Vermont Fresh Network's 26th Annual Forum Dinner

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For one special evening in August, farmers and chefs from all across Vermont come together to prepare a sensational meal for you and fellow food enthusiasts.  It is a fundraiser for the Vermont Fresh Network — all proceeds go to continuing programming that helps bring more Vermont grown and raised food to the table.  Highlights include tasting Vermont artisanal products and beverages, a silent auction, and the grazing dinner by some of the state’s finest chefs.

Here is a look at 2023's participants and the evening's menu. 

Not only does this event feature and celebrate Vermont Fresh Network and the best of local food and drink, but this grazing farm-to-table dinner is a fundraiser  — all proceeds from this event are put towards VFN's annual programs that support our community of agricultural and culinary professionals who use Vermont-grown and raised foods to create economic, environmental, and social gains. 

Schedule for the Evening:

5:00 - Doors Open to Guests

5:00 to 6:00 - Vermont Artisanal Products Tasting

• Taste some of the most innovative and delicious new culinary treasures created by Vermont food artisans.
• Celebrate the dedication of Vermont’s new wave of cidermakers, winemakers, brewers, and distillers as they share tastes of their varied creations (along with non-alcoholic beverages).
• Enjoy live music

5:00 to 7:30 - Silent Auction

• Bid on Vermont food and farm experience packages, from romantic getaways at country inns to feasts for a group of friends, in our popular Silent Auction.

6:00 to 8:00 - Grazing Dinner

• Enjoy the bounty of local products grown and raised by Vermont’s farmers and highlighted in delectable offerings by the state’s finest chefs - it is a dinner like no other.

7:30 - Vote for Best Bite & Best Sip 

7:30 to 8:00 - Ice Cream Social 

Event Information:

• Please bring a photo ID, you will be carded in order to sample alcohol.
• We have a number of fantastic offerings for a silent auction fundraiser at the event this year - come prepared to participate! Checks are preferred, credit card payments are also accepted.
• There is no ATM on the property.
• This is a rain or shine event.
• Sorry, no refunds.
• Weather permitting, parking will be on the field in front of the Coach Barn.
• Attire is summer dressy casual.
• No dogs are allowed on Shelburne Farms property.