Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Woodstock, VT

Woodstock

Billings Farm & Museum pairs a working Jersey dairy herd with one of the country's better-known outdoor farm-life museums, a short walk from Woodstock village. Visitors tour the barns and 1890 Farm Manager's House, watch daily farm chores, and see the creamery and heirloom gardens. The year-round calendar includes children's programs, workshops, films, horse-drawn rides, and seasonal events. The gift shop sells farm cheese.

Woodstock

Gilbert's Hill, on Barnard Road just north of Woodstock, is where the first ski rope tow in the United States started running in 1934, powered by the rear wheel of a Ford Model A. Bob and Betty Royce of the White Cupboard Inn set it up so guests could ride uphill instead of climbing. A roadside marker notes the spot; the hillside itself is open farmland today.

Taftsville

Shepherd's Hill Farm is a small farm in Taftsville, a village between Woodstock and Quechee in Windsor County. Specific offerings aren't published online. Contact the farm directly to confirm what it grows or raises and whether it's open to visitors.

Woodstock

Sugarbush Farm is a fifth-generation, 500-acre farm near Woodstock known for hand-waxed cheeses and maple syrup made on site. The farm store also carries jams, mustards, spreads, and local meats, and visitors get free cheese and syrup samples plus a walk through the maple woods. It's open daily, 9am to 5pm, with free admission and online ordering.

Lincoln Bridge Farms takes its name from the historic Lincoln Covered Bridge over the Ottauquechee River in West Woodstock, and the farm sits on Bridges Road nearby. Its specific crops, livestock, and any farm sales aren't confirmed here. This stretch of the Ottauquechee valley west of Woodstock village is old hill-farm country.

North Pomfret

Moore's Orchard stands at the corner of Johnson Road and Pomfret Road in North Pomfret, in the hills north of Woodstock. Small Windsor County orchards like this open in fall for apples and cider straight from the farm. The rolling Pomfret countryside is prime Vermont apple ground. Check locally for harvest timing and open days before heading out.

Windsor

Fat Sheep Farm & Cabins rents vacation cabins on a working farm on Best Road in Windsor, near the Connecticut River. The farm raises sheep and grows vegetables, and guests can meet the animals during a stay. Book through fatsheepfarm.com; contact the farm to confirm cabin availability and what's included.

Hartland

Cobb Hill is a 270-acre cohousing community in Hartland where about two dozen households farm together at Cedar Mountain Farm. The group makes roughly 17,000 pounds of cheese and boils around 450 gallons of maple syrup each year, and grows 26 vegetable varieties plus summer shiitake mushrooms. The farmstand sells what the community raises. Full details are at cobbhill.org.

Brownsville

Parris Hill Farm breeds registered Huacaya alpacas on Brownsville Hartland Road in Brownsville, aiming for elite New England breeding stock and showing its animals regionally. The farm's AlpacArt Studio sells alpaca-fiber home goods, accessories, toys, and yarn. Visitors can arrange a farm visit to meet the herd.

Brownsville

Asclepias Farm takes its name from the botanical genus for milkweed, the host plant monarch butterflies depend on. The agritourism listing places it on Rush Meadow Road in Brownsville, a Windsor County village below Mount Ascutney. No website or crop list appeared online, so the connection between the name and what they actually grow isn't confirmed here. The setting is the upper Connecticut River valley, a patchwork of woods and small farms.

Plainfield

Riverview Farm on River Road in Plainfield grows more than 2,000 apple trees plus blueberries, fall raspberries, pumpkins and flowers, with pick-your-own and homemade cider. A corn maze and barn store round out the fall season. The farm overlooks the Connecticut River and opens August through October, Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5:30pm.

Plainfield

Edgewater Farm grows vegetables, strawberries, and greenhouse plants along the Connecticut River in Plainfield, and its flower side supplies bedding plants and cut flowers through spring and summer. The farm runs a pick-your-own strawberry season, a farmstand with seasonal produce, and a CSA that includes fall shares. Reach them at (603) 298-5764 or [email protected].

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.

Cornish

A small farm on Town House Road in Cornish, near the Connecticut River and the Vermont border in western New Hampshire. It appears in a USDA agritourism listing but leaves little detail online, and it shouldn't be confused with the separate Stone & Petal Farm elsewhere in town. Check local listings for current offerings and hours.

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.

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.

Weathersfield

Goulden Ridge Farm offers pick-your-own blueberries in summer and cut-your-own Christmas trees in December, on Goulden Ridge Road in Weathersfield. The two crops split the calendar: berry picking through July and August, then the tree season after Thanksgiving. Weathersfield sits in the Connecticut River valley of Windsor County, near Springfield and Perkinsville. Reach the farm at 802-558-2082 or [email protected].

Springfield

Wellwood Orchards runs pick-your-own apples, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, plums, and pumpkins on Wellwood Orchards Road in Springfield, in southeastern Vermont. A country store sells fresh-baked goods, Vermont maple syrup, and honey, and a petting zoo makes it a family stop. The farm opens seven days a week, 9 to 5, in season; call ahead to confirm what's ripe for picking.

Plainfield

Noda Farm is on Bean Road in Plainfield, an Upper Valley town along the Connecticut River in western New Hampshire. It's listed as an agritourism farm, but there's no active website or public crop list, so specific offerings and visiting hours aren't confirmed online. Call ahead or check with the Plainfield town office before planning a visit.

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.

Lebanon

Patch Orchards has grown apples at 40 Patch Road in Lebanon since 1775, with Honeycrisp, Fuji, Gala and other varieties for pick-your-own each fall. The farmstand also sells cider, maple syrup, pumpkins, sweet corn, honey and maple soft serve, plus a tasting room and a corn maze. Patch apples reach regional grocers including the Co-op, Shaw's, Price Chopper and Hannaford. The farm sits in the Upper Valley near the Vermont line.

Springfield

Baker Road Blueberry Farm grows pick-your-own blueberries on Baker Road in Springfield, in southeastern Vermont. The state's blueberry season usually runs from mid-July into August, the window when bushes here would be open for picking. Call ahead in summer to confirm ripeness and hours before driving out.

Springfield

Cherry Hill Farm sits on Highland Road in the Springfield area of Windsor County, in Vermont's Connecticut River valley. The agritourism listing gives no website or product details, so what the farm grows or offers visitors isn't documented here. Springfield is an old mill town on the Black River, ringed by hill farms and woodland.

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.

Chester

Smokeshire Hilltop Farms sits on Cemetery Road in Chester, a Windham County village in southern Vermont's hill country. Smokeshire is a rural district straddling Chester and Andover. The agritourism listing gives no website or product details, so the farm's crops or visitor offerings aren't documented here beyond the hilltop location.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Killington

Hinterland Organic Farm grows organic produce along U.S. Route 4 in Killington, the ski-resort town on the spine of Vermont's Green Mountains. A mountain-valley farm at this elevation works a short, intense growing season, with most harvests landing from summer into early fall. The 'organic' tag in the listing points to its growing practices. No website or farmstand hours were posted online at the time of writing.

Springfield

Christmas Trees of Vermont is a choose-and-cut tree farm on Old Connecticut River Road in Springfield, in the Connecticut River valley of Windsor County. The season runs from late November through December, when families cut their own tree. Call ahead to confirm this year's opening dates and available varieties.

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.

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.

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.

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.

East Thetford

Cedar Circle Farm is a certified organic farm and education center on Pavillion Road in East Thetford, beside the Connecticut River. Its farm stand sells organic vegetables, cut flowers, and baked goods, and a seasonal cafe serves farm meals. Pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries, apples, and pumpkins run through the season, and the farm offers CSA shares and educational programs.

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.

Shrewsbury

Smith Maple Crest Farm works land on Lincoln Hill Road in Shrewsbury, a hill town in the Green Mountains southeast of Rutland. As the name signals, maple is part of the operation. Specific products, any lodging, and hours aren't confirmed here. Shrewsbury's high elevation and long winters make it strong sugaring country.

Charlestown

Peachblow Farm in Charlestown grows asparagus, pick-your-own strawberries, and blueberries, and also sells hay, straw, firewood, and field stone. It sits along the Connecticut River in southwestern New Hampshire. Strawberry picking runs early summer and wraps by mid-season; call during strawberry season for the day's picking conditions before heading out to the fields.

Grantham

Pick-your-own raspberries and apples grow at King Blossom Farm on Dunbar Hill Road in Grantham, with greenhouse vegetables sold alongside. The farm kitchen makes jams, jellies, fruit butters, compotes, syrups, and dried herbs, plus honey from its own hives; local maple syrup comes from nearby Daisy Hill Farm. Picking hours run 10 to 5 Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 Sundays. Call 603-863-6125 to confirm what's ready.

Charlestown

Wes' Trees and Shrubs is a nursery growing and selling trees and shrubs on Sullivan Street in Charlestown, along the Connecticut River in western New Hampshire. Spring and fall are the region's main planting seasons for homeowners and landscapers. No website turned up; visit or call for current stock and pricing.

Canaan

Bear Knoll Farm sits on West Farms Road in Canaan, in New Hampshire's Upper Valley near Mascoma Lake and the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee region. The directory lists it as an agritourism farm. Little is published online about what they grow or when they welcome visitors, so it's worth calling ahead or asking locally before making the drive.

Shrewsbury

Smith Maple Crest Farm is a maple farm on Lincoln Hill Road in Shrewsbury, a Rutland County hill town near Killington. Vermont sugarmakers boil sap into syrup in late winter and early spring, roughly February into April. The farm maintains a website, though its product and visitor details weren't reachable at the time of writing.

Mount Holly

Harry's Berries grows pick-your-own berries on Route 155 in Mount Holly, in southern Vermont near Ludlow and Okemo. This is a small Vermont farm, unrelated to the well-known California grower of the same name. Berry season runs through summer; call ahead to confirm what's ripe.

Unity

Blueberry Hill of Unity offers pick-your-own blueberries on Copeland Brook Road in Unity, a rural Sullivan County town near Claremont. Highbush blueberries in western New Hampshire ripen from mid-July through August. No farm website turned up, so check locally for picking hours before heading over.

Mendon

Mendon Mountain Orchards sits on U.S. Route 4 in Mendon, in the hills east of Rutland on the way toward Killington. Roadside orchards along this route sell apples through the fall, and many pair fruit with a bakery. The higher elevation here suits cold-hardy apple varieties. No current website or hours were posted online, so fall offerings are best confirmed directly.

Lyme

Super Acres is a farm on River Road in Lyme, along the Connecticut River in the Upper Valley. Its crops and any stand hours aren't posted online; contact the farm directly to learn what it grows.

East Wallingford

Sugar Hill Berry Farm runs pick-your-own blueberries on Sugar Hill Road in East Wallingford, in Vermont's Rutland County. Berries are sold by the pound, and a self-service stand carries pre-picked pints plus honey, maple syrup, and seasonal vegetables like corn, peas, tomatoes, and squash. The stand runs mid-July through fall; picking wraps up by late summer. Dogs aren't allowed in the fields, and the farm posts updates on Facebook.

Newport

Beaver Pond Farm sits on John Stark Highway in Newport, in western New Hampshire's Sunapee region. It is listed for agritourism; specific products and activities are limited online.

Andover

Blueberry Hill Farm grows pick-your-own blueberries on Gates Road in Andover, in southern Vermont near Chester and Weston. Picking lines up with the state's mid-summer blueberry season. Contact the farm to check ripeness and hours before making the trip.

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.

Canaan

Fresh-cut culinary, medicinal, and native herbs on Bear Pond Road in Canaan, plus potted herbs, native plants, and display gardens you can walk. The gardens double as a small native-plant sanctuary and offer pick-your-own herbs and school tours. They sit at the entrance to a 1,000-acre preserve near Goose Pond, off Exit 17 on I-89, about an hour north of Concord.

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.

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.

Rutland Town

Hathaway Farm cuts a 13-acre corn maze each year on Prospect Hill Road in Rutland Town, with clues, bridges, and a mini maze story walk for younger kids. General admission covers wagon rides, a giant corn pit, duck and pig races, steer-head roping, and the livestock barn. A September sunflower festival and pick-your-own pumpkins round out the fall, and a farm store sells Vermont maple syrup.

Newport

Bartlett's Blueberry Farm is on Bradford Road in Newport, in the Lake Sunapee region. The name points to fresh or pick-your-own blueberries in summer; confirm picking hours with the farm directly.

Sunapee

Sunapee Organic Tobacco grows tobacco on Edgemont Road in Sunapee, in New Hampshire's Lake Sunapee region, an unusual crop for the state. The directory lists it under agritourism. Details on how the leaf is sold or cured were not verified online.

North Chittenden

Baird Farm on West Road in North Chittenden makes maple syrup as its main product, along with infused maple, maple ketchup, and other maple goods. The farm also sells grass-fed beef and cut flowers. Its farm store is open Wednesday through Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Tuesdays. More is at bairdfarm.com.

Canaan

Field Acres Farm is on Church Street in Canaan, an Upper Valley town near Mascoma Lake in western New Hampshire. It appears under agritourism. Details about its crops and any visitor access were not found online.

Tinmouth

The Carabeau family runs a farmstand on East Road in Tinmouth, a small hill town in Vermont's Rutland County. Pumpkins are the stand's advertised draw, pointing to a fall season of jack-o'-lanterns and pie pumpkins. Stop by in autumn to see the selection.