Tours & Open Houses (72)

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…

Hay Wagon Tours and Family Fun at Chandler Pond Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Bring the whole family to Chandler Pond Farm for a guided tour from the comfort of a hay wagon! Hay wagon tours leave at 10 am and 11 am. The farm yard will also have family activities such as touch a tractor, meet the animals, and yard…

No-till Tour at Milkweed Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Farmer/Owner Jonah Mossberg on a walking tour of Milkweed Farm. Along the way he'll explain the big picture and the nitty gritty of Milkweed does no-till. They've been at it for eight years and have learned a lot along the way (and…

Native Plant Walk at Elmore Roots Nursery | Open Farm Week 2024

Set out on trails at Elmore Roots and discover the many native trees and shrubs that grow there. Enjoy a little nature walk and listen to the birds and squirrels singing in the trees...

Native plant walks will be held the following days…

Guided Farm Tour at Plew Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Take a guided walking tour of Plew Farm, with views of pastures, sugar bush and homestead. Easy to moderate walking, with some steep areas through the woods and fields. Enjoy a refreshing maple soda in the farm stand at the end of the…

What Ewes and YOU can do! Regenerative Farm Tours at Green Mountain Girls Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Abundant. Bucolic. Compelling. What would reviewers write if the tour you take – appreciating lush gardens, laden orchards and moving livestock to fresh pasture, were a movie instead? Come plug into the Green Mountain Girls Farm ecosystem…

Exploring the Food Forest at Elmore Roots | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Elmore Roots in a walk through their beautiful groves of black walnut and pears, kiwiberry vines and currant patches. The Elmore crew has been lovingly caring for this food forest for over forty years, and it has become a sanctuary…

What Ewes and YOU can do! Regenerative Farm Tours at Green Mountain Girls Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Abundant. Bucolic. Compelling. What would reviewers write if the tour you take – appreciating lush gardens, laden orchards and moving livestock to fresh pasture, were a movie instead? Come plug into the Green Mountain Girls Farm ecosystem…

Walking Farm Tour at Chandler Pond Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

This walking tour is well suited for those looking for a deeper dive into the behind the scenes on Chandler Pond's diversified farm where they produce 100% grass fed beef, strawberries and blueberries, u-pick flower gardens, and operate a…

Guided Farm Tour at Plew Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Take a guided walking tour of Plew Farm, with views of pastures, sugar bush and homestead. Easy to moderate walking, with some steep areas through the woods and fields. Enjoy a refreshing maple soda in the farm stand at the end of the…

Story Hour on the Farm at Adam's Berry Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Join the folks at Adam's Berry Farm for story hour on the farm as they read stories about farms, food and pollinators.

Cost is free and no registration required. 

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Adam's Berry Farm is a certified organic berry farm in Charlotte…

Native Plant Walk at Elmore Roots Nursery | Open Farm Week 2024

Set out on trails at Elmore Roots and discover the many native trees and shrubs that grow there. Enjoy a little nature walk and listen to the birds and squirrels singing in the trees...

Native plant walks will be held the following days…

Guided Farm Tour at Plew Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Take a guided walking tour of Plew Farm, with views of pastures, sugar bush and homestead. Easy to moderate walking, with some steep areas through the woods and fields. Enjoy a refreshing maple soda in the farm stand at the end of the…

Yoder Farm Tour at Smokey House Center | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Ryan and Rachel Yoder for a full tour of their 90 acre diversified farm operation. Learn about their approach to low-till vegetable production, raising meat chickens, perennial crop systems, cider vinegar production, and much…

Guided Sugarbush Hike at Sugarbush Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Take a guided hike through Sugarbush Farm's Pipeline trail (considered a moderately hard trail given its steep incline), where you will get a better understanding of how the intricate system of sugaring tubes, lines and taps work. You will…

Tasty Tuesday with San Song Kitchen at Sweetland Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Come and say “hi” to San Song Kitchens’ MiYe & Ryan and get a taste of their amazing Korean food. San Song always sells out, so get here early!

Venue open to all; food truck prices vary. 

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Sweetland is a diversified family farm in…

Exploring the Food Forest at Elmore Roots | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Elmore Roots in a walk through their beautiful groves of black walnut and pears, kiwiberry vines and currant patches. The Elmore crew has been lovingly caring for this food forest for over forty years, and it has become a sanctuary…

Self-Guided Farm Tours at Golden Apple Family Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Golden Apple Family Farm at your leisure to walk their farm and perennial gardens. Illustrated maps will be provided to help visitors on their self-guided tour. While guests walk down the aisles of the apple orchard, they will see…

Guided Farm Tour at Plew Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Take a guided walking tour of Plew Farm, with views of pastures, sugar bush and homestead. Easy to moderate walking, with some steep areas through the woods and fields. Enjoy a refreshing maple soda in the farm stand at the end of the…

Self Guided Farm and Flower Walk at Foote Brook Organic Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Come by for a beautiful walk along Foote Brook Farm's maintained garden path that strolls by their market garden, sunflower fields, flora and fauna and much more.

Wednesday through Sunday during Open Farm Week!

Cost is $12 per person…

Guided Garden Flower Path Tours at Foote Brook Organic Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Come to Foote Brook Organic Farm for a beautiful, educational, guided tour on their maintained garden path that strolls by their market garden, sunflower fields, flora and fauna and much more.

Wednesday and Saturday during Open Farm…

Hop Farm Tour at Champlain Valley Hops | Open Farm Week 2024

Please join us on Wednesday, August 7 for a unique opportunity to see, smell, and learn all about hops! Whether you are an amateur hop enthusiast, home-brewer, beer lover, agriculturist, or just curious, this is the event for you! Enjoy a…

Worms for Food and Silk at Carol's Worm Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

The worm farm will be raising a couple of hundred silkworms (Bombyx mori); they will be munching away on mulberry leaves and growing toward cocoon stage. Cocoons will be available for visitors to process and take home a bit of silk. There…

Native Plant Walk at Elmore Roots Nursery | Open Farm Week 2024

Set out on trails at Elmore Roots and discover the many native trees and shrubs that grow there. Enjoy a little nature walk and listen to the birds and squirrels singing in the trees...

Native plant walks will be held the following days…

Guided Farm Tour at Plew Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Take a guided walking tour of Plew Farm, with views of pastures, sugar bush and homestead. Easy to moderate walking, with some steep areas through the woods and fields. Enjoy a refreshing maple soda in the farm stand at the end of the…

Self Guided Farm and Flower Walk at Foote Brook Organic Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Come by for a beautiful walk along Foote Brook Farm's maintained garden path that strolls by their market garden, sunflower fields, flora and fauna and much more.

Wednesday through Sunday during Open Farm Week!

Cost is $12 per person…

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…

Guided Sugarbush Hike at Sugarbush Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Take a guided hike through Sugarbush Farm's Pipeline trail (considered a moderately hard trail given its steep incline), where you will get a better understanding of how the intricate system of sugaring tubes, lines and taps work. You will…

Lunch and Farm Tour at the Farm at VYCC | Open Farm Week 2024

Join VYCC for lunch and a farm tour on Thursday, August 8. At 1:00 we begin with a farm-fresh vegetarian lunch, made from food grown and prepared by Corps Members, in the restored historic West Monitor Barn. At 1:30, we will tour VYCC and…

Exploring the Food Forest at Elmore Roots | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Elmore Roots in a walk through their beautiful groves of black walnut and pears, kiwiberry vines and currant patches. The Elmore crew has been lovingly caring for this food forest for over forty years, and it has become a sanctuary…

Turkey Pick-up & Pastured Poultry Farm Tour at Green Mountain Girls Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Fresh turkeys will be available for pick-up for summer meals or to pop in your freezer for the holidays. Green Mountain Girls Farm likes to finish their turkeys in the summer when the grass is lush & plentiful as while turkeys are…

Self-Guided Farm Tours at Golden Apple Family Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Golden Apple Family Farm at your leisure to walk their farm and perennial gardens. Illustrated maps will be provided to help visitors on their self-guided tour. While guests walk down the aisles of the apple orchard, they will see…

Art on the Farm at Adam's Berry Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Join the folks at Adam's Berry Farm to make berry block prints and other farm inspired art. No registration needed and a $5 suggested donation.

Native Plant Walk at Elmore Roots Nursery | Open Farm Week 2024

Set out on trails at Elmore Roots and discover the many native trees and shrubs that grow there. Enjoy a little nature walk and listen to the birds and squirrels singing in the trees...

Native plant walks will be held the following days…

Sugarwoods Tour at Silloway Maple | Open Farm Week 2024

Climb aboard the "Muley" (a UTV!) with Marilyn, Silloway Maple's chief boiler, for an expert guided tour of the sugarbush and sugarhouse. Ride through the sugarwoods and see the majestic maples, miles of saplines, and learn about the…

Guided Farm Tour at Plew Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Take a guided walking tour of Plew Farm, with views of pastures, sugar bush and homestead. Easy to moderate walking, with some steep areas through the woods and fields. Enjoy a refreshing maple soda in the farm stand at the end of the…

Self Guided Farm and Flower Walk at Foote Brook Organic Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Come by for a beautiful walk along Foote Brook Farm's maintained garden path that strolls by their market garden, sunflower fields, flora and fauna and much more.

Wednesday through Sunday during Open Farm Week!

Cost is $12 per person…

Farm Tour and Artisan Cheese Tasting at von Trapp Farmstead | Open Farm Week 2024

Trace the path of the von Trapp Farmstead cheeses on a guided farm tour: from pasture + cows to creamery + cheese plate!

Here's what you can expect from this exciting tour: 

Beginning at the farm store, you'll walk out on pasture and…

Farm Tour and Gelato Tasting with Paisley Scoops Gelato | Open Farm Week 2024

All are welcome to a farm tour and gelato tasting at Paul-Lin Dairy, the origin of Paisley Scoops Gelato. Receive a farm tour, visit the Jersey brown cows whose delicious milk is used in the gelato, and then sample the finished…

Exploring the Food Forest at Elmore Roots | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Elmore Roots in a walk through their beautiful groves of black walnut and pears, kiwiberry vines and currant patches. The Elmore crew has been lovingly caring for this food forest for over forty years, and it has become a sanctuary…

Chamberlin's Farm Store GRAND Re-Opening and Farm Tour | Open Farm Week 2024

Chamberlin's Farm invites you to check out the re-opening of their farm store after being closed for nearly 10 years! They will have more products available than ever before, you can pick your own flowers, get a tour of the farm, see…

FREE Farmer Led Pasture Walk at Maple Wind Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Curious how Maple Wind Farm's animals spend their days foraging on lush green grass? The way they farm represents just 1% of US food production, and you are welcome to come and see the difference for yourself. Come join for a free pasture…

Self-Guided Farm Tours at Golden Apple Family Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Golden Apple Family Farm at your leisure to walk their farm and perennial gardens. Illustrated maps will be provided to help visitors on their self-guided tour. While guests walk down the aisles of the apple orchard, they will see…

Guided Sugarbush Hike at Sugarbush Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Take a guided hike through Sugarbush Farm's Pipeline trail (considered a moderately hard trail given its steep incline), where you will get a better understanding of how the intricate system of sugaring tubes, lines and taps work. You will…

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…

Guided Farm Tour at Plew Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Take a guided walking tour of Plew Farm, with views of pastures, sugar bush and homestead. Easy to moderate walking, with some steep areas through the woods and fields. Enjoy a refreshing maple soda in the farm stand at the end of the…

Self Guided Farm and Flower Walk at Foote Brook Organic Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Come by for a beautiful walk along Foote Brook Farm's maintained garden path that strolls by their market garden, sunflower fields, flora and fauna and much more.

Wednesday through Sunday during Open Farm Week!

Cost is $12 per person…

Historic Farmstead Stroll at Scott Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Scott Farm isn't just any apple orchard. It's a historic treasure that has been in active cultivation since 1791 and is keeping Vermont's rural agricultural traditions alive. Come for an hour long stroll through the historic core of the…

Meet the Bees and Taste Honey from Around the World at Brookfield Bees | Open Farm Week 2024

Brookfield Bees, 1148 Kibbee Rd in Brookfield, is participating in the Vermont Fresh Net/Dig In VT Open Farm week 2024. We will be open Saturday August 10th and Sunday August 11th, 11am to 3pm for visitors interested in beekeeping and…

Sugar Feather Farm Tour and Farm Store Opening | Open Farm Week 2024

Head over to Sugar Feather Farm for its farm store grand opening and get an outside guided tour of their rare and unique birds. With over 2000 birds ranging from Emus, and chickens to tiny button quail, they have lots of fun things to see…

Guided Garden Flower Path Tours at Foote Brook Organic Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Come to Foote Brook Organic Farm for a beautiful, educational, guided tour on their maintained garden path that strolls by their market garden, sunflower fields, flora and fauna and much more.

Wednesday and Saturday during Open Farm…

Farm Tour of Fledgling Farmstead | Open Farm Week 2024

Join the farmers of Fledgling Farmstead for a tour of the gardens, pasture, and woodland trails on the farm. Meet the chickens, sheep and cows, and diverse gardens as you meander the rolling terrain of the hilltop farm. After the tour…

Tomato Trot 5K at Cate Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

 

The 3rd annual Tomato Trot 5K is a scenic trail run/walk through farm fields and on woods roads, around the borders of Cate Farm. The first kilometer snakes along the Winooski River and is relatively flat; the rest of the run is over…

Farm Tour and Artisan Cheese Tasting at von Trapp Farmstead | Open Farm Week 2024

Trace the path of the von Trapp Farmstead cheeses on a guided farm tour: from pasture + cows to creamery + cheese plate!

Here's what you can expect from this exciting tour: 

Beginning at the farm store, you'll walk out on pasture and…

Pasture Walk & Whole Hog BBQ Potluck with Live Music at Snug Valley Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Help us celebrate Open Farm Week at Snug Valley Farm in East Hardwick, VT with a pasture walk, pot luck, whole hog BBQ, and live music from our farmer friends. Make your way to Pumpkin Lane in East Hardwick where we will show you around…

Native Plant Walk at Elmore Roots Nursery | Open Farm Week 2024

Set out on trails at Elmore Roots and discover the many native trees and shrubs that grow there. Enjoy a little nature walk and listen to the birds and squirrels singing in the trees...

Native plant walks will be held the following days…

Guided Farm Tour at Plew Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Take a guided walking tour of Plew Farm, with views of pastures, sugar bush and homestead. Easy to moderate walking, with some steep areas through the woods and fields. Enjoy a refreshing maple soda in the farm stand at the end of the…

Corn Roast at Gingue Family Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Gingue Family Farm is well known for its amazing sweet corn, and one of their favorite ways to eat it is by roasting it over a bed of red hot coals. Enjoy some of the best roasted sweet corn around and then take a self-guided tour of the…

Smoothie Stand & Farm Tours at Butterworks Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Come tour the farm and fields of Butterworks Farm! Meet the farmers and the herd of Jersey cows. While you're there, sample and purchase custom made smoothies and farm products. 

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In their 48th year, Butterworks Farm continues to…

Orchard Stroll at Scott Farm Orchard | Open Farm Week 2024

Scott Farm's world-class apple orchard is keeping alive the heritage and flavor of 130+ varieties of ecologically grown heirloom apples, as well as many other fruits. You may have shopped in the Farm Market or enjoyed fresh apples right…

Self Guided Farm and Flower Walk at Foote Brook Organic Farm | Open Farm Week 2024

Come by for a beautiful walk along Foote Brook Farm's maintained garden path that strolls by their market garden, sunflower fields, flora and fauna and much more.

Wednesday through Sunday during Open Farm Week!

Cost is $12 per person…

Meet the Bees and Taste Honey from Around the World at Brookfield Bees | Open Farm Week 2024

Brookfield Bees, 1148 Kibbee Rd in Brookfield, is participating in the Vermont Fresh Net/Dig In VT Open Farm week 2024. We will be open Saturday August 10th and Sunday August 11th, 11am to 3pm for visitors interested in beekeeping and…

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…

Exploring the Food Forest at Elmore Roots | Open Farm Week 2024

Join Elmore Roots in a walk through their beautiful groves of black walnut and pears, kiwiberry vines and currant patches. The Elmore crew has been lovingly caring for this food forest for over forty years, and it has become a sanctuary…

Protected Growing With High Tunnels in a Changing Climate

In our changing climate, many farms are considering or utilizing protected growing spaces to have more control over aspects like temperature and water. Commercial growers, learn about siting a new high tunnel and the management of water…

Organic Methods for a Thriving Vegetable Farm

Innovative organic practices contribute to a thriving diversified farm. Join for a workshop at Earth Sky Time Community Farm aimed at commercial growers of all scales and see some of the farm's many organic practices at work. Tour the farm…

NOFA-VT Pizza Social at Snug Valley Farm

Join us for farm-fresh pizza and to celebrate Snug Valley Farm in East Hardwick! Snug Valley Farm raises grass-fed and pasture-raised meats with respect, sustainability, and the environment as guiding values. After many years of successful…

New Suns Fall Festival and NOFA-VT Pizza Social

Join us for the New Suns Fall Festival in North Thetford! New Suns Community Center is the first land donation received by the Every Town Project, through the Northeast Farmers of Color (NEFOC) Land Trust. The Every Town Project is an…

Vermont Cheese Week

Vermont Cheese Week is a statewide, week-long celebration designed to please the palates and feed the fanaticisms of all cheese lovers! Enjoy unique learning, tasting, pairing, and local “Vermontish” experiences all over the state. Looking…

Preparing the Ground for Successful Agroforestry Plantings

Agroforestry is a set of practices that are becoming increasingly popular with Vermont farms. Farmers, are you looking for a natural climate solution to build resilience while expanding products and enterprises? This workshop at Bread…

Small-Scale Cut Flower Production & Floral Design Basics

Learn how to garden like a cut flower farmer! Using primarily no-till cultivation methods and hand tools, Laura Xiao of By Hand Farm grows cut flowers on a small plot of leased land. During a tour of the farm, Laura will share cultivation…

Climate Adaptation and Soil Health Practices

Climate change mitigation and adaptation has been a key motivation for Evening Song Farm owners Ryan and Kara Fitzbeauchamp since relocating their farm in 2012. For 12 years they have been increasing farm resilience by improving soil…