Every year, The Marquette Food Co-op organizes with local farmers to provide an opportunity for the public to tour their farms. These fun and educational tours allow the public to see where their food is coming from, how it is grown, and to ask farmers any questions they have about the products they sell. For seven years, the Marquette Food Co-op has hosted farm tours to answer the question, “Where does food come from?” The farm tours are a chance to find out exactly how and where our local food is produced. This year includes a three-farm tour devoted to a rapidly expanding area of food production: the urban farm.
The tours are free to everyone, and take place over a series of weekends throughout the summer. This year offers a wide variety of farms to see, with products ranging from produce and meat to flowers and honey.
Once again, The Marquette Food Co-op is offering free passports to the farms with driving directions and a place for stamps. Any passport (even with just one stamp) is eligible to be entered in the Farm Tour Raffle, which features locally produced prizes. There will be a special raffle for participants who visit all the farms. Passports can be turned in at the Marquette Food Co-op.
Upcoming Tours:
June 10: L’Anse
Grand Bees Apiary
Dan & Lee Grandy
7N 3rd St. L’Anse, MI 49946
Producing: Honey
June 24: Cornell
Guindon Farms
Matt & Barb Guindon
9111 County 416 H Rd.
Cornell, MI 49818
Producing: Limousin beef (and hay rides!)
July 15: Skandia
Seeds & Spores Family Farm
Jeff Hatfield & Jeff Chiodi
724 Greenfield Rd.
Marquette, MI 49855
Producing: Vegetables, plant starts, eggs, beef, pork
The Smiling Dog Flower Farm
Dan & April Meister
321 Westbranch Rd.
Marquette, MI 49855
Producing: Ornamental cut flowers and Christmas trees
Ever Yielding Acres
Charles DeVooght & Miriam Smyth
9042 US-41, Skandia, MI 49895
Producing: Vegetables, plant starts, syrup, cider, eggs
August 5: Republic
Wixtrom Natural Farms
Mike & Lyn Wixtrom
4697 Fence River Rd.
Republic, MI 49855
Producing: Vegetables, potatoes, sweet corn, eggs
August 19: Marquette
NMU Hoop House
Kelly Cantway & Abbey Palmer
Jacobetti Center,
Marquette, MI 49855
Producing: Vegetables
Badger Creek Farm
Michael Hainstock
425 County Rd. 492
Marquette, MI 49855
Producing: Mushrooms, vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruit
Hannah’s Garden
Hannah Brisson
2503 Werner St. Apt 2
Marquette, MI 49855
Producing: Vegetables, fruits, perennials, plant starts
For more info, contact Abbey at 906-225-0671 ext.25, or scheduling@marquettefood.coop
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