Rappahannock County Farm Tour Sept 24th & 25th - join us at the Farm School!

Join us for the third annual 

Rappahannock County Farm Tour!  

Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School will be open and ready for your visit both Saturday and Sunday from 9-4.

• Farm School students will be waiting to give you a tour, introduce you to the animals, and tell you about their school.
• You'll be able to pet the sheep, hold a chicken, gather eggs, and feed the pigs! 
• We'll be serving a delicious lunch made by our students using our home-grown meats and vegetables.  
• You'll also have the opportunity to hand-dye wool yarn and try your hand at spinning wool into yarn.
• There will be games, face painting, and more for children of all ages.
• Our Farm Market Stand will be open both days.

Tickets are $5 and may be purchased in advance on line:  farmtour.visitrappahannockva.com or at Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School on the day of the tour. 

Children under 16 get in free! 

At the Farm Tour website you are also able to get directions, check out the other 17 venues, look for special tracks (family friendly, horticulture, crafts, etc), and learn about the "All Things Rappahannock Market" at The Link in Sperryville.

Montessori Farm School on Rappahannock Farm Tour!

Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School students led tours of the farm and school, demonstrated how to spin and dye wool, served fantastic homemade food, and helped young children paint pumpkins during the 2010 Rappahannock Farm Tour.

Join us for 2 Fun Filled Days on the Rappahannock Farm tour: Sept 25th and 26th

Join us Saturday and Sunday

Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School is a stop on the Rappahannock Farm Tour again this year.  

Join us any time between 10 am and 5 pm Saturday and Sunday, September 25th and 26th.

Ongoing Events:
Student led tours of the farm and school all day (meet the pigs, chickens, and sheep!)
Paint pumpkins

Schedule (both days):
11:00-1:00  Lunch: Homemade Pork BBQ (made with Farm School pork), quiche (made with Farm School eggs), apple crisp, mashed potatoes and more!

10:30  Learn to spin wool into yarn.
11:30  Learn to dye yarn
12:30  Introduction to Montessori Farm Schools
1:30    Learn to spin wool into yarn
2:30    Learn to dye yarn
3:30    Planting seeds in the Hoophouse for the Hungry

Alisa Gravitz, Green America Director, visits Farm School

Alisa Gravitz, Green America (Co-op America) Executive Director, visited the Farm School during the Rappahannock County Farm Tour 2009! Here she is purchasing produce from Allie, Farm School Market Manager and 9th year student.

The mission of Green America is "to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society"

Candidate John Lesinski visits Farm School during Farm Tour

John Lesinski, candidate for Virginia State Delegate, and his wife Heidi visited the Farm School during the Rappahannock Farm Tour. We were pleased to be able to share our program with him.

Rappahannock County Farm Tour

Come visit the Farm School during the 1st annual Rappahannock County Farm Tour Weekend: September 26th-27th.
Students will be giving tours, you can join us in planting garlic in the garden, or learn to spin wool into yarn or felt it. We'll be serving up pork BBQ from our own school-grown pigs and many yummy side dishes, all cooked by the students and teachers. And, you can pet the sheep, hold a chicken, gather eggs, and generally spend a nice day on the farm.
For more info: http://farmtour.visitrappahannockva.com/index.html