Light of Day’s 2010 Calendar

SPRING

April 16: NMC Passion to Product Demonstration by Angela to Entrepeneurs

April 20: PEO Chapter tour and on-farm private cupping 10 am

April 23-35: Green Street Fair in Rochester Hills

April 30: 2:30-4:30 Matcha Tea presentation and cupping at The Flying Bowl in Traverse City

May 2: Biodynamic Horn unearthing at our farm 1:00

May 8: GreenFair in Traverse City, Heritage Center Mother-Daughter Tea, Downtown Farmer’s Market begins (Look for us every Saturday at Downtown Market!).

May 28- Shanty Creek Women’s Member’s Day: Golf, Fashion Show, Tea Luncheon

June 8 – American Association of University Women Farm Tour and Tea Talk

June 9-13- Tea Purchasing Trip

SUMMER

June 26- Farmer’s Market (Downtown Traverse City) & Yoga for Health Education Chakra Tea Talk and Cupping noon-2 pm

June 29- Michigan Land Use Institute (M.L.U.I) Farm to Table Event- Grand Traverse Resort- we will be selling and sampling

July 3-10  National Cherry Festival: come find our green tent with big orange “TEA” flag in the Food Court. We’ll be serving up Light of Day Iced and Hot Teas, and Higher Grounds Coffee: Michigan’s only 100% Organic and Fair trade certified Teas and coffees. We thank you for your support to keep us in business- enabling us to do this important agricultural work. You may also find a delicious cup of Tea in the Wine Pavillion at The Cook’s House table. Enjoy!

July 27-Aug. 2- Traverse City Film Festival

August 6-8- Dunegrass Festival

FALL

September- Farm Store Open House & Epicurean Classic

October- Annual Organic & Biodynamic Inspection/ Audit- Stellar Certification Svcs.

Welcome to our new blog. We’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest news from our farm,  and also let you know where we’ll be out and about presenting and holding educational tea cuppings, and other events.

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As of February 20, 2010- We’re mostly moved into our new farm showroom is now open for visitors on weekdays, from 10-4, or whenever gate is open and  “OPEN” sign is hanging.   You may pick up your online orders right here at the farm! Please come visit, see us blending and packaging our teas, and enjoy a complimentary cup of the tea of the day. Address is 3502 E. Traverse Hwy. (M-72 W) Traverse City, MI 49684

2.20.2010- Just back from “Festival of Foods” event here in Traverse City, where we presented our teas to a fascinating and lovely class of engaging students. This was both  a well-organized, and well- attended not-to-miss  event- Angela

3.3.2010- M.D.A was here for inspection  on Monday, and we are now moving our commercial kitchen from it’s location on our private property to the new Light of Day Farm on M-72 (Address is 3502 E. Traverse Highway). Our showroom is open from 10-4 Monday-Friday, and farm tours will be starting up again in May. Free cup of tea with your visit to our showroom; hope to see you soon! Happy Spring.- Angela

3.19.2010- The farm is waking up..birds chirping, fox showing signs of activity (9 active dens noted in the field at the time of this writing), and daffodil and tulips about to bloom. Biodynamic horns ready for retrieval now… any time after today’s Spring Equinox. Our farming study group is reading Grasp the Nettel in preparation for making more of our own Biodynamic preparations this year, including BD #500. Last Fall, on a gorgeous sunny afternoon, our group gathered, filled the horns with fresh cow manure, then buried approximately 50 horns here at Light of Day Farm in the Fall which is our first collective batch of the BD #500. There are pictures posted on Light of Day Organic’s Facebook page which document this magical day.- Angela

6/25/2010- Just harvested over 100# of “wet” Spearmint and roughly 130# of “wet” Peppermint- an enormous amount- recent heavy rains and heat have stimulated rapid growth. You can find these freshly dried herbs in these blends: Cherry Mint, Cacao Mint, Leelanau Licorice, Will’s Remedy, Be Still, Mother’s Blend, and many others…enjoy!