Featuring scenic and unusual locations! Saturday, May 9, 2009 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 10, 2009 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy a day trip to the country featuring clean air and a rural heritage. A free self-guided tour, you can visit as many tour stops as you like while traveling in the comfort of your own vehicle. We ask that guardians supervise all children and promote respect for property, plants and animals while visiting the stops. Please leave your pets at home – but remember to bring your camera! A map is available at www.miamicountyks.org/ecodevtour.htm. Stops Include: Stop # 1: 4 D Acres Mike and Dee Martin, 13096 W 287th Street, Louisburg Enjoy an entertaining and educational trip to 4 D Acres. Learn about this prehistoric animal and what it takes to raise the emu, a modern day dinosaur. Hear the relaxing sounds of the adult emu and the whistling sounds of the baby chicks. Meet Blue, our mascot, and Barney, our pet. A guard llama, Sambo, protects the chicks. Emu oil products and the low fat, heart healthy emu meat will be available for purchase, so bring your cooler. 913-271-1832; info@4dacres.com; www.4dacres.com Stop # 2: Prothe's Pecans Leland and Slina Prothe, 33850 Victory Rd, Paola You are welcome to sample pecans, tour the orchard and check out equipment for harvesting to shelling pecans on this family farm dating back to 1879. Pecan halves, cracked pecans, black walnut pieces and container grown pecan trees will be for sale. Pecans are available all year. Thanks for stopping in! 913-849-3358; lspecans@midwest-connections.com; www.prothespecans.com Stop # 3: Pickings & Pumpkins Nancy Kalman, 17950 W 223rd, Spring Hill Our farm is dedicated to growing fresh, healthy herbs, vegetables and fruits. Visit the orchard, herb garden, growing fields, green house and high-tunnel. The high-tunnel will be in full production. We raise our own vegetable, flower and herb plants, which will be for sale. Picnic tables are available. 913-221-4788; nakalman@embarqmail.com Stop # 4: Alpacas 'R Diamonds Glenn and Robin Alpert, 15163 W 323rd, Paola Come and experience the beautiful alpacas at Alpacas 'R Diamonds. Relax with these curious, gentle, quiet animals and take the opportunity to feel the luxurious fiber the ancient Incas referred to as the fiber of gods. See, touch and purchase products made from this wonderful fiber for which alpacas are raised. 913-849-3738; ardalpert@cs.com; www.alpacanation.com/alpacasrdiamonds.asp Stop # 5: Connie's Potting Shed John and Connie Murphy, 20020 W 223rd Street, Spring Hill Pamper Mother with a unique gift such as a fresh flower arrangement, dried flower wreath, arrangement, handcrafted soap, lotion bar or botanical candle produced on site. Limited selections of bedding plants and perennials will also be available. Visit our high tunnel to see Asiatic lilies in production or explore our theme gardens for perennial/woody shrub ideas. Also at this stop: Ask a Master Gardener; K-State Research and Extension, Miami County Master Gardeners will be available to answer your questions related to horticulture. They can also be reached at 913-294-4306 March through October on Mondays and Fridays between 9 am and noon. 913-526-2831; Conniespottingshed@att.net Stop # 6: Somerset Ridge Vineyard & Winery Dennis and Cindy Reynolds, 29725 Somerset Rd, Paola Visit a working vineyard and winery where award winning wines are produced from Kansas-grown grapes. Learn about the rich history of grape growing and wine making in Kansas. Tour the vineyard, then sample some of our hand-crafted wines. 913-491-0038; dreynolds@somersetridge.com; www.somersetridge.com Stop # 7: Cy and Dee's Blackberries Cy and Dee Aiken, 28615 Rockville Road, Louisburg We welcome you to come and see our 850 blackberry plants and learn more about them. A drip line irrigation system was installed in 2006 to provide even watering and produce better berries. Blackberries ripen mid-July through August. We will have tomatoes and sweet corn in season. 913-731-2324; cdaiken@mokancomm.net Stop # 8: Silver Lining Herefords Gerald and Marlyn Silvers, 8435 W 295th Street, Louisburg Small family operation of polled Hereford cattle. We sell bulls, heifers and meat calves. We feed only real feed products. We do not use growth hormones. We sell ground beef and steak products on site. 913-375-2931; geraldsilvers@yahoo.com Stop # 9: Terabithia Dairy Goats Vince and Becky Thorpe, 30984 Bethel Church Road, Paola Goat milk - a most healthy choice! Come sample our milk, cheese and ice cream. Recipes available. "Oberhasli" dairy goats are hand milked twice daily and all babies are bottle fed. Cheesemaking classes by appointment during the summer. Personal containers needed for any milk purchased. 913-294-5436 Stop # 10: Cedar Ridge Farm Boers Cathy and David Webster, 39407 Harmony Road, Fontana Visit our small Boer goat breeding operation, raising 4-H and FFA show prospects, market goats and pet goats. Goats can be a rewarding hobby or small business. Goats require smaller acreages and less money to feed and maintain in comparison to other livestock. We look forward to your visit. 913-849-3781; cwebcattle@aol.com Come Taste the Freshness! Louisburg Cider Mill, 14730 W. K-68 Highway Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Slow Food Kansas City will have guest chefs from Timbercreek, Beethoven's Restaurant and Casa Somerset Catering providing cooking demonstrations using the products produced by farm tour participants. Samples will be available. Slow Food is an international organization that supports small growers and farmers. We believe in local products and hope to support the Miami County growers and farmers. www.slowfoodkc.org NOTICE: In order to protect animal health, if you have traveled from a foreign country within nine days prior to this event, please refrain from participating this year. The Miami County Farm Tour is not responsible for samples offered at any stop. All attendees are responsible for their own health and safety. For more information, please contact: Miami County Economic Development 201 South Pearl, Suite 202 Paola, KS 66071 www.miamicountyks.org (913) 294-4045 or (913) 271-1832 |
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