The Allegheny Mountain Institute Farm at Augusta Health in Fishersville, Virginia, is hosting an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday for community members and families to share in season’s harvest. Rain date is June 10.
The Allegheny Mountain Institute farmers and educators will be providing farm tours at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to share information about the naturally grown practices the farm uses and where the food goes to promote patient and community-wide health.
There will be activities for all ages, farm tours, farm stand with free tastings and an opportunity to learn about Allegheny Mountain Institute programming.
For children, AMI is hosting a scavenger hunt and teaching how to pot seedlings for children to take home with them.
The goal of the open house is for Allegheny Mountain Institute to share the joy of the season with the community and spread the word about how it supports schools, hospitals, and organizations integrate farming, nutritious vegetables, and related education into food systems and outreach initiatives.
The AMI Farm at Augusta Health is located at 315 Mule Academy Rd. Fishersville, Virginia.
The AMI Farm at Augusta Health is a program of Allegheny Mountain Institute, an educational nonprofit organization with the mission to cultivate healthy communities through food and education. For more information, please visit www.amifellows.org.
