If you’ve ever wanted to see how a real-life, modern, U.P. dairy farm runs, just head on over to Pickford on Sept. 17 for "
Breakfast on the Farm."
It's an event hosted by Chippewa County family farmers, the Kronemeyers, who own and operate Taylor Creek Farm in Pickford. "Breakfast on the Farm" is open to all ages, and tickets are free, although space is limited.
Consumers and residents can get a firsthand look at modern food production from start to finish, as John and Julia Kronemeyer and their son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Toni Kronemeyer, welcome more than 1,000 visitors starting at 9 a.m. A home-cooked breakfast of Michigan-grown and produced foods will be served from 9 a.m. until noon, followed by farm tours until 1 p.m.
The family owns about 300 cows, grows 250 acres of corn and 600 acres of alfalfa and other grasses to feed their animals. Julia Kronemeyer says they’re glad to have visitors.
"I really look forward to showing families where their food comes from and how hard we work to make sure our cows are taken care of," she says. "We love showing people around our farm and sharing our stories about the safe, wholesome food we supply for other families in Michigan and across the globe."
The farm tours are hosted by local farmer volunteers, who will show visitors around the milking parlor, calf nursery, tractors and other farm equipment, and explain the work that goes on every day at a dairy farm.
Tickers are available at businesses and municipal offices in Sault Ste. Marie, Cedarville, Detour, Kinross, Newberry, Pickford, Rudyard and St. Ignace.
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Julia Kronemeyer, Taylor Creek Farm
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