Update: Visit to God's Acres

Last night was a wonderful night to visit God's Acres. We saw many acres of vegetables grown in a chemical free environment. We tried at least 5 varieties of radishes, some that looked like apples and tasted almost as sweet! We also tasted some chemical free strawberries that were wonderfully red and delicious. The Steinnman's are passionate about growing food in a natural way, they sell their food at three farmer's markets and hope to have a store right on their farm.

Currently God's Acres have a strawberry U-pick for their chemical free strawberries. If you are looking to pick strawberries, give them a call!

Green Drinks at the Farm

For the month of July we had a very special Green Drinks at Gary Martens' farm. The kids got airplane rides in Gary's 4 seater airplane and the adults got a tour of the fields and gardens. Gary showed us his field of hulless oats and later over coffee and rhubarb crisp (yum!) we got to try Gary's oat roller. Everyone got to go home with some freshly rolled oats to cook for breakfast. Thanks Gary for such a wonderful evening!

Visit to God's Acres: CSA Farm

Join us on Friday July 19th at 7pm when we visit God's Acres Farm. God's Acres is a chemical free farm run by Hans and the Steinmann family. They choose to grow chemically free due to Hans' chemical sensitivities. At God's Acres they grow a wide range of vegetables and fruits using a variety of natural soil supplements. During our visit we will see fields of veggies, and indoor growing area, as well as the government inspected processing facilities. Come and learn how healthy food can be grown on a large scale and hear about the God's Acres CSA too!

Directions:
From the water tower: 3 miles east, 5 miles south.

Bee-keeping 101 Workshop

David Dawson gave us an excellent presentation on bee-keeping. Using a toy-size hive, complete with combs and a queen excluder, he explained how a hive works and how to keep the bees healthy and productive. David gave us a cost analysis of what a home bee-keeping operation would cost and weighed the pros and cons of different hive options. Thank you David for such an in-depth analysis of home bee-keeping.

Pasturing Animals Workshop

Introduction to Raising Pastured Animals

Many thanks to Sue Dick of Ivy Hill Farm for an informative and fascinating look at how to raise healthy, natural, pastured cows, pigs, and sheep. We were treated to an evening of information and an opportunity to ask questions. Some attendees with their own experience with pasturing animals also compared notes with Sue and with each other. 

Thanks again to Sue for the great presentation and for generously sharing her knowledge!