F&W’s organic farm is a typical Vermont hillside farm that is healthfully sustained.

We raise dairy cows, pigs, sheep, goats, alpacas, laying hens, meat chickens, and ducks. All F&W animals are lovingly cared for throughout their lives here. Our farm animals play a role in keeping our fields fertilized and our gardens free of weeds.  Each animal has a specific purpose, such as producing milk, meat, dairy, fiber, or eggs.  None of the animals raised at Farm and Wilderness are considered pets, they are here to show people where their food comes from and what it takes to raise animals for food and fiber.  It also shows a kinder, more respectful way to raise animals for consumption. They teach us about lifecycles from birth through death as well as about responsibility to others, and hopefully empathy for other species.

Acres of gardens are planted each spring and tended by campers during the summer. Our camp kitchens use our organic, fresh produce throughout the growing season. Fall harvest is boxed for our local C.S.A., canned, dried, or frozen. Our organic dairy provides us with much of the milk we drink.

Farm & Wilderness manages approximately 4,500 acres of forests through goals of sustainable timber production and enhanced wildlife habitat. Our setting is a living laboratory, providing opportunities for campers, teens and staff to learn about the forests, wildlife and adventures outdoors.

In our forests, F&W attempts to mimic the same changes that occur as woodlands age undisturbed. We harvest trees near maturity to create an open space for seedlings to get established, as well as manage our woodland to encourage quality trees to reach maximum growth. Our harvested wood is used for building projects at F&W and sold at local sawmills. Woodward Reservoir and the surrounding lands are managed annually for preventing invasive species.