We are so excited to be able to host Open Farm Day again in 2021!
Event Hours: 11 am - 4 pm No early birds please!
Event Location: 461 Webb Rd, Pittsfield
From I-95, take exit 150, heading west out of town. Take the first left, turning onto Crawford Rd. At the stop sign, turn right onto Webb Rd. Balfour Farm is about 1.5 miles on the right.
From Rt 100, Turn onto Webb Rd., across from the big red Newhouse Construction barn. The farm is 2 miles on the right.
From Route 2: Just over the Canaan town line after Sibley pond, look for Higgins Rd on the right. Travel about 2 miles, then turn right onto to Snakeroot Rd. Follow Snakeroot Rd about 2 miles. Webb Rd is on the left, Just after Organic Farm Rd(on the right). Balfour Farm is 1/4 mile on the left. Continue to the bottom of the hill to the parking area in the field. Use the farm driveway for handicap parking only
General Parking: Please park in the big field at the bottom of the hill. it is a short walk to the farm or you can take a wagon ride with Drafty Acres
Handicap parking: Use the main farm entrance for handicap parking up at the barn. These spaces are limited.
Dogs: Please do not bring your pets with you.
Smoking: We are a smoke free property. No exceptions
FARM TOURS: farmer guided tours where you will be able to meet the animals (cows, pigs, chickens) and learn about how we farm and make cheese. NEW this year: Balfour Farm is home to Tiny Acres Farm- a certified organic mixed vegetable and mushroom farm. Erin and David will be opening their vegetable gardens and mushroom woodlot for tours as well.
FARMERS MARKET: We will be joined by several area farmers:
Eureka Farms (maple and honey products)
Waggin’ Tail Farm: farm raised meats, hand dyed yarn, goat milk soaps
Aegir’s Den Meadery: many different types of mead, all using local honey with as many ingredients as possible grown on local farms, some straight from their own farm
Maine Author Kate Schaffer will be signing copies of her new release: The Maine Farm Table Cookbook
Drafty Acres will be giving horse drawn hay rides- from the big field
Snakeroot Farm (our neighbors!) will offer organic veggies and plants
Olde Haven Farm: artisan farm raised pork sausages, jams, jellies, chutneys, end more
Gryffon Ridge Spice Merchants: custom spice and herb blends
The Pittsfield Fire Department will be offering concessions
Live Music: Jud Caswell: Jud Caswell is a master multi instrumentalist. He plays with an extraordinary skill the guitar, banjo, cittern and whistles! His interpretations of songs from British folk rock to the present are done with precision and love. It is though his songwriting abilities that put him in a category of his own. He can be sentimental, insightful, humorous, poignant and biting. At times he seems to take songs to places you never thought existed for a song. Beautifully crafted with a great mixture of wisdom and humor Jud is one of the best songwriters Maine has to offer."
The farm store will be open! Since the The Little Cheese Shop is a small building, the store will be open, located outside under a large tent.
The Pittsfield Fire Department will be offering concessions
A vendor and farm map will be posted 7/23
Questions? Call (207)213-3159
We hope you can join us!
