Register For Delta Farm Tour July 14

The Delta Farm Bureau will be hosting their annual farm tour on Tuesday, July 14th.

The first stop will be at the historic Mead Farm on Clearwater Road. Local historians Irene Mead and Judy Ferguson will talk about the farm’s early years as well as the rodeos once held there. Judy’s book, Blue Hills, Alaska’s Promised Land will be available for sale during lunch.

The next stop will be at Dennis and Cleo Green’s where you will be able to see and learn about the reindeer.

Lunch will be at the Clearwater Lodge. Yak burgers will be featured menu item. Baked beans, potato salad and a sundae bar will also be served. Lunch is included in the tour price.

After lunch, the tour continues with a visit to Northern Lights dairy farm owned by Don and Lois Lintleman. You will see the milk processing plant as well a be able to visit the dairy barn to see the cows.

The tour ends with a visit to Windy Valley Hay Producers on Hanson Road. The farm was originally built in the 1970’s by Austin and Edith Walker and is now operated by their son, Robert. Robert is the Delta-Salcha Soil and Water Conservation Service’s “Outstanding Co-operator of the Year” in 2008 for his environmentally sound farming practices.

The registration fee is $40.00 which includes lunch. The bus leaves promptly at 9:00 A.M. at the Jarvis Office Building at Mile 1420.5 Alaska Highway. Please arrive about 15 – 20 minutes early. Tour participants must pre-pay before July 10th. Payment may be made using PayPal. Go to the Alaska Farm Bureau’s website at http://akfb.fb.org. On the left side is the link “FB Payments”. If you are not signed up with PayPal, it will walk you right through. Or, you may send a check with the names of those attending to the Delta Farm Bureau PO Box 760 Delta Junction, AK 99737. Please call 895-4752 if you have any questions.