To share the challenges, results, and joy in intentional ecosystem development we offer a variety of Mad River Valley farm-based experiences. (See below for more).

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Informational Walking Tour
May-October
Walking tour of the ponds, orchard, edible landscape, buildings, gardens, mushroom plots, woodlot, hedges, and other systems at the Deans Mountain site.
Time: 2 hours
Participation: 10 person minimum.
Fee: $40/person. Negotiable for community members, non-profit organizations, and educational programs.

Educational Work-Trade Tour
Walking tour combined with a hands-on work project to gain knowledge and skill through direct participation with site development. Work projects are contingent upon season and the system’s needs.
Time: 2 hour tour 2 hour work project, with breaks, total time = 4.5 hours
Participation: 10 person minimum
Fee: $30/person. Negotiable for community members, non-profit organizations, and educational programs.

Educational Work-Trade Farmstay
Walking tour combined with hands-on work projects spanning multiple days. Work projects are contingent upon season, the system’s needs and participants background. Onsite accommodations and food provided.
Time: 2-4 days
Participation: 2 person minimum - 4 person maximum.
Fee: $30/day per person.

Custom Tour, Meeting Space, Other
The custom tour is appropriate to a group seeking inspiration and information for the development of their own site, whether it be of residential, institutional, or community scale. The tour with focus determined by your group’s interests, from overall system review to specific system components (i.e., water, orchards, buildings). Discussion with refreshments follows. Custom tours are collaboratively designed to suit the scale and scope of goals of the group’s project and/or interests. This often includes a goals articulation for the client’s site/infrastructure and how regenerative design can be utilized in its development.
Time: 2 to 8 hours
Participation: 6 person minimum
Fee: Determined by tour participation, length and content.

Please contact us to arrange a tour of WSD’s proving ground and farm in Vermont's Mad River Valley.

"I wanted to thank you again for your outstanding presentation to the Mountain Gardeners last week.  The scope of your knowledge is remarkable and we all left with our heads swimming with new ideas, a sure sign of a successful afternoon"
~Liz Weller, Community Organizer