Summary
Maplewood Organics One-Week Farm School! A Noël Family Farm Since 1972 Conserved in 1995 with the Vermont Land Trust, this 300-acre certified organic farm in Highgate, Vermont is home to Hannah and Eric Noël’s Galloway beef herd and vegetable CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).
The farm was operated as a dairy until 1999 by Eric’s parents, Richard and Maggie Noël. Eric and Hannah assumed management of the farm in 2003. Eric and Hannah were married on the farm and home-birthed both of their children, Madeleine and Calvin.
Our farm school is specifically designed to let you learn while working alongside the farmers and interns. It includes a fun and interesting mixture of hands-on learning and classroom time. We cover a variety of topics, including but not limited to:
- growing vegetables and small fruits from seed to harvest
- cooking from the farm
- grass farming that heals the land
- food preservation
- setting up farm infrastructure
- basic maintenance of farm equipment
Come enjoy this farm-life experience! Get involved in the every day happenings on the farm - in the gardens and the pastures. Dive right into the source of your foods. Learn how to live off the land and have fun while doing it!
Features
Food:
Self preparation
Amenities:
Linens provided, Crib, Great View, Free WiFi, Composting Toilet, Farm Store, Pond, Glamping
Activities & Animals
Animals, Chickens, Hiking, Biking, Gardening, Tractor rides, Planting / harvesting, Bird Watching, Teaching Farm, Nature walk, Jam making/canning, Organic farming, Help with chores
Allowed
Children under 12