CAE will hold open houses at all 3 of its facilities in Hardwick on Saturday, October 5!  The public is invited to come learn about CAE’s work supporting local agriculture, VT food businesses and the community. Please park at Atkins Field and take the FREE Rural Community Transportation shuttles to each location. Then Join CAE at the Food Hub, at 5:00 pm for a Grand Welcoming to the new facility, and celebration of 20 years of CAE!

2:00 - 5:00 PM: You are invited to tour all three of CAE’s facilities: Atkins Field, the Vermont Food Venture Center, and the soon-to-open Food Hub (next to the Yellow Barn) on Route 15 in Hardwick. All activities are free.

5:00 PM: Gather for a grand welcoming at the Food Hub, the new building on Route 15! Join for remarks, stories from farmers, anniversary cake, local appetizers, and more!  

Learn more: www.caevt.org/fun

⭐️Full List of Events and Activities at Each Location: ⭐️

⭐️2-5 pm Atkins Field, 100 Granite Street ⭐️
2-5 pm - Cider Pressing
2-5 pm - Community Mural Project 
2-5 pm - Horse-drawn wagon rides 
3:00 pm - History Walk with Bethany Dunbar, CAE’s Community Programs Manager (30 min.)
4-5 pm - 1:1 training; learn a community organizing technique

⭐️ 2-5 pm Vermont Food Venture Center, 140 Junction Road⭐️
    Take a sneak peek behind the scenes at a food production facility! 
2:30, 3:30, 4:30 - Tours of the production Kitchen
     (25 min. each)
2- 5 pm - Learn about CAE’s programs: Just Cut, Vermont Farm Fund, and Farm & Food Business Resources 
2 - 5 pm - Enjoy samples from local businesses that produce at the Venture Center

⭐️2-5 pm Food Hub, 325 VT-15 (The new building at the Yellow Barn complex)⭐️

2:15, 3:15, 4:15 pm- Tours of the new facility including the Farm Connex 
warehouse and CAE office space 
2-5 pm - 20 years of CAE slideshow
2-5 pm - Purchase CAE Swag! (T-shirts, tote bags, winter hats and more!) 

⭐️5:00 pm - Grand Welcoming at the Food Hub 325 VT-15 (The new building at the Yellow Barn complex) ⭐️
   - Remarks by CAE’s Executive Director, Jon Ramsay
   - Stories from farmers who work with CAE 
   - Celebratory anniversary cake
   - Appetizers - provided by local producers
   - 20-year slideshow, and posters
   - Purchase CAE t-shirts, winter Skida hats, and gear