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News Release - Farm Tour, September 27, 2008
“IF YOU ATE TODAY, THANK A FARMER"
Annual Dufferin Town & Country Farm Tour
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Bring Your Family for a Day in Headwaters Country!
What better way to enjoy a beautiful autumn day....
The Dufferin Town & Country Farm Tour is an opportunity for you and your family to visit farms and enjoy a day in the rural community. You will visit farms and agri-businesses in Dufferin County. You will see and talk to farmers who grow and produce the food that we eat each and every day. Reach out and touch the farm animals, see a cow being milked on a dairy farm, have the children make butter, see a beef operation, learn about the history of the area , and experience our farms. We promise you’ll end your day enriched by the diversity of farming in our County and have a better understanding and appreciation for food production and agriculture - not only the quality of our produce but also the dedication of our farmers to the preservation of the environment. No pre-registration or admission required. A donation to the Food Bank would be appreciated. Passports with maps showing the driving route can be picked up 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. day of the tour, at the following locations –
Hills of Headwaters Tourism Information Centre, north-east corner of Hwy # 9 and Hwy. # 10 (Buena Vista & Broadway)
and another location to be announced......
Tour runs rain or shine, so dress accordingly….
For tour information, please call 519-941-0454, 519-942-0984 or 1-800-332-9744
DUFFERIN TOWN & COUNTRY FARM TOUR REPORT 2007
The eighth annual Dufferin Town & Country Farm Tour visited farms in East Garafraxa township on September 29th. Host locations opened their gates to tour-goers from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Well over 600 people including children visited the farms. The tour visited Woodrill Ltd. (grain elevator), Marsville Holsteins (dairy farm), Taylorlane Farms (horse breeding facility) and the beef farm of Tom & Evelyn Nevills. Added attractions at each location were of interest to all – commodity displays including Dufferin Cattlemen Assoc. and Beef Improvement Ontario, Landstewardship Network; butter-making, carriage rides, chicken mobile, lambs and pigs on display, donkeys, wool spinning, historical and artist display, beekeeper, children activities by the women’s institute, and not to forget lunch. The tour is made possible by many sponsors including Dufferin County, Federation of Agriculture, Christian Farmers, Commodity Organizations, businesses and individuals. To the sponsors - the committee in very grateful for your support. The tour gives everyone the opportunity to see and experience farming and agri-business first-hand. The hosts and volunteers were on hand to talk about their operation and show you around. Tom Nevills commented “It was non-stop all day with everyone so appreciative of the opportunity to see the cattle and talk to me and my volunteers”. A BIG THANK YOU to the 2007 hosts and many volunteers. Watch for tour information in 2008….. Diane HolmesCoordinator, Dufferin Town & Country Farm Tour Committee
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