Roger Allbee Reads and Discusses New Book: Turning the Soil: 250 Years of Vermont Agriculture

Roger Allbee Reads and Discusses New Book: Turning the Soil: 250 Years of Vermont Agriculture
Wednesday, April 16th at 6:30pm at Putney Library

Join Roger Allbee at Putney Library for a reading and discussion of his new book “Turning The Soil: 250 Years of Vermont Agriculture, a distinguished historical book on changes in rural communities, farmers’ activities, agricultural production, farm policies in the State of Vermont over a period of more than 250 years. It is comprehensively analyzed from perspectives of grassroots, state, national and global levels. It is not only a history book on Vermont’s agriculture, but also a panoramic bird’s-eye view of the long history of cultivation and marketing of farm products by Vermont farmers and how many reinvented themselves to survive.

Allbee has a deep connection to Vermont’s agricultural heritage. Growing up in Brookline on a hilltop dairy farm, he witnessed firsthand the resilience and dedication of his ancestors who have been farming the land since 1794.

Roger has a comprehensive background in agricultural policies, international trade, and natural resource management. He has served on the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture in the past for the late then Rep. Jim Jeffords of Vermont. He worked on the Senior Staff for the former Farm Credit Banks and Bank of Cooperatives, and in the past has served as Secretary of Agriculture for Vermont, to name a few of his past professional responsibilities related to agriculture. He also has been the CEO of Grace Cottage Hospital in Townshend.