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Fernwood Farm will be
paricipating in Family Farm Fest on July 26th. Click here to download a
schedule of events planned at all participating member farms
(schedule to be updated just prior to event). Fernwood
Farm has many great hands-on and educational activities planned
for the entire day. 
- Baby chicks hatching.
- Llama wool being spun by visiting artist Barb Bare.
- Make-n-Take craft project.
- Information about farm animals and Fernwood Farm.
- Pottery making and garden sculpture
demonstrations.
Lakeshore Harvest Country LLC
www.LakeshoreHarvestCountry.com
Julie Cowie, Project
Manager (269-639-1970/juliecowie@i2k.com)
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
LAKESHORE HARVEST COUNTRY SCHEDULES FAMILY FARM
FEST
Lakeshore
Harvest Country, LLC, an agri-tourism trail located between South
Haven,
Saugatuck and Fennville, announces the upcoming “Family
Farm Fest” on Saturday, July 26. Activities
begin at
10:00am and conclude at 6:00pm.
Attendees can visit any of the Lakeshore Harvest Country’s
twelve participating farms/farm markets in any order
Family
Farm Fest is a family-oriented event that offers entertaining,
farm-based activities for
all ages. Hands-on activities, games
for kids, craft projects and demonstrations, wine tasting and
u-pick
opportunities are available at several participating
farms and farm markets.
Food options include a corn
roast with brats, fresh baked
goods, cider, donuts, and ice cream. “This event is going to be
fun. It is a
great
opportunity for the public to enjoy the rural countryside while
celebrating and learning about many
Michigan grown and Michigan
made items”, says farm owner Dawn Soltysiak, Khnemu Studio on
Fernwood Farm.
The
day features a bingo game that rewards kids for participating in
events at different farm
sites. A farm-based photo contest
is also open to all ages.
Wagon rides, wool spinning demonstrations,
a cherry
pit-spitting contest, and a hand-quilting demonstration are some
activities scheduled for Family
Farm Fest. Also on tap are vegetable
games and crafts, a talk on beekeeping, a birdhouse
gourd-
decorating demonstration, and a chance to watch baby
chicks hatch.
Participating
farms located in Lakeshore Harvest Country include Crane Orchards,
Dutch
Farm Market, Earl’s Farm Market and Bakery, Stephenson’s
Farm Market, Dee’s Lakeshore Farm,
Barden’s Farm Market, and Overhiser Orchards. Khnemu Studio on Fernwood
Farm. Two farms on
the trail that are generally not open to the public, will be
open for this special
day: Dailey Packaging
LLC
, showing how blueberries are harvested, and Improvisational
Farmer, LLC, featuring zany games
involving vegetables and an up
close look at cows and pigs. A schedule of events is
available at any of
the farms or online at www.LakeshoreHarvestCountry.com.
“This
is a great chance to see farms in operation,” project manager Julie
Cowie says. “We
have many special activities planned to show people of all ages
how fruits and vegetables grow, what farm
animals need to
thrive, and how fresh produce moves from the field to the kitchen
table.” Ample
vege-
tables and fruits, jams, honey, and syrups will be
available for purchase, along with u-pick blueberries,
raspberries, and some early varieties of peaches.
Lakeshore
Harvest Country is a group of farms and farm markets along the
Lake Michigan
shoreline from M-89 south
to Baseline Road
and east to Fennville.
Funded by a grant from the Agri-
cultural Innovation fund
of the Michigan Department of Agriculture, Lakeshore Harvest Country
LLC is
a marketing collaborative of several family farms in
Casco and Ganges
Townships. This year is the first
full season for member farms to market their produce under the
name Lakeshore Harvest Country. A
second major event
this season, the Lakeshore Harvest Country Road Rally, is slated for
Saturday,
October 11,
2008.
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Contact:
Julie M. Cowie,
Project Manager (269-639-1970 or cell, 269-214-1227)
juliecowie@i2k.com
www.LakeshoreHarvestCountry.com
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