Farm Stand + Skill Share (free!)

Swing by our farm stand on Fridays (June - September) and learn a new gardening or farming skill

2 hours

Description

We open the farm to visitors each Friday (June through September) from 4-6 pm to purchase farm fresh, seasonal products, including maple syrup, vegetables, wild mushrooms, herbal tinctures, and live plants. We encourage everyone to bring their own reusable bags! Heather will also offer a free "skill share" for those interested in learning about regenerative farming practices. This will last about 15 minutes and start at 5 pm. Skill shares will cover a variety of topics (see schedule below). No registration required nor is prior gardening or farming experience! Skill Share Schedule June 2: Hugelkultur raised bed gardening June 9: Companion planting June 16: Seed starting using soil blocks June 23: Basic principles of scything June 30: Gardening with mushrooms July 7: Chicken keeping basics July 14: Gardening with wildlife July 21: Backyard beekeeping July 28: NO FARM STAND August 4: Off-grid, solar-powered living August 11: Wildcrafting medicinal herbs August 18: Apple orchard care basics August 25: Harvesting and making sun tea September 1: NO FARM STAND September 8: Small-scale farming September 15: Goat keeping basics September 22: Regenerative farming practices September 29: Ecological vegetation management

First beet of the season grown using regenerative farming practices

Apple Acres Farm products including local maple syrup, herbal tinctures (dual-extraction), and free-range eggs

Farm fresh produce grown using regenerative farming practices without chemicals

Farmer Heather in front of the hugelkultur raised beds at Apple Acres Farm

Scythe farm tool used to manage heirloom apple orchard and to cut hay for Nigerian dwarf goats

Foraging dandelion flowers for herbal tinctures and teas at Apple Acres Farm

Nigerian dwarf goats used to manage vegetation on a small-scale, family, regenerative farm

Small market garden using hugelkultur raised beds at Apple Acres Farm

Honey bee pollinating apple blossom on a small-scale, regenerative farm

Seed starting using soil blocks on a small-scale, regenerative farm in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Experience Dates

Contact Details

hello@appleacres.farm

Cancelation Policy

To receive a full refund for a TOUR, please contact us at least one week in advance. If you need to reschedule a tour, we will try to accommodate requests up to 48 hours in advance. If you are registered for a RETREAT, you may cancel up to 14 days of the session and receive a full refund. If you cancel within 14 days of that session (or are a 'no-show') no refund will be issued.

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