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6/19/02
Seventh
annual Family Farm Tour June 22-23
SMN
When:
Sat & Sun June 22 & 23, 1 to 6 p.m. each day, last tour at 5:30.
Where: 24 farms in Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison,
Transylvania and Yancy counties.
Cost: $5 per car per farm, or $25 per car for all 24 farms
How: Pick up maps at Earth Fare, French Broad Food Coop, Hendersonville
Community Coop, Cooperative Extension offices, farm supply outlets,
local nursuries, or visit www.main.nc.us/cfsa_mountains or 828.456.1793.
Bring a cooler for purchase of fresh products at participating
farms.
A weekend of farms, fresh food and fun for mountain area residents
is scheduled for 1 to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday as part of the
Seventh Annual Family Farm Tour. The purpose of the event is to
showcase local farm products and a wide variety of faming operations
in seven counties.
Twenty-four farms are participating this year, displaying fruits,
vegetables, herbs, alternative crops, flowers, livestock, bees and
greenhouse operations. The emphasis is on local farmers working
with sustainable and organic methods seeking to demonstrate the
high potential local farm economies have in the region. More than
600 participants joined the tour last year and recieved “hands-on”
information on a wide variety of crops and production methods of
local farms. This year participants can see everything from underutilized
root crops, to llama farming, garlic and salad mix growing, heirloom
varieties of vegetables, rows of ripe raspberries and can learn
about drip irrigation, composting, raised beds and chicken “tractors.”
For more information, call 828.456.1793.
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