As the farmstay movement has grown across the United States, more and more farms have jumped on board, offering their own version of what agritourism means to them. Over time, I feel that two distinctly different farm experiences have emerged for families and couples to choose between: farmstay or agritainment. Agritainment is simply providing an opportunity for entertainment in … Read More
Reporters beware! If you come to our farm in the spring, you just may have trouble getting your work done. A couple of weeks ago, a freelance reporter, Tammy Donroe, visited our farm on a fact finding mission. I began by showing her our Farmhouse Suite that we rent to overnight, farmstay guests. She took notes diligently as I told … Read More
Guest Post by Anna Goodling The Floating Bridge~One of Vermont’s hidden secrets, lies in the small Vermont town of Brookfield, affectionately called “Pond Village” by the locals. The New England village is located along one side of Sunset Lake, its houses and barns hugging the shoreline. The whole village is miniscule – perched there on the edge of the lake, … Read More
A few folks had told me recently that Mary Janes Farm magazine had mentioned our farm in their latest issue. While waiting in the check out line of our natural foods store yesterday, I saw a copy of the magazine at the end of the counter and grabbed a copy to bring home. Mary Jane featured seven different farms across … Read More
The events of the past two days has caused me to ponder why people choose to stay on a farm for their family vacation and why our family opens our home, lives, and farm up to complete strangers. As I think back over all the guests we have had since this spring, there seems to be two motives behind their … Read More
