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15th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour will be Saturday April 24, and Sunday April 25. Save the Date!
14th Annual Piedmont Farm Tour becomes the largest farm tour in the country!
Weaver Street Market and the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association have partnered over the last 14 years to build the largest farm tour in the nation! This last April, the farm tour drew more families and localvores than ever in its 14-year history. Nearly 3600 people got a chance to learn firsthand where their food and fiber come from. Moreover, the total number of visits to farms was over 13,000 to raise over $30,000 for the CFSA to continur their work to build a better food system. That is a lot of important learning! Thank you to all that toured and volunteered!
Sites with the highest attendance included Chapel Hill Creamery, Maple View Dairy and Fickle Creek Farm, proving once again that folks love to see farm animals. Attendance was strong all over the tour area, with families venturing farther out into our rural areas to see farms like Bluebird Meadows Farm and Castlemaine Farm.
For over 20 years, WSM has been a key supporter of local family farms – we’ve fostered a close, personal relationship with many of the farmers on this farm tour – and a supporter of growers who are committed to sustainable farming methods, allowing us to source the freshest seasonal produce, grown naturally without artificial pesticides or fertilizers, and a wide variety of other local products.
For over 25 years, the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association has been organizing, educating and inspiring farmers and consumers to build a better food system. CFSA is a membership-based organization of more than 1,000 farmers, gardeners, businesses, and individuals in North and South Carolina who are committed to creating a food and farming system that is good for you and your family, good for farmers and our communities and good for the environment.
The Piedmont Farm Tour takes places every April. Check back here in mid-March for details on the 2010 Piedmont Farm Tour and get to know your farmers!
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