Join farmer, educator, and NOFA-VT Mentor, Misse Axelrod for a day of family farm learning! Dig deep into the farm-to-table process at Drift Farmstead. The day will start with an interactive farm tour, learning activity, harvest, and family pizza making with the outdoor wood-fired oven. This kid and family-friendly workshop will end with a feast! 

Maximum number of participants: 25

Please bring: clothing for all-weather, sunblock, bug spray (preferably no DEET), hat, water bottle.

Join us for farm-fresh pizza and a celebration of Anjali Farm, a small, diverse farm practicing Biodynamic agriculture and wholistic land stewardship in South Londonderry. They grow vegetables, culinary and medicinal herbs, hops, flowers, and perennial fruit crops. Four farmers make up the Four Farmers Herbalist Collective and operate the CSApothecary.

Participants will see how Rebop Farm maintains their low somatic cell counts and exceptional milk quality. Learn more about milk quality from the udder to the bulk tank, plus causes, types and prevention of mastitis.

UVM Extension is offering a Dairy Herd Health workshop series from July--November, hosted by veterinarian Dr. Dayna Locitzer. The series starts with 3 on-farm sessions this summer, followed by 3 webinars this fall.

Have you always wanted to grow vegetables but never been sure where to start? Do you have some land – or just a few pots on the deck – clearly waiting for a few heads of lettuce, some glorious beets or delicious squash? Would you like to grow your own herbs or tomatoes, but have been afraid to try? This class is for you! You will learn what you need to plan a garden, plant it, manage it, and harvest your own produce. You don’t need any previous experience or a “green thumb” – just a little bit of soil and a willingness to learn.

The International Workshop on Agritourism will take place in person on August 30 - September 1, 2022 in Burlington, Vermont, USA. We are designing this Workshop to be a hybrid event to allow those unable to travel to have access to content as well as a variety of other ways for all participants to engage and connect with colleagues in the agritourism community. We hope this hybrid option provides flexibility and the convenience of being able to participate remotely.

Morgan and Chad Beckwith have been raising and grazing goats since 2016, producing raw goat milk for kefir, yogurt, and various kinds of cheese. Meet the goats and learn about herd health, grazing management for milk production and parasite resistance, tending mammas, kidding, and kid-raising. See Ice House Farm’s regenerative practices to sequester carbon and increase biodiversity in action. Ask questions about problem solving livestock management and being thoughtful caretakers of land and beast.

The Taconic End Farm tour focuses on how they raise calves and best practices to consider when raising replacements. Grazing expert Sarah Flack discusses pasture management for heifers. Topics will include colostrum management, milk feeding, housing, scours, and calfhood pneumonia.

UVM Extension is offering a Dairy Herd Health workshop series from July--November, hosted by veterinarian Dr. Dayna Locitzer. The series starts with 3 on-farm sessions this summer, followed by 3 webinars this fall.

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Wondering what to do with all the beautiful medicinal herbs you've been growing this season? Unsure of which plants in your garden to use? Join herbalist Sophie Cassel as we harvest herbs for peak quality and explore the many ways to preserve plant medicine. Come with questions and stories, leave with plant preparations and lots of resources.

Late summer is an excellent time to create habitat for the birds and the bees in your garden. Join us for a late-season gardening workshop and birding outing. We’ll focus on providing food for late-season pollinators in your garden and think ahead to providing food in every season for wildlife. We’ll talk about Audubon’s Plants for Birds database and have a conversation about the power of native plants to help grow a better world for birds and bees. This is also a birding event!