UPCOMING EVENTS

JUNE | Meat Box Weekend
Meat box subscribers—don’t forget to swing by Vernon Family Farm this weekend to pick up your box! Bring your grocery list and stock up on farm-fresh essentials while you’re here.

TOUCH A TRACTOR
For tractor enthusiasts and curious kids—drop by the farm to see and touch a range of tractors on our farm.
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Sushi Making
Enjoy a fun Thursday morning at the farm: a farm-themed sushi making class with local veggies and a mini farm tour to feed the pigs compost scraps. This is a great chance to run around the farm and shop at the farm store. Misa from Lisa’s Clean Kitchen brings all the fun to the farm! A special focus on local veggies and supporting local farms.
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Yoga + Sound Healing
Enjoy a fun Thursday early evening at the farm: Earth Wisdom: An Evening of Yoga and Sound Healing with Ankati. This is a great way to experience Ankati’s magic at Vernon Family Farm. Yoga, sound healing, a walk through the wildflower meadow and an opportunity to shop local goods at the farm store.
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Storytime & Farm Tour
Enjoy a fun Thursday morning at the farm: a farm-themed read-aloud storytime, a mini farm tour, and a chance to run around the farm and shop at the farm store. Stef from Water Street Bookstore brings her larger-than-life reading skills to the farm! All stories focus on farming, animals, land stewardship, and agriculture.
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MOCKTAIL WORKSHOP
Enjoy a fun Thursday evening event at the farm: a wildflower meadow mocktail themed class with local author, Cassandra Elizabeth. This is a great opportunity to learn the tips and tricks of curating a perfect mocktail before the heart of summer.
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PUPPET SHOW w/Lindsay + Her Farm Puppet Pals
Enjoy a fun Friday morning at the farm: a farm themed puppet pals show, self guided tours, a chance to run around the farm and shop at the farm store. Lindsay brings her larger-than-life Puppet Pals to child and family audiences. Funny, fast-paced, and interactive, this variety show delights the young and the young at heart!
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Artty + the Escalators
Artty + the Escalators will bring upbeat, soul-filled bluesy swing with a touch of reggae to the farm. Come enjoy some of the best local musicians in the Seacoast area for some amazing jams along with delicious farm to table food and beverage.
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The Basics of Food Photography
Enjoy an educational experience with photographer Jenn Bakkos of the Seacoast! Learn the basics of food photography while exploring the farm store.
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JULY | Meat Box Weekend
Meat box subscribers—don’t forget to swing by Vernon Family Farm this weekend to pick up your box! Bring your grocery list and stock up on farm-fresh essentials while you’re here.

The DoBros
The DoBros bring a unique style often referred to as farm-funk and dirt-grass.to the farm. Come enjoy some of the best local musicians in the Seacoast area for some amazing jams along with delicious farm to table food and beverage.
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Storytime & Farm Tour
Enjoy a fun Wednesday morning at the farm: a farm-themed read-aloud, a mini farm tour, and a chance to run around the farm and shop at the farm store. Stef from Water Street Bookstore brings her larger-than-life reading skills to the farm! All stories focus on farming, animals, land stewardship, and agriculture.
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AUGUST | Meat Box Weekend
Meat box subscribers—don’t forget to swing by Vernon Family Farm this weekend to pick up your box! Bring your grocery list and stock up on farm-fresh essentials while you’re here.

PUPPET SHOW w/Lindsay + Her Farm Puppet Pals
Enjoy a fun Friday morning at the farm: a farm themed puppet pals show, self guided tours, a chance to run around the farm and shop at the farm store. Lindsay brings her larger-than-life Puppet Pals to child and family audiences. Funny, fast-paced, and interactive, this variety show delights the young and the young at heart!
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Wildlife Encounters at Vernon Family Farm
Enjoy a fun Friday morning at the farm: an up close and personal opportunity to see and learn about the resident animals on the farm that are just as important as our farm animals but who you may not see as obviously.
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The Macrotones
The Macrotones will bring a bold blend of imperial funk, classic soul, and gritty grooves. Come enjoy some of the best local musicians in the Seacoast area for some amazing jams along with delicious farm to table food and beverage.
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SEPT | Meat Box Weekend
Meat box subscribers—don’t forget to swing by Vernon Family Farm this weekend to pick up your box! Bring your grocery list and stock up on farm-fresh essentials while you’re here.

Bitter Pill
Bitter Pill will bring rhythm and bluegrass that everyone is sure to love —come enjoy some of the best local musicians in the Seacoast area for some amazing jams along with delicious farm to table food and beverage.
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OCT | Meat Box Weekend
Meat box subscribers—don’t forget to swing by Vernon Family Farm this weekend to pick up your box! Bring your grocery list and stock up on farm-fresh essentials while you’re here.

Slack Tide / 9th Annual Fire + Ice Celebration
Slack Tide brings a dynamic blend of American reggae, jam-band improvisation, and folk-inspired roots for a sound that's always evolving— come enjoy some of the best local musicians in the Seacoast area for some amazing jams along with delicious farm to table food and beverage. This night is extra special w/fire-spinning performances by long-time fire spinner, Courtney Drahms.
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Pitch in for the Pastures: Community Clean Up Day at VFF
Help us clean up the farm for the season! We’re looking for 6-15 volunteers to help with on-farm tasks so that many hands can make for lighter work.

MAY | Meat Box Weekend
Meat box subscribers—don’t forget to swing by Vernon Family Farm this weekend to pick up your box! Bring your grocery list and stock up on farm-fresh essentials while you’re here.

Mother’s Day Market
Drop by the farm to shop The Tiny Shop pop-up, enjoy some fresh pastries, and 10% for all first-time customers at the farm store. Shop all thing mom at the farm store!

Sheep Shearing
Drop by the farm to see sheep shearing, shop the farm store and enjoy a pre-Mother’s Day shopping opportunity with the Tiny Shop! 10% off for first-time customers at the farm store!

LIFE IN THE BROODER: An Inside Look at the Chicks
Come check out what life is like in the brooder. A specialized farm tour by Farmer Jeremiah that speaks to all things brooder life and being a chick at Vernon Family Farm.

Fill Your Freezer, Fuel the Fight
April 17, 2025 marks a critical moment for us (Vernon Family Farm’s hearing date) as we head to Superior Court to fight for our right to farm. Help us make this date one for the books for farm store sales.

EASTER SHOPPING AT VFF
Shop local for the Easter holiday. Grab local ingredients, lamb roasts, whole chicken, beef roasts, local candy and more! Stroll the farm and enjoy the spring time vibes.

Farm Fresh Start: Community Clean Up Day at VFF
Help us clean up the farm for the season! We’re looking for 6-15 volunteers to help with on-farm tasks so that many hands can make for lighter work.

APRIL | Meat Box Weekend
Meat box subscribers—don’t forget to swing by Vernon Family Farm this weekend to pick up your box! Bring your grocery list and stock up on farm-fresh essentials while you’re here.

Fill Your Freezer, Fuel the Fight
April 2, 2025 marks a critical moment for us (Vernon Family Farm’s hearing date) as we head to Superior Court to fight for our right to farm. Help us make this date one for the books for farm store sales.

CSA Week Celebration
Invest in your community farm! Now is the time is re-up your CSA and/or purchase a CSA if you have been thinking about incorporating more farm fresh food into your diet and lifestyle.

Lamb Weekend
Drop by the farm to see baby lambs, chat with Farmer Jeremiah about all things sheep, and sign up for a CSA!

Valentine’s Local Market
Drop by the farm to shop all things Valentine’s Day. Show your local farmers some love, enjoy fresh pastries, new specialty items, gourmet chocolates, romantic dinner home cooking ideas and 10% for all first-time customers at the farm store.

Solstice Market
Drop by the farm to shop The Tiny Shop pop-up, enjoy some warm beverages and fresh pastries, and 10% for all first-time customers at the farm store.

Sheep Shearing
Drop by the farm to see sheep shearing, meat box subscription weekend, and 10% off for first-time customers at the farm store!

Comedy Night @ Sea Dog Brewing Co.
An event to benefit VFF, laugh your heart out at Sea Dog Brewing Company for The Laughing Dog Comedy Night.

8th Annual Fire + Ice Celebration w/The Mountain
An extra special night with fire-spinning performances by long-time fire spinner, Courtney Drahms. Local old-time and folk outfit The Mountain.
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Brunch w/ Artty Francoeur + Friends Jam
Artty invites musicians from the summer concerts at VFF to an acoustic jam for the last brunch of the season. Come enjoy some of the best local musicians in the Seacoast area for some amazing jams of bluegrass, blues, Grateful Dead, and much more.
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Rachel Sumner + Traveling Light
Fresh off a first place win at the 2023 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival band competition, Rachel Sumner + Traveling Light have been captivating audiences throughout the northeast.
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Pre-Emption Road
Dynamic multi-genre (bluegrass, rock, folk, pop, and more) wrapped in string band instrumentation add drums, featuring three part harmonies for originals, covers, and traditional tunes.
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Save the Farm Fundraiser
We hope you’ll join us outdoors on the farm for our fundraiser to help save our family farm. We'll have a live and silent auction, raffle, live music, farm fresh food, lawn games, and more.
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Cousin Bobby
Cousin Bobby is a tight-knit collection of high-caliber bluegrass players—a rowdy band of (very kind, sweet) hooligans ready to melt your face with harmonies, licks, and old-time music played like a freight train crashing through your living room or in this case, the farm!
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Hot Skillet Club
Hot Skillet Club mixes up a skillet of swing, western swing and songs from the great American songbook to delight many palates.
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Wellfleet
Wellfleet has been performing around New England for 12 years now, playing a mix of cover songs and upbeat, accessible original material. They play a wide variety of cover songs from well-known artists such as Paul Simon, Tom Petty, The Beatles, and many others.
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Brunch w/ Artty’s Blues
Artty’s Blues Brunch will be playing nothing but heatfelt blues. Some acoustic, some electric, lots of harmonica—a laid back spin on upbeat, roots, and modern blues. You can’t expect some talented local accompaniment for this brunch.
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Underground Springhouse
“More of the good, less of the bad.” That’s the motto upon which Underground Springhouse have built their sound and style. Exploring reggae, country, and funk influences within a rock ‘n roll context, Springhouse has crafted a genre-bending catalog that takes listeners from beaches to back roads with ear-worm hooks and head-bobbing grooves.
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Flying Vipers
Flying Vipers emerged from a basement lair outside Boston Mass in 2015, but their sound is of another time and place. Inspired by classic Jamaican dub from the likes of King Tubby and Augustus Pablo, plus modal jazz, soul, and DIY post-punk.
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Sneaky Miles
Indie folk band, Sneaky Miles, formed in the fall of 2019. The trio found each other through open mic nights at UNH, don’t miss this night as they continue to spread good vibes through their original tunes at the farm.
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Brunch w/ Artty Francoeur Trio
Artty Francoeur Trio is a harmonica driven blues, roots, and Americana group that plays music for all ages.
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Slack Tide
Rock, reggae and jam—ride the tide to an unforgettable performance with the seacoast's very own, Slack Tide.
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