Join us for VLT’s annual summer farm tour series!
Throughout the growing season, we’ll host monthly farm tours to showcase conservation-minded producers from around the state. Each tour will highlight the incredible work of one farming team. We’ll learn about how they steward the land while producing some of the finest food and farm products around — from veggies to flowers to dairy.
Contact sam@vlt.org with any questions and check out the 2026 tours below.
Please note that tickets will be available starting 90 days prior to each event.
2026 Summer Farm Tours
May – Baird Farm Maple, Chittenden
Baird Farm is a certified organic maple operation in Chittenden, producing small-batch syrup and maple products from more than 14,000 tapped trees. The 585-acre farm has been in the Baird family for four generations and is now led by Bonnie and Bob Baird, with Jenna Baird and Jacob Powsner managing the maple enterprise. Their sugarbush is guided by a forest management plan that supports long-term tree health and biodiversity. Using reverse osmosis to reduce fuel use and organic practices throughout production, they pair careful stewardship with education, tours, and a growing direct-to-consumer market.
Sign Up Here (opens in a new tab)June – Choiniere Family Farm, Highgate
Located in Highgate Center, Choiniere Family Farm is a small, diversified organic dairy farm. Settled by Phillip and Bernadette in 1945 and passed down to Henry Choiniere, they are now a fourth-generation dairy. Their practices include rotational grazing, bedded pack housing, grazing annual forages, manure injection, 100% grass fed cows and investments for improved water quality. They milk 80, very happy, Grass-Fed Organic dairy cows for Organic Valley, along with raising 80 free range laying hens, 50 broiler chickens, 6 pigs, 6 ducks, and 2 extra cuddly dogs.
Sign Up Here (opens in a new tab)July – Wood’s Market Garden, Brandon
Wood’s Market Garden is a 165-acre farm producing about 40 acres of certified organic vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers each year in Brandon. Founded by the Wood family in the early 1900s, it has long been a trusted part of the local community, known for fresh, high-quality products and a strong commitment to service. The farm sells direct to customers through their seasonal roadside farmstand, as well as wholesale to local coops, restaurants, and regional distributors. The farm is best known for their hanging baskets, potted annuals and garden transplants in the spring, and tomatoes, strawberries, and sweet corn in the summer. Dan and Elyse Wulfkuhle have owned and operated the farm since 2023.
Sign Up Here (opens in a new tab)August – Head Over Fields, Charlotte
Led by owner-operator Katie Rose, Head Over Fields is a certified organic farm in Charlotte, Vermont, founded in 2021 with a mission to bring people together through healthy, sustainably grown food. They grow mixed vegetables, herbs, and flowers on five acres and in several high tunnels. They serve the community through a year-round roadside farm stand, Spring, Summer and Fall CSA shares, wholesale sales and regular participation at the Shelburne and Burlington Farmers Markets.
Sign Up Here (opens in a new tab)September – Flying Dog Farm, Tunbridge
Flying Dog Farm is a certified organic livestock farm in Tunbridge raising certified organic 100% grass-fed beef, pastured pork, and 100% grass-fed lamb with a strong commitment to humane animal care and regenerative practices. Shona Sanford-Long and Hugo Yanez Juarez started the farm in spring 2020, building on their shared passion for sustainable agriculture and high-quality food. In 2021, they moved to the historic Holstein Stock Farm as the first tenant of the newly formed White River Land Collaborative, of which Shona is a founding partner. They sell directly to customers through shares, markets, and their farm store.
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