People in Our Neighborhood: Farmer Brown

The Energizer Bunny that holds the garden together and keeps us moving forward is our own Farmer Brown.      He tirelessly challenges the gardeners he is working with to be more, bigger, better, faster, stronger.  It's rumored that Farmer Brown does not sleep and pulls all his energy from the rays of the sun and moon.  With a couple or three decades of experience under his belt, Farmer Brown is a fantastic resource and is generally available to teach those wanting to learn how to live sustainably and more in tune with the earth.

Farmer Brown has a degree in viticulture and enology which is often showcased at late night barbecues.  He recently brought a mulberry melomel along that was incredibly tasty and satisfying, but I have yet to taste anything bad from his cellars.  He had a farm in Chillicothe which has given him a great deal of animal husbandry experience and numerous 4-H awards in animal husbandry. Spent many years at the Livingston County farmers market and held a board position of treasurer there He also spent 10 years as a hydroponic grower. Sausage and artisan ham making, food preservation and butchering are just a few of the arts he picked up along the way. 

Spearheading the annual Garlic Fest in town, he throws his tireless determination into putting on a fantastic festival that grows every year.  It's a wonderful way to network with like minded gardeners and to learn more about the community at large.

In addition to the festival, he keeps multiple lots on track with many gardeners at the reigns.  This year he expanded our cooperative farmers to include an intern program.  In order to keep the garden servicing the community he also started a series of classes, the schedule of which can be found elsewhere on this blog.

If you come out and join us in our many endeavors, please make sure to check in with Farmer Brown and find your niche with us to continue to grow our gardening community and the communities of Carondelet and the Patch as a whole.  Together we will make a better place to live, work, and play and Farmer Brown is fantastic at leading the way.