For seven days in August (15th – 21st), 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!
Wednesday, August 17th
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
Treleven Farm
- 9:30 – 12:30 family friendly activities
- https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-treleven-farm
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
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
The Willowell Foundation Farm
- All ages fun at the farm. Middle School Farm Olympics, draft horse demo and garden fresh, wood-fired pizza. Come join farm managers for a fun relay race and farm olympics activity followed by a draft horse demonstration and brick-oven pizza for sale. All ages welcome.
- https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-the-willowell-foundation-farm-1
Bennington County
Merck Forest & Farmland Center
Farrier’s Demonstration
- Fern and Arch, our draft horses, need new shoes. The blacksmith will shoe one horse in the morning, one in the afternoon. It’s a fascinating demonstration of an old-time skill.
- https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-merck-forest-and-farmland-center-farrier-s-demonstration
Fleece Skirting Demonstration
- Try your hand at skirting (or cleaning) a sheep’s fleece in preparation for spinning it into yarn!
- https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-merck-forest-and-farmland-center-fleece-skirting-demonstration
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
Chittenden County
Shelburne Farms
Sun to Cheese Tour
- Where does the story begin with our delicious Farmhouse Cheddar Cheese? Come find out! We will take you on a behind-the-scenes tour to discover the magic of cheesemaking and how its delicious taste starts way before the milk hits the cheesemaking vat.
- https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-shelburne-farms-sun-to-cheese-tour
North Williston Cattle Company
- Come watch our herd of 240 Holstein cows being milked by robots, pet the baby calves and learn how a mid-size family dairy farm operates. Brief tours of the robots milking cows and of the calf barn each week day.
- https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-north-williston-cattle-company
Windstone Farm
- Windstone Farm grows certified organic culinary herbs, garlic, tomatoes and eggplants. Pesto is also made on the farm as a value added product. Come visit and sample some garlic scape, cilantro or basil pesto.
- https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-windstone-farm
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 3 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
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
Jeffersonville Farmers’ and Artisan Market
- Jeffersonville Farmers and Artisan Market invites you to join us on Wednesday, August 17th between 4:30 – 7:30pm for Live Music, tokens for the kids to purchase produce, market wide specials and a market basket give away.
- https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-jeffersonville-farmers-and-artisan-market
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, and prepared foods. During Open Farm Week our Farm Store will be open. We will have homemade ice cream, tortillas and a local beer tasting.
- https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-pebble-brook-farm
Orleans County
Jed’s Maple Products
- A Certified Organic Maple Farm, we invite you to visit our Family Maple Museum, eco-friendly sugarhouse and more during Open Farm Week! Guided tours of how we used to make maple syrup compared to how we make it now. Kid-Friendly activities, tastings, tours and more!
- https://www.diginvt.com/events/detail/open-farm-week-jed-s-maple-products
Washington County
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
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
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
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
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
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
Source: Dig in VT Trails