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Vermont Open Farm Week 2024
Aug. 4 — 11, 2024

Vermont Open Farm Week 2024

Celebrating 10 years of Vermont Open Farm Week: August 4th - 11th, 2024!Do you love local food and farms? Want to get to know your farmer better -- and get a behind-the-scenes look into Vermont's vibrant working agricultural…
Chicken Processing Workshop at Merck Forest & Farmland Center | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 4, 2024
Rupert

Chicken Processing Workshop at Merck Forest & Farmland Center | Open Farm Week 2024

Are you ready to master the art of processing chickens? Join MF&FC Farmer Hadley Stock, and MF&FC Resources Manager Mike Stock for an exciting adventure into the world of poultry preparation!

Cost is $45 per person. Register before the…
Bast Fiber Harvest at Mountain Heart Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 4, 2024
Danby

Bast Fiber Harvest at Mountain Heart Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Help Mountain Heart Farm harvest their 2024 flax and hemp crops, and learn about how these plants are transformed into fiber, spun into yarn, and woven into cloth. You will be working in the field to harvest the crop out of the ground, so…
Garlic Braiding Workshop at Milkweed Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 4, 2024
Westminster

Garlic Braiding Workshop at Milkweed Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Farmer/Owner Emily Hartz for a garlic braiding workshop. Emily will demonstrate how she makes a braid and then participants will get to make their own using beautiful Milkweed Farm flowers (10ish stems) and softneck garlic (12 bulbs…
CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 4, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Discover the evolution of Cynefin Farm beginning in 1793. Daily at noon during Open Farm Week!

Cost is free and no…
CANCELLED: Create Your Own Wool Pot Holder / Hot Pad at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 4, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: Create Your Own Wool Pot Holder / Hot Pad at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Make your own wool kitchen "tool." This class will be held during the weaving demonstration, linked here. 

Cost is $10 for…
CANCELLED: Weaving with Wool at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 4, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: Weaving with Wool at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Learn how to produce a wool rug with raw wool on a primitive loom. 

Cost is free and no registration necessary. 

This event…
Taste the Difference You Want to See in the World: Lamb Tasting & Conversation at Green Mountain Girls Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 4, 2024
Northfield

Taste the Difference You Want to See in the World: Lamb Tasting & Conversation at Green Mountain Girls Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Circle up or swing by and join lamb appreciator Nancy Peck at the grill and sample simple preparations you can repeat at home. Delight in both the delicious tastes and aroma as well as dialogue about favorite lamb preparations…
CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Mon, Aug. 5, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Discover the evolution of Cynefin Farm beginning in 1793. Daily at noon during Open Farm Week!

Cost is free and no…
CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Tue, Aug. 6, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Discover the evolution of Cynefin Farm beginning in 1793. Daily at noon during Open Farm Week!

Cost is free and no…
Lunchtime Live with Farmer Nicolle of Sugar Feather Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Wed, Aug. 7, 2024

Lunchtime Live with Farmer Nicolle of Sugar Feather Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Farmer Nicolle of Sugar Feather Farm as she goes live on Instagram on Wednesday Aug 7 at noon to share more about the rare, unique, and heritage types of fowl raised on the farm! Lunchtime Live will last for about 30…
CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Wed, Aug. 7, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Discover the evolution of Cynefin Farm beginning in 1793. Daily at noon during Open Farm Week!

Cost is free and no…
Hands on Turkey Processing: Bring your Holiday Meal from Field to Table with Green Mountain Girls Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Wed, Aug. 7, 2024
Northfield

Hands on Turkey Processing: Bring your Holiday Meal from Field to Table with Green Mountain Girls Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Are you curious about what it takes to process farm raised poultry? Do you want some processing tips & practice or perhaps you just want to be more intimately involved in bringing your food from the field to your table. You can join Green…
Candy Making Demonstration at Silloway Maple | Open Farm Week 2024
Thu, Aug. 8, 2024
Randolph Center

Candy Making Demonstration at Silloway Maple | Open Farm Week 2024

See how the boiled down maple syrup - only pure maple syrup -  pours from the "pig", into the trough and is stirred, and then poured into molds. Everyone attending will have a sample of the fresh, warm candy. Enjoy maple creamees, tours…
CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Thu, Aug. 8, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Discover the evolution of Cynefin Farm beginning in 1793. Daily at noon during Open Farm Week!

Cost is free and no…
Meet and Feed the Animals at Merck Forest & Farmland Center | Open Farm Week 2024
Thu, Aug. 8, 2024
Rupert

Meet and Feed the Animals at Merck Forest & Farmland Center | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Merck staff on afternoon wellness checks on the farm animals. Our farm team cares for sheep, horses, chickens, turkeys, rabbits and pigs daily and you can tag along, ask questions, and see all the activity around caring for our…
How to Grow Grapes & Make Wine at Shelburne Vineyard | Open Farm Week 2024
Fri, Aug. 9, 2024
Shelburne

How to Grow Grapes & Make Wine at Shelburne Vineyard | Open Farm Week 2024

 Have you thought of growing wine grapes in Vermont, or wanted to learn how to make wine at home? Join the folks at Shelburne Vineyard for this course to learn all about cold climate winegrowing and the basics of home…
CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Fri, Aug. 9, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Discover the evolution of Cynefin Farm beginning in 1793. Daily at noon during Open Farm Week!

Cost is free and no…
Garlic Braiding Workshop and Tour at Last Resort Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sat, Aug. 10, 2024
Monkton

Garlic Braiding Workshop and Tour at Last Resort Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This year our popular braiding workshop will be held on a Saturday to make it accessible to more garlic lovers! The workshop will include a tour of the  hoophouses and fields. 

$40 cost includes instruction and material for a 16 bulb…
Vermont Cheese Camp: The Land of Milk & Mountains
Sat, Aug. 10, 2024
Manchester

Vermont Cheese Camp: The Land of Milk & Mountains

A deep dive into cheese and its unique role in history and Vermont today. Learn what makes Vermont unique compared to other cheese-producing states, meet a cheesemonger and learn how to build a cheese board, bite into cheese (literally…
Bast Fiber Processing at Mountain Heart Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sat, Aug. 10, 2024
Danby

Bast Fiber Processing at Mountain Heart Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Come by Mountain Heart Farm and learn how bast fibers (flax and hemp) go from retted straw to line and tow fiber for spinning through the processes of breaking, scutching, and hackling. If you have no idea what those words mean, come to…
Sun Printing (Cyanotype Class) at Sweetland Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sat, Aug. 10, 2024
Norwich

Sun Printing (Cyanotype Class) at Sweetland Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Learn the very simple and fun process of cyanotype with local artist Emil O’Melia! Just $15 per person and SO. MUCH. FUN. Great for older kids and families, too!

Cost $15 per person. Please register for this class!
CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sat, Aug. 10, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Discover the evolution of Cynefin Farm beginning in 1793. Daily at noon during Open Farm Week!

Cost is free and no…
CANCELLED: Create Your Own Wool Pot Holder / Hot Pad at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sat, Aug. 10, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: Create Your Own Wool Pot Holder / Hot Pad at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Make your own wool kitchen "tool." This class will be held during the weaving demonstration, linked here. 

Cost is $10 for…
CANCELLED: Weaving with Wool at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sat, Aug. 10, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: Weaving with Wool at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Learn how to produce a wool rug with raw wool on a primitive loom. 

Cost is free and no registration necessary. 

This event…
Meet and Feed the Animals at Merck Forest & Farmland Center | Open Farm Week 2024
Sat, Aug. 10, 2024
Rupert

Meet and Feed the Animals at Merck Forest & Farmland Center | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Merck staff on afternoon wellness checks on the farm animals. Our farm team cares for sheep, horses, chickens, turkeys, rabbits and pigs daily and you can tag along, ask questions, and see all the activity around caring for our…
CANCELLED: Spinning: The Journey of Wool at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sat, Aug. 10, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: Spinning: The Journey of Wool at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Witness the journey of a sheep's fleece from right off the animal to completed wool products.

Cost is free however donations…
CANCELLED: Spinning: The Journey of Wool at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sat, Aug. 10, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: Spinning: The Journey of Wool at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Witness the journey of a sheep's fleece from right off the animal to completed wool products.

Cost is free however donations…
Harvest, Taste, Create & Play at Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 11, 2024
Thetford

Harvest, Taste, Create & Play at Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center | Open Farm Week 2024

Come experience Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center's beautiful, certified organic vegetable, berry, and flower farm this Open Farm Week. Come for one activity or all—your choice!

Harvest & Taste (10–11am): From their farm to your table…
Bast Fiber Spinning and Weaving at Mountain Heart Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 11, 2024
Danby

Bast Fiber Spinning and Weaving at Mountain Heart Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

During the last day of Open Farm Week, Mountain Heart Farm will focus on how the flax and hemp plants they have grown and processed are spun into fine strands and used to weave cloth. Visitors to the farm will be able to see every step of…
CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 11, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: The History of Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Discover the evolution of Cynefin Farm beginning in 1793. Daily at noon during Open Farm Week!

Cost is free and no…
CANCELLED: Create Your Own Wool Pot Holder / Hot Pad at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 11, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: Create Your Own Wool Pot Holder / Hot Pad at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Make your own wool kitchen "tool." This class will be held during the weaving demonstration, linked here. 

Cost is $10 for…
CANCELLED: Weaving with Wool at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 11, 2024
Townshend

CANCELLED: Weaving with Wool at Cynefin Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This event has been canceled due to inclement weather. Cynefin Farm will still be open all week for visitors.  

Learn how to produce a wool rug with raw wool on a primitive loom. 

Cost is free and no registration necessary. 

This event…
Candy Making Demonstration at Silloway Maple | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 11, 2024
Randolph Center

Candy Making Demonstration at Silloway Maple | Open Farm Week 2024

See how the boiled down maple syrup - only pure maple syrup -  pours from the "pig", into the trough and is stirred, and then poured into molds. Everyone attending will have a sample of the fresh, warm candy. Enjoy maple creamees, tours…
Flower Design Workshop at Chandler Pond Farm | Open Farm Week 2024
Sun, Aug. 11, 2024
South Wheelock

Flower Design Workshop at Chandler Pond Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Let your creativity run free - design your own arrangement from Chandler Pond Farm's cut flower barn and open u-pick garden! Guidance by Dahlia's mom Tina, a farmer florist with decades of growing and designing successes. Tine will lead a…
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