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Sustainable Farming

July 18, 2009
Calumet

Reading the Landscape of the Keweenaw Summer 2009 Living in the Landscape presents "Sustainable Farming" on Saturday, July 18 from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm beginning at the Hughes Commercial Farm off Golf Course Road in Calumet.

The how, why, and what of sustainable, local farming. We will visit the Hughes commercial farm, talk with the staff at the Keweenaw Co-op that markets local produce and collect an organic picnic lunch to eat at the Weglarz homestead where the owners have been no-till, organic gardening for many years. The Presenters will be Pat and Gary Hughes and Viki Weglarz with Artist Margo McCafferty.

Reading the Landscape of the Keweenaw is a series of Art and Natural History Field Trips for Adults presented by the Keweenaw Land Trust and other local organizations. Registration and advanced payment are required and session size is limited. Registration forms are available on the website. For more information call Patricia VanPelt at 906-482-0160 or 906-289-4930.

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