NFU Fun Day at the Peters Farm - January 17th, 2010

Welcome to the NFU New Farm Project!!!

On January 17th 2010, the Peters family held the 10th Annual NFU Fun Day, opening their farm gate to anyone who wanted to come and enjoy wagon rides, skating, a potluck lunch and a social afternoon on their farm. With the fire stoked, the kids goofing around and an incredible spread of homemade dishes, it made for yet another great chance to get together, farmers and eaters alike, and celebrate the vibrancy of this farm community.

With a year and a half now elapsed in the NFU New Farm Project, there have been many instances in which participating farmers have expressed the enjoyment in feeling connected to the broader small farm/local food movement. It’s something important that brings a sense of support, meaning and encouragement to the work that they do.

This, in the end, is at the core of what the NFU New Farm Project aims to nurture: a shared sense of confidence that by “building farm capacity and farm community”, the family farm can remain a viable and integral part of today’s society.