Still room for the Farm Tour
Registration forms and information regarding the Delta Farm Tour are available at many locations in Delta. There is still room so sign up and join the tour that will take you to see a variety of farms along the Alaska Highway and the Sawmill Creek area.
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 9th at the Jarvis Office Center, Mile 1420.5 Alaska Highway on. Please come early to sign-in. August 4, 2006 is the deadline for $35 per person/ early registration tour fee; after the 4th the fee will go up to $40 per person. Seating is limited and space will be available – first come – first served.
Due to the popularity of these tours a second bus may be added with a different departure time so please be sure to supply good contact information so the extension office can contact you with exact times. Tour stops will include a yak ranch and an elk ranch followed by an Alaska Grown Luncheon being served on location by members of the local Farm Bureau. The tour will resume and continue through Sawmill Creek with a stop at a grain, forage, and grass seed production operation. Next on the agenda will be an opportunity to view bison, elk, reindeer, and musk ok. First or last visit will be made to a meat processing plant and the local farmers market/museum and gardens, returning to the Jarvis Office Center around 5:00.
Contact the Cooperative Extension Service at 895-4215 for detailed information.
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 9th at the Jarvis Office Center, Mile 1420.5 Alaska Highway on. Please come early to sign-in. August 4, 2006 is the deadline for $35 per person/ early registration tour fee; after the 4th the fee will go up to $40 per person. Seating is limited and space will be available – first come – first served.
Due to the popularity of these tours a second bus may be added with a different departure time so please be sure to supply good contact information so the extension office can contact you with exact times. Tour stops will include a yak ranch and an elk ranch followed by an Alaska Grown Luncheon being served on location by members of the local Farm Bureau. The tour will resume and continue through Sawmill Creek with a stop at a grain, forage, and grass seed production operation. Next on the agenda will be an opportunity to view bison, elk, reindeer, and musk ok. First or last visit will be made to a meat processing plant and the local farmers market/museum and gardens, returning to the Jarvis Office Center around 5:00.
Contact the Cooperative Extension Service at 895-4215 for detailed information.
posted by David M Johnson at 7/27/2006 09:43:00 AM
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