Vermont Harvest of the Month Resources For Individuals and Families
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. Look for our logo in your local store. 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 Participate:
How you utilize VTHOM materials is up to you. With our resources, 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
Use our VTHOM Tools to Get Started:
Access all the materials you need to promote local, seasonal eating in your home. Download free resources including:
Consumer Storage & Handling Guide
Recipe cards
Home flier with activities, storage tips, and fun facts for each VTHOM product
Archived materials for past VTHOM crops
Contact any of these programs for more information on local produce delivery or farmers in your area:
ADDISON COUNTY
Addison County Relocalization Network - A nonprofit that provides grower outreach, farm-to-school programming, and produces an annual Addison County Local Food and Farm Guide.
NORTHEAST KINGDOM
Green Mountain Farm-to-School - A nonprofit providing farm-to-school programming, a regional food hub, and coordination of the statewide Vermont Harvest of the Month Campaign.
RUTLAND COUNTY
Rutland Area Food and Farm Link - A nonprofit that provides and oversees an annual Locally Grown guide, food and cooking education, a regional food hub, and farm business development.
WINDHAM COUNTY
Food Connects - A source for finding local produce markets, farm-to-school information, and local food hubs. Windham Farm and Food www.HarvestToMarket.com A regional food hub project of Food Connects.
STATEWIDE:
NOFA VT - A statewide nonprofit providing assistance and education for farmers and organizations, community food access, farm-to-school and farm-to-institution support, and a directory of local and organic markets.
VT Farm to Plate, Food Systems Atlas - A searchable map for Vermont people, places, and resources in Vermont’s food system.
VT Feed - A program of NOFA VT, VT Feed provides statewide farm-to-school programming.