Reminder: Saturday Farm Tour

[Brazos Locavores]

The Brazos Locavores will be kicking off our Fall 2010 farm tours with
a trip to the Cox Family Farm. This is a new farm for our group to
tour! The Cox Family grows a large variety of healthy food in a
natural and humane way. During this tour, you will be able to learn
about their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) garden share, where
you can sign up to receive weekly vegetables. They also have a Cow
Share (for people interested in raw milk), grass fed beef, pork, and
eggs!
Check out their website for more information: http://www.coxfamilyfarm.blogspot.com/
This will be a great Saturday afternoon farm tour and a great
opportunity to support a growing local farm!

When: Saturday September 25, 3-5 pm
Where: Cox Family Farm 12464 Long Trussel Rd Bryan, TX 77808
RSVP: brazosl...@gmail.com before Thursday September 23
Carpool group will leave at 2:30 pm from the Brazos Natural Foods
parking lot 4303 S. Texas Ave. in Bryan, Texas.


Here are the dates for our upcoming tours:
• October 24, 1-5pm – Wild Type Ranch (Grass fed beef)
http://www.wildtyperanch.com/ – 49 miles near Cameron
• November 21, 1-5pm - Home Sweet Farm (CSA and farmers market)
http://www.homesweetfarm.com/ – 58 miles near Brenham
• December 5, 1-6pm - Brazos Valley Pulletpalooza (learn about
home chicken raising) - College Station and Bryan
• January 30, 1-4 pm – Millican Farms (Tomatoes and CSA)
http://millicanfarms.com/
– 10 miles South of College Station
• February 27, 1-6pm – Blue Heron Farm (Goat cheese)
http://www.blueherontexas.com/
– 46 miles in Field Store, TX north of Hempstead
• March (Date TBD) - Vaughn Family (Leaning Tree Farm - Vegetable
Grower)
• April (Date TBD) - Yonder Way Farm (Chicken, Beef, Pork, Eggs)
http://yonderwayfarm.com/


The Brazos Locavores’ mission is to connect local eaters with local
producers in the Brazos Valley, supporting a lifestyle of mindful
eating. The group gathers for monthly field trips to farms, orchards,
and dairies near Bryan-College Station meeting local producers,
touring their facilities, learning more about why eating local is the
way to go, and meeting others who are interested in living a local
lifestyle. Field trips are also a wonderful way to educate our little
ones about where good food originates, so children are always
welcome.