ACORN’s ‘Farmacy’ books local farmers, provides fresh veggies

Each week ACORN staff and volunteers help package shares of fresh produce from local farms, which are then doled out and delivered to 100 local families.

MIDDLEBURY – Addison County’s inaugural food-based prescription program, Farmacy, ran for 12 weeks this summer and provided a bounty of incredibly fresh local produce to 45 patients and families. The Farmacy Program, a collaboration of ACORN, the Vermont … (read more)