In the News
Newsletter Archive:
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.
August 2011: Outside Magazine names Hardwick as one of the top cities to live in! Read it here or the pdf here.
Dan Rather reports (November, 2009) recent story on the Hardwick Local Food System
Fall 2009: The Natural Farmer "It's Happening in Hardwick" by Beth Champagne is a thoughtful, thorough article on Hardwick and its surrounding communities. You can pick up a paper copy by becoming a member of NOFA , subscribing or find it online...eventually. 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."
7.15.09: USA Today "On Tiny Plots, A New Generation of Farmers Emerges" makes mention of The Center as well as other great organization's 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. Read more...
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. Read more (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", Rutland Business Journal
12.5.08: Press Release – Food Access Fund Established ...Read more (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 (html)
10.8.08: "McKibben Praises Local Sustainability", Hardwick Gazette
Read More (pdf)
10.8.08: "A New Vision of 'Credit Crunch'", Gristmill.org. Read More (html)
10.07.08: New York Times article by Marian Burros
"Uniting Around Food to Save an Ailing Town"
Read the article online or download the pdf.
9.24.08: "Fogel Announces UVM Partnership With Local Ag Economy Efforts", Hardwick Gazette
A new partnership announced yesterday betweeen 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...See the photo and caption (jpg)
9.2008: University of Vermont paid a visit to the businesses that make up The Center to educate UVM Extension students on the movement to create a sustainable economy based the local food movement.
Learn more at WPTZ's website...
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....Read More (pdf)
9.24.08: "UVM to partner with Harwick agriculture program", Vermont Public Radio
Excerpt from interview with UVM president Daniel Fogel...Read More (pdf)
9.23.08: "UVM Initiatives Support Food-Based Companies", WPTZ News
Health, local and fresh were the buzzwords at Vermont Soy and Vermont Natural Coatings Tuesday....See the video (html/video)
9.10.08: "Jasper Hill Farm Cheese Cellars Celebrated at Ribbon Cutting", Hardwick Gazette
An invitation-only, catered party at Jasper Hill Farm on Saturday drew about 350 cheesemakers, distributors, state and local politicians and guests from across the country and internationally...Read More (pdf)
9.3.08: "Hungry Hardwick: A Northeast Kingdom Town Rises Up With Ag-Centric Enterprises", Seven Days...Read More (html)
8.27.08: "Atkins Field Purchased", Hardwick Gazette...View photo and caption (jpg)
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...Read More (jpg)
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...Read More (jpg)
8.08: "Hardwick Community Garden Photo", Hardwick Gazette...View photo and caption (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...Read More (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...Read More (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". Read More (pdf)
7.08: "Area Out Front With Organic Agriculture and Land Preservation", Hardwick Gazette
The second annual meeting of the Northern Rivers Land Trust on Sunday featured entrepreneurs Andrew Meyer of Vermont Soy and Tom Stearns of High Mowing Seeds...Read More (pdf)
3.30.08: "Big Ideas: Hardwick Farmer Andrew Meyer Reinvents Vermont Agriculture", Burlington Free Press Read More (pdf)
5.2.07: "Demand Up for Garden: Greenhouse to be Built", Hardwick Gazette
With a second year of revitalization efforts underway, the Hardwick Community Garden, located along the Lamoille River, is set to grow again this season...Read More (pdf)
3.07: "New Lease on Life", Hardwick Gazette
The last remaining granite shed at the Atkins Field is on the verge of a new life...View image and caption (jpg)
3.07: "State Grant Given for Atkins Property", Hardwick Gazette
A local group is in the process of acquiring the Atkins property on Granite Street to develop the site as a multi-use center...Read More (pdf)
With a little extra elbow grease this year, the Hardwick Community Garden is set to grow...Read More (pdf)
4.12.06: "Community Garden to Have Additional Land", Hardwick Gazette...Read More (pdf)
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....
