 Mountain Meadow Farm at Base of Mt. Elden Saturday morning, there will be a tour and farm products sale at Mountain Meadow Farm in the “banana-belt” of Flagstaff. See and hear how Mountain Meadow Farm in central Flagstaff uses its unique piece of Flagstaff real estate with the permaculture design system to grow farm products using sustainable methods. According to Flagstaff Farmer Chuck McDougal, wherever you live, permaculture can assist you in creating a more sustainable future with your gardening, landscaping, farming, ranching or construction. This tour, from 10-11 a.m., includes a short bee-keeping introduction by local bee-keeper and educator, Patrick Pynes. Farm products will be on sale from 9 a.m . – Noon. Sales at the Farm feature farm-grown native plants and herb starts, plus newly harvested shallots, sunchokes , and other crops that are ready for sale. Composting red worms are also available for sale. A listing of plants (subject to availability) is on the Mountain Meadow Farm web site. A $5.00-$10,000 (but not more than that) per person donation to is requested for the tour; however, no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. 100% of the donations from the tour and 20% of the food sale prices go to benefit Flagstaff Foodlink and Flagstaff Youth Gardens. On the right is a map to the farm. Click here for directions to Mountain Meadow Farm.
Sunday morning, don’t miss the Flagstaff Community Market from 8 a.m. to Noon. This special Flagstaff farmer’s market is located on West Phoenix Avenue, just east of Milton Rd (Rt 66) and just west of of South Beaver Street, in downtown Flagstaff, south of the railroad tracks, in the Flagstaff city-owned parking lot. Click here for a map to the Flagstaff Community Market location. |