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Educational Farms/
Farm MuseumsEducational and farms are generally working farms with a mission to educate the public about agriculture as it is practiced today. Farm museums educate the public on the history of farming. Commonly, both offer educational programs for adults and children. Most allow visitors, although some museums charge admission, and some educational farms are only open to organized tours.
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Maine
Morris Farm
A working farm and an educational resource for the communities of mid coast Maine. Our certified organic 50 acres now support a demonstration and educational garden, pastured poultry, pigs, cows, sheep, four draft horses and three dozen laying hens. The remaining 10 acres of our land is wooded and features an interpretive trail that connects to an adjacent forest. A yurt in the woods is available for summer campers.
156 Gardiner Road
Wiscasset, ME 04578
207-882-4080
morrisfarm@morrisfarm.orgSabbathday Shaker Community Museum
Museum associated with the only remaining active Shaker Community in the world. Tours include exhibit about theShaker contributions to agriculture in Maine. Admission charged.
707 Shaker Road
New Gloucester, ME 04260
207-926-4597
usshakers@aol.comWolfe's Neck Farm
A 600 acre non-profit working farm. Campsite next to the farm. Farm offers summer camps for many ages. Occasional events for children at the farm. Nature trails. Visitors welcome.
184 Burnett Road
Freeport, ME 04032
207-865-4469
Massachusetts
Codman Community Farms
Community farm open to public, small admission charge for non-members. Livestock, farm store. Events, school programs.
58 Codman Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
781-259-0456Drumlin Farm
A working farm and wildlife sanctuary run by the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Admission charged. Nature center, trails, farmyard animals, learning garden, wildlife exhibits.
208 South Great Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
781-259-2200
drumlinfarm@massaudubon.orgThe Farm School
A family farm for the coming generations where people experience first hand what it means to be stewards of the earth. Provides multi-day residential school-year and summer programs for over 1,500 young people and their teachers, a year-long program to train adults in practical sustainable agriculture, and an on-site one-room middle school.
488 Moore Hill Road
Athol, MA 01331
978-249-9944
reid@farmschool.orgLand's Sake
A private, nonprofit corporation dedicated to responsible stewardship of suburban farmland and forests. Farm stand offers farm-grown items, visitors are welcome. School-based educational programs, as well as after-school programs, summer programs, high school internships and adult education programs. Summer camp.
27 Crescent Street
Weston, MA 02493 (business address - see website for directions to farm)
781-893-1162
info@landssake.orgNatick Community Farm
Open to the public year round, 9 to 5 weekdays and during chore time on the weekends. Farm stand. Maple sugar house open to public in season. Educational programs for adults and children. Children's birthday parties hosted.
117 Eliot St.
Natick, MA 01760
508-655-2204
ncorganic@aol.comOverlook Farm
270-acre working farm that educates the public about world hunger, poverty and solutions. Tours, service learning groups, educational programs, special events. Open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for visitors to take self-guided tours, watch a video, visit the gift shop, picnic, etc. Part of Heifer Intl.
216 Wachusett Street
Rutland, MA 01543
508-886-2221
overlook.farm@heifer.orgOld Sturbridge Village
A nonprofit, educational museum that is open year-round. The centerpiece of the museum is a re-created rural New England town of the 1830s set on more than 200 acres of historical landscape, encompassing a Center Village, Mills Area, and Countryside. Kitchen garden displays vegetable, herb, and small fruit varieties commonly cultivated in New England in the early 19th century, also herb garden. Daily events including introduction to heritage breed farm animals, gardening workshops, spring maple sugaring demostrations, "farmers tool shed," and more.
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road
Sturbridge, MA 01566
508-347-3362Red Gate Farm
A nonprofit which connects people to their environment, their land and their history. With programs, volunteer opportunities, and outreach activities, young people and adults experience hands-on learning about agriculture and the natural world. Homeschool programs, summer and vacation camps, events.
P.O. Box 300
Buckland, MA 01338 (visiting address: 4 Norman Road, Buckland)
413-625-9503
New Hampshire
D Acres
An educational center that researches, applies and teaches skills of sustainable living and small-scale organic farming. Striving to improve the human relationship to the environment, the center functions as a demonstration farm to role model exemplars of healthy living. Educational programs, organic bakery, sustinable forestry, workworking training program.
PO Box 98
Rumney, NH 03266
603-786-2366
info@dacres.orgJoppa Hill
A non-profit farm with a mission to increase public awareness of open space, sustainable agriculture and the environment by operating a working farm, providing interactive educational programs and promoting first hand experience through community involvement.
174 Joppa Hill Road
Bedford, NH 03110
603-472-4724
info@theeducationalfarm.orgNew Hampshire Farm Museum
Fifty acres to explore, including the Jones Farm (a walk through time from Joseph Plumer's Revolutionary War Era cape, to Levi Jones early 19th-century tavern, into the Victorian parlor and dining room and ending in the early 20th-century farm kitchen), the Plummer Homstead, and the Great Barn. Also, an observation bee hive, blacksmith's shop and cobbler shop. Events, school and youth group tours. Admission charged.
Rt. 125, Plummer's Ridge
Milton, NH 03851
603-652-7840
info@farmmuseum.orgRemick Country Doctor and Farm Museum
A working farm museum that explores the richness and diversity of New England country life. The Remick family’s 200 year Tamworth history gives us a glimpse into the larger story of how people worked and played in this historic landscape. Events, summer camps for three ages.
58 Cleveland Hill Road
Tamworth, NH 03886
603-323-7591
info@remickmuseum.orgStonewall Farm
A non-profit, member-supported educational facility and working dairy located in Keene, New Hampshire. A wide variety of programs, workshops and special events are made available to the public throughout the year. Grounds open daily. Summer camp and vacation camp.
242 Chesterfield Road
Keene, NH 03431
603-357-7278
Rhode Island
Casey Farm
This mid 18th-century homestead overlooking Narragansett Bay was the center of a plantation that produced food for local and foreign markets. Today, resident farm managers raise organically grown vegetables, herbs, and flowers for subscribing households in a Community Supported Agriculture program. The guided tour includes the farmyard and cemetery. Events. Admission charged.
2325 Boston Neck Road
Saunderstown, RI 02874
401-295-1030Coggeshall Farm
A living historical farm set on 40 acres that has been cultivated by Europeans since the late 17th century, and even earlier by Native Americans. Heirlooms breeds of cattle, pigs, sheep, and chickens. The Farm Grounds can be visited for a quiet walk, to attend a workshop, or as part of a school or adult tour group. Special weekend events such as maple sugaring, sheep shearing, and demonstrations of eighteenth and early nineteenth century skills, crafts, and farm work.
Poppasquash Rd
Bristol, RI 02809
401-253-9062Watson Farm
A working family farm. The farmers raise cattle and sheep for beef, lamb, and wool markets, grow acres of grass for winter hay supplies, make compost for fertilizer, and cultivate a large vegetable garden. The 1796 house, still used as the farmers' residence, is not open to the public. Visitors are welcome to explore the farmland on their own, following a self-guided walking tour. Educational programs and group tours are available by appointment. Admission charged.
455 North Road
Jamestown, RI 02835-2238
401-423-0005
Vermont
Billings Farm and Museum
Learn about Vermont dairying - past and present - and the development of the Billings Farm, still one of the finest Jersey farms in America.. The farm and the museum devoted to rural life in east-central Vermont have been merged into a single entity, sharing the mission of preserving this historic farm, as well as educating the many thousands who visit annually. Open year-round; admission charged. Special events, school visits.
Route 12 & River Road
Woodstock, VT 05091-0489
802-457-2355
info@billingsfarm.orgMerck Forest and Farmland Center
Vermont's oldest nonprofit, conservation organization. Open year-round to the public, we care for and manage over 3,100 acres of fields, farm and forest in the heart of the Taconic Range. Educational programs and outdoor opportunities for children, young adults and all ages.
Route 315 Rupert Mountain Road
Rupert, VT 05768
802-394-7836
merck@vermontel.netNew England Maple Museum
The most complete collection of sugaring artifacts in existence from an ancient block of wood with a sap collecting gash made by American Indians to modern plastic pipeline. Dioramas, simulation of the sugaring process, antique photos, syrup and candy sampling.
P.O. Box 1615
Rutland, VT 05701
802-483-9414
tomolson@maplemuseum.comShelburne Farms
A membership-supported, nonprofit environmental education center and National Historic Landmark with a mission to cultivate a conservation ethic. Schoolchildren, adults, educators and families come here to learn, while casual visitors may enjoy the walking trails, children’s farmyard, inn, restaurant, property tours and special events. The farm serves as an educational resource by practicing rural land use that is environmentally, economically and culturally sustainable. Educational programs for adults and children, summer camp.
611 Harbor Road
Shelburne, VT 05482
802-985-8686
info@shelburnefarms.org