I recently took a trip out to Leelanau Peninsula to visit a few of our local farmers. The amazing day began with a stop at Good Neighbor Farms outside of Northport.  I met up with Stan Silverman and he gave me a guided tour of his certified organic orchard and vineyard tucked away along some rolling hills of Lake Michigan.

Table grapes exclusively for Oryana.

Quaint tasting room for hard ciders and wine.

My next stop was outside of Maple City at Jim Moses and Linda Grigg’s certified organic farm.  They grow a wide array of delightful vegetables and shiitake mushrooms are also one of their tasty specialties.The Farm

Rows of Head Lettuce

Rows of Kale

Hoop House of tomatoes

I can’t forget Tom the turkey and his loud friends.

After a tour of their farm and a great lunch made by Jim, I was on my way to my next stop.  My next farm was Sweeter Song Farm outside of Cedar. Jim Schwantes and Judy Reinhart who own this certified organic farm and CSA, met me for my last tour of the day.  Actually, a pack of their dogs greeted me as I drove up and kept me company along the tour. Unfortunately, my camera died early, so I only got a couple of shots of their farm.

Herb Garden

Flowers and hoop houses

Thank you to everybody for showing me your beautiful farms.