Farms on the 2020 Spring Farm Day
Farms on the Kaw Valley Farm Tour change year to year. Be sure to visit this site first to make sure that your favorites are participating.
Prairie City Miniature Horses and Goats
Dee and Raymond Crist
92 E 1600 Rd Baldwin 785/418-2770
Come see us at Prairie City Miniature Horses and you will be delighted by all the animals, miniature size. Polkadot leads the herd of miniature horses. Some pull carts, some do tricks, most of all they are there for mini loving! It is also the perfect time of year to see the Nigerian goats and all their babies. Also check out all of the tractor, street rod, and restoration projects at Raymond Crist Restoration. See us on Facebook!
Wohletz Farm U-pick Strawberry Patch
Jane and Jerry Wohletz
1831 N1100Rd Lawrence 785/331-3468
Springtime means freshly-planted vegetables, budding flowers, and newborn calves on our family farm. Tour through 32,000 strawberry plants and learn how we’ve cultivated multiple varieties of blueberries to suit different taste buds. Discover why our tomatoes—and their mouthwatering flavor—have earned a loyal following. You’ll also see our newly planted cantaloupe and sweet onion fields. We hope you can spend a beautiful spring day with us. See us on Facebook!
Riverview Farms
The Springer Family
1913 E 1125 Rd
Lawrence 785/393-5257
Drive the beautiful scenic river road on your way to visit our farm fresh produce stand. Variety of produce available when in season. We’ve also got farm fresh eggs, USDA approved hamburger and sausage. Local honey, jam, jelly, salsa and some of the best smelling candles around and meet our friendly farm animals!
Narrow Trail Farm
Jeff and Stacy Schmidt
1564 N 450rd
Baldwin
913/ 634-1648 https://narrowtrailfarm.com
Narrow Trail Farm is a small family farm committed to bringing you the best sustainably grown, specialty cut flowers, vegetables, honey, and small batch bees wax skin care products. Our farm is located between Baldwin City and the historic Vinland Valley on the original Santa Fe trail. We are committed to using only organic and sustainable growing practices and clean solar energy to offer you the healthiest products while protecting the environment.
Enright Gardens and Brooklyn Hall
Sue and Steve Enright
2351 N 400th Rd
Edgerton
913/ 893-6842
Cell # 913-927-2218 Sue
www.enrightgardens.com
Enright Gardens has been growing plants for over 40 years. Located in south east Douglas County. Enright Gardens is a Retail and wholesale operation. We raise bedding plants, a wide selection of vegetable plants, tomato and pepper plants. Hanging baskets galore. Come see how a seed starts out and becomes a beautiful flower to enhance the landscape of your home or garden
Little Hawk Pygora
Ruth Hawkins
127 E 900th Rd
Baldwin City 785-840-4085
www.little-hawk-farm.com
Little Hawk Farm is a small farm located west of Baldwin City, KS. We have a small herd of Pygora goats, a pair of French Angora rabbits, a flock of chickens,guineas, and a couple loyal guard dogs. We started our farm with the main focus on livestock that produced luxury fiber. We have been breeding and raising Pygora goats for close to 10 years. While we do send most of our fleeces off to a Kansas mill to be processed, I do process some of it by hand, taking the process completely from shearing the goat, spinning the yarn, to a finished product.
Spring is an exciting time on the farm, with the Pygora kids being born and bouncing around. While we don't exactly do goat yoga, you are welcome to come meet the goats and bunnies, take your picture with them, and learn more about fiber farming. We will have on going demonstrations during the day, a display of goat to garment products that have been produced from on our farm, and as well as products for sale.
Vinland Valley Nursery
Doug Davison and Amy Albright
1606 N 600th Rd
Baldwin City 785/594-2966
www.vinlandvalleynursery.com
Doug and Amy opened Vinland Valley Nursery to the public in the spring of 1998 with a 50’ x 100’ heated greenhouse and four high tunnels. In structures built from scratch on their 5-acre farm south of Lawrence, that first season they potted hundreds of herbs, flowering annuals, hardy shrubs and trees, and a dizzying array of perennials with loads of help from family and friends. Thus began their full-immersion crash-course in the nursery business.
The first organic retail greenhouse and nursery in the area, the biggest and best change in 20 years has been the mainstream embrace of pesticide-free, conservation gardening and growing interest in native plants. Over the last two decades, Vinland Valley Nursery has landscaped college campuses, shipped plants to locations throughout most of the lower 48 states, and supplied plants for everything from art installations to plant sales for fundraisers. The coolest place Vinland Valley plants grow would have to be the Downing Gorilla Forest at the Sedwick County Zoo!
Trived Wine
Maulik Trivedi and Jodi Palmer
1826 East 1150 Road, Lawrence
785-840-7162
info@trivediwine.com
www.trivediwine.com
Trivedi Wine is the latest addition to the Douglas County farm winery scene. They bottled their first batch of six wines December 2019 and opened their tasting room the same month. More wines are planned to be bottled April 2020. A bicycle trip through the German wine region was what led to the establishment of this humble winery that aims to always produce delicious wines.
785-840-7162
Spring Creek Farm
Stephanie Thomas and Tom Maiorana
1841 N 150 rd Baldwin
785/633-5292
springcreekfarmcsa@yahoo.com
Early May is a magic time on our farm when the world is lush with fields of eye-popping shades of green atop the rich brown soil. It’s a sensory experience for your eyes, ears, taste buds, and spirit! Established in 2006, we use only organic and sustainable farming methods to produce a variety of fruits and vegetables, including many heirlooms. You can find our produce at the Merc almost all year. Our heaviest productions are great big, sweet onions, Brandywine and cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet Italian peppers, 3 kinds of white potatoes, and several varieties of sweet potatoes. From our hoop houses, we’ll have arugula, spinach, lettuces, herbs and other greens for sale on tour day, plus a few bedding plants for your vegetable and flower gardens. We also raise fryers and roasting hens for sale, fall turkeys, and eggs from our laying hens. Grown cage-free without antibiotics in fresh air and sunshine, their feed is custom ground, using the best grains and probiotics. Come see us! Baldwin City Community Garden
3rd and Lincoln Baldwin
A outstanding example of urban farming. Bring your questions to ask volunteers. Raised beds, garden plots and a hoop house. Great ideas to use in your garden!
Dee and Raymond Crist
92 E 1600 Rd Baldwin 785/418-2770
Come see us at Prairie City Miniature Horses and you will be delighted by all the animals, miniature size. Polkadot leads the herd of miniature horses. Some pull carts, some do tricks, most of all they are there for mini loving! It is also the perfect time of year to see the Nigerian goats and all their babies. Also check out all of the tractor, street rod, and restoration projects at Raymond Crist Restoration. See us on Facebook!
Wohletz Farm U-pick Strawberry Patch
Jane and Jerry Wohletz
1831 N1100Rd Lawrence 785/331-3468
Springtime means freshly-planted vegetables, budding flowers, and newborn calves on our family farm. Tour through 32,000 strawberry plants and learn how we’ve cultivated multiple varieties of blueberries to suit different taste buds. Discover why our tomatoes—and their mouthwatering flavor—have earned a loyal following. You’ll also see our newly planted cantaloupe and sweet onion fields. We hope you can spend a beautiful spring day with us. See us on Facebook!
Riverview Farms
The Springer Family
1913 E 1125 Rd
Lawrence 785/393-5257
Drive the beautiful scenic river road on your way to visit our farm fresh produce stand. Variety of produce available when in season. We’ve also got farm fresh eggs, USDA approved hamburger and sausage. Local honey, jam, jelly, salsa and some of the best smelling candles around and meet our friendly farm animals!
Narrow Trail Farm
Jeff and Stacy Schmidt
1564 N 450rd
Baldwin
913/ 634-1648 https://narrowtrailfarm.com
Narrow Trail Farm is a small family farm committed to bringing you the best sustainably grown, specialty cut flowers, vegetables, honey, and small batch bees wax skin care products. Our farm is located between Baldwin City and the historic Vinland Valley on the original Santa Fe trail. We are committed to using only organic and sustainable growing practices and clean solar energy to offer you the healthiest products while protecting the environment.
Enright Gardens and Brooklyn Hall
Sue and Steve Enright
2351 N 400th Rd
Edgerton
913/ 893-6842
Cell # 913-927-2218 Sue
www.enrightgardens.com
Enright Gardens has been growing plants for over 40 years. Located in south east Douglas County. Enright Gardens is a Retail and wholesale operation. We raise bedding plants, a wide selection of vegetable plants, tomato and pepper plants. Hanging baskets galore. Come see how a seed starts out and becomes a beautiful flower to enhance the landscape of your home or garden
Little Hawk Pygora
Ruth Hawkins
127 E 900th Rd
Baldwin City 785-840-4085
www.little-hawk-farm.com
Little Hawk Farm is a small farm located west of Baldwin City, KS. We have a small herd of Pygora goats, a pair of French Angora rabbits, a flock of chickens,guineas, and a couple loyal guard dogs. We started our farm with the main focus on livestock that produced luxury fiber. We have been breeding and raising Pygora goats for close to 10 years. While we do send most of our fleeces off to a Kansas mill to be processed, I do process some of it by hand, taking the process completely from shearing the goat, spinning the yarn, to a finished product.
Spring is an exciting time on the farm, with the Pygora kids being born and bouncing around. While we don't exactly do goat yoga, you are welcome to come meet the goats and bunnies, take your picture with them, and learn more about fiber farming. We will have on going demonstrations during the day, a display of goat to garment products that have been produced from on our farm, and as well as products for sale.
Vinland Valley Nursery
Doug Davison and Amy Albright
1606 N 600th Rd
Baldwin City 785/594-2966
www.vinlandvalleynursery.com
Doug and Amy opened Vinland Valley Nursery to the public in the spring of 1998 with a 50’ x 100’ heated greenhouse and four high tunnels. In structures built from scratch on their 5-acre farm south of Lawrence, that first season they potted hundreds of herbs, flowering annuals, hardy shrubs and trees, and a dizzying array of perennials with loads of help from family and friends. Thus began their full-immersion crash-course in the nursery business.
The first organic retail greenhouse and nursery in the area, the biggest and best change in 20 years has been the mainstream embrace of pesticide-free, conservation gardening and growing interest in native plants. Over the last two decades, Vinland Valley Nursery has landscaped college campuses, shipped plants to locations throughout most of the lower 48 states, and supplied plants for everything from art installations to plant sales for fundraisers. The coolest place Vinland Valley plants grow would have to be the Downing Gorilla Forest at the Sedwick County Zoo!
Trived Wine
Maulik Trivedi and Jodi Palmer
1826 East 1150 Road, Lawrence
785-840-7162
info@trivediwine.com
www.trivediwine.com
Trivedi Wine is the latest addition to the Douglas County farm winery scene. They bottled their first batch of six wines December 2019 and opened their tasting room the same month. More wines are planned to be bottled April 2020. A bicycle trip through the German wine region was what led to the establishment of this humble winery that aims to always produce delicious wines.
785-840-7162
Spring Creek Farm
Stephanie Thomas and Tom Maiorana
1841 N 150 rd Baldwin
785/633-5292
springcreekfarmcsa@yahoo.com
Early May is a magic time on our farm when the world is lush with fields of eye-popping shades of green atop the rich brown soil. It’s a sensory experience for your eyes, ears, taste buds, and spirit! Established in 2006, we use only organic and sustainable farming methods to produce a variety of fruits and vegetables, including many heirlooms. You can find our produce at the Merc almost all year. Our heaviest productions are great big, sweet onions, Brandywine and cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet Italian peppers, 3 kinds of white potatoes, and several varieties of sweet potatoes. From our hoop houses, we’ll have arugula, spinach, lettuces, herbs and other greens for sale on tour day, plus a few bedding plants for your vegetable and flower gardens. We also raise fryers and roasting hens for sale, fall turkeys, and eggs from our laying hens. Grown cage-free without antibiotics in fresh air and sunshine, their feed is custom ground, using the best grains and probiotics. Come see us! Baldwin City Community Garden
3rd and Lincoln Baldwin
A outstanding example of urban farming. Bring your questions to ask volunteers. Raised beds, garden plots and a hoop house. Great ideas to use in your garden!
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