Local
Organization
of Farm
Tours
Local
Organization
of Farm
Tours
A Place to find a farmer on his farm.
March 5th at 4pm at the Jonah Schoolhouse/Community Center!
Join us for a discussion about the Fall Jonah Harvest Fair, Fall Farm Tour, and local community News. We will be compiling an email list for faster communication within the community and sharing the news coming in 2011.
The old Jonah schoolhouse is fundraising for restoration to the building. Profits from our local events will go along way to preserving one of our last remaining buildings.
Join us to meet your neighbor, volunteer for the fundraising events, sign on to the Farm Tour and get on the newsletter list! Events and dates will be announced at meeting.
For more info: jonahtownship@yahoo.com or 512-818-5278
Facebook: JonahTownship Jonah website: TBA at meeting.
The Jonah Harvest Fair and The Pecans2Pumkins local farm tour will be a great event this year. We had over 100 people last year and expect to grow every year. We have at least 5 open to the public farms on the tour. Each farm will have a demo or handouts plus a tour of their place. Tickets will be $15.00 with $5.00 of every ticket sold going to the restoration committee of the Jonah Schoolhouse. Tickets on sale at Monument Market in Georgetown and other tba locations. Goodie bags with every ticket. Farms include Honey and Bee demo, Organic produce, Ponds and lily’s, chicken coups, organic nursery tour and cooking demo we even have compost tea! At the Jonah Schoolhouse we will be having the Harvest fair coincide with the farm tour. Booths, events, raffle, contest and lots of fun!
So join us
Oct.29th 2011 from 10am-3pm
If you are a farm, small or large, and would like to be part of the tour contact: gate2plate@aol.com or
512-818-5278
Watch for
updates on
facebook: Jonahtownship
We need an assortment of help! If you have goods, a service, cash, or simply want to get a booth for the fair every bit will help in the restoration of the old schoolhouse and will enable the fair and farm tour to continue. We always welcome new ideas and time too!
512-818-5278 for info
List of items needed or what cash donations will buy:
Harvest Fair/Tour Banner, ads in paper, raffle items, prizes, items for goodie bags.
Donation
Levels:
Seed Pod= $20.00
Sprout=$40.00
Bloomer= $100.00
Checks to :
CCF 451 fm 1660 Hutto Tx 78634
Donors listed on thank you flyer to go out with every goodie bag.
List of services we need:
Someone to sell pumpkins in Oct.,
Volunteers to man booths day of fair.
Someone to create a field maze that they can charge admission for.
Speakers, demos, events.
Booth Vendors.
Cash donations of $25.00 or more receives ad space in the tour package for visitors.
If you have skills or supplies to help restore the schoolhouse we want to hear from you!
Jonah Township
Newsletter-
Sign up at the community meeting or send newsletter request to:
jonahtownship@yahoo.com
Oct.29th 2011 from 10-3-
Come visit the farms that give you produce for the local markets!!
Eastern Williamson County has many farms you can visit anytime to buy products and twice a year the farms get together to host a farm tour.
5-10 farms provide an open house environment with events,
handouts, speakers, product demo's and much more. A great way to spend the day
in the country.
We have bees, dairy, produce, organics, greenhouses, aquaculture, nuts and much more! Many farms to visit in a very small area!
Our tours let you drive from one farm to the next spending as little or as much time as you like at each stop.
We encourage everyone to end their day at Monument Cafe in Georgetown as they are huge supporters of local farms and prepare their menu with our products!!!
If you are a farm small or large and would like to be part of the tour contact: gate2plate@aol.com or
512-818-5278 we are also looking for sponsors and donations for prizes and handouts.
Jonah Harvest Fair-
Coincides with farm tour.
Booths, music, fun, contest located at
the schoolhouse on hwy29.
Jonah
Fundraising-
If you would like to donate time, money, goods, or services to the restoration of the schoolhouse and support our Fall Harvest Fair Contact:
Carolyn
Endsley:
c42.endsley@gmail.com
Want to add your farm to the tour?
If you are a farmer that has a product for sale or an organic system to share let us know! We will add you to the network and you can join the farm tours! Any size or type of farm or gardens are welcome.
We only ask that you help promote the event with links to the tour info, flyers in your window and word of mouth! If there is an organization or business you know of that would like to sponsor us let us know! You will also need signs to be posted at intersections along the directions to your farm from the nearest main road..
We sell tickets at our sponsors locations, on-line at BrownPaper Tickets, and at the local farmers markets. We split the moneys equal between all farms with a portion going to non profit local groups.
We have articles in all the local papers, blogs, and are featured in company newsletters. Each farm has a presence on the web site.
We combine efforts with local organizations such as Community Gardens in Georgetown, Williamson County BeeKeepers Assoc., Jonah Community Center etc....
We encourage that farms provide an activity and handout the day of the tour so that every visitor gets a gift!
contact gate2plate@aol.com or call 512-818-5278
FARM EVENT IDEAS-
Chef demo's, speakers, petting area, crafting, and
handouts are always a big hit at your farm. Here are other ideas too!
Cow Patty Bingo, Pumpkin Smashing, Face Painting, Tractor or Equipment Display,
Kite Making & Flying, Plant and take home a Small Flower Pot, Haunted Boo Barn,
Treasure or Miniature Pumpkin Hunt, Haunted Hay Field, Ghost or Scarecrow Walk,
Hit a Pumpkin-Win a Pumpkin, Feast in the Field.
HISTORICAL FARM EVENTS
Bobbing for Apples, Pie Eating, Bonfire, Shearing or other Demos, Spinning or
other Farmstead Craft Demos, Homemade Butter or Ice-cream, Corn Husk Crafts,
Scarecrow Workshop, Story Telling, Cow Milking, Harvest Moon Hayride.
MAZE IDEAS
A logic maze can be very small and provide as much interest and complexity as a
large walk-through maze. Themes: No Left Turn Maze, Wonder thru the Wheat, Crazy
Corn Circles, Monster Milo Maze, Amazin Maze in Maize.
OTHER IDEAS
U-Pick Produce, Nature Trail, Bird Watching, Farm Stand at your Farm, Decorate
your farm entrance with X-Large Scarecrow or Hay Bale Turkey etc…
FARM2FARM EVENTS
Families on the tour take a card from farm to farm and get it stamped. 5 Stamps
gets 20% off item at one of the stamped farms.
Photo Taking Area at each farm for Families to stop and Pose. Some Examples:
Stand Up Cut Outs of Farm Related Themes
Life size cut out ideas:
Scarecrow, Milking a Cow, Farmer Family, or a Tractor.
Other picture area ideas:
Children in the Corn, Pumpkin Patch, Rocky Horror Pumpkin Show, Scarecrow Square
with hay bale seats.
Want to sponsor a tour event?
contact gate2plate@aol.com or call
512-818-5278
WHAT WE NEED FROM SPONSORS!
Need donated items for:
Raffle, Prizes, Pies, Coupons, Goodies for the tour Packets.
Need cash sponsors for::
Booklets, Farm Awards, Signs.
Need donated time
for the Market:
Speakers at the market, Judges, Chef demo’s.
contact gate2plate@aol.com or call
512-818-5278
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