Northern Triad Farm Tour

Have you ever wanted to see llamas, pigs, goats, cows, horses and sheep up-close? How about seeing where truffles are grown? Would you like to visit a nature reserve that also produces flowers and vegetables? Or have the opportunity to see honeybees in action and taste the fruits of their labor? Five very diverse farms in Forsyth, Stokes and Surry Counties are opening their gates to visitors for guided tours. This is a great opportunity to learn more about where your food comes from and have a behind-the-scenes glimpse of these five highly regarded Triad-area farms!

When: Sunday, July 12 from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Where:
Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC in Germanton
Minglewood Farm and Nature Preserve in Westfield
Plum Granny Farm in King
Truffles NC at Keep Your Fork Farm in King
Yellow Wolf Farm in Walkertown

Bring cash and a cooler (you'll be able to buy produce, eggs, cheese, meat and other products at the farms), but please leave your dogs at home!

Map your Farm Tour route: https://www.zeemaps.com/northern_triad_farm_tour

Find each of the farms on Facebook for more details-- and invite your friends to the Facebook event!

 

 

Keep Your Fork Farm

 Keep Your Fork Farm is a truffle farm consisting of English oak and European hazelnut trees whose root systems are inoculated with the black winter (Perigord) truffle.  See irrigation pond and system, meet a truffle hunting dog and hear details about how truffles are cultivated and made into delicious foods in their NCDA certified kitchen.

 Plum Granny Farm

 Plum Granny Farm will highlight their specialty crops such as garlic, baby ginger and berries.  See honeybees, worm composting, seed planting and more.

 Yellow Wolf Farm

 Yellow Wolf is a pasture-based, rare, heritage breed, livestock farm producing pork, beef, lamb, chicken, goat, duck and eggs.  They also teach classes on how to raise your own meat and eggs, how to butcher poultry and rabbits and charcuterie (meat preparation) lessons. Learn about their pasture-based systems.

 Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery

 Buffalo Creek Farm will highlight cheese production, dairy goats, grass-fed cattle, pastured sheep and chickens while you view the animals from their Farm Store porch.  Play with baby goats and sample cheese. 

 Minglewood Farm and Nature Preserve  

Minglewood Farm and Nature Preserve is an outdoor learning center, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  They are an outdoor learning resource for children and adults of all ages.  The Preserve offers a place to reconnect with nature  and understand the importance of sustainable food  production,  while experiencing the great biodiversity of their region.  Walk their fields and trails to learn from all that nature has to offer. 

 

Plum Granny of King, NC

 

 

Shout out goes to Plum Granny Farm of King, NC. We have their jams and dried garlic in the

farm store!

 

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville, Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have both raw milk aged goat cheese and fresh chevres, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness.

Open (Green)House Weekend at Plum Granny Farm

Don't forget Plum Granny Farm's Open (Green)House Weekend on Saturday (9-3) and Sunday (1-4).  They'll have LOTS of certified organic transplants (heirloom tomatoes, tomatillos, herbs, eggplant, pepper) as well as berry plants (raspberry, blackberry and black raspberry). You can even get soil amendments, produce, and jams. Our friends from Benutty Bakes & Butters will have baked goods featuring farm products and their yummy peanut butters! There will be farm tours, door prizes and MORE! It is supposed to be a GORGEOUS weekend so head on out to Hanging Rock NC and Stokes County for some fun!

 

Sweets & Buds for Your Valentine

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, are you finding you are needin' some raz lovin'? Or need that perfect gift for your honey? Plum Granny Farm has got you covered - they'll be at joining us on Saturday, February 8 from 10-2 with their heart's delight raspberry jam. They’ll have their lovingly made and certified delicious raspberry, blackberry and strawberry jams for sale. In addition to the jam, they'll have some lovely and fragrant potted paperwhite narcissus. Quite a nice gift for your sweetie! Stop by and take care of your Valentine’s Day shopping!

Our farm, Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, is located on the Forsyth/Stokes County line, near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Rd)--6 miles from Winston-Salem. Our Farm Store is open daily 9-6 Monday-Saturday and 1-6 on Sundays year round. We are handicap accessible.

In our Farm Store, we sell our aged raw milk goat cheese, brined and marinated feta, plain and flavored Farmers Cheese and plain and flavored chevres, farm-fresh eggs, farmstead meats (beef, lamb and chicken), and handmade goat's milk soap. We also sell local North Carolina handmade gifts and local country ham, jams (including an assortment of jams from Plum Granny Farm), jellies, honey, ketchup, canned foods, dried herbs, etc. Farm and goat gifts are available also - toys, necklaces, ornaments, tote bags, windchimes, candles and more! Like goat's milk in something other than cheese? We also have soap, shampoo bars, facial bars, lotions and laundry detergent all made with goat's milk too.

Hope to see you the 8th if not before! Remember to support other small businesses in your area all year long!

Visit our website to learn more about our farm and what is available in the Farm Store!

http://www.buffalocreekfarmandcreamery.com/

Saturday, February 8, 2014

10am - 2pm

Stokes County Farm Featured in Flavor, NC Episode

 

 Stokes County Farm Featured in Flavor, NC Episode

 Plum Granny Farm, a small USDA Certified Organic Farm, is featured in a new episode of Flavor, NC. Airing on November 14 at 10:00 p.m. (as well as rebroadcasts on November 16 and 17), this episode focuses on the garlic and other specialty crops that farm owners Cheryl Ferguson and Ray Tuegel grow on their farm located just outside of King. The farm is the first in the northern Piedmont to be featured in the series’ three years.

 

“We are honored to be chosen for this episode,” said Cheryl. “Our approach to the farm has been to grow crops that aren’t typically found in the area and to make them our signature crops. We have been able to do that with specialty crops such as garlic and ginger.” Plum Granny Farm is one of the largest garlic producers in the Piedmont.

In addition to the farm’s profile, the episode also features Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen in Greensboro and its Executive Chef, Jay Pierce. Chef Jay,a regular customer for the farm’s products, prepares four recipes using Plum Granny Farm’s garlic including Barley Risotto, Mushroom and Roasted Garlic Soup and Chimichurri Sauce.

Flavor, NC is a UNC-TV series dedicated to preserving and celebrating North Carolina’s agricultural heritage. Flavor, NC savors the tastes of North Carolina and celebrates the farmers and food artisans working to keep Tar Heel agriculture growing. In every episode, host Lisa Prince takes viewers on a journey across the state to discover a particular Tar Heel favorite. Flavor, NC is written and produced by BlueWater Media, a video production company with offices in Raleigh and Danbury.

Plum Granny Farm, located just south of Hanging Rock State Park, produces garlic, brambles (raspberries and blackberries), ginger and turmeric as well as heirloom and other specialty crops such as asparagus, artichokes, and fingerling potatoes. The farm sells its products at the Cobblestone Old Salem Farmers Market and the King Farmers Market as well as to restaurants and food hubs. Jams and sauces are also available on their website: www.plumgrannyfarm.com.

Garden Workshop: Growing Garlic

Old Salem Museums & Gardens Workshop presented by our friends at Plum Granny Farm of King, NC.

Growing Great Garlic at Home
Thursday, October 17, 2013
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Frank L. Horton Museum Center
(924 S. Main Street)

You can grow great garlic at home – garlic is easy, if you know the basics. Learn to choose the right varieties for your taste, when to plant, how to tend, and then how to harvest, cure and store your crop. Seed garlic will be for sale.

This lunch time workshop will last about one hour. Attendees may bring a lunch; beverages provided.

A free workshop hosted by Old Salem Horticulture.

For more information or to pre-register for any workshop, please call 336-721-7357 or email vhannah@oldsalem.org with name, number attending, workshop title, and your contact information. 

Support the work of Old Salem Horticulture through your membership in the Friends of the Gardens.

Presented by

Cheryl Ferguson

and

Ray Tuegel

Plum Granny Farm

Stokes County, NC

USDA Certified Organic small family farm

Organic Garlic - Nootka Rose

 

We now have organic powdered garlic from Plum Granny Farm in King, NC in our farm store--Nootka Rose powdered and granulated.  The garlic is pure - no additives!  Nootka Rose is a great softneck garlic with rich taste. 

 

We also sell several of their jams: Old Fashioned Raspberry, Raspberry-Baby Ginger, Raspberry-Cranberry and Raspberry-Chipotle.

 

 

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville. Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have both raw milk aged goat cheese and fresh chevres, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness.

Growing Green: Organic Growing in Your Backyard

Growing Green: Organic Growing in Your Backyard
Thursday, February 28, 2013
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Frank L. Horton Museum Center (924 S. Main Street)

 

Presented by Cheryl Ferguson and Ray Tuegel of Plum Granny Farm in Stokes County, which is a USDA Certified Organic small family farm.

 

So what’s organic? It’s a whole systems approach to the land – nurturing soil for optimal conditions. Learn what that means and how you can transition to growing organically.

This lunch time workshop will last about one hour. Attendees may bring a lunch; beverages provided.

Hosted by Old Salem Horticulture.
Cost: $5/ Free for Friends of the Gardens.

Please call 336-721-7357 for more information or to pre-register. If Old Salem is closed due to inclement weather, the workshop will be cancelled.

Raspberry Jams from Plum Granny Farms

We'd like to welcome Plum Granny Farm's raspberry jam products to our farm store. They are a USDA Certified Organic small local farm in King, NC near Hanging Rock State Park. Their raspberry jams are excellent with our goat cheeses!

http://www.plumgrannyfarm.com/

 

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698