Red Fern Farm is offering a tour of its property. The farm sells a wide variety of nuts and fruits.
Visit their website: http://www.redfernfarm.com
We will be showing off the chestnut trees during harvest time. You will get to see the nuts on the trees and ripe nuts falling to the ground. Feel free to try your hand out at harvesting chestnuts. We will also be talking about paw paws, persimmons, Asian pears, hazel nuts, and the newest craze: Aronia berries.
We plan for an afternoon of touring and talks. We start out at the house, under the carport, at 1:00 with handouts and a brief farm history. We then walk around the grounds near the house showing off and talking on paw paws, persimmons, Asian pears and hazels. Since we landscape with permaculture principles, the ground near our home is always interesting.
After the home ground tour we head over to the “Across–the-road” fields which are located 1/3 of a mile from our home. Feel free to walk or to drive the short distance. The fields contain two large plantings of Chinese chestnut. Also across the road is our 2.5 acre Aronia Berry planting. This Aronia Berry patch was planted during the summer of 2007. It is interplanted with paw paws, chestnut, black walnut, and heart nut.
We won’t be serving any lunch, but feel free to bring a picnic blanket and lunch and dine around our house or under the chestnut trees before the tour begins.
Cultivating Community Campout
September 17-19, 2010
Wildcat Den State Park
1884 Wildcat Den Road Muscatine, IA directions
Friday evening through Sunday morning
In conjunction with the Red Fern Farm Field Day, Roxane Mitten is inviting folks to an informal campout at Wildcat Den State Park. You will have a fun time lounging around the campsite, hiking along trails, and chatting with like-minded folks. Two campsites are reserved Friday and Saturday evening. Feel free to arrive at any time Friday evening through Sunday morning.
On Saturday, a carpool will leave from the camp ground to Red Fern Farm at 11:30 am and will return at around 6:00 pm. A potluck dinner will follow. Please bring something for the grill and a side dish to share.
On Sunday morning, Roxane will fix pancakes and eggs.
Carpooling
Please register for the event if you are interested in carpooling to Red Fern Farm or the campground.