We want to honor our hard working girls!
February 2022, Amethyst is our highest milk producer!
March 2022, Cooper is our highest milk producer
Students have FINALLY returned the Farm!
"Children make your life important." ~Erma Bombeck
We are easing back into having students at the Farm, with the help of our friends at the local Summer SOAK program. I can not express just how amazingly-wonderful it feels to have children back! The animals were as tentative as the students, and a lovely morning was had by all.
Lessons in patience & optimism:
We have waited for Spring to return & it seems to finally be here! There are buds on the apple & peach trees, the lilacs & hydrangeas. The birds are nesting, & when close you can hear tiny, hungry peeps from within.
We are so excited to be working with two local organizations to bring children back to the farm, for some daytime adventures, this Summer. And, we are very optimistic that by next Fall, we may be able to have students safely return to the Farms for City Kids Program.
Finally, we are ready to offer scheduled farm tours. Farm tours are available by appointment only, Monday-Friday, between the hours or 9:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. Please call Tatiana @ 802-484-1236 x200, or email: office@sbfvt.org to schedule your visit to the Farm. Masks will be required.
Have fun! Be well, be safe!
Mud Season = Sugaring Season!
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” ~Hal Borland
March 1st surprised us with two new heifers!
It is the first mild day of March:
Each minute sweeter than before...
~William Wordsworth
Spring is in the air!
“February is merely as long as is needed to pass the time until March.” ~J.R. Stockton
The sun has been heating things up on the hill. I think we are entering false Spring, which comes just before 1st mud season, and is lovingly known as Sugaring Season!
😍 Welcome Emma!
Eunice is officially a cow, as she has welcomed her 1st calf, Emma to the herd! 🥰
🥞Happy International Pancake Day! 🥞
You can’t celebrate pancakes without celebrating Maple Syrup! This week our farmers have been in the Sugar bush, getting the taps ready for the upcoming Sugaring season. Click here to see our video about tapping maple trees.
How often this Farm reminds us it loves us....💗
“The past is behind us — love is in front and all around us.” ~Terri Guillemets
Another beautiful Snow Day!
“Out of the bosom of the Air,
Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken,
Over the woodlands brown and bare,
Over the harvest-fields forsaken,
Silent, and soft, and slow
Descends the snow”.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Let your love shine!
Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.”
―Martin Luther King, Jr.
Where are the cows when it snows?
Our cows producing milk reside in the dairy barn, and go outside, in the “cow yard” daily, unless weather conditions make it unsafe. The cow yard is maintained by our amazing farm staff, so it is a safe location for the herd to get fresh air, while the barn is being cleaned.
Suddenly snow!
December 17, 2020, the weather forecast called for 7” of snow. We stopped measuring around noon, when we had 34”! By 4:00 the sun was shining.
Message from the Farm
Although the Farms for City Kids program is currently suspended because of the pandemic, we miss all of you and wanted to reach out in light of recent troubling events. The Farms For City Kids program serves communities of color, and we can’t remain silent on this issue. Please rest assured that the board and staff of Farms For City Kids stand in solidarity with the protest against systemic racism and racial bias.
It is especially hard to imagine what children make of these most difficult times, and we wish we were able to do more to express our support and concern, but rest assured our farm will always remain a safe haven for all.
The farm is not the same without our young visitors and their wonderful teachers. We look forward to better times ahead when we can welcome you all back. On behalf of everyone at Spring Brook Farm Cheese and Farms For City Kids Foundation we wish you a safe and happy summer.
In Peace, rob
Subscribe to our New Youtube channel!
A Message from Rob Macri, Education Director:
Presently, our goal is to post (Youtube) videos on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule.
To kick start the new endeavor, we will be focusing on sugaring, and how we produce maple syrup here at Spring Brook Farm.
Please stay home and stay healthy,
rob
Stay home. Stay safe.
We do apologize for the inconvenience: In an effort to keep our staff safe & healthy, we will not be scheduling or offering any tours at this time. If you are local, and would like to order cheese or maple products, we can do “farm-side“ pick-up. Please call 802-484-1236 x200 (M-F 9:00a - 3:00p) or email office@sbfvt.org. Be well & safe! 💗🐂🚜🧀💚 ~ Farms for City Kids & Spring Brook Farm Cheese
