Tours of the Farm
Kale, Cauliflower and Broccoli, just planted, above...The empty beds will soon be planted to Strawberries....
One of the tour stops: the Compost Pile, in progress....
A couple of options!
1. On market days, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9AM to 1PM, you are welcome to self-tour the farm. All areas are open to you with the only precautions to stay safe and walk on the grass. Please do not walk into the growing areas and please keep your children with you. A farm is rife with opportunities to trip (the ground is often uneven), and since this is a working farm, there are tools and the tractor, which are often magnets for children. We ask that you not permit them to play with our tools or climb on the tractor (or trees or ladders for that matter!) Also, please keep them off the back porch of our home (no screens on the antique windows, and the porch broom knocked against one might severely harm the child. Also, we don't want children falling off the porch.) Thank you in advance.
Any questions that you might have about what's what and how we do things, can usually be answered by either Larry or Carol Ann or the cashiers in the farm stand.
2. Guided Tours. We offer guided tours for groups. MeriJayd O'Connor is our official Tour Guide. A gardener herself, she is very well acquainted with the farm and our philosophy and practices for growing healthy vegetables. The tours, which include the compost pile, the Hen House and the growing fields, typically last 45 minutes. If the tour is for students, the teacher will communicate with MeriJayd to tailor the tour to the classroom lessons, and if desired, design a related on-farm project for the students. There is a fee for the tours and a "liability release form" to sign, and the tours must be arranged with MeriJayd. Her contact information is: merijayd@yahoo.com or 512-589-8165.
Note: Neighboring East Austin elementary school teachers (Govalle, Brooke, and Allan) may contact Carol Ann directly for information on tours. (carolann@boggycreekfarm.com)
Same Kale, Cauliflower and Broccoli as above, but now almost grown...New planting of Strawberries are to the right....These crops benefitted from 2007's compost pile....