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Farm Tours
October 1, 2022 @ 10:00 am
Presented by the Bimaaji’idiwin FDLTCC Extension Program Producer Training Program
Join us for free tours of the Food Farm & Gitigaaning Farm. This fun event is open to everyone and lunch is provided. Registration is required. Please remember to dress for the weather.
To register, contact Erika Resendiz Alonso at erika.resendizalonso*AT*fdltcc.edu.
Schedule
10:00am – Meet at Gitigaaning Farm (960 Cary Rd, Cloquet, MN)
11:00 am – Depart Gitigaaning
11:30 am – Food Farm tour (2612 County Road 1, Wrenshall, MN)
12:45 pm – Lunch and farmers network
2:00 pm – Depart Food Farm
About the Farms
Gitigaaning Farm
Gitigaaning Farm is Fond du Lac’s newly developed 36 acre farm and part of Fond du Lac’s Food Sovereignty efforts. The property consists of berry patches, an expanding orchard and 4 acres of tilled agricultural land where the Bimaaji’idiwin Producer Training Program, Bimaaji’idiwin Garden Program, FDLTCC Youth Program, FDL Gitigaan Program and 1,300 sq.ft. Growing Dome are located.
The Food Farm
The Food Farm is a certified organic farm located in Wrenshall, Minnesota, 30 minutes south of Duluth. The farm offers summer, winter CSA, preserving, and egg shares, enabling members to receive fresh local food most of the year. Weekly summer shares are delivered to 16 locations in Duluth, Superior, Cloquet, Esko, and Wrenshall. Some of of the produce is also available at the Whole Foods Co-op, Duluth Grill, Chester Creek Cafe, Mount Royal Market,OMC Smokehouse, Spirit Creek Farm, and other outlets
Questions and registration: erika.resendizalonso*AT*fdltcc.edu