FREE Williston Homestead Tour Aug 25 – Families & Small Grps Welcome
Looking for free, safe, local activities that kids and adults can enjoy? Want to grow more of your own food and not sure how to start? Want to expand your garden and looking for ideas? Just curious about what we do here? Well come join us at Honey Dew Homestead in Williston for a celebration of summer's end (pre-registration required)
This is a free event and we are accepting cash/check donations for our Williston Food Shelf.
Who is welcome? Families and intact small groups (prefer groups of 6 or less) who are interested in learning about Backyard Homestead. A great preschool activity for kids!
What you will see and learn more about: We have highly productive vegetable gardens, fruit trees, and bees. We raise chickens and ducks for eggs; and Cornish hens, chickens, ducks, and turkeys for meat. We are also Solar powered and use various other practices to reduce our footprint on the planet.
When: August 25 from 1pm to 5pm. When you respond by email, we will send you a link to register and select a time slot. It will take about 1 hour to complete the tour.
Where: Honey Dew Homestead (When you register, we will send the address and parking information.
Covid-19 Safety: We are admitting groups every 20 minutes. The tour will be laid out in a defined flow from start-to finish. Masks will be required at all times. Sanitizers and social distancing will be maintained.
Who are we? Markey Read & Tim King. We have been creating our small Suburban Homestead for 20 years and produce 65% of our own food. We teach a series of homesteading classes at CVU Access, NOFA conferences, Friends of the UVM Horticultural Farm, and Garden Clubs. You have seen posting from us on FPF selling and giving away homestead related items like plants, eggs, poultry, and other useful items. If you have ever wondered where it all comes from, now you can get a behind the house tour!
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