Complete transparency is an important part of our farming, and we strongly encourage anyone who buys or is thinking about buying our farm products to come see how their food is grown, and to meet the folks growing it!
Our farm's "home base" is currently in transition to our new land in the Elkhorn Slough area. There's plenty to see in the Slough, but not much of a farm to visit yet. There will be more to see in the spring. Our flock of laying hens will be staying on our leased land in Corralitos, and those girls are ready to welcome visitors. If you'd like to visit the hens, you can contact us to set up a 20-30 minute tour. Please read the tips below before you come.
Our farm's "home base" is currently in transition to our new land in the Elkhorn Slough area. There's plenty to see in the Slough, but not much of a farm to visit yet. There will be more to see in the spring. Our flock of laying hens will be staying on our leased land in Corralitos, and those girls are ready to welcome visitors. If you'd like to visit the hens, you can contact us to set up a 20-30 minute tour. Please read the tips below before you come.
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TIPS FOR VISITING THE FARM
1) Have some dates in mind when you contact us, and if you are coming from far away please look for other activities in the area to make your trip worthwhile. (Suggestions: Monterey Bay Aquarium; Elkhorn Slough Reserve; Pajaro Dunes Beach; Santa Cruz Boardwalk & Wharf) Since we do not own all of the land that we farm, our laying hens can be visited in Corralitos (north of Watsonville) and the rest of the farm can be visited in the Elkhorn area (south of Watsonville).
2) Any daylight hours on Mondays through Fridays are usually available for visits. (Exceptions: We are usually not able to accommodate visitors in early April while our CSA is getting underway for the year, or on Thursday mornings during CSA season - Apr through Oct.)
3) Please wear clothes that can get dirty. Your shoes, clothes, and skin may touch dirt, fur, feathers, and poo while you are on the farm.
- Please do not wear shoes that you wore while visiting other flocks of chickens, as this can transmit fatal diseases. Plan to change or clean your shoes after leaving our farm before you go to visit anyone else's poultry.
4) Please be prepared to walk (uphill, possibly through mud). We can offer hospitality, comfort, and a partial tour to disabled members of your party, but some parts of the farm will not be accessible to everyone.
5) Please be prepared to meet our dogs, and plan to leave your dogs at home or in the car. Our dogs work very hard to keep other K-9's off the property!
6) We are happy to give personal tours as our work schedule allows. If at all possible, we encourage you to opt for one of our scheduled farm tour events. These help with our workload by allowing more people to visit the farm in a shorter amount of time. 2012 Farm Tour dates are tentatively set for half-days each on May 20th and October 14th.
7) Be ready to learn and ask lots of questions! Also be prepared for reality... working farms are different than all of the following farms with which you may already be familiar: Auntie Em's place in Kansas; Disneyland; Paris Hilton's host farm in The Simple Life; Old MacDonald's Farm; community gardens; demonstration and educational farms.
TIPS FOR VISITING THE FARM
1) Have some dates in mind when you contact us, and if you are coming from far away please look for other activities in the area to make your trip worthwhile. (Suggestions: Monterey Bay Aquarium; Elkhorn Slough Reserve; Pajaro Dunes Beach; Santa Cruz Boardwalk & Wharf) Since we do not own all of the land that we farm, our laying hens can be visited in Corralitos (north of Watsonville) and the rest of the farm can be visited in the Elkhorn area (south of Watsonville).
2) Any daylight hours on Mondays through Fridays are usually available for visits. (Exceptions: We are usually not able to accommodate visitors in early April while our CSA is getting underway for the year, or on Thursday mornings during CSA season - Apr through Oct.)
3) Please wear clothes that can get dirty. Your shoes, clothes, and skin may touch dirt, fur, feathers, and poo while you are on the farm.
- Please do not wear shoes that you wore while visiting other flocks of chickens, as this can transmit fatal diseases. Plan to change or clean your shoes after leaving our farm before you go to visit anyone else's poultry.
4) Please be prepared to walk (uphill, possibly through mud). We can offer hospitality, comfort, and a partial tour to disabled members of your party, but some parts of the farm will not be accessible to everyone.
5) Please be prepared to meet our dogs, and plan to leave your dogs at home or in the car. Our dogs work very hard to keep other K-9's off the property!
6) We are happy to give personal tours as our work schedule allows. If at all possible, we encourage you to opt for one of our scheduled farm tour events. These help with our workload by allowing more people to visit the farm in a shorter amount of time. 2012 Farm Tour dates are tentatively set for half-days each on May 20th and October 14th.
7) Be ready to learn and ask lots of questions! Also be prepared for reality... working farms are different than all of the following farms with which you may already be familiar: Auntie Em's place in Kansas; Disneyland; Paris Hilton's host farm in The Simple Life; Old MacDonald's Farm; community gardens; demonstration and educational farms.
