1. Describe your project, your place, and its inhabitants (including animals):
We are a small organic, diversified farm of just two people on 80 acres that border a river. At our farm we bake sourdough breads and artisan pasta with freshly milled local and organic whole grains. We also raise pastured chickens, sheep, and pigs. Throughout the year, we also host classes, workshops and farm to table dinner events. Every weekend we go to a farmers market which we've been attending for over 10 years.
2. List the activities that WWOOFers will participate in and can learn:
- Working with laying hens and pastured poultry.
- Working with dairy sheep (new for us!) and Mangalitsa pigs in a pasture rotation system.
- WWOOFers can also learn about sourdough breads baked in a wood-fired oven using freshly milled local wheat.
- Learn why we love having a commercial kitchen on our farm
- Every Saturday, you can join us at our weekly Farmers Market.
- Learning about local food and food resiliency where all of our customers come from a small rural county in the Champlain Valley.
3. What could a WWOOFer's day look like at your site?
Morning chores are to help us feed and water all of the animals. Help with moving fencing for rotational grazing and then collecting eggs. Once a week WWOOFers can join us in the Breadery, where we mix and bake organic sourdough breads in our wood-fired oven. Join us at the farmers market on Saturdays and on other days you can help us with various building and infrastructure projects.
4. Our hobbies and things you can do around our farm:
We really enjoy cooking with local foods from the farmers market especially, and we also make beer and wine for fun. We knit and crochet and enjoy the fiber arts. We also love soccer and good music. We also cherish some quiet time and rest as our summers are both extremely busy and the heat/humidity can be rough at times. We farm and produce food to enjoy life simply, not to burn out! Our area has numerous outdoor recreational opportunities from canoeing, swimming, hiking, fishing, and biking to cool off and relax.
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Learning opportunities
Poultry farming
Pig farming
Sheep or goat farming
Dairy farming
Viticulture
Meat processing
Bakery
Traditional crafts
Green Building
Food justice / sovereignty
Methods or systems
Community-supported agriculture (CSA)
No-till farming
Regenerative agriculture
Rotational grazing
Mentoring opportunities
BIPOC-operated
Host type
Production farm
Former WWOOFer
32.4
Hectares
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80
Acres
