On-Farm Training Workshops

The Vermont Beginning Fruit Grower Program (VBFG) will sponsor occasional on-farm training workshops to help beginning growers develop production skills in apple and grape production. Workshops will have a registration capacity limit in order to have enough time and attention to spend with participants. Each workshop has a modest registration fee of which will cover light refreshments and maintenance of supplies and equipment.

Currently scheduled trainings:

Orchard and Vineyard Establishment and Trellising (Apple and Grape)

Date: 4/17/2020 1-4 PM
Location: UVM Horticulture Research & Education Center
Address: 65 Green Mountain Drive, South Burlington, VT
Registration:https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/512628?lang=en
Fee: $0

Grape Pruning Workshop

Date: 3/21/2020 9 AM - 12 PM
Location: UVM Horticulture Research & Education Center
Address: 65 Green Mountain Drive, South Burlington, VT
Registration: https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/253521?lang=en
Fee: $0

Apple Grafting Workshop

Date: 3/13/2020 1 - 4 PM
Location: UVM Horticulture Research & Education Center
Address: 65 Green Mountain Drive, South Burlington, VT
Registration: https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/374228?lang=en
Fee: $0

Apple Pruning

Date: 3/11/2020 1-4 PM
Location: UVM Horticulture Research & Education Center
Address: 65 Green Mountain Drive, South Burlington, VT
Registration: https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/112118?lang=en
Fee: $0

Apple Pruning

Date: 3/7/2020 12-3 PM
Location: Robert Frost Stone House Museum
Address: 121 Historic Route 7A Shaftsbury, Vermont 05262
Registration: https://www.bennington.edu/events/apple-pruning-workshop
Fee: $0

UVM Apple Program / VT Tree Fruit Growers Association Annual Meeting

Date: 2/13/2020
Location: American Legion
Address: Middlebury, VT
Registration: http://www.uvm.edu/~fruit/treefruit/tf_meetings/VTFGA_124_2020agenda_registration.pdf
Fee: $30

Canopy Management (Grape)

Date: 5/16/2019
Location: Ellison Estate Vineyard
Address: 669 East Shore North, Grand Isle, VT
Registration: https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/187557?lang=en&encode=
Fee: $0

Scouting Workshop (Apple)

Date: 5/16/2019
Location: UVM Horticulture Research & Education Center
Address: 65 Green Mountain Drive, South Burlington, VT
Registration: https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/266459?lang=en
Fee: $0

Winter Vineyard Pruning (Grape)

Date: 3/14/2019
Location: Ellison Estate Vineyard
Address: 669 East Shore North, Grand Isle, VT
Registration: https://www.regonline.com/registration/Checkin.aspx?EventID=2556554
Fee: $15

Dormant Pruning (Apple)

Date: 2/1/2019
Location: UVM Horticulture Research & Education Center
Address: 65 Green Mountain Drive, South Burlington, VT
Registration: www.regonline.com/pruningworkshop
Fee: $15

Funding for VBFG initially provided by Vermont Agency of Agriculture / USDA Specialty Crops Block Grant Program 02200-SCBGP-14-4.