You'll be guided by Amy Todisco, Nationally Recognized Green Living Expert, Health/Life Coach, Co-Creator and Marketing Director at Hartshorn Farm. Pluck a pea off the vine as you learn about organic agriculture and the history of Hartshorn Farm, where your tour guide, Amy, lives. Dig a carrot. Find out what some of the weeds beneath your feet can help with. Pop a sweet cherry tomato into your mouth. Pick some blueberries. Put your hands in the warm soil and plant something. Harvest some veggies for your lunch time salad in the farmstand. We will enjoy a home made mostly organic and hydroponic greens filled vegetarian lunch. Maple Sugar House. Amy’s organic farmer life partner, Dave, is also a fifth generation sugarmaker. Check out the maple sugarhouse. Find out how maple syrup was discovered and how the Hartshorn Family has evolved their sugarmaking process over the years. Taste a sample. We will be demonstrating how to make maple candy and cream off and on throughout the summer season. Let me know ahead of time if this is of interest.
“It was such an amazing experience…Amy is so knowledgeable and her location is so breathtaking in the Mad River Valley!”-Lisa Schermerhorn
Hydroponic Growing. I will be telling the story of the past 8 year’s experience with hydroponic growing and how it’s the farming of the future. We will have a small demo inside the organic farm to showcase this wonderful technology. (Dave is selling his shares in Green Mountain Harvest, so we won’t be going inside that business but have a video that showcases what it looks like inside.) Healing Garden. You too can create your own beautiful and productive veggie, herb and flower garden. Check out Amy’s healing garden for inspiration. See which medicinal and culinary herbs are growing among the veggies and flowers and what they can do for you. Discover what else might also be growing in your yard that you can use to heal. Visit our Horses. You’ll also have an opportunity to feed Amy’s horses, Koko and Amigo, some carrots and learn a little about horses. Each tour is customized to meet the needs and interests of the group that shows up, which means each tour/workshop will be slightly different. While the tours are designed for teens and adults, we are kid friendly. We create activities that cater to your child's age. (Amy ran a kid's farm camp for 3 summers too.)
$65 Ages 10 through Adult, $35 for Kids 5-9, age 4 and under are free if they aren't eating the lunch or participating in the activities, otherwise it's $10 for all children 4 and under that are eating and participating. If you prefer not to pay by credit card, I'm happy to accept cash, Venmo, or checks. Just let me know by email ahead of time that you are paying via cash or check.
