Breakfast on the Farm event in Marlette July 21
posted on June 19, 2012 2:07pm
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EAST LANSING, Mich. – A free Breakfast on the Farm event hosted by Goma Dairy will offer fun learning experiences for the whole family. The event will take place July 21, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., at 3981 Aitken Rd., Marlette. Breakfast will be served from 9 a.m. to noon.
Breakfast on the Farm at this modern dairy farm offers consumers a free (with ticket) breakfast featuring Michigan-made products. Families can take self-guided tours to see where the farm’s 3,000 cows are milked and housed. Children will have the opportunity to engage in various activities related to farm life.
Tours will include educational exhibits where Breakfast on the Farm volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions that guests may have.
Gertie van den Goor and her husband, Geert, owners of Goma Dairy Farm, say they are thrilled to show consumers what it takes to run a large dairy farm.
“Families will be able to tour the milking parlor and see for themselves how well we take care of the cows,” Gertie said. “The children will also enjoy seeing how many calves we have.”
Getting their start many generations ago in Europe, the van den Goor family has a passion for farming.
“We love what we do,” Gertie said. “It doesn’t matter that we have to wake up early, it’s all worth it.”
The farm tour and breakfast are free, but tickets are limited and required to eat breakfast. Free tickets can be obtained from the following sources after June 25:
Almont
Tri-County Bank
Applegate
Exchange State Bank
Bad Axe
MSU Extension
Talmer Bank and Trust
Brown City
Ben’s Super Center
Exchange State Bank
Tri-County Bank
Caro
MSU Extension
Carsonville
Exchange State Bank
Clinton Township
MSU Extension
Croswell
Eastern Michigan Bank – all three locations
Talmer Bank and Trust
Deckerville
Eastern Michigan Bank
Exchange State Bank
Fort Gratiot
Eastern Michigan Bank
Talmer Bank and Trust
Frankenmuth
Weiss Equipment
Imlay City
Ruth Hughes Memorial District Library
Talmer Bank and Trust
Tri-County Bank
Kingston
Independent Bank
Lakeport
Eastern Michigan Bank
Lapeer
Lapeer District Libraries –
Clifford Branch
Columbiaville Branch
Elba Branch, Lapeer
Hadley Branch
Marquerite deAngeli Branch, Lapeer
Metamora Branch
Otter Lake Branch
MSU Extension
Talmer Bank and Trust
Tri-County Bank
Lexington
A & W
Eastern Michigan Bank
Welcome Center
Marlette
Chase Bank
Marlette District Library
Tri-County Bank
Mayville
Mayville State Bank
Marysville
Eastern Michigan Bank
Minden City
Eastern Michigan Bank
Peck
Tri-County Bank
North Branch
Tri-County Bank
Port Sanilac
Exchange State Bank
Willis Market Place
Port Huron
Eastern Michigan Bank
MSU Extension
Richmond
Farmers’ Market
Saginaw
MSU Extension
Sandusky
Eastern Michigan Bank
Exchange State Bank
Jerry’s Foodland
MSU Extension
Talmer Bank and Trust
Wadhams
Talmer Bank and Trust
Yale
Tri-County Bank
Also check out these other Breakfast on the Farm events
in 2012:
June 23, hosted by Choate’s Belly Acres, Cement City (Jackson County).
July 28, hosted by VanDrese Farms, Cornell (Delta County).
Aug. 4, hosted by May Farms, Sparta (Kent County).
Aug. 11, hosted by Judge Dairy Farm Inc., Shepherd (Isabella County).
Aug. 25, hosted by Gingrich Meadows, LeRoy (Osceola County).
Oct. 6, hosted by John Schaendorf Dairy, Allegan (Allegan County).
Breakfast on the Farm is a Michigan State University (MSU) Extension program. More than 175 local volunteers help organize and implement each event.
The statewide sponsors for 2012 are Corn Marketing Program of Michigan and Michigan Corn Growers Association, Dairy Farmers of America and Dairy Marketing Services, Dairyland Seed Co. Inc., GreenStone Farm Credit Services, Michigan Ag Council, Michigan Farm Bureau, Michigan Milk Producers Association, Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee,Pioneer and United Dairy Industry of Michigan. In addition, the Marlette event received generous support from more than 50 local sponsors.
For more information about Breakfast on the Farm or to see pictures from past events, visit www.breakfastonthefarm.com. If you have questions, contact MSU Extension agricultural literacy educators Nancy Thelen at 734-222-3825, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or Mary Dunckel at 989-354-9870, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).