Welcome to the Pine Island Community Farm web site! We hope to see you soon at the Farm!
Pine Island Community Farm represents a partnership between the Vermont Land Trust and the Association of Africans Living in Vermont. It supports New American farmers who wish to raise goats, chickens, or garden crops at the farm and sells pasture grown animals to families who wish to slaughter their own goats and chickens for meat.
We are a collaborative farm where each individual farm enterprise (e.g. Chuda's goats) is run by the owner as his own small business. Together, the business operations share the land, the barns, and the equipment. Read more about the farm on our Mission and History page...
Pine Island Community Farm represents a partnership between the Vermont Land Trust and the Association of Africans Living in Vermont. It supports New American farmers who wish to raise goats, chickens, or garden crops at the farm and sells pasture grown animals to families who wish to slaughter their own goats and chickens for meat.
We are a collaborative farm where each individual farm enterprise (e.g. Chuda's goats) is run by the owner as his own small business. Together, the business operations share the land, the barns, and the equipment. Read more about the farm on our Mission and History page...
PINE ISLAND NEWS !
5/27/2016. It's summer again! The farm is hopping, buzzing, cheeping... We have about 100 baby and adolescent goats who arrived this spring to join the older goats who wintered over at the farm. Chuda is now the specialized goat raiser at the farm. Theogene has turned his attentions to growing the chicken business. In addition to continuing to collect and sell spent layer hens, he has started a meat bird enterprise. We expect the first sales of these birds to take place at the end of July. Another new venture at the farm for this year is beekeeping! We have two hives that are being managed by families from Burundi. And, our gardeners, who hail from many different countries and traditions are busy getting in their seedlings. We have about 60 families gardening with us this year on our 7 acres of garden plots. Come visit...bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the views of Mount Mansfield and our lush pastures!
12/28/2016. Christmas Tree Collection for the Goats! This year (2016) we will be collecting Christmas trees at the following times:
Sunday, January 3rd from 4:00-6:00 pm
Saturday, January 9th from 10 am to noon
At these times we will have people to help you unload your tree, opportunities to visit with the goats, and hot chocolate and a cookie to celebrate the season in the loft of the barn. Come one come all!
If you are unable to come at these times, you may also drop off your tree (as long as it is still fresh) at any other time. Please put it on or near the pile next to the barn.
All trees must still have fresh needles and be completely free of ornamentation (including tinsel); help us keep the goats healthy!
Many thanks! Please drive carefully and mind the ice on walkways/driveways around the farm. We put down sand but it is still pretty slick.
WELCOME CITY MARKET MEMBERS! We are happy to welcome new City Market Member-worker volunteers. Please go to the Volunteer page to see what assignments are available and a link to our VolunteerSpot sign-up.
VEGETABLES, EGGS, CHICKENS FOR SALE! It's harvest time! The farm gardens are flourishing and we have vegetables, free-range eggs, and older (tougher and more flavorful) layer chickens for sale. Please contact Hyacinthe at the farmhouse (1026 Pine Island Road, Colchester) to make a purchase of this delicious fresh food.
PREPARING FOR GOAT CHOOSING DAY! As Fall approaches, we are preparing for this year's Goat Choosing Weekend. The dates are October 3 and 4, 2015 from 10:00 to 5:00. Anyone who wishes to slaughter a goat in October should plan to reserve their goat this weekend and sign up for a time to use the processing facilities. You will be asked to pay a downpayment of at least $50 when you reserve your goat. You can pay the remainder on processing day. The farm now accepts EBT and debit card payments. Please note, we also have a few goats for sale now. If you want a goat in September, just come to the farm and talk to the farmers. Advance reservation is required only for goats to be processed in our very busy month of October.
SUMMER IS HERE! Pine Island Farm welcomes visitors. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch, grandma...grandpa...grandkids! The whole family is welcome to sit down at one of the farm picnic tables and enjoy the beautiful view of Mount Mansfield, Camel's Hump, and the seasonal wildflowers. You may even catch a glimpse of the goats. No dogs please.
5/27/2016. It's summer again! The farm is hopping, buzzing, cheeping... We have about 100 baby and adolescent goats who arrived this spring to join the older goats who wintered over at the farm. Chuda is now the specialized goat raiser at the farm. Theogene has turned his attentions to growing the chicken business. In addition to continuing to collect and sell spent layer hens, he has started a meat bird enterprise. We expect the first sales of these birds to take place at the end of July. Another new venture at the farm for this year is beekeeping! We have two hives that are being managed by families from Burundi. And, our gardeners, who hail from many different countries and traditions are busy getting in their seedlings. We have about 60 families gardening with us this year on our 7 acres of garden plots. Come visit...bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the views of Mount Mansfield and our lush pastures!
12/28/2016. Christmas Tree Collection for the Goats! This year (2016) we will be collecting Christmas trees at the following times:
Sunday, January 3rd from 4:00-6:00 pm
Saturday, January 9th from 10 am to noon
At these times we will have people to help you unload your tree, opportunities to visit with the goats, and hot chocolate and a cookie to celebrate the season in the loft of the barn. Come one come all!
If you are unable to come at these times, you may also drop off your tree (as long as it is still fresh) at any other time. Please put it on or near the pile next to the barn.
All trees must still have fresh needles and be completely free of ornamentation (including tinsel); help us keep the goats healthy!
Many thanks! Please drive carefully and mind the ice on walkways/driveways around the farm. We put down sand but it is still pretty slick.
WELCOME CITY MARKET MEMBERS! We are happy to welcome new City Market Member-worker volunteers. Please go to the Volunteer page to see what assignments are available and a link to our VolunteerSpot sign-up.
VEGETABLES, EGGS, CHICKENS FOR SALE! It's harvest time! The farm gardens are flourishing and we have vegetables, free-range eggs, and older (tougher and more flavorful) layer chickens for sale. Please contact Hyacinthe at the farmhouse (1026 Pine Island Road, Colchester) to make a purchase of this delicious fresh food.
PREPARING FOR GOAT CHOOSING DAY! As Fall approaches, we are preparing for this year's Goat Choosing Weekend. The dates are October 3 and 4, 2015 from 10:00 to 5:00. Anyone who wishes to slaughter a goat in October should plan to reserve their goat this weekend and sign up for a time to use the processing facilities. You will be asked to pay a downpayment of at least $50 when you reserve your goat. You can pay the remainder on processing day. The farm now accepts EBT and debit card payments. Please note, we also have a few goats for sale now. If you want a goat in September, just come to the farm and talk to the farmers. Advance reservation is required only for goats to be processed in our very busy month of October.
SUMMER IS HERE! Pine Island Farm welcomes visitors. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch, grandma...grandpa...grandkids! The whole family is welcome to sit down at one of the farm picnic tables and enjoy the beautiful view of Mount Mansfield, Camel's Hump, and the seasonal wildflowers. You may even catch a glimpse of the goats. No dogs please.
