Programs & Events
Rooted in Nature
Branch Hill Farm offers year round workshops, festivals, programs, and events that bring together conservation, education, and family-friendly fun in a beautiful, natural setting. Read on below for some featured programming.
Workshops
Forestry Workshops
Utilizing its extensive woodlands as a classroom, Branch Hill Farm offers unique, hands-on forestry workshops covering a variety of topics such as forest ecology and natural history, advanced silviculture and forest restoration, wildlife habitat management, forest carbon, and timber growing/utilization/and sawmilling. Workshops are usually offered in the fall and are led by Professional Foresters Dan Stepanauskas and Charlie Moreno.
Orcharding Workshops
March-April
Skills-Based Workshops
April-Oct
We offer gardening and other skills-based workshops. Past workshop topics have included no-till and climate-resilient gardening, soil biology, seed saving, composting, organic lawn-care, native/ecological landscape gardening, and herbalism.
Signature Events
Branch River Paddle & Hike
This annual Branch Hill Farm event in May is offered in partnership with Moose Mountains Regional Greenways. Local canoe and kayak enthusiasts will enjoy the opportunity to paddle on the beautiful Branch River in Milton Mills, NH.
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WWW Festival
The annual Woods, Water & Wildlife Festival is a day-long August celebration of the great outdoors, hosted at BHF for the benefit of Moose Mountains Regional Greenways. The WWW Festival is a chance for families to explore and learn about the natural world together and features fun and educational outdoor activities.
Festival Details
Garden of Giving: A Farm-to-Table Feast
This community dining experience is a way for neighbors to gather in celebration of the season's bounty and in support of ongoing Educational Gardens youth programming.