For seven days in August (15^th – 21^st), farms around Vermont open up their doors to the public for a unique on-farm experience. With almost 100 farms hosting events during open farm week, there’s tons going on! With so much happening all around the state, it might seem overwhelming to plan out a fun week. To make it easier on you, we’ve created a list of events happening on each day of Open Farm Week!

Saturday, August 20^th

Addison County

Lester Farm & Market

• Lester Farm & Market welcomes you to Open Farm Week. Come visit and enjoy produce sampling and wagon rides around the farm!
• 11am – 6pm: Tastings of in-season produce; 1pm – 4pm: Wagon tours of the farm, weather permitting
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-lester-farm-and-market

Lincoln Peak Vineyard

• Lincoln Peak is open daily 11-5 for wine tastings and picnics. Come sample wines made entirely from grapes grown on the farm, and enjoy a glass with some VT cheese on the winery porch.
• https://www.diginvt.com/places/detail/lincoln-peak-vineyard-and-winery

Twin Maple Sugarworks

• We’ll be open from 9:00 – 5:00 pm every day, offering samples to taste and a complete explanation of the process of making maple syrup at our sugarhouse.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-twin-maple-sugarworks

Agricola Farm

Farm Stand

• A small sustainable farm using Italian traditions to raise pastured chickens, sheep and pigs. We process our meat using Italian approaches to butchering and processing fresh and cured meats. Come to the farm during Open Farm Week! Farm Stand open 8am – 8pm. Self-guided farm activities for children with an adult 11am – 2pm. Farm-made Italian baked goods ready to eat 8am-8pm.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-agricola-farm-farm-stand

Farm Dinner

• Gourmet style, 5+ course, farm fresh plated meal served in our farm house. Only 30 seats available. Sign up using our online store (www.agricolavermont.com). Event from 5:00 to 9:30 includes farm tour.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-agricola-farm-farm-dinner

Last Resort Farm

• The Last Resort Farm invites you to tour the beautiful farm and sample organic treats. Come see our famous garlic drying in the former dairy barn and learn to make a braid!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-last-resort-farm

Caledonia County

Caledonia Spirits

• We’ll be open every day from Noon – 5:00 pm offering free tastes of spirits, free distillery tours, free tastes of raw honey and free tastes of Urban Moonshine Bitters. Visitors will have the opportunity to purchase spirits and gifts on site.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-caledonia-spirits

Walden Heights Nursery & Orchard

• Enjoy tours of the organic orchards, samples of the fruits in season, and press some apples for fresh cider assuming there is summer fruit available.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-walden-heights-nursery-and-orchard

Chittenden County

Bread & Butter Farm

Learn How to Make Cheese!

• Make whole milk mozzarella at this on-farm workshop with raw Jersey cow milk from Henry’s Dairy at Bread and Butter Farm.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-bread-and-butter-farm-learn-how-to-make-cheese

Midnight Goat Farm

• We invite you to our GMO-Free, Net Zero, Grade A Goat Dairy and Creamery located in Huntington. Come meet our wonderful, pasture-fed Alpine goats and taste some of what they help us make!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-midnight-goat-farm-farm-tour-and-chores-with-the-crew-2

Red Wagon Plants

Beginner Kitchen Garden Series, Part 2: Growing the Fall Garden

• Early August is the perfect time to think about, plan, and start to sow and transplant the beginnings of the autumn harvest. In this hands-on workshop, Julie will demonstrate simple ways to protect and cover your garden for frost protection, how to plan out your seeding and transplanting to get the timing just right, and simple ways to prepare and preserve the harvest.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-red-wagon-plants-beginner-kitchen-garden-series-part-2-growing-the-fall-garden

Essex County

The Lunchbox’s On Farm Community Lunch with Clyde River Farm

• Green Mountain Farm-to-School (GMFTS) and Clyde River Farm are teaming up to open Clyde River Farm to the community with a day of food and fun activities. A free meal featuring local produce from Clyde River Farm will be served by the GMFTS’ Lunchbox food truck.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-the-lunchbox-s-on-farm-community-lunch-with-clyde-river-farm

Village Farm of Island Pond

• Visit Village Farm of Island Pond and enjoy wagon rides, sheep dog demonstrations, horse training demonstrations and more! Upper Kingdom Food Access will join the event at the Island Pond Community Garden with prepared samples and recipes for in-season garden produce. Come join us for a delicious taste of Summer!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-village-farm-of-island-pond

Franklin County

Boston Post Dairy, LLC

• Boston Post Dairy, a family run farm, invites you onto the farm for Open Farm Week! Come and visit the goats and chickens and taste our award winning farmstead cheeses, made here on the farm!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-boston-post-dairy-llc

Farmer Brown

• Farm store open 10 am to 4 pm | Farm tours available all day. Come join us, visit the animals and enjoy our farm!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-farmer-brown

Grand Isle

Hackett’s Orchard

• Visit Hackett’s Orchard for Open Farm Week! Take a wagon ride through the orchard and learn about apple growing; there will be a story trail, scavenger hunt and apple quiz.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-hackett-s-orchard

Hall Home Place & Hall’s Orchard

• Hall Home Place and Hall’s Orchard invite you to visit this historic property that has been in the Hall family since the 1790’s. Tour the grounds, count the fossils and purchase specialty local products. The café and tasting room are open daily with games for all ages.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-hall-home-place-and-hall-s-orchard

Two Black Sheep Farm

• Two Black Sheep Farm invites you to visit our vegetable operation here in Grand Isle County. Take a tour of our farm, located here since 1829. We’ll show you our operation, meet the animals here, and finish your visit with complimentary food and beverage. Kid friendly.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-two-black-sheep-farm

Lamoille County

Foote Brook Farm

• Foote Brook Farm invites you to visit our farm stand during Open Farm Week and sample some of our produce and specialty products.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-foote-brook-farm

Valley Dream Farm

• Certified Organic Produce Farm. We have a retail farm stand, Kid friendly activities and snacks!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-valley-dream-farm

Orange County

Silloway Maple

• Learn all about how maple syrup is made, and sample the different grades. Shop for syrup, maple cream, candy, sugar, and maple sugar covered almonds. Bring a picnic, and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-silloway-maple

Shire Beef

• We manage our cattle in an innovative way that rebuilds and maintains soil health and activity, sequestering more carbon than we produce. Hang out with the cows and goats. Take walk in our beautiful fields and woods.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-shire-beef

Pebble Brook Farm

• Pebble Brook Farm invites all to visit us in Braintree, just a few minutes from Randolph. We grow produce and have a farm store that offers produce, local meat & eggs, prepared foods, and homemade ice cream. During Open Farm Week our Farm Store will be open.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-pebble-brook-farm

Orleans County

Craftsbury Farmers Market

• The Craftsbury Farmers’ Market invites you to visit us during Vermont Open Farm Week on Saturday (8/20) from 10 AM – 1 PM. You will find farmers and vendors offering locally made cheeses, meats, baked goods, fresh vegetables, prepared foods, wool and alpaca fiber yarns, crafts, artwork…and free family-friendly entertainment!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-craftsbury-farmers-market

Craftsbury Outdoor Center

Back-Roads Bike Ride

• Enjoy a back-roads bike ride with the Craftsbury Outdoor Center! Cyclists will enjoy a scenic ride from Craftsbury through the rolling farms and fields to Greensboro where we’ll quench our thirst at Hill Farmstead – and best of all, riders will enjoy a shuttle ride back to the start.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-craftsbury-outdoor-center-back-roads-bike-ride

Eden Ice Cider/Eden Orchards

• Eden Orchards is the home farm for Eden Ice Cider Company. It is the only organic/biodynamic cider fruit orchard in Vermont. Take a guided tour of the orchard and enjoy free hard cider tastings (age 21+)! Tours will be hosted Friday-Sunday from 1:00 – 5:00 pm, with tours leaving every hour on the hour.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-eden-ice-cider-eden-orchards

Kingdom Brewing

• After years of trying out other professions, the folks at Kingdom Brewing decided to combine a lifelong interest in home-brewing, farming and building to create a working family farm and brewery. Visit, taste and enjoy during Open Farm Week!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-kingdom-brewing

Newport Ciderhouse Bar & Grill

• The Newport Ciderhouse Bar & Grill at the Northeast Kingdom Tasting Center is a new American restaurant focusing on locally-sourced casual food and drink. Each evening, throughout the Kingdom Farm & Food Days event, you can enjoy a carefully constructed locavore prix fix dinner menu for $30pp or $45 with selected drink pairings.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-newport-ciderhouse-bar-and-grill

Northeast Kingdom Tasting Center

• Sip a sweet ice cider at The Tasting Bar, savor a sticky maple treat from the Maple Shop, enjoy fresh breads and pastries from Jocelyn & Cinta’s Bake Shop, or sit and grab a bite at the Newport Ciderhouse Bar & Grill. It’s all good, and it’s all local! The NEK Tasting Center is dedicated to featuring and supporting Northeast Kingdom farmers and producers.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-northeast-kingdom-tasting-center

Pete’s Greens

• Join Pete’s Greens for farm tours, a lovely local food spread, and some music. Tours will go out at 11:30 and 1 pm. Refreshments and merriment throughout the day from 11am – 3pm.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-pete-s-greens

Cate Hill Orchard

• Cate Hill Orchard invites you to visit our farm during open Farm Week. Come and tour our organic apple orchard and see our new sheep dairy; watch a sheep milking demonstration; listen to a short concert of farm songs from around the world. Our farm store will be open with lots of goods from our farm for sale: the first organic apples of the season, organic plums, honey, apple cider vinegar, lamb, our famous lard-crust apple pies, wool, raw sheep milk and more!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-cate-hill-orchard

Log Cabin Farm Alpacas

• Enjoy a hands on tours, meeting the herd of 40+ alpacas, learning about the rich history of these lovely animals, fleece qualities and characteristics!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-log-cabin-farm-alpacas

Devaney Farmstand

• The Devaney Farmstand sells fresh grown vegetables, lilies, annuals, perennials, cedar trellises, maple syrup, fresh eggs, hand-made Vermont crafts, as well as wild fiddlehead. Throughout the weekend, the Devaney Farmstand will welcome visitors and provide free samples of their offerings!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-devaney-farmstand

Sterling College Garden Tours & Sampling

• Tour the livestock farm and agricultural fields and learn about Sterling’s progress to produce most of their electricity needs with its on-campus solar array. The tour will end in the gardens, where participants will harvest vegetables and enjoy light fare that came from the surrounding fields.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-sterling-college-garden-tours-and-sampling

The Vermont Reindeer Farm

• Tour the only Reindeer Farm in the State of Vermont! Visit the many farm animals, have fun at the craft station, walk the nature trail and “reindeer “games area. Enjoy free samples of Cabot cheese & Kingdom Creamery ice cream!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-the-vermont-reindeer-farm

Rutland County

Larson Farm

• Larson farm invites you onto the farm for Open Farm Week! Come meet the Jersey cows, tour the pastures, learn why we manage our grazing dairy the way we do, and why cows are good for climate restoration. There will be 100% grass-fed beef, pastured eggs, and raw milk for sale. Our new creamery should be up and running, serving gelato!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-larson-farm

Madrugada Farm, LLC

• Madrugada Farm, LLC invites you for a short stroll to learn about farming for your pantry and processing dry beans and grains with an antique thresher and fanning mill.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-madrugada-farm-llc

Washington County

Hartshorn Farm Market

• Hartshorn Farm Market is participating in Vermont Open Farm Week. They’ll be selling blueberry milkshakes, creamies and pizza! Open Noon-5 on Friday and 11-4 on Sunday
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-hartshorn-farm-market

Peaceful Harvest Mushrooms

• Come and see how science and the art of growing come together to cultivate fresh edible and medicinal mushrooms.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-peaceful-harvest-mushrooms

Flywheel Farm

Farm Stand

• Come visit our farm stand Thursday through Saturday of Open Farm Week!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-flywheel-farm-farm-stand

Ananda Gardens

• Ananda Gardens welcomes you to our first open family farm day. This is our first year in Montpelier and we are excited to invite visitors to learn more about our sustainable and intensive growing practices. There will be activities for the whole family.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-ananda-gardens

Callahan Farm

• Shop our farm store for 100% awesome meat and vegetables produced on our small-scale farm in Central Vermont. Prize winning tomatoes, natural meats & chicken, plus maple syrup. Callahan Farmers Fred & Mary look forward to meeting you!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-callahan-farm

Good Heart Farmstead

• 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, farm stand open, bring a picnic lunch to eat, farm tours @11:00, 2:00, cooking demo @ 1:00
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-good-heart-farmstead

Windham County

Adams Farm

• Adams Farm welcomes you during Open Farm Week! Visit our wide variety of friendly farm animals. Join us for paintball in our sheep pastures, or for a guided trail ride on our docile horses. Wagon rides around the perimeter of the farm depart daily. Paintball and trail rides require reservations.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-adams-farm

Boyd Family Farm

• Please join us for a great farm experience. Blueberry fields will be open for picking! Pack a lunch and enjoy the view from the mowing!
• https://www.diginvt.com/places/detail/boyd-family-farm

Sprague & Son Sugarhouse

• Sprague & Son Sugarhouse invites you to the Sugarhouse during Open Farm Week for tours and tastings.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-sprague-and-son-sugarhouse

Taylor Farm

• Taylor farm is open to the public daily from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm, and on any given day might have activities such as cheese making, kite flying, farm tours, and woodland hikes.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-taylor-farm

Scott Farm

• Scott Farm is participating in Vermont Open Farm Week, August 15-21, 2016: Come stroll the orchard with the Orchard Manager, Zeke Goodband!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-scott-farm

West River Farmers’ Market

• Come spend some time under the trees on the beautiful West River. We have 45 farmers, food producers and artisans offering a bounty of the best of Vermont. We happily accept EBT and Debit cards. Kindly leave your dogs at home.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-west-river-farmers-market

Dwight Miller Orchards

• Dwight Miller Orchards invites you onto our farm for Pick-Your-Own Organic Blueberries during Open Farm Week!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-dwight-miller-orchards

Meadows Bee Farm

• Meadows Bee invites you to visit our very busy and diverse educational farm. Morning chores and tour
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-meadows-bee-farm

Windsor County

Earthwise Farm & Forest

• Our farm stand will be open with a selection of items for sale including Fresh Vegetables, Eggs, Flower Bouquets, Organic Chicken, Garlic & Garlic Braids, Rhubarb Jam, Pickled Dilly Scapes, and Lisa’s Joyful Pottery. Visitors will also be invited to take a tour of gardens, visit with the draft horses, check out our pastured poultry and pastured pig operations. We will be happy to answer any questions about our farming practices, and will share information about upcoming classes that will be taking place at our farm in September and October.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-earthwise-farm-and-forest

Four Springs Farm, Campground & Learning Center

• Tucked high on a west-facing slope with vistas of the Green Mountains and lovely sunsets, the orchards, greenhouses and vegetable gardens of this multi-faceted organic farm along with pastured poultry dotting the fields, provide a welcoming landscape for visitors who come to Four Springs Farm for rustic camping, volunteering or educational programs. Come visit during Vermont Open Farm Week for farm tours and group prepared snacks from the farm!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-four-springs-farm-campground-and-learning-center

Kiss the Cow Farm

• Come visit Kiss the Cow Farm during Vermont Open Farm Week! Tours of the farm include: meet the calves, check out the chickens and collect eggs, and dance with the duck. There is also a scheduled milking the herd program. We will be serving our own farmstead ice cream as well (for a small cost).
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-kiss-the-cow-farm

Norwich Farmers’ Market

• Come join us for fresh air and live music and over 50 vendors in our market. Welcome the new vendors and catch up with the regulars. EBT and Debit accepted!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-norwich-farmers-market

One Chicken at a Time Farm

• One Chicken At A Time Farm is a diversified farm. Our main attraction is our 30 friendly goats, they love to run and play. We have a great view for a walk or picnic in the fields. Haying is also something we will be doing. Come pick some veggies from the gardens or some flowers. You never know what’s going to happen on this busy farm!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-one-chicken-at-a-time-farm

Sugarbush Maple & Cheese Farm

• Sugarbush Farm invites you sample maple syrup, 15 varieties of cheese, and many Vermont made jams, mustards and spreads. Visit the farm sugar house for an educational display & walk in the maple woods. Make friends with our farm animals!
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-sugarbush-maple-and-cheese-farm

Kelly Way Gardens at Woodstock Inn and Resort

• Kelly Way Gardens invites you to explore the Woodstock Inn and Resort’s certified organic chef’s and cutting garden! Come see our culinary and decorative inspiration before enjoying it at the Resort.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-kelly-way-gardens-at-woodstock-inn-and-resort

Parris Hill Farm Alpacas and The AlpacArt Studio

• Enjoy an informal alpaca farm visit. We will be available to answer your questions about the history, care and the beautiful fleece produced by these charming animals. Visit our shop, The AlpacArt Studio, to see and purchase the many items made from fine alpaca fleece. They include yarn, apparel, accessories and toys.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-parris-hill-farm-alpacas-and-the-alpacart-studio

Windsor Farmers’ Market

• Our year-long market provides a direct marketing outlet for locally produced agricultural products, specialty foods and crafts to the consumer for the benefit of both the consumers and the producers, thus supporting the local economy.
• https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-windsor-farmers-market

Source: Dig in VT Trails