Whiskey Hill Farm Tours & Tastings

371 Calabasas Rd.,Watsonville CA 95076

10 October, 2021

Description

Tour of greenhouses & distillery led by David Blume covering the close loop system of regenerative agriculture. Farms snacks and tastings . David Blume is the owner of a 14-acre, organic farm which is home to 2 businesses, Blume Distillation and Whiskey Hill Farms. One of the driving forces behind Whiskey Hill Farm is to integrate plant based fuel production with mechanical fuel production. By utilizing regenerative agriculture practices, they are able to build beneficial habitats that attract insects and frogs that prey on pests. In addition, they utilize permaculture principals in their 6 football field size greenhouses to grow a variety of exotic crops such as tumeric, ginger, wasabi, passionfruit & a variety of tropical fruit trees as well as more conventional crops such as tomatoes, corn, melons, squash, and a variety of herbs. They are the largest provider of organic tumeric on the U.S. mainland where their soil rejuvenation system produces nutrient-dense food and medicinal crops year round. Tour DescriptionOctober 9 & 10 Tours at 11:00am, & 1:00pm Tour cost is $15 per person or couple (2) for $20 Kids 12 & under are free Tour led by Dave Blume includes the greenhouses and distillery areas. Public will be able to see how the by-products of both operations provide feed stock for alcohol production and how plants and mechanical fuel production integrate to create a closed system of no waste. After the tour we will all gather for tastings of farm produce, products and farm snacks. Products for saleProduce, products and plants are available for purchase at the farm. Know Your Farmer – Know Your Food