletter. • Purchase VTHOM posters. • Use VTHOM recipes or create your own based on the VTHOM calendar to craft seasonal dishes for your menu. • Use VTHOM menu inserts or table-top displays as marketing materials INCREASE YOUR LOCAL FOOD PROCUREMENT: • Contact your distributor and ask for local options. • Go direct to the farmer. • Explore the enclosed local food procurement resource guide. • Share the harvest online or on Facebook. |
simple tools to get you startedFrom this website you can access all the materials you need to promote local, seasonal eating in your establishment:
DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCES INCLUDING: • Recipe cards, activities, and product information • Table-top displays and menu inserts • Window clings • Archived materials for past VTHOM crops PURCHASE THESE ITEMS: VTHOM Crop Posters, buy a set of 13 or individual posters. VTHOM Calendar – the perfect wall hanging! VTHOM Taste Test Toolkit: • Set of 13 posters (12 VTHOM crops and 1 Summary) • Voting containers and chips • Stickers • VTHOM calendar – featuring recipes |
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DOWNLOADABLE PDF.
farmer
Use Vermont Harvest of the Month (VTHOM) original artwork, recipes, and activities to promote your farm. With a featured harvest each month, VTHOM materials provide ways to showcase the seasonality of your farm, highlight your products, and provide inspiration for your customers. Send home recipes with your CSA, use shelf tags at your farm store, or conduct taste tests. With VTHOM resources, it easy to promote your farm as the source for local, seasonal, and healthy eating!
great ways to participateHow you utilize VTHOM materials is up to you. With the resources on this website, you can:
• Sign the Pledge and receive a monthly newsletter • Host on-farm meals and highlight the featured VTHOM product • Purchase VTHOM posters • Provide your customers with recipes & activity fliers • Hang retailer shelf tags in your farm stand • Conduct taste tests at your farm stand, farmers market, or store front • Give farm tours to local school groups • Share the harvest with us on Facebook or Instagram. EXPAND TO NEW MARKETS • Explore the enclosed local food procurement resource guide • Connect to new distributors • Make sure you are listed in all local resource guides |
simple tools to get you startedFrom this website you can access all the materials you need to promote local, seasonal eating from your farm:
DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCES INCLUDING: • Recipe cards • Retailer shelf tags • Home flier with activities, storage tips, and fun facts for each VTHOM product • Archived materials for past VTHOM crops PURCHASE THESE ITEMS: VTHOM Crop Posters, buy a set of 13 or individual posters VTHOM Calendar – the perfect wall hanging! VTHOM Taste Test Toolkit: • Set of 13 posters (12 VTHOM crops and 1 Summary) • Voting containers and chips • Stickers • VTHOM calendar – featuring recipes |
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DOWNLOADABLE PDF.
retailer
Use Vermont Harvest of the Month (VTHOM) original artwork, signage, recipes, and activities to explore, promote, and cook through the Vermont seasons. With a featured harvest each month, VTHOM can provide some inspiration for your store. Sell more local, healthy, and seasonal products to your customers by procuring and prominently displaying the VTHOM featured harvest. Use our shelf tags, posters, register signs, and recipes to market your store as the local option while supporting Vermont farmers and the community.
great ways to participateHow you utilize VTHOM materials is up to you. With the resources from www.VermontHarvestoftheMonth.org you can:
• Sign the Pledge and receive a monthly newsletter • Purchase VTHOM posters • Use VTHOM recipes or create your own based on the VTHOM calendar to craft seasonal dishes for your menu • Use VTHOM menu inserts or table-top displays as marketing materials INCREASE YOUR LOCAL FOOD PROCUREMENT: • Contact your distributor and ask for local options • Go direct to the farmer • Explore the enclosed local food procurement resource guide • Share the harvest online or on Facebook |
simple tools to get you startedFrom this website you can access all the materials you need to promote local, seasonal eating in your establishment:
DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCES INCLUDING: • Recipe cards, activities, and product information • Table-top displays and menu inserts • Window clings • Archived materials for past VTHOM crops PURCHASE THESE ITEMS: VTHOM Crop Posters, buy a set of 13 or individual posters VTHOM Calendar — the perfect wall hanging with monthly recipes! |
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THIS DOWNLOADABLE PDF.
individual & Family
Use Vermont Harvest of the Month (VTHOM) original artwork, recipes, and activities to explore, promote, and cook through the Vermont seasons. With a featured harvest each month, VTHOM can provide inspiration for your home cooking. Try a new Vermont product, cook with your family, or shop local. With VTHOM resources, it easy to promote healthy, local, and seasonal eating for you and your family all while supporting Vermont farmers and community.
great ways to particpateHow you utilize VTHOM materials is up to you. With the resources on this website, you can:
• Sign the Pledge and receive a monthly newsletter • Purchase and hang VTHOM posters and wall calendar around your home • Use VTHOM recipes to cook meals with your kids and family • Conduct home taste tests with your kids and their friends. • Buy local by going directly to a farm or farmstand, finding your local farmer's market, or seeking out local options at the grocery store. • Share your harvest story with us on Instagram or Facebook |
simple tools to get you startedOn this website, you can access all the materials you need to promote local, seasonal eating in your home:
DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCES INCLUDING: • Recipe cards • Home flier with activities, storage tips, and fun facts for each VTHOM product • Archived materials for past VTHOM crops PURCHASE THESE ITEMS: VTHOM Crop Posters, buy a set of 13 or individual posters VTHOM Calendar — the perfect wall hanging! |
