More and more people are getting interested in where their food comes from.
An opportunity to head out the farm and learn about one place Michigan-grown and Michigan-made products originate will be June 16 at Myers Farms, 8791 S. 40th St. Scotts. Breakfast served from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the event will last till 2 p.m.
The invitation is part of the Breakfast on the Farm program and is geared to families with young children. Questions regarding the farming practices are encouraged. There will be a chance to see baby animals, talk with members of the Myers family who work on the farm and eat breakfast of Michigan-grown products.
Myers Farms is a third-generation farm, owned by Richard and Dawn Myers. His father purchased the farm in 1932. Their two college age children are taking classes in agribusiness. They also have two younger children, a ninth and a sixth grader. The family raises 150 acres of corn, wheat and alfalfa for feed for their dairy operation. They house and milk 700 cows in their dairy barn, built in 2008.
The farm has received several awards for the quality of its milk and has been recognized for managing the farm in an ecologically sound way.
Eight farms across the state are taking place in the Breakfast on the Farm program, which is in its third year.
Click here to find out the location of free tickets to the event.
"The kids will want to see the milking parlor and the calves," says Richard Myers. "We think adults will enjoy learning about modern agriculture, too. For example, most large dairies don’t grow their own feed, but we raise most of it ourselves."
Writer: Kathy Jennings, Second Wave Media
Source: MSU Extension Office
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