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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Here is an update of our
day to day efforts to sell our farm to some, while continuing to make it a "once in a lifetime" vacation experience for others. It is only early May and we have already had some
great guests this season. Sophie Brun came to the United States from France a few years ago. She and her family settled into
a posh northern suburb of Detroit, Royal Oak. Spotting our vacation rental property listing on HomeAway.com, she was reminded of the farm stays she visited in Europe. Sophie and her family had a great Easter dinner at our farm, feasting on Buckeye Chicken
eggs, Berkshire grass fed ham, and cookies baked in a wood burning stove across the street by Edna, our Amish neighbor. Next week we have guest
staying at the farm who made reservations over a year ago. They have a daughter who is graduating from Oberlin College and
wanted a very special family get together at this important time. The rest of the summer is beginning to fill in with various guests, as usual. July,
which always fully books, has grandparents coming from Germany to meet a new grandchild at the farm. Last weekend we had a large crew of family, friends
and neighbors working together to clean up the gardens and plant some new flowers, veggies and herbs. The grass, well it keeps
on growing, and growing, and growing. We have several educational components in place form the past few years. The Blue Orchard Mason Bee Box has almost half it's holes housing eggs ready to burst out and begin the process joining an army of beneficial mason
bees, pollinating nearby flower, veggie and herb gardens. Amy Roskilly, with the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District, hooked us up last year with a rain garden kit, containing several types of beautiful plants that thrive in a wet spot while
filtering storm water runoff before reaching the stream nearby. Our composting, both vermicomposting and traditional "back yard" composting operations are thriving and our rain barrels are very useful in areas
our garden hose does not reach, particularly our companion garden, way out away from the main house. This year the companion garden will contain a few
new plants. Comfrey is a great new addition, if I can manage to keep it from taking over the entire garden. Also this year I am cutting
back on the heirloom tomatoes and adding some nice herbs. We have had a great deal of interest from a few interested buyers, one young man from
California wants to take over the entire business, turnkey, keeping our furnishings, decor, web site and photos to promote.
The only problem is, he is having some trouble getting financing. Sure the rates are great right now but banks are hesitant
to lend. And so we keep
on going, and going and going, while the grass keeps growing and growing and growing! This has indeed been a great journey
for Annette and I. This summer we have made arrangements to visit the south France region and Spain, a nice little rest from
all the political rhetoric and bickering here in the states. Au revoir for now! Dan
and Annette Morgan
Thursday, April 26, 2012
2012 Season at Morgan Farm Stay
3:11 pm edt
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Thank You Chris Hodgson - Dim and Den Sum for your support Now booking 2011 spring
summer fall season!
Our Farm Stay...
Saturday, November 20, 2010
New Logo
Been a long time since I posted here. Now that the holidays and winter are coming I have decided to get back on my Cleveland
Locavore horse. Check out the logo. I am designing a great reusable bag that will help get this brand rolling. Cleveland
local food advicates in many product and service areas are welcome to participate in this unique program. Come and have a
seat at the table!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Local Farm Superstars
E4S held a great event Last Night Click Here Eight NEO Farmers told thier stories, pretty great. Common thread...Hard work that NEEDS to be supported by more and
more of us at summer and winter farmers markets and CSAs
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Hello, I have found myself increasingly interested by how our food is produced since 2005. Annette, my wife, and I
retuned to Ohio from NY and bought a farm in Ashland County. It did not take long to notice the backwards attitudes of most
of today's farmers, urban planners, educators and politicians. During the Nixon administration, Earl Butz, Ray Crock and others
had a seemingly harmless, goal in mind, produce and distribute the most amount of food for the least amount of money. It
has taken us a complete generation to figure out that this model just does not work, for so many reasons. The broken farming
system effects everyone in profound ways, all connected. From healthcare to the economy, the way we produce and distribute
food must change, and change dramaticly, NOW. Small scale farmers and farmers markets are the tip of the melting iceburg that
will save the planet! From Wikipedia... The locavore movement is a movement in
the United States and elsewhere that spawned as interest in sustainability and eco-consciousness become more prevalent.[1] Those who are interested in eating food that is locally produced, not moved long distances to market, are called "locavores."
The word "locavore" was the word of the year for 2007 in the Oxford American Dictionary.[2] This word was the creation of Jessica Prentice of the San Francisco Bay Area at the time of World Environment Day, 2005.[3] It is rendered "localvore" by some, depending on regional differences, usually.[4][5] The food may be grown in home gardens or grown by local commercial groups interested in keeping the environment as clean as possible and selling food close to
where it is grown. Some people consider food grown within a 100-mile radius of their location local, while others have other
definitions. In general the local food is thought by those in the movement to taste better than food that is shipped long
distances.[1] Farmers' markets play a role in efforts to eat what is local.[6] Preserving food for those seasons when it is not available fresh from a local source is one approach some locavores
include in their strategies. Living in a mild climate can make eating locally grown products very different from living where
the winter is severe or where no rain falls during certain parts of the year.[7] Those in the movement generally seek to keep use of fossil fuels to a minimum, thereby releasing less carbon dioxide into the air and preventing greater global warming. Keeping energy use down and using food grown in heated greenhouses locally would be in conflict with each other, so there
are decisions to be made by those seeking to follow this lifestyle. Many approaches can be developed, and they vary by locale.[8] Such foods as spices, chocolate, or coffee pose a challenge for some, so there are a variety of ways of adhering to
the locavore ethic.[9] Join me in promoting this just cause, starting right here
in Northeast Ohio!, where we have already been recognized internationally for our efforts! Click here for Sustain Lane ranking
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