We hope you can join us at the Farm on October 21st to enjoy the farm ecosystem and community!
What: During our Community Farm Day there will be tours and tastings, demos and dialogue, sensory walks and stimulating talks, recipe cards and conversations while preparing food together, along with art to admire and citizen/farmer science, ancient practices and open spaces to explore and cozy nooks too.
Check out the full schedule!
When: Saturday October 21st 10 am – 2 pm
How: Green Mountain Girls Farm is fortunate and thrilled to be hosting the 3rd in the 4-farm series of events in partnership with New Perennials who secured funding from USDA and Senator Bernie Sanders. The event and its activities are all free to farm visitors. Our farmstand will also be open for shopping. Please leave your dogs at home, Thanks! Carpooling encouraged! (Northfield park & ride is close by)
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Why: We all want to celebrate Vermont agriculture at neighborhood farms and make sure folks know about the farmstands and how to access our cherished working landscape as well as shopping options available year round from all the farms tucked away in our hills and valleys.
Speakers, Activities & Workshops include:
Regenerative Farm Tours, Recipe Sharing & Tastings, Cider Pressing, Fifth Quarter Exploration, Open Farmstand, BIPOC Affinity Space, Climate Farmer Art Exhibit
- Sensory Walk with José Alejandro Rivera
- Kimchi Making with Serena Kim
- Fall Orchard Care with Nicko Rubin
- Fifth Quarter Exploration with Green Mountain Girls Farm Team and Samantha Langevin
- Vermont Ripsower Demo with Abe Collins
The 4 Farm (for Farms) series: We wish we could go to all 4! Maybe you can? Times and details for the other events in the series Does’ Leap Oct 14th, Larson Farm October 15th and Maple Wind Farm October 22nd.
Questions….
Is the Event Free?
Yes! Thanks to funding from USDA and Senator Bernie Sanders the event and its activities are all free to farm visitors. Our farmstand will also be open for shopping.
Can I bring my dog?
No. Please leave your dog at home as dogs in a farm environment with livestock can be challenging.
Is it Kid Friendly?
Absolutely — Great activities for ALL ages!
Will there be food?
Yes. There will be various cooking demos & learning opprortunities with samples AND our farmstand will be open for shopping with some ready eat items as well as food to take home.
Is the event rain or shine?
YES! Fortunately, Many of the activies will be undercover in our barns, farmstand, hoophouse or farmhouse Kitchen but bring a raincoat for farm tours.