Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Barre, VT

Barre

Taplin Hill Sugarworks makes maple syrup from a sugarbush on Taplin Road in Barre, in central Vermont's Washington County. Sugarmakers here tap the hillside maples in late winter and boil sap into syrup through the March thaw. The operation sells its syrup direct. Check locally for grades, pricing, and whether the sugarhouse opens during Vermont's Maple Open House weekend.

Plainfield

Bartlett Hill, also listed as The Fruit Patch, grows fruit on Bartlett Road in Plainfield, in central Vermont near Marshfield. Published details are thin. Small farms in this area typically open for summer berries and fall apples; contact the farm to find out what's ready and when.

Williamstown

Chappelle's grows potatoes in Williamstown, in central Vermont near Barre. Potatoes are the farm's namesake crop, sold locally through the summer and fall harvest. Public details beyond the name are limited; contact the farm to confirm varieties and where to buy.

East Montpelier

Peck Farm Orchard runs pick-your-own apples on Sibley Road in East Montpelier, pressing fresh cider every week through the season. The farm cooks cider donuts daily, pours dry hard cider, and adds a corn maze, weekend hay rides, and live music at its Apple Shack stage. The orchard is open Wednesday through Sunday in September and October. It sits a short drive from Montpelier in central Vermont.

Washington

Vermont Grand View Farm keeps the state's first flock of Gotland sheep on Scales Hill Road in Washington, and turns their wool into heirloom fiber products. Owners Kim and Chuck Goodling host farm stays, felting classes, and fiber-art retreats, and sell felted goods and yarn through the farm shop. Both group and one-on-one lessons are available.

Berlin

Herring Family Farm lists on Route 12 in Berlin, in the hills just south of Montpelier and Barre in central Vermont. The working family farm sits in a rural stretch of the Dog River area, a landscape of small livestock and produce operations.

West Berlin

Sugar Feather Farm specializes in rare, endangered, and heritage poultry, from chickens, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl to turkeys, quail, and even emus, sold as chicks, started pullets, and adult birds. The West Berlin farm also ships hatching eggs, mixes its own non-GMO feed for different breeds, and offers poultry health consultations. It's built for people starting their own flocks rather than a produce stand. Appointments go through phone or the farm's contact form.

Marshfield

Hollister Hill Farm has worked the same 200-plus acres in Marshfield since 1825, now across four generations. The farm store sells pasture-raised pork, maple syrup from more than 200 taps, seasonal produce, and homemade pickles, pies, jams, and preserves. Visitors can meet goats, donkeys, pigs, cows, and chickens, and the farmhouse also runs a bed & breakfast. The store is open daily, 8am to 5pm.

Calais

Legare Farm Stand sits on Route 14 in Calais, near North Montpelier in central Vermont. The roadside stand sells farm produce in season. Details beyond the location are limited, so stop by or call during the growing months to see what's available.

East Calais

Hoolie Flats Farm sits on George Road in East Calais, a small village in the hill country of Washington County north of Montpelier. The farm's products and hours aren't confirmed here. This part of central Vermont runs to small diversified farms, sugarbushes, and pasture on rolling upland ground.

Brookfield

Liberty Orchard grows apples on West Street in Brookfield, a small Orange County town best known for its historic floating bridge over Sunset Lake. As a central Vermont orchard, its season centers on fresh and pick-your-own apples from late summer through the October harvest. Liberty is also a disease-resistant apple variety common in New England orchards. No website or contact details surfaced online beyond the Brookfield listing.

Calais

Random Gardens takes its name from Random Road in Calais, a rural Washington County town north of Montpelier known for its dirt roads, ponds, and hill farms. The agritourism listing carries no website or product details, so what's grown or offered isn't documented here. Calais sits in the wooded uplands of central Vermont, farm-and-forest country.

Chelsea

Devils Den Farm is a farm homestay and bed & breakfast in Chelsea, a small town in Orange County's hill country. Guests stay on the working farm. Contact the owners directly to confirm rooms, rates, and what farm activities are available during a stay.

Randolph Center

Neighborly Farms is a third-generation organic farmstead on Curtis Road in Randolph Center that makes handmade cheese from its own cows' milk. The lineup runs to about eleven varieties, from traditional sharp cheddar to jalapeño jack, including raw-milk cheeses. The farm skips antibiotics, hormones, and commercial fertilizers, and ships its cheese as well as selling on site.

West Brookfield

Eagle Peak Farm sits on Eagle Peak Road in the West Brookfield area of Brookfield, in the hill country of central Vermont's Orange County. The farm occupies high, wooded terrain south of Montpelier, a region of small livestock and hay farms.

Chelsea

Redrock Farm is on Redrock Lane in Chelsea, a small Orange County town in east-central Vermont's hill country along the First Branch of the White River. It's listed as an agritourism farm, though its current crops, animals, or visitor activities aren't documented online. The listing reflects that rural setting rather than confirmed details.

Waterbury Center

Hunger Mountain Orchard grows apples in Waterbury Center, on Thurston Lane below the Worcester Range peak that gives the orchard its name. The varieties, any pick-your-own schedule, and hours aren't confirmed here. Waterbury Center sits between Stowe and Waterbury in the Winooski corridor, apple country where harvest typically runs from Labor Day through October.

Marshfield

Fruitlands Farmstand runs on Thistle Hill Road in Marshfield, a small Washington County town along the U.S. Route 2 corridor east of Montpelier. As a farm stand, it sells farm-direct produce, with Vermont's roadside stands busiest from the summer harvest through fall. Marshfield sits in the hills between Montpelier and Cabot. No website or seasonal hours appeared online at the time of writing.

Randolph Center

Silloway Maple has made syrup on Boudro Road in Randolph Center since 1942, combining wood-fired boiling with reverse osmosis and solar power. Beyond graded syrup, the farm store carries maple cream, candy, granulated sugar, maple-coated nuts, and bourbon-barrel-aged syrup, and serves maple creemees in season. Tours with samples run year-round.

Randolph Center

Silloway Maple gives free year-round tours of its Randolph Center sugarhouse, where you can watch sap boil in season, walk the sugarwoods to see the tap lines, and sample all four grades of Vermont syrup. The farm store sells maple cream, candy, sugar, bourbon-barrel-aged syrup, maple-coated nuts, and infused syrups. Large groups should call ahead. It's a working family sugaring operation open most days of the week.

Waitsfield

Simplicity Farm, also listed as Turner Farm, is on Main Street in Waitsfield, in Vermont's Mad River Valley. The listing carries two names and little published detail. Reach the farm directly to confirm what it produces and its hours.

Cabot

Cabot Smith Farm is a small farm in Cabot, in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, the hill-country town best known for its cheese cooperative. The listing carries no street address or details beyond the town. Little is posted online about what the farm grows or sells. Check locally for current products and whether it's open to visitors.

West Topsham

The Vermont Maple Farm taps sugar maples in the Orange County hills above West Topsham, a small town in Vermont's central uplands. The name marks it as a maple operation, with sap boiled down through the late-winter sugaring season that usually runs from February into early April. This stretch of dirt-road country mixes working sugarbushes with dairy and hayland. No website or hours were posted online, so fresh syrup and open days are best confirmed directly.

Stowe

Stowe Hollow Nursery grows and sells plants on North Hollow Road in Stowe, in Vermont's Lamoille County. Local nurseries here stock perennials, shrubs, and trees suited to the cold Green Mountain climate, with the main season running spring through early fall. Little is posted online about current stock or hours. Check locally before visiting to confirm it's open.

Waitsfield

Hartshorn Farm has been certified organic for more than 30 years, farming on Route 100 in Waitsfield in the Mad River Valley. Its farm stand runs seven days a week from June through October with organic vegetables, fruit, maple syrup, freeze-dried vegetables, jams, and pickles. Pick-your-own strawberries and blueberries come in season, and Amy leads 90-minute farm tours with an optional farm-to-table lunch. A CSA and hydroponic greenhouse round it out.

Randolph Center

Lincoln Farm works land on East Bethel Road in Randolph Center, in central Vermont's Orange County. Randolph Center sits on a ridge above the White River valley, home to Vermont Technical College and a patchwork of small hill farms. Little is posted online about this operation's current crops or hours. Check locally for what the farm sells and when it's open.

Waterbury Center

Fibonacci Acres is a small farm on Ruby Raymond Road in Waterbury Center, in the hills between Waterbury and Stowe in north-central Vermont. The farm works land in the Green Mountain foothills, an area of small diversified and homestead-scale operations.

Cabot

Back Roads Farm works land off Urban Farm Way in Cabot, the central-Vermont town best known for its cheese. Public details about the farm are limited. Contact it directly to learn what it grows or raises and when it sells.

Randolph Center

Monro Hill Vineyard grows grapes on Crocker Road in Randolph Center, a hilltop village in Orange County and home to Vermont State University's agricultural campus. Vineyards this far north rely on cold-hardy hybrid varieties bred to survive Vermont winters. Central Vermont's hillside sites drain well and catch the sun, which helps grapes ripen through a short season. No website or tasting details were posted online.

Cabot

Burtt's Apple Orchard grows apples for pick-your-own on Cabot Plains Road in Cabot, a Northeast Kingdom town better known for its cheese. The orchard sits on high open farmland, and Vermont hillside orchards like it typically open for picking from late summer into fall.

Corinth

Taplin Hill Farm works the hills of East Corinth in Vermont's Orange County, up Taplin Hill Road not far from the Connecticut River. Its specific products and any farm-store details aren't confirmed here. This corner of the state is small-scale livestock and hay country, with pasture spread across steep upland ground.

Waitsfield

American Flatbread bakes its pizzas in a wood-fired earthen oven at Lareau Farm off Route 100 in Waitsfield, the original home of the now-widespread flatbread brand. The restaurant fills a restored barn on the farm beside the Mad River, using organic flour and local ingredients. It serves dinner on-site, with online ordering available. See americanflatbread.com.

Hardwick

Agape Hill Farm sits on Houston Hill Road in Hardwick, part of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom and the local-food region around Hardwick village. It's listed as an agritourism farm, though specific offerings aren't published online. Call ahead before visiting to confirm what's open to the public and when.

Hardwick

Dolly Gray Orchard grows apples on Dutton Road in Hardwick, a Northeast Kingdom town that has become a hub for Vermont's local-food economy. Northern Vermont orchards harvest hardy apple varieties from September into October, and Hardwick's cooler Caledonia County climate suits cold-tolerant fruit. No website or pick-your-own details were posted online, so the orchard's offerings and hours aren't documented here beyond the listing.

Wolcott

Pleasant Valley Blueberries grows blueberries on East Elmore Road in Wolcott, in Vermont's Lamoille County. The farm opens for pick-your-own in summer, when Kingdom-area blueberries ripen from mid-July into August. Wolcott sits along Route 15 between Morrisville and Hardwick, tucked below Elmore Mountain. Check locally for picking days and ripeness before the drive.

Royalton

Four Springs Farm is a certified-organic farm and campground on Gee Hill Road in Royalton, growing a range of vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Guests can book cabins or tent sites, and the farm runs a home bakery and catering service. It sells at the Norwich Farmers' Market on alternating weekends from May through October, and hosts volunteers for two-week working visits.

Stowe

Sage Farm Goat Dairy milks registered Alpine goats on West Hill Road outside Stowe and makes small-batch cheeses that shift with the season, from a maple banon in spring to a spruce-wrapped wheel called Spruce in fall. The farm runs tours that pair a walk through the barn with a cheese tasting, booked through Eventbrite. It's a hands-on look at how goat's-milk cheese actually gets made.

Royalton

Fat Rooster Farm works land on Morse Road in Royalton, a White River valley town in central Vermont near the South Royalton village green. Diversified Vermont farms of this kind commonly raise pastured livestock, eggs, and vegetables for direct sale. The White River corridor mixes river-bottom cropland with wooded hillsides. No current website or product list surfaced online, so what's for sale in a given season is best confirmed directly.

East Hardwick

Lanzer's Fruit Farm sits on Porter Brook Road in East Hardwick, in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom near the town of Hardwick. Small fruit farms in this part of the state typically grow apples and berries and sell direct from a seasonal stand. Check locally for what's ripe and when the farm is open before heading out.

Stowe

Trapp Family Lodge sits on a 2,600-acre mountain estate in Stowe, run by the von Trapp family of Sound of Music fame. The resort pairs Austrian-style lodging with four farm-to-table restaurants and its own Von Trapp Brewing, which pours European-style lagers. A large Nordic ski and trail network crosses the property, and the working farm feeds the kitchens. Weddings and year-round seasonal events fill out the calendar.

Too Little Farm sits on Cloudy Pasture Lane in Barnet (ZIP 05821), in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom near the Connecticut River. It's a small agritourism operation, and specifics on what it grows or offers aren't posted online. The listing reflects its Caledonia County location and working-farm surroundings rather than confirmed details.

Bethel

Earthwise Farm and Forest sells grass-fed raw milk, pasture-raised poultry, and pastured pork from land in Bethel run on holistic and biodynamic methods. The farm also grows organic vegetables, garlic, and cut flowers and makes preserves, wreaths, and pottery. Beyond production, the owners teach grazing management and whole-farm planning and mentor other farmers through organic certification. Farm tours and work exchanges round out the year.

Thetford Center

Ward's Berry Farm grows pick-your-own berries on Miller Pond Road in Thetford Center, in eastern Vermont near the Connecticut River. This is a small Vermont operation, separate from the larger farm of the same name in Massachusetts. Berry picking runs through summer; contact the farm to confirm hours and which crops are ripe.

Fairlee

Wild Hill Organics grows organic crops on Wild Hill Road in Fairlee, in Vermont's Upper Valley near the Connecticut River. The farm's website was unreachable at check, so current CSA, market, and product details couldn't be confirmed, but the name and location place it among the Upper Valley's organic vegetable growers.

Wolcott

Sandiwood Farm grows vegetables and flowers and boils maple syrup over a wood fire in small batches on Town Hill Road in Wolcott. The farm runs a CSA and a seasonal stand with flowers, eggs, herbs, and plant starts, plus farm dinners with live music through the summer. The farmstead also hosts weddings and offers cabin and camping farm stays. Pottery from the on-site Deepwoods studio rounds it out.

Hyde Park

Applecheek Farm is a family-run farm on McFarlane Road in Hyde Park, in Vermont's Lamoille Valley. It's listed for agritourism and welcomes visitors to the working farm. Its website (applecheekfarm.com) was unreachable when this was written; contact the farm to confirm tours, hours, and current offerings.

Post Mills

Toby Cottage is an agritourism property on Route 113 in Post Mills, a village in the town of Thetford in Vermont's Upper Valley near Lake Fairlee. Little about it is published online, so its offerings aren't documented here beyond a working-farm setting in the countryside between the Connecticut River and the Green Mountains.

West Danville

Silver Fox Farm lies on Wightman Road in West Danville, a Northeast Kingdom village near Joe's Pond along the U.S. Route 2 corridor in Caledonia County. The agritourism listing includes no website or product details, so what the farm raises or grows isn't documented here. This upland corner of the Kingdom is maple, dairy, and hay country.

Sharon

Denlore Morgan Horse Farm breeds and raises Morgan horses — Vermont's heritage breed — on Fay Brook Road in Sharon, in the White River valley. The operation also offers photography. Contact the farm to arrange a visit or to ask about the horses and photo sessions.

Hyde Park

Stonybrook Farm works Brook Road in Hyde Park, the Lamoille County seat in north-central Vermont, near Morrisville and the Lamoille River valley. The agritourism listing gives no website or crop details, so the farm's offerings aren't documented here. Hyde Park sits in a working landscape of dairy farms, hayfields, and wooded ridges below the northern Green Mountains.

Hyde Park

Hill Section Farm works land on Centerville Road in Hyde Park, in Vermont's Lamoille County. Its specific crops, livestock, and visiting details aren't confirmed here. The Lamoille River valley around Hyde Park is mixed farm country, running to dairy, hay, vegetables, and maple, with a season that stretches late spring into early fall.

Hyde Park

Charlie Horse Sleigh Rides runs horse-drawn rides from Breezy Hill Road in Hyde Park, in Vermont's Lamoille County. Winter brings sleigh rides over the snow; warmer months typically mean wagon rides. Call ahead to book and to confirm seasonal hours.

Hancock

The Gathering Inn sits on Route 100 in Hancock, in the central Green Mountains near the Green Mountain National Forest and the Middlebury Gap road. It's listed as farm-stay lodging. Contact the inn to confirm rooms, rates, and what's offered on site.

Danville

Emergo Farm is a working dairy farm and bed & breakfast on Webster Hill Road in Danville, in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. The long-running family farm offers overnight stays alongside its dairy operation, with hilltop views over the Caledonia County countryside. Its website was unreachable when this was written; contact the farm to confirm availability.

Huntington

RambleBramble Farm raises chickens, sheep, and goats and grows vegetables on certified organic ground in Huntington, leaning on composting and crop rotation to keep the soil in shape. Eggs and pastured meat come off the farm alongside seasonal produce. Huntington sits in a Green Mountain valley below Camel's Hump, a pocket of small diversified farms east of the Champlain lowlands.

Newbury

Newbury Blueberry grows blueberries on Wallace Hill Road in Newbury, an Orange County town along the Connecticut River in eastern Vermont. Blueberry picking in this region runs from mid-July into late August. The name marks a berry-focused, likely pick-your-own operation. No website or hours were posted online, so ripeness and open days are best confirmed directly in the summer weeks.

Newbury

Four Corners Farm grows vegetables and runs a roadside farm stand on Doe Hill Road in Newbury, in the Connecticut River valley of eastern Vermont. The farm sells its produce direct in a rural stretch of Orange County known for sweet corn and river-bottom cropland.

Huntington

This Huntington sugar farm makes maple syrup in the hills below Camel's Hump, the peak early Vermonters called the Couching Lion, which is where the farm's name comes from. Huntington sits in a Green Mountain valley east of the Champlain lowlands, strong sugaring ground where sap runs as late-winter nights freeze and days thaw. Syrup grades and any sugarhouse visits aren't confirmed here.

Monroe

Frost's Roadside Garden is a roadside stand on Littleton Road (Route 135) in Monroe, along the Connecticut River in New Hampshire's North Country. Its produce and hours aren't posted online; stop by in season or contact the stand for what's fresh.

Rochester

Liberty Hill Farm has hosted overnight guests on its Rochester dairy farm since 1984, billed as Vermont's first certified Green Agritourism Enterprise. The registered Holstein herd supplies milk to Cabot Creamery. Stays include home-cooked meals and hands-on farm time, plus snowshoeing and hiking on the property in season. The White River valley setting sits below the Green Mountains.