Broad Branch Farm Tour

Mark your calendars for this Sunday, August 16 for a trip to Broad Branch Farm www.broadbranchfarm.com located in Wyoming, Illinois - a working, chemical free vegetable, chicken, grass fed beef and pastured pig farm. Brian and Anita Poeppel will be hosting a farm tour that morning beginning at 11 a.m. The event will begin at the homestead where we'll see laying hens, the barn where they process, store, and prepare the vegetables for the CSA program, and a transplant hoop house where they start seedlings for the garden.
Then we'll walk down to the garden to see the vegetables, more laying hens, grass fed beef and pastured pigs. They love having kids to the farm and kids love being here. It’s an excellent opportunity for the kids to see where and how food is grown. There will also be a special activity in the garden for the kids. You may bring a picnic lunch to enjoy back at the house after the garden tour and Brian and Anita will provide ice cold drinks and dessert.
Brian and Anita will be on hand to answer your questions, share their challenges, successes, and just visit with you about growing and consuming local organic food.
If you would like to attend the farm tour on Sunday, August 16th, please contact Anita via email soapsuds@a5.com with the number attending and good phone number for the morning of the event and she’ll respond with a confirmation. Please let them know if children ages 3+ are attending so they can plan accordingly. You will want to dress comfortably and be ready for being in the sun. The weather predictions are for a warm sunny day.

Rain Date - Please provide a good phone number for Sunday morning in case they have to cancel due to weather. In the case of cancellation, they'll reschedule for another weekend.