BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Pumpkin Vine Family Farm - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Pumpkin Vine Family Farm X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Pumpkin Vine Family Farm REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T150000 DTSTAMP:20260502T113610 CREATED:20220324T233125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T162004Z UID:854-1753614000-1753628400@pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com SUMMARY:Open Farm Day DESCRIPTION:Everyone knows farming is hard work\, but it’s also LOTS of Fun! \nJoin us for a memorable day of learning & laughter\, fun & food Sunday July 2th as we celebrate Maine Open Farm Day 2025 here at Pumpkin Vine Family Farm! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Check out our activities to plan your visit :\n11 – 3: Farmers’ Market – Featuring wonderful treats from all our special vendors \n11 – 12: Farm Tours – Visit our historic barn and learn how we manage our 100 plus herd of dairy goats for optimal health (Also from 1-3) \n12 – 1: Baby Goat Parade – Join a mob of this years’ kids as they run\, prance\, skip and jump on a trip to the back field.  \n1 – 3: Farm Tours – Visit our historic barn and learn how we manage our 100 plus herd of dairy goats for optimal health \nAll Day: SPECIAL MOVIE: How Baby Goats are Born! Filmed right here on our farm this spring by our friend and filmmaker Luke Myers\, this short documentary captures the magic of birth on the farm URL:https://pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com/event/open-farm-day-interactive-goat-games/ LOCATION:Pumpkin Vine Family Farm\, 217 Hewett Rd.\, Somerville\, Maine\, 04348 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T113610 CREATED:20230725T171618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T161724Z UID:3178-1754823600-1754834400@pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com SUMMARY:Pumpkin Vine Dairy Queen: A Goat Pageant DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 10th from 11am-3pm for a fresh take on an old tradition: The Crowning of the Pumpkin Vine Family Farm Dairy Queen! \n(The Rain Date for this event is August 17th) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In some states\, she’s a human\, but around here the goats steal the show. We are excited to crown our Second Pumpkin Vine Dairy Queen from among our hard-working\, high-spirited\, and undeniably beautiful herd of dairy goats. \nInspired by both Alpine and Indian traditions\, we have planned a special day to celebrate these amazing animals\, who give so much to so many. They’ve been working hard since the spring\, producing milk for our goat cheese\, yogurt\, and smoothies. We want to recognize their efforts and celebrate our partnership with our furry\, four-legged friends. We’ve been hard at work making glamorous outfits and trimming their hooves so they shine on their big day! \nAs part of our festive farmers market\, we’ll have soft fresh Bavarian pretzels\, smoothies and other treats for an al fresco lunch\, and a very special puppet show from Barn Arts productions. Make a day of it\, and take some time to celebrate the animals that give us all so much! \nThe Day’s Schedule: \n11 – 12: Vote on your Favorite Dairy Princess from among this year’s doe kids and grab some snacks at the farmers market. Make your own willow crown and wand! \n12:00 Goat Parade & Crowning of the Dairy Queens: Welcome the girls as they enter in their finery\, and cheer the winners of this year’s special categories (Hint: personality matters too!)  We’ll have photo opps with all the winners afterwards\, so bring your camera! URL:https://pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com/event/pumpkin-vine-dairy-queen-a-goat-pageant-puppet-show/ LOCATION:Maine END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T160000 DTSTAMP:20260502T113610 CREATED:20250815T194854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250815T195059Z UID:3606-1756044000-1756051200@pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com SUMMARY:Strings Concert With Shelter Music Maine DESCRIPTION:Join us Sunday\, August 24\, 2025 at 2pm for a special concert under the big tent at our Historic Maine Family Farm! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n We are thrilled to be hosting another wonderful event for you! \nSunday\, August 24 at 2 pm: Shelter Music Maine (SMM) will bring their entire string quartet: Katherine Liccardo and Nate Lesser on violins\, Matt Consul on viola\, and Marisa Solomon on cello to Pumpkin Vine Family Farm! \nThey will be playing traditional and modern classical music as well as Scandinavian folk arrangements\, including works by Caroline Shaw\, Kenji Bunch\, the Danish String Quartet\, and more. \nThe concert will be held under the big tent on the new event lawn. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket\, or find a spot on one of our beautiful benches. Then treat yourself to a rapturous afternoon of live music\, while helping to support the mission of this amazing quartet: SMM is committed to bringing classical chamber music concerts to sheltering environments throughout Maine. Their mission recognizes that all people\, no matter their circumstances\, deserve access to the therapeutic healing powers of classical music. \nThere is a suggested donation of $25 / person\, but ALL are welcome to attend! Most importantly bring yourself\, and donate what you are able. We hope to see you: we’re planning to be there in full relaxation mode : ) Katherine & Matt are phenomenally talented\, and time just stops when they touch their strings… We can’t wait to hear them as part of a quartet; we just saw a snippet of their video and my spirits are soaring already (I’ll share it on our social media if any of you use those outlets) URL:https://pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com/event/strings-concert-with-shelter-music-maine/ LOCATION:Maine END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251012T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251012T150000 DTSTAMP:20260502T113610 CREATED:20220324T222100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T185120Z UID:837-1760266800-1760281200@pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com SUMMARY:Open Creamery Day DESCRIPTION:We hope you’ll join us October 12th from 11 am – 3pm for Open Creamery Day! This is an annual event with the Maine Cheese Guild and Cheesemakers all over Maine to share the magic of cheese making in our beautiful state! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Come learn\, play\, eat & enjoy the magnificent fall foliage of our hillside farm. \nThose baby goats that you hugged in the spring are now teenagers and eager to take you on a leaf-peeping jaunt through our farm fields starting at 12:00! \nOur creamery tours run all day\, from 11-3\, so you can learn the art and science behind our cheesemaking – and try some samples : ) Pop into our Milking Parlor at your convenience to witness an actual milking: Luke Myers just filmed a short documentary of the milking process\, which will be showing on replay all day\, so you can witness our hard-working goats girls in action!  \nIf all that walking and learning makes you hungry\, head on over to the Farmers Market: Red Stove Farm will be serving smoked pork tacos and steak sandwiches for lunch\, and B & T Baked Goods will have sweet and savory pastries for the perfect snack. All our dairy products –including our famous smoothies! – will be in the market fridge\, and YES we will have some wedges of our Spanish-style Dulcinea\, rubbed in olive oil and smoked paprika. Stock up for a delicious locally sourced meal and artisanal crafts. URL:https://pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com/event/open-creamery-day/ LOCATION:Pumpkin Vine Family Farm\, 217 Hewett Rd.\, Somerville\, Maine\, 04348 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T140000 DTSTAMP:20260502T113610 CREATED:20220328T202601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T230447Z UID:928-1765105200-1765116000@pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com SUMMARY:Yule Goat Event DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the magic of the season at our special Yule Goat celebration here at the farm in Somerville on Sunday\, December 7th\, 2025!  Inclement Weather Date will be December 14th \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In Scandinavian tradition\, the Yule Goat brings presents to children at Christmas accompanied by the Tomten\, farm gnomes who look after the well-being of the animals. Visitors are encouraged to come wearing the Tomten’s traditional red hat (or borrow one of ours) and get a special holiday photo with one of our Yule Goats! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Learn about the tradition with a special story and nature-based crafts\, then join one of our Yule Goat walks (leaving at 11:30\, 12:30\, and 1:30). \nBring your market basket and shop our very special Christmas Market\, filled with local produce and crafts. Grab a mug of hot mulled cider\, some traditional German donuts\, and gather around one of our many fire pits to enjoy the season in the company of friends. \nThis is a FREE event! URL:https://pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com/event/yule-goat-event/ LOCATION:Pumpkin Vine Family Farm\, 217 Hewett Rd.\, Somerville\, Maine\, 04348 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR