STANWOOD – Presented by the Port Susan Food & Farming Center, Spring Jubilee Farm Tour on May 11-12 is a self-guided tour of nurseries and farms in Silvana, Stanwood and on Camano Island.

The public is invited to meet the community’s food producers, tour their family-owned farms, learn about sustainable growing practices, and taste farm-fresh treats.

“Consumer demand for fresh, locally produced food and farm products continues to grow, along with the desire to understand how food gets from the field to the dinner table. Our farmers are opening their gates to share with consumers how sustainably produced food is grown.” said Autumn Falk, tour committee chair.

Gardeners and flower fans can purchase vegetable starts, culinary herbs, tubers, annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, native trees and shrubs and stock up on fertilizers, garden tools, and gifts. Also available will be farm-raised beef, pork, and poultry as well as honey, fresh eggs, gluten free baked goods, and fruits and vegetables. Plus, there will be a kids’ stop by the Welcome Barn at Skagit Farmers Supply, where they can milk Squirty Gerty, the dairy cow, sponsored by the Snohomish Conservation District.

Farms will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 11 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 12.

Participating farms include:

• Shambala Permaculture Farm and Nursery, 395E North Camano Drive, Camano Island, (360) 387-4110

• Soggy Bottom Plants & Gifts, 23421 Marine Drive NW, Stanwood, (360) 652-9157

• Out On A Limb Orchids, 353E North Camano Drive, Camano Island, (360) 387-2341

• Delightful Dahlias, 32620 80th Drive NW, Stanwood, (360) 629-4439

• Valhalla Farm, 2631 324th Street NW, Stanwood, (425) 308-2379

• Jordan Nursery, 30407 68th Ave NW, Stanwood, (360) 629-4827

• Keeping It Green Nursery, 19401 96th Ave NW, Stanwood, (360) 652-1779

• Mossyback Farms, 29203 Old 99 North, Stanwood, (360) 629-2782

• Orchard’s Nursery, 10521 Washington 532, Stanwood, (360) 629-3586

• Schuh Farms, 9828 Washington 532, Stanwood, (360)  629-6455

• Del Fox Meats, 7229 300th St NW, Stanwood, (360) 629-3723.

Tour maps will be available at our hospitality station located in the parking lot of Skagit Farmers Supply located at 8815 272nd Street NW, Stanwood. For more information go to: www.portsusan.org and click on Farm Tours.