Farm Product Delivery Service
The goal of Farm Connex is to increase access to wholesale markets for Vermont's small farms and food-producing businesses.
The Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE) purchased this key piece of local food transportation infrastructure in 2020, in order to keep it operating. Farm Connex is a local food logistics and transportation partner that helps with all aspects of self-distribution. We service locations in the first and last mile of Vermont, connecting our producers to a larger base of regional consumers. We go where you grow. Learn more about the history of Farm Connex, originally started by Don Maynard in 2002.
Most food is shipped in Vermont by distribution companies that buy the food from producers and resell it to retail outlets. Farm Connex is unique in that it operates only as a delivery service for small and medium farms and food businesses that might otherwise not have a way to get their products to market. Farm Connex serves over 60 farmers - picking up products and delivering them to their markets. In addition, Farm Connex picks up and delivers products for Green Mountain Farm Direct, Deep Root Co-op and for CAE’s own farm product to institution program.
In many cases, products shipped by Farm Connex represent all or most of a business’s wholesale sales. Farm Connex operates 15 to 20 truck routes a week in 12 of 14 counties in Vermont, all but Rutland and Bennington.
Farm Connex Farmers & Producer Guide!
If you are a Farm, Retailer, or Specialty Food Business, Learn more about the service here: Farm Connex
Storage Now Available at the Food Hub!
CAE is proud to announce that storage is now available to farmers and food producers, at our new facility, the Food Hub, in Hardwick. Farm Connex has cold and frozen storage available for perishable and frozen food products. Conveniently located in Hardwick, Vermont, the state-of-the-art facility can easily accommodate all types of delivery vehicles, and space is available by the case or by the pallet. Producers can reduce their carbon footprint by taking advantage of this climate forward facility that is fossil fuel free with zero carbon emissions. Long and short term storage is available. Please reach out to farmconnex@caevt.org to learn more.
