<p>Last week was the third annual Vermont Open Farm Week and what a week it was! Farmers throughout the state worked tirelessly to provide guests with incredible, accessible experiences – and the response was fantastic! Visitors came from near and far to find some on-farm fun. Whether farms hosted a dinner, workshop, tour or tasting – each event was successful in bringing people closer to Vermont’s working landscape and offered a unique glance into Vermont’s diverse agricultural communities. </p><p>The Open Farm Week organizing committee was lucky enough to visit some of these farms to take pictures and chat with guests. We tasted farm-fresh fried chicken, braided garlic, pet goats, fed ducks, taste-tested maple and beef, brushed Highland Cattle, made our own wool slippers, learned about flowers, herbs, bees and more! Below are some highlights from the week. </p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600338-unnamed-5.jpg” width=”600″ height=”338″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Cows at <strong>Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company</strong>, Woodstock</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600450-IMG7115-1.jpg” width=”600″ height=”450″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Poetry Reading and Farm Tour at <strong>Crossmolina Farm</strong>, Corinth</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600450-IMG7127-1.jpg” width=”600″ height=”450″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Pigs and big sky! at <strong>Crossmolina Farm</strong>, Corinth</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600398-IMG3658.jpg” width=”600″ height=”398″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Garlic Braiding at <strong>Last Resort Farm</strong>, Bristol</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600398-IMG3660.JPG” width=”600″ height=”398″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>The finished product, <strong>Last Resort Farm</strong>, Bristol</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600353-MapleWind.jpg” width=”600″ height=”353″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p><strong>Maple Wind Farm</strong> Fried Chicken Dinner, Richmond</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage450600-unnamed-8_2.jpg” width=”450″ height=”600″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Chore Tour at <strong>Rebop Farm</strong>, Brattleboro</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600463-Screen-Shot-2017-08-23-at-10.28.39-AM.png” width=”600″ height=”463″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Farmer Ray Shatney at <strong>Greenfield Highland Beef</strong>, Plainfield</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage464600-Screen-Shot-2017-08-23-at-10.30.02-AM.png” width=”464″ height=”600″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>The perfect way to enjoy a hot day at <strong>Greenfield Highland Beef</strong>, Plainfield</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600353-Sandi.jpg” width=”600″ height=”353″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Farm Dinner at <strong>Sandiwood Farm</strong>, Wolcott</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600338-IMG3234.JPG” width=”600″ height=”338″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Basket Making at <strong>Sandiwood Farm</strong>, Wolcott</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600353-PicMonkey-Collage.jpg” width=”600″ height=”353″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Slipper making and lunch at <strong>Trollhaugen Farm</strong>, Newfane</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600398-IMG3686.jpg” width=”600″ height=”398″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Touring <strong>Trillium Hill Farm</strong> before dinner, Hinesburg</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600481-FullSizeRender-19.jpg” width=”600″ height=”481″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Paint and Sip Sap Buckets at <strong>Jed’s Maple</strong>, Derby</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600507-FullSizeRender-20.jpg” width=”600″ height=”507″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Tour and Tea Tasting at <strong>Free Verse Farm</strong>, Chelsea</p><p><img class=”leftAlone” src=”https://www.diginvt.com/assets/_resampled/resizedimage600450-3018643579915809088182034729935n-1.jpg” width=”600″ height=”450″ alt=”” title=””/></p><p>Goat Party at Boston Post Dairy, Enosburg Falls</p>
Source: Dig in VT Trails