Retreat Farm

Farm festivities a success

BRATTLEBORO- Retreat Farm hosted the first Community Days in July to celebrate the locals and regular visitors who call the farm home.
One highlight of the event was the animal meet-and-greet. Animal care manager Emma Recchi provided a special opportunity for visitors to get up close and...

Families enjoying food truck roundup. Photo by Vintage Steele.

Summer time fun at the Retreat food truck roundup

BRATTLEBORO- Every summer, Retreat Farm’s Thursday evening food truck roundup signals the start of summer. With construction on Route 30 and the transformation of the north barn into a gathering place for the community, food truck roundup will evolve into a ticketed event this season.
To...

Retreat and BMC ready for summer concert series

BRATTLEBORO- The Brattleboro Music Center and Retreat Farm kick off their popular “Music Under the Stars” summer concert series Saturday, June 24, with a performance by the PESO Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra.
Admission is free. Gates open at 5:30 pm at Retreat Farm, with the concert at 6:...

For last year’s Artful Ice Shanties exhibit, the Wardsboro School’s third and fourth grade classes designed a shanty that educated attendees on animals’ winter survival strategies. File photo

Register for Artful Ice Shanties 2023

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center and Retreat Farm are now accepting entries for Artful Ice Shanties 2023. Registrations will be accepted until Friday, December 16.
The Artful Ice Shanties outdoor exhibit is a place-based celebration of artistic talent, creative...

Goat Yoga Saturday at Retreat Farm

BRATTLEBORO - On Saturday, August 27, from 9 to 10:30 am, join the talented teachers from Inner Heat Yoga at Retreat Farm for a one-hour session of Goat Yoga, featuring playful and curious baby goats, followed by a 30-minute meet and greet.
Kid goats are naturally curious and playful and...

Wardsboro students win award

BRATTLEBORO - At a playful ceremony Saturday, February 26, Retreat Farm and the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center awarded the third and fourth grade classes of Wardsboro Elementary School for having the “most artistic” ice shanty at their Artful Ice Shanties exhibit. Third- and fourth-grade...

Winter Carnival activities

BRATTLEBORO - Brattleboro has been bustling with Winter Carnival festivities. Ski jumping at Harris Hill kicked off Saturday, followed by a week of all kinds of fun events and activities. Retreat Farm will be at the center of the action with events happening every day in and around the farm...

Artful Ice Shanties return, displayed at Retreat Farm

BRATTLEBORO - Last winter over 1,000 people attended the inaugural Artful Ice Shanties exhibit, presented by the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center and Retreat Farm. Visitors saw ice shanties shaped like a giant iridescent fish, a black die with moon-shaped dots, a seascape with a...

Rotary car show and cruise-in

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro on Wheels car show and cruise-in, presented by the Brattleboro Rotary Club, will be held on Saturday, September 18, from 9 am to 2 pm at the Retreat Farm, Route 30. Admission is free for both cars and spectators. Donations are appreciated.
All makes and models...

Free concert series continues

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Music Center and Retreat Farm “Music Under the Stars” summer concert series continues Saturday, August 14, with a performance by the dynamic duo of Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy.
The concert will be held at Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Square, and admission is...