Pick up a map at the Yachats Visitor Center next to C&K Market or just cruise up the Yachats River Road and look for the Farm Tour signs. (From Waldport, turn left opposite the Landmark; from Florence, cross the Yachats River and turn right at Lori Lane, go to the top of the hill, and turn right on Yachats River Road.) This year, the owners of seven farms invite you to taste the flavors, explore the pastoral beauty, and visit with the "up the river" folks. Fresh produce will be available for purchase, as well as honey, cactuses, vegetable plants, cut flowers, fresh eggs, and more.
Visitors are invited to bring a picnic to enjoy outside at one of the farms or at Keller Creek Park. Information about the upcoming Coastal Farm to Fork Farm: A Harvest Meal at Forks Farm (http://tenriversfoodweb.org/home/?p=11241) will be available at participating farms.
The Tour farms are Seeds of Oregon (vegetables and plants), Triple D Ranch (grass-fed beef, lamb and goat; fresh cow and goat milk), Forks Farm (blueberries, cut flowers, winter squash, pumpkins), Rise & Shine Farm (organic honey and bee pollen), Starshine Farm (llamas, alpacas, and peacocks), Yachats Specialties (naturally-raised fruit, produce, and beef), and Yaquina Nursery (succulents and cactus).
Growers with greenhouses suggest you plan to visit them early to avoid the heat. Otherwise, come any time between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Saturday August 18. For more information, contact Catherine Lucido at Forks Farm, 541 547 4461.
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Chloe Rico
Community Food Organizer, Lincoln County Ten Rivers Food Web
541-867-8672
www.tenriversfoodweb.org
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