It is hard to believe that yet another month has come to a close! We have raised a part of our barn, built a garden shed, planted 30 raised beds, added goats and a dog to our flock, and made new friends (both two legged and four legged)!
Special thanks to Wilson Lumber Caring Team, All Things Covered Roofing, Safe-T-Storm, CrossRoads Donkey Rescue, Angie Stafford, Cultivation with Christy, ADS and Eric Lott, and Alamos Group for all of your contributions this month!
We welcome Wavelink as our newest Community Partner!! We look forward to spending time with you!!
As we close our first six months on our property, we continue to be amazed at the community support that you are pouring out on us!! We have some amazing events coming up that you need to make your plans to attend.
1st – June 15th is our Super Scavenger Hunt from 9-2. This replaces our Poker Run yearly event, because it is now inclusive of ALL modes of transportation and availability to EVERYONE to participate. It will be a fun day of clue hunting followed by a delicious lunch on the farm and prizes!! Click on this link to learn more and reserve your spot today
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SUPER SCAVENGER HUNT
2nd – June 22- Tastee’s 2nd Annual Hotdog Eating Contest. It will be held at the Monrovia Community Center. Vendors are welcome to join us but let us know that you plan to attend.
3rd – SAVE THE DATE!! Next Step Farms Farm Livin’ on Park Avenue Gala Fundraising Event will be held on November 2nd at 6pm!! Reserve your table today! Click on this link to learn more and to secure your place.
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FARM LIVIN’ ON PARK AVENUE
Special Thanks ….
- Karen Andress – $1000
- Donation in Memory of Ann Vaughn – $1000
- Wilson Lumber Cares – HUGE workday progress!! Cookie’s Pig Pen, Kendall’s goat sheds and Funky Daddy’s Garden Shed.
- All Things Covered and Jeff Matthews – Completion of Funky Daddy’s shed through donated labor, shingles and vinyl siding.
- Wavelink – Our NEWEST Community Sustainability Partner
- Tastees and Steve Middlebrook – Endless supply of food scraps for our critters and being a special friend to Next Step
- James McCarthy – Webmaster
- Covenant Presbyterian lead by Vince and Lori Visone – Constructing 4 picnic tables
- Angie & Kendall Stafford – Donation of 10 goats and starter supplies
- Suzanne Kendall – Donation
- Cultivation with Christy, Amber Morris and Beverly Carl – Helping to plan and plant our garden.
- ADS and Eric Lott – Donation of garden plants and seeds. They also spent the afternoon with us planting our garden.
- Mac McCutcheon – Donation
What Are the Needs ….
- Wheelbarrow
- Battery powered chainsaw
- Battery powered Leaf blower
- Shoppers at the farm! Come get your jams, jellies and pickles
- Healthy Habit Volunteers – do you have a skill to share? Enjoy playing games? Socializing?
Animal Food Donations:
- Goats: 4 bags of feed per month-$44
- Chickens: 4 bags of feed per month-$60
- Dog: 1 bag of dog food per month-$47
