Family Farm Day

Family Farm Day at the Berkeley Farmers’ Market is a complimentary event to Earth Day Berkeley (adjacent to us in Civic Center Park). Family Farm Day primarily highlights activities relating to life on farms. It is an opportunity for young and old to learn something while having fun. This year Family Farm Day will be co-sponsored by the Ecology Center/Berkeley Farmers’ Market and the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF).PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Farmers' Market (lots of organic veggies & fruit) and Human powered hayrides (courtesy of Pedal Express and their amazing cargo bikes), Baby goats,Hand wool spinning, Observational beehive (with a glass side so you can look in on the honeybees at work), and a hands-on opportunity to do your own beeswax candle making, Urban chickens, California Alliance with Family Farmers tradeshow booth, Bio-Diesel Display Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL)table and seed saving demonstration. Farmer Presentations Area – 12noon-3pm "Making Farming Affordable: Farming On Public Lands?" Kevin McEnnis, Left Field Farm "Farming Apples with a Collective" Bob "Bernie" Bernstein, Pomo Tierra Ranch "Family Fruit Farming in the Central Valley" Ted Loewen, Blossom Bluff Farm "Bio-Diesel" Dave Williamson, Manager, Ecology Center Recycling "Cover Crops" Gary Peterson, CAFF staff "Farming On The Urban Edge" Al Courchesne, Frog Hollow Farm "Keeping A Family Farm Alive" Richard Firme, Firme Farm (There will be an opportunities for audience questions and discussion.)