MADISON CO., N.Y. — After a successful year of over 5,800 participants and over 12,000 on-farm sign ins, we are ready to start planning for 2019! Open Farm Day will be July 27, 2019 and it is going to be great!
Open Farm Day is an opportunity for farmers of Madison County to open their doors to the public and show them what they do. Participating farms offer a sample or tour during the hours of 10am-4pm and visitors get a chance to learn and support these different farms. Last year, there were 37 participating farms, including everything from bees to buffalo and equine to eggs.
The re-organizational meeting will be on February 12th at 5pm at the Madison County Cornell Cooperative Extension Office at 100 Eaton Street in Morrisville. This meeting is for the participating (or interested in participating) farms and will be a recap of the successes from 2018, as well as a time to discuss how to make 2019 even better! If you are a Madison County farmer interested in participating in 2019 Open Farm Day, attend this meeting to hear the changes, updates, and plans for this year.
Starting on February 12, the registration forms for the participating farms in Open Farm Day will be available. Those forms are required in order to participate and be listed in the Open Farm Day Passport.
If you have never participated in OFD, this is a great opportunity for you to gain more understanding of how it works, what it is, and why we do it. If you know of any other neighbor farms, please share the word!
If you have questions, feel free to contact Jenn Farwell at JLF286@cornell.edu or 315-684-3001 ext 126
–Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County
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