Vermont Working Farms Offer Educational Family Fun

Family fun at Vermont working farms is an option that you just don't want to pass by. Vermont is a sparsely populated New England state that is known for its Green Mountains and its picturesque farms. But what many people don't know is that some of those attractive agricultural settings are actually working farms that can provide hours or days of learning and playing for those are willing to seek out family fun at Vermont working farms. Checking out these farms may get you off on the right foot.

Shepherd's Hill Farm, Taftsville, Vermont. It's as rustic as it sounds but it also might be a great place for you to find some family fun at Vermont working farms. The Shepherd's Hill Farm is set on a hillside, is blessed with rich pasture land used for its sheep and commands a great view of the Ottauquechee River Valley. It doesn't get much more scenic than this. You will be enjoying yourself before you ever step out of the car. But when you do venture out, there is lots to see and do.

Shepherd's Hill Farm welcomes guests for a few hours or as overnight guests at its bed and breakfast establishment. The length of your stay is entirely up to you. If you wish you can pay $3 and enjoy a Vermont style farm and barn tour . Call ahead and make arrangements to see how a modern day sheep farm operates at 802-457-3087. A daytime tour may give you just what you have been looking for or it may tell you that you and your family would really enjoy a longer stay.

For more fun you can extend your farm stay overnight. Shepherd's Hill Farm welcomes guests to participate in farm activities and chores as part of an overnight stay. Besides enjoying a sumptuous breakfast, you can help bring in the eggs, help feed the sheep, work at moving grazing fences, do some weeding that at home might be a chore but here seems rather fun or even help with the harvesting of honey. The wide open spaces and the nearness of the river really give this place a romantic feel for adults and provide an extraordinarily large and freeing play area for kids.