New England - Agritourism/Ecotourism

Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Environmental Education Center
1401 Hope Street, Route 114
Bristol, RI  02809
Phone: 401-245-7500

Stay in touch with the great outdoors

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The Audubon Environmental Education Center is a state-of-the art natural history museum and aquarium that puts fun and excitement into experiencing nature. Look inside a 33-foot life size Right Whale, discover life in a tide pool, and observe Narragansett Bay’s marine life. The Center’s interactive exhibits feature local habitats. Situated on the 28-acre McIntosh Wildlife Refuge the Environmental Education Center has walking trails with a ¼ mile boardwalk that winds through fresh and saltwater marshes leading to a majestic view of Narragansett Bay. The refuge is along the East Bay Bike Path allowing bikers and walkers access to the refuge’s natural beauty. The Center offers guided tours, nature walks, special family programs and much more throughout the year. The facility and trails are handicapped accessible.

Billings Farm & Museum
Route 12N & River Road
Woodstock, VT  05091
Phone: 802-457-2355
Fax: 802-457-4663

Explore one of the finest operating dairy farms in America and a museum of Vermont's rural past.

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Enter the gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage and explore one of the finest Jersey farms in America, featuring interactive farm programs and activities and award-winning historical exhibits. Explore the barns and calf nursery and stop by for the afternoon milking. The restored farm house, engaging farm life exhibits, and visitor center featuring the Academy Award nominee film A Place in the Land, showcase this model farm, a Woodstock landmark since 1871. Hands-on activities are available each day, as well as a variety of seasonal events, museum shop, and dairy bar. We are handicapped accessible.
Open: May–October, daily, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. and weekends November - February 10 a.m- 4 p.m. and December 26 - January 1 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Bolton Orchards
125 Still River Road, Jct 110 & 117
Bolton, MA  01740
Phone: 978- 779-2733
Fax: 978- 779-6844

More than just a country store

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A fifth generation farm in Bolton Massachusetts, Bolton Orchards is much more than a country store. Today, 250 acres are in active production, yielding many varieties of apples, peaches, pears, nectarines, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, squash and pumpkins. The Orchard also produces two unique varieties of fresh pressed cider. A full line of groceries, baked goods, and a deli compliment the produce. The deli offers daily specialties, a variety of prepared foods, meats, cheese and salads. Bolton Orchards also offers fruit baskets, shippable gifts, fresh flowers, seasonal bedding plants, Christmas Trees and in season potted plants. We are now serving, Bliss Dairy’s old fashioned hard scooped ice cream. Open year round 8 – 6, seasonal extended hours for Ice Cream Window (please call ahead).

Harlow’s Sugar House
563 Bellows Falls Road (Route 5)
Putney, VT  05346
Phone: 802-387-5852
Fax: 802-387-4303

A New England Tradition since 1927

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The Harlow Family has been a part of the New England tradition of sugarmaking since 1927. If you are in Vermont, stop by to visit. The farm sales room and Vermont gift shop are open daily, from March 1st 'til late December. During the sugaring season, the Harlow’s are happy to have you stop in to watch the process. You might also enjoy visiting during the summer months, when you can pick-your-own or purchase ready-picked strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. In September when the maple trees display their brilliant colors, the apple trees are laden down with crisp red fruit. You can pick your own apples in our orchard or visit our cider mill to watch fresh cold apple cider being pressed.

Keown Orchards
9 McClellan Road
Sutton, MA  01590
Phone: 508-865-6706

Growers of Quality Fruit Since 1924

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A great place for family fun! Keown Farms is a 4th generation family business located on 175 acres of pristine farmland in Worcester County. Open daily from April through Christmas, the farm offers a wide variety of apples as well as pears, peaches, and many other fruits and vegetables. The farm hosts birthday parties, wagon rides and conducts tours by tractor or trailer by appointment only. Keown Farms makes their very special brand of apple blossom & wild flower honey from the farm's hives. The farm grows herbs, annuals & perennials and has fresh-cut flowers daily in season and, Pick-Your-Own apples and pumpkins in the Fall.

Liberty Hill Farm Bed & Breakfast
511 Liberty Hill Road
Rochester, VT  05767
Phone: 802-767-3926
Fax: 802-767-6056

The ultimate Vermont farm vacation

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Stay at a working dairy farm with 150 head of cattle and generous amounts of kittens! This farm vacation offers lodging with meals (both dinner and breakfast) served with Vermont charm at the family table. Guests can visit the barn, swim or fish in the river, hike or snowshoe in the woods. Trails start right at the front door. Our 150-year old house has seven guest bedrooms and four shared baths. Sitting areas throughout the house provide plenty of space to relax. This is a great place to schedule a family reunion or find new best friends. Come and see why we've been featured in Family Fun, Yankee Magazine, Gourmet, VT Life, and Travel and Leisure.

Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks
1168 County Road (Upper Main Street)
Montpelier, VT  05602
Phone: 802-223-2740 In state
Toll-Free: 800-242-2740
Fax: 802-223-7450

200 Years of family tradition make Morse Farm Maple Syrup the the best maple syrup you've ever tasted

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We’re Vermont’s oldest maple family and invite you to our eight generation maple farm and sugarhouse, just 2.7 miles up Montpelier’s Main Street. Pull up a stump in our famous Woodshed Theatre and watch the wonders of maple on our humorous and educational video. Then taste the four grades of Morse Maple Syrup—all for free! Take a short walk on our Maple Trail to see where it all begins and then go visit our loveable barnyard critters. Relax—there’s no hurry at Morse Farm Maple Sugarhouse. See the unique forest folk art created by seventh generation sugarmaker, Burr Morse. Our gift shop is the area’s biggest and most unique. It’s bursting with everything maple and so much more. We’re the home of the original maple creemee ice cream and maple kettle corn which you’re guaranteed to love. We’re open 7 days, year ‘round, 9-5. (Summer hours, 8-8).

New England FarmWays
P.O. Box 40940
Providence, RI  02940
Phone: 401-592-0209

Discover New England's Farm Destinations

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Our farms come to life for you to enjoy the scenery, excite the senses or soothe the soul. This is your gateway to local foods and greenery, verdant fields and pastures, waterways and wildlife. Visit our vineyards and orchards, beautiful landscapes and settings, the inspiration for art and photography. There’s fun for young and old, things to learn and buy and keep, places in the heart, revealing and restorative. And there is history here — agriculture's history, New England's history, America's history. The stone walls, barns and buildings along New England FarmWays frame famous landmarks and heritage attractions — authentic places and real people with stories to tell. Best of all, you can visit several FarmWays destinations in a single day.

Newport Vineyards
909 East Main Road (Route 138)
Middletown, RI  02842
Phone: 401-848-5161
Fax: 401-848-5162

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Newport Vineyards is a family owned winery, founded in 1978. Paul and John Nunes, whose local roots date back to 1917, purchased the winery in 1995. Since that time, the winery has grown to 50 acres of varietal and hybrid grapes. Visitors are offered public tours at 1 and 3 pm, seven days a week. These include a tour in the vineyards, a behind the scenes look at the winemaking process and a tasting of five wines. The winery features an art gallery and retail shop with wine accessories and signature clothing. Private tours and tastings for groups of ten or more are available. Newport Vineyards specializes in rehearsal dinners, corporate affairs and custom labels. The winery hours are Monday thru Saturday 10-5 and Sunday noon-5 year around. Receive a $2 discount off the admission price, valid for up to two adults by presenting this web page.

The Last Green Valley
111 Main Street
Danielson, CT  06239
Phone: 860-774-3300
Toll-Free: 866-363-7226

Enjoy a Variety of Activites in Southern New England's Outdoor Jewel

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The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley or northeastern Connecticut and south-central Massachusetts has been called "The Last Green Valley" in the sprawling metropolitan Boston-New York-Washington corridor. At night, the region appears distinctively dark amid the urban and suburban glow when viewed from satellites or aircraft; In the daytime, the green fields and forests confirm the surprisingly rural character of this area, and the rugged hills that surround them.
This relatively undeveloped rural "island" in the midst of the most urbanized region in the nation makes it a resource of local, regional, and national importance. It is our mission to preserve the significant natural and cultural resources of the region while encouraging compatible economic development. And we invite you and your family to explore all we have to offer.

Vermont Maple Outlet
3929 Vermont Route 15
Jeffersonville, VT  05464
Toll-Free: 800-858-3121
Fax: 802-644-5038

A Family Tradition Since 1910 - Celebrating our 100th Year of Producing Maple Syrup!

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Vermont Maple Outlet is a country store owned and operated by the Marsh family in the true Vermont tradition. Our family has been producing award winning pure Vermont maple syrup for 100 years and we are now in our 7th generation. We also make our own delicious pure maple candy, maple cream & maple sugar right here in our candy kitchen. At our country store, now in its 20th year, you will also find a large selection of Vermont products, handmade crafts & clothing. Try the "BEST" maple creemees ever! (May-October) Our on-site sugarhouse is always open so if you are in the area drop by for a self-guided tour and get a FREE taste of our maple syrup. Or you can order our award winning maple syrup and maple products via our catalog or website.

We are open year-round, daily 9-5.