Kansas Farmers Union invites the public to attend the second installment of the Summer Food Safety & Security Farm Tour Series on Tuesday, May 30.
The tour will begin at 11:00 AM at Elderslie Farm (3501 E 101st N. Valley Center, KS 67147)
Elderslie Farm began in 2010 when George Elder returned home and planted blackberries near his childhood home, just north of Wichita. Today, with his wife Katharine, the farm has grown to include an upscale, Instagram-worthy, farm-to-table restaurant, favorite of summertime-adventure for blackberry lovers, and home to the cutest goats imaginable with excellent locally-made cheeses.
At 2:00 PM the group will make its way to Myers Mushrooms (7005 S. Meridian St. Haysville, KS 67060).
Myers Mushrooms is led by Eric Myers, a 14-year Air Force Mechanic Veteran who loves mushroom cultivation. In 2015, he started growing mushrooms in El Paso, Texas. Since then, he had been hoping to expand his knowledge in this industry and share it with the whole community. Together with his family, he moved to a place near Wichita, Kansas. This has also allowed him to have access to Haysville, the location where he constructed his 2,800 sq. ft mushroom cultivation facility.
This set of tours is a collaboration of Kansas Farmers Union, National Farmers Union’s Local Food Safety Collaborative, and Common Ground Producers and Growers, LLC. Additional tours are being held Tuesday, May 23 and Tuesday, June 6.
All tours are free and open to the public. Registration is requested to plan for lunch and handouts.
