Educational Farm Visits

One way we use our farm as a community resource is to host visiting groups to come explore, tour, and do farm work with us. These visits are mutually beneficial, allowing the visitors a hands on opportunity to get dirty, learn and meet people in their community, while we get to share what we do as farmers, make connections with people and get extra help. The to-do lists of farmers are never completed. These visits are fun and although we cannot always accommodate a group, we encourage group leaders to get in touch with us about a visit. We are especially excited about youth groups.
    For example we have hosted the UVM Youth Agriculture Program, Camp Waubanong, home-schoolers, Educational Praxis, and a class from the Academy School.

The Farmer Correspondence Program at NOFA-VT

The Farmer Correspondence Program matches classrooms with farmers based on interests and grade levels. Farmer pen-pals correspond with students during the winter and spring, educating them about life and work on the farm. NOFA Vermont is member-based nonprofit organization working to grow local farms, healthy food, and strong communities in Vermont. Our members are farmers, gardeners, educators and food lovers of all sorts – everyone who wants to help us create a future full of organic food and local farms.

We currently are pen pals with the 3rd grade class of Guilford Central School, an elementary school located down the road from the farm.