September is Here with Cultivate! 🍂
Summer is coming to a close and an autumn breeze is in the air. Check out some exciting updates from Cultivate clients for the month of September!
Barr Hill Gin by Caledonia Spirits 🍸 🐝
What’s the buzz, you ask? Since 1974, the numbers of North American bumblebees have fallen nearly 50 percent (Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service).
Barr Hill is celebrating Bee’s Knees Week from September 20-29, 2024 to raise awareness for and provide support to pollinators. With over 700,000 square feet of pollinator habitat pledged and planted over the past six years, Barr Hill’s goal now is to reach 1 million square feet of pollinator habitat by the end of the week.
How to support Barr Hill’s Bee’s Knees Week:
Enjoy a Barr Hill Bee’s Knees Cocktail—either at their distillery or at home
Spread the buzz using @barrhillgin and #beeskneesweek in posts and stories on social media
For every cocktail shared, Barr Hill plants 10 square feet of new bee habitat. Additionally, every bottle of Barr Hill sold equals an additional 20 square feet pledged.
Burlington Baroque 🎼
The first-ever Burlington Baroque Festival will take place September 26-29, 2024. Join Juno Award-winning orchestra L’harmonie des saisons, internationally acclaimed soloists, and some of Vermont’s best vocal talent in 5 performances of exceptional early music repertoire.
All performances will take place at The Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Burlington, VT. Buy tickets here. Read about the festival on Early Music America for more information!
Community College of Vermont 📚 🎒
The Community College of Vermont begins its Fall academic year, starting September 3, 2024. A range of Vermont students from high-schoolers enrolled in pre-college programs, working professionals working toward a degree, and 2+2 Pathway students will continue their academic journeys this month. Watch this inspiring story we placed about CCV’s Credit for Prior Learning Program!
Best wishes to CCV students, faculty, and staff on a successful school year!
RunVermont 🏃♂️
RunVermont will host its 11th Annual Island Vines race on September 15, 2024, at Snow Farm Vineyard. Running options include a 10K, 5K, and Half-Mile Kids Fun Run.
Registration includes finish line chip timing, courses measured to USATF certification standards, a free Island Vines glass, a food truck ticket, a drink ticket, awards for winners, and post-race music/entertainment. Register here.
Vermont Smoke & Cure 🥩🍴
September 23 is National Snack Stick Day! Celebrate the day and get your snack on with Vermont Smoke & Cure.
VS&C will be launching an exclusive product on September 23 made in collaboration with WhistlePig Whiskey: its Maple Old Fashioned Meat Stick. This new product creates a one-of-a-kind cocktail-inspired snack experience! Only available for a limited time.
As a 2024 Taste for Life Food Essentials Award Winner, VS&C’s meat stick varieties serve as a healthy on-the-go snack option—they are free from antibiotics, hormones, artificial colors, preservatives, and artificial flavors, and are also gluten-free.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra 🎻
Vermont Symphony Orchestra heads into its fall season with two performances on September 27 and 28, 2024 featuring Béla Fleck and American Excellence. This all-American performance features virtuoso banjoist Béla Fleck and composer Adolphus Hailstork.
Don’t miss out on phenomenal classical music performed by Vermont talent! Buy tickets to the Burlington, VT performance here or the Rutland, VT performance here.