Call ahead for berry availability, The farm offers pick-your-own blueberries and raspberries during the summer and into the fall as the season allows
Merck Forest and Farmland Center is a pick your own farm in Rupert, the United States where you can pick your own orange. It is a great local spot for pick your own fruit and freshly picked produce near you. Site for teaching sustainable management of forests & farms, with lodging in cabins & lean-tos.
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Merck Forest and Farmland Center
Valley Treasure TrailFind it, then tick or colour it in
Follow the trail through the plantings. Find the real crop at each stop, then tick or colour the circle. Reach the end for fresh fruit and a cold coconut.
✕ marks the spot
The Fruit Plate & Fresh Coconuts
Ticked them all? You reached the end of the valley. Claim a plate of just-picked fruit and a cold fresh coconut.
Merck Forest and Farmland Center · Rupert · 802-394-7836
Merck Forest and Farmland Center · A living Caribbean valley
The Valley GuideWhat grows, and what it does
Every planting here is food and medicine both. This is the knowledge our elders carried: eat close to the earth, brew the bush, and let the land keep you well. Walk slow, spot what grows, and know what it holds.
Merck Forest and Farmland Center · Rupert · 802-394-7836Ital is vital · The land is the first healer
Water in this area
In Vermont, mains water is delivered by local public water systems, regulated by the Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation, Drinking Water & Groundwater Protection Division under the US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act. Typical hardness: Soft to moderately hard; harder in the western Champlain Valley limestone, softer over Green Mountain granite. For a specific ZIP, see the EWG Tap Water Database.
Supplier
Local public water systems
Regulator
Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation, Drinking Water & Groundwater Protection Division · US EPA (Safe Drinking Water Act)
Hardness
Soft to moderately hard; harder in the western Champlain Valley limestone, softer over Green Mountain granite