Bill Cavanaugh, of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association of Vermont, middle, measures the height of a seed packet tower built by Sunrise Farm employees competing under the team name the Proper Gators, from left, Drea Emslie, Ellie Denison, India Noffke, and Trevor Lohr, during the sixth annual Farmer Olympics at Honey Field Farm in Norwich, Vt., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Ten teams from organic farms around Vermont participated and the Proper Gators took the bronze award with a hosting team from Honey Knoll winning gold. "At this time of year it's hard for people to get off the farm because they're just working, working, working," said Zea Luce of NOFA VT. "So, it's fun to get together and socialize." (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Bill Cavanaugh, of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association of Vermont, middle, measures the height of a seed packet tower built by Sunrise Farm employees competing under the team name the Proper Gators, from left, Drea Emslie, Ellie Denison, India Noffke, and Trevor Lohr, during the sixth annual Farmer Olympics at Honey Field Farm in Norwich, Vt., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Ten teams from organic farms around Vermont participated and the Proper Gators took the bronze award with a hosting team from Honey Knoll winning gold. "At this time of year it's hard for people to get off the farm because they're just working, working, working," said Zea Luce of NOFA VT. "So, it's fun to get together and socialize." (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News — James M. Patterson