Join us for our annual meeting, September 29th & 30th Co-Hosted By The Larocque Farm (VT) and Easton Station Farms (NY)
American Blonde d’Aquitaine Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
September 29-30th 2023
Co- Hosted by: The Larocque Farm Easton Station Farms
Adam & Crystal Larocque Jeremy & Erin Perkins
708 Neighbor Rd 284 Easton Station Rd
Randolph Center, VT 05061 Greenwich, NY 12834
Airports:
Fly into:
Manchester NH (MHT) 1 hour 45 minutes from the Larocque Farm
or
Burlington VT (BTV) 1 hour from the Larocque Farm
Fly out:
Albany, NY (ALB)
Lodging:
A limited block of rooms has been reserved for ABAA attendees at each location, so be sure to mention ABAA for the group rate when you call for reservations. The cutoff date for this rate is August 29, 2023.
Friday 9/29/23
Comfort Inn Trolley Square
19 Allen St. Rutland, VT 05701
1 Queen Bed $199 or 2 Queen Beds $209
Saturday 9/30/23
Holiday Inn Express
18 Clifton Park Village Rd. Clifton Park, NY 12065
Note: Traditionally a gift exchange has been included as part of the annual meeting activities. If you would like to participate, please bring one gift per person/couple that is representative of your state/region or of the cattle/farming community.
RSVP with the link below or return postcard you received in the mail:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdT_L2DWrUAXsw7aV6OdhXF8g0xaDsk_FutFeoU4rm1tMwZ0w/viewform
By August 20th, thank you!
Schedule
Friday, September 29th
12:00pm
Arrive at The Larocque Farm (Crystal and Adam Larocque) 708 Neighbor Road, Randolph Center, VT
Lunch and farm tour
6:30pm
Dinner TBD in Rutland, VT (~1hr 10min drive)
Director’s meeting immediately following dinner in the Comfort Inn breakfast area.
Saturday, September 30th
Breakfast provided at Comfort Inn (Breakfast items include Hot Eggs, Boiled Eggs, Bacon or Sausage, Make your own-Waffles (two flavors), French Toast, Pancakes, Whole Fresh Fruit, Yogurt and Granola, Apple Sauce, Hot Oatmeal, Cold Cereals, Muffins, Danish, Bagels with cream cheese, Juices and Hot Beverages.)
Depart for Easton Station Farms (Erin & Jeremy Perkins) ~1 hr 15 min drive
Self-guided morning tours along the way
Things to see/Places to visit: Carl Durfee’s Store (Fair Haven, VT), Skene Manor museum, Skenesborough museum, Slate Valley museum (Whitehall, NY- birthplace of the US Navy), Vermont Marble, Granite, Slate & Soapstone (Whitehall, NY), Hicks Orchard/ Slyboro Ciderhouse (apple picking & farm store) Granville, NY, Argyle Cheese Farmer Hudson Falls, NY (farm store) & village of Greenwich, NY- shopping/store fronts
Lunch on your own
1:00pm
Arrive at Easton Station Farms (Jeremy & Erin Perkins), 284 Easton Station Rd. Greenwich, NY
Afternoon: Annual meeting & farm tour
6:00pm
Dinner at the farm, bon fire and socializing.
Sunday, October 1st (on your own)
Things to see/Places to visit:
Walking tour of Saratoga
Saratoga Spa State Park- Auto Museum, Racing Hall of Fame, Dance Museum, mineral springs
Saratoga Race Course
Broadway- shopping
Saratoga Monument, Schuylerville, NY
King Brothers Dairy
NYS Museum (Albany)
Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve