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Likely, not what you've imagined... if
THIS is what you have in mind!!!
Spend some time
with the guy who grows the fruit and
veggies at Barrie Hill Farms, and find
out what it's like to work with Mother
Nature on a daily basis.
TOUR DETAILS:
Each tour will be
approximately one hour in length.
Cost $10 per person. Kids 5 and under
are free.
Everyone will board
a small passenger van for a slow tour
around the farm. The tour will take you
to where the action is on the farm that
day. We will travel to the fruit and
vegetable fields and see what is
happening. Are we planting? Pruning? Are
the plants flowering? Are we irrigating?
Are we fertilizing? Are we harvesting?
What is farmer Morris actually doing to
keep things running smoothly?
We will get out of
the van wherever there is something
interesting going on. Everyone will have
a chance to get their hands dirty (if
desired!!) and meet the staff who are
working hard to get the crops ready.
Each tour will be a
little different, depending on the time
of season.... so dress for the weather.
Tours will go rain or shine!!
Ask any questions
you like. You might want to find out
more about our
green
policies or our Local Food Plus
Certification. Learn exactly what
happens in order to get the fruits and
veggies on your plate.
You know your
doctor, your dentist and the school
teachers who teach your children. Get to
know your local berry farmer!!
2011 Tour Dates - Sign up early by
sending an e-mail to
tours@barriehillfarms.com
Space is limited to 10 people per
tour!!
ALL TOURS BEGIN AT 10:00 a.m. sharp
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DATE |
WHAT YOU'RE LIKELY (MAYBE) GOING
TO SEE - remember Mother Nature
is in charge!! |
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Sat
April 16 |
Pruning blueberries,
fertilizing, working the land |
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Sat
April 30 |
Planting potatoes, strawberries,
getting ready for asparagus |
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Sat
May 14 |
Harvesting asparagus, strawberry
blossoms, frost protection of
strawberries |
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Sat
May 28 |
Harvesting asparagus, bees in
blueberry blossoms, planting
melons and tomatoes |
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Sat
June 4 |
Harvesting asparagus, blueberry
& raspberry blossoms, green
strawberries developing |
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Sat
June 18 |
Getting ready for or harvesting
strawberries, raspberry
blossoms, green blueberries
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Sat
July 9 |
Harvesting strawberries,
raspberries and getting ready
for blueberries |
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Sat
July 23 |
Blueberry pancake festival,
raspberry harvest, pushing
strawberry runners, irrigation |
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Sat
Aug 13 |
Blueberry harvest, giant
asparagus ferns, fertilizing
next year's strawberries,
irrigation |
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Sat
Aug 27 |
Blueberry harvest, melons and
tomatoes harvest, renovating
raspberry fields, irrigation |
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Sat
Sep 10 |
Blueberry harvest, putting straw
on the strawberries, planting
cover crops, irrigation |
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Sat
Sep 17 |
Blueberry harvest, putting straw
on the strawberries, planting
cover crops, irrigation |
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