EcoFarm Bus Tour – Organic Farming On & Near the Hollister Plain

Farm Tour Destinations:
1) Evergreen Acres Dairy – Jane and Mike Hulme operate is a Class A goat dairy producing raw milk, hard and soft cheeses, yogurt, kefir and more, milking California’s only Guernsey goat herd, and utilizing Maremma guard dogs for protection. Five acres of pasture cater to ducks who produce eggs for market. We will taste some of their products and you can purchase from their on-farm store.

2) Pinnacle Organically Grown Produce – Phil and Katherine Foster grow 60 top quality vegetable and fruit crops on nearly three hundred organic acres. They produce high quality compost and grow many cover crops as their primary fertility, utilizing biological insect control, hedgerows and nutrition for pest management. Solar power and biodiesel create energy for the farm and delivery vehicles. They sell at 10 farmers markets, a popular farm stand, and wholesale throughout Northern California.

3) Coke Farm – Dale and Christine Coke began farming on 1/4 acre of organic strawberries in 1981. Today, they grow a huge array of organic vegetables, fruit and grain, and market for more than 60 Central Coast organic growers via wholesale, restaurants and farmers markets.

4) Morris Grassfed — Julie and Joe Morris will lead tour participants on an adventure. The Morris family and crew produce direct-marketed, high-quality grass-fed beef using advanced practices that improve soil, plant, and animal health on dryland pasture that has been in the family since the late 1800's. Now in their 25th year, the Morris' are renowned for their commitment to sustainability and exceptional beef.

Tour will be led by Amigo Bob Cantisano of Organic Ag Advisors, Sam Earnshaw of Hedgerows Unlimited, and Karminder Aulakh Brown of San Benito Working Landscapes Group.

Cost: $90 (Includes catered lunch). 

Buses depart from Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove at 8:00am with a second meeting place in San Juan Bautista at 8:45am. Registrants will be notified of the San Juan Bautista location by email.