OUTDOORS
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FAMILY-FRIENDLY
OUTDOORS + FAMILY-FRIENDLY
AGRITOURISM
COMMUNITY EVENTS
As always, we’ll have our staple farm to table dinner and live music series (and comedy!) where you can enjoy the outdoors, while indulging in some delicious local food made by a collab caterer—showcasing pasture-raised meat from our farm.
We’ll have farm-focused activities for kids like storytime, puppet shows, cooking, sing-alongs, and animal education.
And for adults, we’ve got workshops for yoga, sound healing, cooking, photography, and ecstatic dance. There’ll be something for everyone—be sure to check our calendar of events regularly to see what’s coming up!
This year, we’re collaborating with local catering companies for our agritourism events. They’ll do the cookin’, and we’ll provide the pasture-raised meats.
*PEEK THE INDIVIDUAL EVENT PAGE TO SEE WHICH CATERER WILL BE ONSITE
Mr Sippy’s BBQ has a passion for old-school slow hickory and hard-wood smoked meats and classic BBQ sides with a Yankee twist.
Deadproof Pizza Co has big respect for the OG classics but are known for their take on pies that have a little more mojo.
Common Roots Collective features thoughtfully prepared, locally inspired menus with options for omnivore, vegetarian, and vegan diets.
Sig's Kitchen BBQ is a family-rooted food truck and caterer serving bold, slow-smoked barbecue plates, hearty sides, and community warmth.
FOR THE SEASON
Maeve’s Mobile Cocktail Hour joins us for our full events season, June - October, offering craft cocktails, mocktails, wine, beer, and hard cider.
Please leave your pets at home.
As a pastured poultry and livestock farm, we have lots of animals ranging and roaming around. Feel free to love our Bernese Mountain dog, Yeti, while you’re here.
Visit the Farm
We love having you here—whether you’re coming for a ticketed event or just stopping by during farm store hours. This property is meant to be enjoyed. On days when we don’t have farm to table dinners, you’re welcome to bring a picnic, let the kids roam out to the thriving pasture to see our grazing animals, hang on the hay bales, visit the barnyard, and spend a little time learning where your food comes from.
Please keep in mind, our property isn’t a public park—it’s a working farm, and every animal, pasture, and open gate is supported by what you choose to take home. So come, stay awhile, make it part of your rhythm—we just ask that you do it in a way that keeps this farm going strong. Thanks for supporting our work to fuel this thriving community.
OPEN DURING ALL AGRITOURISM EVENTS
Farm Store
Don’t forget to drop into the farm store when you’re here. Open year-round, Wednesday-Sunday, 9am-6pm. May - October hours extend til 8pm on event nights.
HAY BALE HOLLER
Located near the side field, past the stage, you’ll find Hay Bale Holler. Set beneath our iconic hickory trees (an ode to our logo), Farmer Jeremiah has set up a hay bale maze for all your kiddos to climb, jump, and enjoy.
WILDFLOWER MEADOW
The backdrop to our stage, the wildflower meadow is a beautiful spot to explore. Walk through the windy path and try to identify all the different flowers and insects you come across!
BARNYARD
Looking for an interactive farm experience? The barnyard is your spot. Located next to the wildflower meadow, you’ll find our bay goats, egg-laying chickens, and some hand-picked sheep. The animals in the barnyard are all very friendly, calm, and have been well socialized. Perfect for your little one to interact with.
FIRE PITS + PICNIC TABLES
We have 4 fire pits with comfortable chairs and 24, 8-10 seat picnic tables at the farm. This is the place to hang if you want to be close to the live music, and easy proximity to the farm store (and bar). Pro-tip: get your kiddo a farm store gift card so they can roam in and grab a snack all on their own.
MAY - OCTOBER AGRITOURISM EVENTS
EVENT DETAILS + FAQs
Like anything, our farm is evolving and with this agritourism event season we’ve made a few changes—please take note!
TICKETS
Tickets are required for all agritourism events.
When purchasing tickets, you’ll select what area of the farm you’d like to sit: Fire Pit, Picnic Table, or Side Field. 1 ticket = 1 person
We HIGHLY encourage purchasing tickets in advance online however we may have a small number of tickets available at the welcome table when you arrive at the farm. Please note tickets at the door are $5 more than prices listed online.
Ages 2 and under get free entry to agritourism events unless otherwise specified.
For our farm to table live music events, ages 3-17 require a $5 kids ticket. There is a limited amount of these kids tickets available, once “sold out” you will need to purchase a full adult ticket for them.
Tickets are non-refundable. Event tickets are only reimbursed via a discount code for the amount spent to be used on a different event if Vernon Family Farm cancels the event due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.
QUESTIONS?
ANSWERS.
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Tickets are required for all agritourism events unless otherwise specified. We strongly encourage purchase of tickets online in advance, as we tend to sell out. Some tickets may be available at the door.
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Tickets are required for anyone 2 years and older unless otherwise stated.
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Our agritourism events are welcoming to all. We are a family-friendly event venue.
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Agritourism events typically run on select Saturdays from 4-8pm. For the events that have live music, music is from 5pm-7:30pm. We close at 8pm.
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Absolutely! Arrive whenever you’d like during the agritourism event timeframe.
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Yes, we ask all customers to check in at the welcome table upon arrival. We'll share with you where your seats are and any other information about the agritourism event that's noteworthy.
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After you park, please make sure to come to the welcome table where our staff will greet you. Here, you will check in and be briefed on event news/details.
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If an agritourism event is canceled due to weather or unforeseen circumstances, your ticket will be reimbursed via credit to another VFF activity. We do not reimburse tickets in any other fashion. The event will not be rescheduled.
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If an agritourism event is canceled, we will share the news on Instagram and Facebook stories as soon as possible. We will also update the event page on our website to note that it is canceled (but depending on the timing this may be delayed). If you are unsure what’s going on, you can always call the farm store, 603-340-4321.
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Parking for agritourism events is located in our field. Our staff will help direct you to a parking spot when you arrive. If you’re coming just to shop at the farm store please take in the event parking area and walk over.
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This property is a working farm and our private residence. We politely request that you do not enter any buildings other than the farm store. We have roped-off areas that we would like to be left unexplored. We appreciate you respecting this boundary.
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No, we ask that you do not bring outside food or drink to the farm. Our catering partners offer full menu and we are sure to provide you with all your food and drink needs. The farm store is also open during our agritourism events for grocery/snack purchases.
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CSA cards are for use in the farm store only. CSAs cannot be used for tickets or catered food/drink.
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We are not a pet-friendly location as we are a working farm and have many animals and possible situations that could be dangerous to your animal and/or ours. Please leave your pet at home.
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Of course, but there are several things to keep in mind.
Please make sure you are approaching animal pens, corrals, and areas calmly. This means walking and continuing regular conversation as you approach the animals. Not talking and then starting a conversation when you get to the animal may startle or scare the animal which we try to avoid.
It is also important to understand that there are livestock fences and electric fences. Please do not touch or climb the fences. Electric fences are on and will shock you if you touch them.
Do not enter animal pens. This is extremely dangerous and could result in unintended consequences for you, your child, and/or our animals.
If there are roaming chickens, please refrain from chasing, taunting, or throwing things at these animals, this is cruelty towards animals and we have no tolerance for this behavior.
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We’d love to show you the baby chicks during a farm tour but they are not viewable to the public at any other time. Our chicks are raised in a climate-controlled area. We have protocols around biosecurity that must be met to ensure that our chicks are safe and healthy. Check out our educational/enrichment events to learn more about our livestock and our farm tours.
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No, feeding animals is not allowed. We provide our animals with a strict diet and public feeding is not permitted. If you’d like a chance to feed our livestock a healthy snack, please sign up for a farm tour.
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Agritourism event tickets cannot be returned or exchanged, they are final sale. They are only reimbursed via a discount code for the amount spent to be used on a different event if Vernon Family Farm cancels the event due to weather or unforeseen circumstances. If an event is canceled, it will not be rescheduled.
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Picnic tables and side field tickets are first come first served. Fire pit tickets are fully reserved in advance. If you would like to ensure you are seated with a particular party outside of your ticket reservation, you can email us at info@vernonfamilyfarm.com 24 hours in advance and we'll reserve enough space together.
DINING AT THE FARM
Dining at the farm is a unique experience. We welcome you to explore a working farm that will offer something for everyone and many of your senses.
Taste
Taste the freshest, nutrient-dense, locally-raised food prepared our catering partners. Finger-licking chicken, grass-fed beef, pastured pork and lamb grown and raised on our pastures, as well as sides that are inspired by seasonal, locally-sourced produce.
Smell
Smell the earth, the flowers, the fried chicken, the rotisserie smoker, the fire—the farm. The scents of fresh air, fragranced by nature and farm that fill your cup and make you want more.
Hear
Hear the sounds of nature, the farm, and local music—the frogs near the tractor road, the birds, the wide range of pollinators flying around the wildflower meadow, the farm animals mooing, baaing and clucking, harmonic vocal melodies with body moving guitar and harmonica riffs.
See
See your friends, your family, your farmers—your community—gathering, children running in the fields, the animals grazing the pastures, the sunset, the authenticity of a working farm and a community space that nurtures the human desire to connect and love with responsibly-raised food as its core value.