Sunday Meet & Feed

Sunday Meet & Feed Merck Forest & Farmland Center Join Merck staff on Sunday afternoons as they go about afternoon chores feeding our animals. Get to know our sheep, horses, chickens, and pigs during our daily routine. Limited to 12 people. Register HERE.

Meet the Lambs

Meet the Lambs Merck Forest & Farmland Center Spring is bursting from all corners of Merck Forest — from the farm to the fields to the forest. Come join us for this springtime open house as we welcome new lambs, chicks, piglets, green growing things, and more. We’ll have activities and exploration for the whole family, and food available as...

Breakfast Sandwich Pop-Up for Mom

Breakfast Sandwich Pop-up for Mom Mettowee Mint, Saturday, May 13 8am   A Crooked Barn Charcuterie is popping up for Mother's Day! Dine on breakfast sandwiches and sausages while you shop plants and gifts for MOM!  

Dorset Farmers Market

Dorset Farmers Market at HN Williams Open Year Round - Sundays 10 AM-2PM Our consumers have direct communication and the opportunity for education through those creating the products we enjoy every day.  From over 50 area producers, you will find freshly picked vegetables and fruits, home baked breads and pastries, artisan cheeses, wines, and spirits, grass-fed beef, bison, and poultry, free-range eggs,...

Dorset Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt Dorset Green Meet on the Dorset Green for our annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Dorset Chamber of Commerce and the Dorset Union Store. Photos with the Easter Bunny and over 1,000 eggs.

Shashibo Group Play

Shashibo Group Play Dorset Village Library Come play with the funnest fidget and puzzle toy- the shape shifting Shashibo! Bring yours so we can connect multiple to make a larger shape or play around with one of ours - the library has a few on hand to play with. We will share how to make some basic shapes and for those that want...

Maple Open House

Maple Open House Merck Forest & Farmland Center March 25 from 10:00pm - 2:00pm Spring is showing itself as sweet sap drips from maple trees and sugaring is underway at Merck Forest & Farmland. Come and celebrate this time-honored Vermont tradition during the Maple Open House on Saturday, March 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tapping and boiling demonstrations,...

Glasshouse Sketch

Glasshouse Sketch at Mettowee Mint Third Sunday monthly 2pm Mark your calendars, set your watch. We're gathering monthly for glasshouse sketch jams! All ages welcome. Bring your pads, pens, paints, anything you like.  

Full Moon Hike at MFFC

Full Moon Hike Merck Forest & Farmland Center The moon will be rising in the east tonight, and hopefully skies will be clear! Join us for a guided moon-lit hike on our trails on a wintery evening. Meet up at the Visitor Center at our main campus from 5:30p until 7:00p. Bring a headlamp and dress warmly, with proper footwear,...

Maple Meet-Ups

Maple Meet-Ups Merck Forest & Farmland Center Sundays from 1:00pm - 3:00pm Join us on Sunday afternoons for a 2 hour sugaring tour from 1:00p -3:00pm. You’ll get a chance to see and experience our maple sugaring operations, from the trees in the sugarbush to the evaporator, where we draw off the finished syrup. Meet at the Visitor Center wearing...