Nothing says drop like fresh squeezed cider or baked apple pie. The seasons change and the trees are loaded in the orchards of Vermont! So go out and choose for yourself or find a farm stand near you. For more excitement, check out one of the season’s many harvest festivals. Find one to visit on your fall adventures through Vermont, from Bristol to Mount Snow to Cabot and more! And if you want to invite guests to your farm or orchard, check out this agro-tourism resource from the University of Vermont Extension.

Join Rural Vermont for a two-part educational workshop on poultry slaughter and processing, led by Elizabeth Roma of Putting Down Roots Farm. Participants can choose to attend one or both workshops, which take place one after the other with an hour’s break in between. Each workshop takes place at a different location in the South Royalton area, but a short distance from each other. Participants can take home their freshly slaughtered and cut chicken. Registration is required to attend.

Date of the event: September 25, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Join the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Program at the University of Vermont Extension for a pasture walk with Ashlyn Bristle from Rebop Farm in Brattleboro. The Rebop farm raises Jersey cows, Katahdin sheep and broilers. Learn how they intensively stack species with the goal of increasing soil organic matter, overall soil fertility, vigorous pasture growth, and animal nutrition. This event is free and lunch will be provided. Registration is required to attend. Contact Mary Ellen Franklin to register.

Event date: September 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.