The Farm is meant for walking. Stroll our path to our rustic Cove Cabin. Sit a moment to admire Mount Hope Bridge. And don’t head home without saying hello to our farm animals. Mount Hope Farm is a perfect destination whenever you want to spend time enjoying nature as it transforms through the seasons. Depending on when you visit, you may find snow-laden trees, budding gardens, sailboats on the Bay or colorful autumn leaves. Each exploration of our 127-acres will acquaint you with new vistas and aspects of the Farm.

As you explore our upper property you will find our Governor Bradford House, built in 1745, and its tiered gardens in the rear. Our other Inn building – North Pasture Guest House is nearby. Behind our Civil War-era Barn, you’ll find our farm animals. Our North Pasture includes our Growing 4 Good Garden, while our South Pasture is the summer home of our weekly Farmers Market as well as our new Lavender Parterre

We invite you to walk the paved roadway by our ponds and Celebration Grove to the shore of Mount Hope Bay where you will find our rustic Cove Cabin, a popular venue for weddings and other celebrations. This walk is about one mile each way and there are opportunities to stop, sit and enjoy the Farm’s beauty.

Recently, there have been some questions from the community regarding the walking trail at Mount Hope Farm. Mount Hope Farm would like to ensure that the community that our main walking trail at the farm remains open to visitors to walk or ride bicycles as it has been for many years. There are new signs posted on either side of the road in recognition of land that was returned to the Pokanoket Tribe by Brown University.  It is important that all farm guests remain on the main road and not travel into the areas which are designed as No Trespassing Pokanoket Tribe as that is private property not owned by the farm.  Respect for the adjacent property is important to Mount Hope Farm. Thank you for helping us maintain a space that is welcoming, respectful, and open to all.

To make the most of our grounds, we suggest you download our free, GPS-activated walking tour.

Getting Our Hands Dirty

Did you know that Mount Hope Farm grows and donates thousands of pounds of produce to the East Bay Food Pantry every year?

Our 900-square-foot Growing 4 Good Garden was built in 2015 through a partnership with the Master Gardeners of the University of Rhode Island. The goals were to develop a demonstration site for productive raised bed planting methods and to create meaningful work and volunteer opportunities for developmentally challenged adults.

We’re particularly proud that the produce grown here supports food insecurity in our community.

We hope that while you are at the Farm you take a walk through the garden to explore. In the early spring, we focus mainly on cool-weather crops such as lettuce, kale, and spinach. All of these get harvested in May or June, and then starts the process of seeding the soil once again so that we can prepare for summer and fall harvests. Summers yield crops like tomatoes, green beans, sweet peas and watermelons, while in fall we harvest turnips, squash and other autumn plants. 

We also grow many flowers and perennial plants here and in the Bradford House gardens. We are particularly focused on native perennials such as white turtlehead, butterfly milkweed, black-eyed Susan, bee balm and many, many more. You’ll also see honeysuckle vine and shrubs such as summer sweet and ninebark.

If you love gardening, we invite you to help us out with maintaining the gardens. Click here for our volunteer interest form and we’ll be in touch.

You can learn more about the URI Master Gardener Program here.