Kiss My Grass Farm

Just wanted to to drop you a note about the Secret Garden tour in Brown County, Indiana taking place July 11 & 12th.
 
The tour features gardens that are not usually open to the public. It is sponsored by the garden club and is one of their major fundraisers for the year. The garden club uses the proceeds to fund projects like landscaping for Habitat for Humanity homes. It is a driving tour featuring 5 gardens throughout Brown County.
 
We are very excited to be the first working garden featured on the tour!

We are planning to offer walking tours of the farm on the hour. The tour will include not only the gardens but an introduction to our pastured poultry and the egg mobile, a stop at the apiary, a visit with our heritage cattle herd, the haflingers & Shetland sheep and a chance to feed a biscuit to our critically rare Red Wattle Hogs. We are looking forward to this great opportunity to re-aquaint folks with family farming and where their food comes from. 
 
Tickets are available from the Brown County Visitors and Convention Bureau all week or from a garden club member or they may be purchased the day of the tour at any of the garden stops. Below is the information from the Bureau's site with a link to the brochure.

Secret Gardens of Brown County Tour July 11, 2009 - July 12, 2009

Third Annual Secret Gardens of Brown County Tour.... This self-guided tour of five gardens lets you see a secret area of Brown County, never shared before... Brown County Garden Club members open their gardens, sharing their secrets and selling plants, seeds and garden items!  Map and brochure included when tickets are purchased.  Tickets available at the Brown County Visitors Center.  All proceeds support the Brown County Garden Club's activities in the community, including landscaping for Brown County Habitat for Humanity Homes. Times: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Location:  Various gardens in rural Brown County Phone:  812.988.6927; 800.753.3255 Admission:  $10.00 adults; under 13 free

Here is a link to the brochure:  http://www.browncounty.com/docs/Event-2009SecretGardenbrochure.pdf
 
Come on out and support a good cause!

 
Take care,
 
Dot & Brian
Kiss My Grass Farm

812-521-1063

House Bill 1309 passed into law about a month ago. We've been waiting very impatiently for it to go into affect July 1st. It's a great thing for home based vendors and consumers alike. It means we are now able to sell baked goods we've produced in our home kitchens at the farmers market. . . with the appropriate labeling of course. Labeling requirements include: contact information, common name, weight or count, date processed, ingredients listed from most to least and the official Dept. of Health disclaimer. "This product was home produced and processed and the production area has not been inspected by the State Department of Health. " - in at least 10 point font. It's hard to get all that on a label small enough that it doesn't cover up the whole package! It does allow you to post one label/sign with the required information on say a cookie jar so you can take out just the number of cookies the customer wants. That makes it easier. We have been feverishly baking at our house in preparation for market in Nashville in the morning with loaves of cinnamon, dill, whole wheat and white bread; banana, blueberry and mixed berry muffins, and lots of yummy cookies. Come on out and join us!