Vermont Herb Growers Initiative

A farmer-led project to develop a collaborative network for Vermont's commercial herb growers.

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Through a series of peer-to-peer roundtables, field visits, and surveys, this initiative aims to understand the current state of the local herb industry and address the challenges experienced by herb producers related to production, post-harvest processing, and market access for fresh and dried medicinal and culinary herbs.
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​PROJECT OBJECTIVES

HERB GROWERS SURVEY:

As part of Project activities and in an effort to better serve stakeholders, we're conducting a survey to gather demographic and experiential data from herb growers in the region to assess opportunities and challenges that the northeast. We invite herb growers (culinary, medicinal, & diversified farms) to participate in the survey - responses are anonymous.

👉 Take the Survey Here​

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Opportunities to engage with this Project are below. We'll continue to update this list with future field visits, meetings and more!

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  • February 14, 2026: NOFA-VT Winter Conference - Lunch Breakout Session for Herb Growers (St Michael's College, Colchester, VT)

ABOUT:

This project is a collaborative effort led in partnership by the Vermont Vegetable & Berry Association, Nomad Farm (Rockingham, VT) & Hillside Botanicals (West Brookfield, VT), with funding from the USDA's Speciality Crop Block Grant Program.

For general inquires, contact:

Sarah Shaw (sarah@hillsidebotanicals.com) or Julia Etter (nomadfarmvt@gmail.com)