Monadnock Grown Farm Tour
2026 Monadnock Grown Farm Tour
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026 | 12PM – 5PM
Cost: $10 per car, gets you into every participating farm
Spend an afternoon exploring the farms, forests, and food producers that make the Monadnock Region such a vibrant agricultural community. The Monadnock Grown Farm Tour is a self-guided driving tour that gives visitors a behind-the-scenes look at local farms throughout the region.
Meet the farmers who grow your food, learn about sustainable practices, see animals and crops up close, enjoy demonstrations and family-friendly activities, and buy fresh local products straight from the source. All proceeds support next year’s tour. Farm products are available for purchase but not included in the ticket price.
Archway Farm
Keene
A pasture-based livestock farm and butcher shop raising, cutting, and selling high-quality meats. Self-service farm stand open daily in west Keene.
Gemmo Forest
Keene
A 12.5-acre permaculture laboratory growing plants, trees, and shrubs for their medicinal benefits. Wander the clover pathways, learn about no-till gardening, and sample free organic herbal iced teas made from herbs grown on site.
Bending Branch Farm
Marlborough
Small-batch artisanal dairy using Alpine goats. Goat cheese and milk tastings, goat petting.
Crescendo Acres
Surry
Alpaca fiber farm with friendly animals, sugar house demonstrations, and a full farm shop.
Goodwin Family Farm
Surry
A biodiverse small family farm with Angora rabbits, Nigerian dwarf goats, mini ponies, chickens, and ducks. Crafts, scavenger hunt, and a full farm store.
Echo Farm Puddings
Hinsdale
A dairy farm and pudding plant with a robotic milking machine. Pudding samples and calves to pet.
Mill Hollow Works
Keene
Kids can enjoy “Pot Your Own Flowers Fun” in the greenhouse. Participants can also observe classes on Chain Saw Milling, Building a Tiny House, and Intro to Carpentry.
2025 Farm Tour
The 2025 tour brought visitors to 11 farms across the Monadnock Region, from a beekeeping operation in Harrisville to a permaculture laboratory in Keene.
Alyson’s Orchard — Walpole PYO apples, playground, and farm activities.
Bending Branch Farm — Marlborough Goat cheese and milk tasting, goat petting.
Crescendo Acres — Surry Alpaca and animal meet-and-greet, sugar house demonstrations with samples, and Christmas wreath making.
Draft Gratitude — Winchester Meet the senior draft horses and hear their stories.
Echo Farm — Hinsdale Robotic milking machine demonstration, calf petting, and a 4-H club presentation on horse and rabbit husbandry.
Gemmo Forest — Keene Guided permaculture garden tours, scavenger hunt, and children’s art activity.
Goodwin Family Farm — Surry Animal meet-and-greet, barn tour, make-and-take crafts, and scavenger hunt.
Mill Hollow Works — Keene Greenhouse tours and seed starting demonstration.
Monadnock Berries — Troy PYO berries, berry trivia, and a biggest-blueberry-of-the-day contest.
Slovenian Beekeeping — Harrisville Honey tasting and bee house tour.
Well-Seeded Gardens — Keene Companion planting, intercropping, and fruit tree guild demonstrations.
The 2025 tour was co-produced by Cheshire County Farm Bureau, Cheshire County 4-H, Cheshire County Conservation District, Monadnock Grown Coalition, and the Monadnock Food Co-op.