In the News
January 2012: WCAX's "You Can Quote Me" with Paul Costello of the VT Council on Rural Development and Rep. Will Stevens, I-Shoreham discuss Vermont's working landscape. View Video
August 2011: Outside Magazine names Hardwick as one of the top cities to live in! Dan Rather reports (November, 2009) recent story on the Hardwick Local Food System View Video
Fall 2009: The Natural Farmer "It's Happening in Hardwick" by Beth Champagne Below is an excerpt:
"More and more partners are getting involved with the Center and its mission-to ensure that farmers can earn a living, to ensure access to abundant healthful food for all members of the community, and above all to take care of the soil so that the land can support all the people living here. A recognition that a success for one is a success for all-plus a readiness to share energy and ideas, equipment, even employees and capital-are at the heart of the Center's practice. Energy ebbs and flows in the problem-solving, replicating the reciprocity and interdependence occurring in the natural systems, whether on a microbial or an ecosystem level." View PDF
7.15.09: USA Today "On Tiny Plots, A New Generation of Farmers Emerges" makes mention of the CAE as well as other great organizations in the United States Read More
7.14.09: University of Vermont, Across the Fence Episodes Watch a 3-Part Series on The Center for an Agricultural Economy and the communities it serves.
July/August 2009: Eating Well "Building a Healthy Food System in Rural America" where the magazine names Hardwick as the "Best New Food Town" in America. View PDF
5.02.09: GOURMET's "Diary of a Foodie" The Collective Watch the full episode here
3.05.09: PARADE Magazine, the most widely read magazine in America with a circulation of 33 million, mentions the "Hardwick model." Read More
Spring 2009 : Vermont Life featured members of the Center for an Agricultural Economy in their Spring 2009 issue. View PDF
3.12.09: Canadian Broadcasting Company Read More
1.26.09: Founder of the Hardwick-based Center for an Agricultural Economy and owner of Vermont Soy and Vermont Natural Coatings Andrew Meyer appeared on Vermont Public Radio's Vermont Edition program on January 26, 2008. If you want to learn more about what is going on with agriculture here in the Hardwick area, this is a great piece to listen to. Listen Online
12.12.08: "Fresh Food Brings Fame to Hardwick" View PDF
12.5.08: Press Release – Food Access Fund Established View PDF
10.20.08: "The Town that Food Saved", Gourmet magazine
Hardwick’s economic future was dim, until a chain of events turned it into one of the most important food towns in America... Read More
10.07.08: New York Times article by Marian Burros
"Uniting Around Food to Save an Ailing Town" Read More
9.24.08: "Fogel Announces UVM Partnership With Local Ag Economy Efforts", Hardwick Gazette
A new partnership announced yesterday between the University of Vermont and the local non-profit Center for an Agricultural Economy will foster continued expansion of efforts to grow and support sustainable agriculture... View Photo
9.24.08: "UVM boosts agricultural entrepreneurs", The Burlington Free Press
A nonprofit that promotes local food networks will get support from the University of Vermont under a formal memorandum of understanding announced Tuesday in Hardwick... View PDF
9.24.08: "UVM to partner with Harwick agriculture program", Vermont Public Radio
Excerpt from interview with UVM president Daniel Fogel... View PDF
8.27.08: "Atkins Field Purchased", Hardwick Gazette... View Photo
8.27.08: "Atkins Field Purchase to Give Boost to Local, Sustainable Agriculture", Hardwick Gazette
Big things are in the works for sustainable agriculture and community-oriented, food-based businesses in Hardwick... View Photo
8.27.08: "Non-Profit Group Changes Name, Hires Staff, Sets Goals", Hardwick Gazette
With the recent acquisition of Atkins Field and the opening of a new office space on Main Street this month, the Center for an Agricultural Economy is sporting a new name... View Photo
8.08: "Hardwick Community Garden Photo", Hardwick Gazette... View PDF
7.16.08: "Study Planned to Explore and Help Foster Area Sustainable Agriculture", Hardwick Gazette
With enthusiasm and organizing around sustainable food and agriculture business in the area growing at a rapid pace, the Center...will soon embark on a study to explore the infrastructure needed to help local businesses grow... View PDF
7.16.08: "Group Action Brings Outside Interest in Local Businesses", Hardwick Gazette
The Center...is firing up efforts to convene a broad base of stakeholders and entrepreneurs in Hardwick and the surrounding area to spur continued growth and development... View PDF
7.9.08: "Outside Investment Could Help Local Agriculture Sprout", Hardwick Gazette
Sustainable agriculture and food-related businesses in the Hardwick region may soon see an injection of "slow money". View PDF
3.30.08: "Big Ideas: Hardwick Farmer Andrew Meyer Reinvents Vermont Agriculture", Burlington Free Press View PDF
5.20.06 With a little extra elbow grease this year, the Hardwick Community Garden is set to grow... View PDF
4.12.06: "Community Garden to Have Additional Land", Hardwick Gazette...
3.16.05: "Organic Ag Group Sprouts Up", Hardwick Gazette
A group of local agricultural producers in the area have joined together to create a non-profit organization in support of organic agriculture in the area...