Country life experiences on the farm

Lant Hill Farm is a working organic farm set in some of the most beautiful countryside anywhere. There are many opportunities for guests who like to share the farm and country experiences that are available.  Most enjoy walking along the field paths and woodlot trails. Runners say that it is the best jog “around the block” which is probably a few miles. You can ski or snowshoe right out the door.

Around the house there are some old time fun games to enjoy like croquet or horseshoes (Don is a farrier).

There’s always a comfortable place outside to sit and relax in the peace and quiet of our hilltop.

Other aspects of country life that can be experienced on the farm:

Pick and eat: Depending on when you visit LHFBB, you can wander the grounds and find something to eat.

Apples in the fall: Helen planted several apple varieties in the small orchard. She also loved her pear trees and the fruit they bore for her special Swiss recipes.

Berries throughout spring and summer: blackcaps, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, gooseberries are either in the gardens or growing wild. Many of them make their way to the jams and jellies for breakfast. Currants and kiwi are some of the more unusual fruits that Helen chose to grow on the farm.

There are several farms in Washington County which offer “Pick Your Own” supplies of whatever they grow. Nearby you can harvest Goose Island Potatoes or Gardenworks raspberries or blueberries.

Farm chores: Life on a farm is always busy. Depending on when you visit and the weather, guests are welcome to help if they so desire.

Gathering eggs from the chicken coop is a daily opportunity, greatly enjoyed by young and old alike. Imagine finding an egg so fresh that it is still warm.

Making hay is one of the chores that helps make farmers big and strong. Although the tractors do the field work, it takes manual labor to unload the wagons and stack the bales in the barn. This is good, hard work that makes you hungry for a hearty breakfast.

Maple syrup season is that sweet time of year that reawakens the farmer with the frosty nights and warm days. From the tapping of the trees in the snow, to boiling sap down to syrup, and bottling as the early spring crocus bloom, sugar season is a busy and sociable time of year.