Looking for something fun to do in the Mad River Valley next week?
We're participating in the Mad River Taste Week.
These are great activities for you and your visiting guests to participate in! Check these out:
1. Vermont Food & Farm Tours: Hartshorn Organic Farm/Hydroponic Greenhouse/Backyard Garden Tour
Tuesday, 8/7, 9-11:30am
Reservations required so we know how much food to prepare.
Description:
Certified Organic Farm. Pluck a pea off the vine as you learn about organic agriculture and the history of Hartshorn Farm, where your tour guide, Amy, lives. Taste some fresh kale and chard. Dig a carrot. Find out what some of the weeds beneath your feet can help with. Pop a sweet cherry tomato into your mouth. Pick some blueberries. Put your hands in the warm soil and plant something. Harvest some veggies for your lunch time salad in the farmstand. We will enjoy a home made mostly organic and hydroponic vegetarian lunch.
Maple Sugar House. Amy's organic farmer life partner, Dave, is also a fifth generation sugarmaker. Check out the maple sugarhouse. Find out how maple syrup was discovered. Taste a sample.
Hydroponic Growing. Visit the cutting edge, Green Mountain Harvest Hydroponic greenhouse where sustainability meets delicious year round in Vermont. Their motto is "Going green growing greens." Find out how they do this. Taste tender delicious basil, watercress and lettuce greens.
Backyard Garden. Looking to create your own beautiful and productive veggie, herb and flower garden? Check out Amy's backyard circular garden for inspiration. See what kinds of medicinal herbs are growing among the veggies and flowers. Where is the wild stinging nettle growing nearby and why it's such a superfood? Discover what might also be growing in your own yard that you can use to heal.
Visit our Horses. You'll also have an opportunity to feed Amy's horses, Koko and Amigo, some carrots and learn a little about horses.
Each tour is customized to meet the needs and interests of the group that shows up, which means each tour/workshop will be slightly different. While the tours are designed for teens and adults, we are kid friendly and can cater activities to your children's ages. (Amy runs a kid's farm camp in the summer too.)
* $49 Ages 10 through Adult, $25 for Kids 6-9, 5 and under are free if they aren't eating the lunch or participating in the activities, otherwise it's $10 for all children 5 and under that are eating and participating. Book your tour here: https://www.vtfoodtours.com/book-tour-now/
2. Hartshorn Farm Short Tour with Farm Fresh Flatbread Pizza, Salad, and Beverage; PYO Blueberries, and Cow Train Rides (Tours are free. Food, berry picking and train rides have a fee).
Friday, 8/10, 5-7pm. Reservations required so we know how much food to prepare. Email me: amy@vtfoodtours.com
Learn why vegetable and fruit Farmer, Dave Hartshorn, became certified organic over 25 years ago. What is organic agriculture and how is it different (better) than conventional? Listen to the history of Hartshorn Farm where Dave has lived his entire life. He's also a fifth generation sugarmaker and co-owner of Green Mountain Harvest Hydroponics right next door. Hartshorn Farm is a commercial certified organic farm. Check out the maple sugarhouse. Pick some blueberries. Meet our horses. Take a ride on our new cow train. For dinner the wood fired pizza oven will be hot and ready to make delicious pizzas topped with all the amazing veggies grown right on the farm. (There is a charge for the pizza, salad, and beverage.) Join us! Email me at: amy@vtfoodtours.com
3. Weekly Farm Fresh Flatbread Pizza and Cow Train Rides Saturday, 8/11, Noon-2pm
Each week throughout the season we offer you a chance to hang out on our working certified organic commercial farm, eat delicious pizza and ride the cow train. You may also get a chance to visit with our horses, Koko and Amigo.
No reservations required for this activity.
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