Sea to Sea Organic Farm Tour
We are a young family from Canada who has spent the last two years converting a bus into a sustainable home in preparation for the most amazing road trip. Nicole (the mom) is an author, and for one of her next books she will be visiting some of the best organic farms in North America and interviewing the farmers to find out their passions, their failures, their successes, and how they became who they are today. John (the dad) will be photographing and documenting our journey for Youtube as we travel.
The book will be an in-depth sourcebook for beginning organic farmers, and also a showcase of the most amazing farms. It will have hundreds of beautiful photos, and it will give a voice to farmers who have a lot to say about sustainability and organic food. The book will be called The Organic Farmer’s Sourcebook and is scheduled to be published by Skyhorse Publishing in spring of 2013 (Skyhorse is a trusted source for books on self-sufficient and natural living, including Back to Basics and Mini-farming: Self-sufficiency on ¼ acre).
We’ve sold everything we have and poured in a lot of blood, sweat and tears to be able to have this beautiful bus (The Albatross).
These are our tentative tour dates. This means that we may spend more or less time in an area, and those decisions will be made on the fly. Our schedule is very flexible.
April 15 - 20th : move into the Albatross full time
May and July: complete construction and tie up loose ends
July 2011 - March 2012: Fundraising and saving the $10,000 trip fund.
Sponsorship
Thank you to everyone who donated to our Indiegogo campaign. We didn’t reach our goal, but we have started a new campaign with StartSomeGood to help make this happen. Donate now and get great gifts (including signed books and postcards from the road).
March - September 2012: Going!
Farms That Have Already Volunteered
West Coast
BC:
California:
Rocky Mountains
Idaho:
Montana:
Midwest
North Dakota:
Iowa:
Minnesota:
Northeast
Pennsylvania:
Vermont:
Massachusetts:
South
Tennessee:
Arkansas:
Southwest
We are looking for farms that meet these criteria:
· The farm must be relatively well established and monetarily successful. ‘Success’ is a broad term, but the farm should be able to support itself.
· Farms must be organic and sustainable. Your farm doesn’t need to be certified but organic farming practices must be demonstrable.
· You must be willing to share information, from your business practices to your great chicken coop or greenhouse design. The goal is to share and help other organic farmers. It also gives you the opportunity to show off to your customers.
· We are looking especially for farms that are dynamic, efficient, unique, and picturesque. This book will be a showcase of some of the best and most interesting small organic farms in North America. We need you to let us know why you should be included.
Farms that are included will need to schedule with us to be part of our road trip. We will most likely spend a day at your farm, taking hundreds of photos, and asking many, many questions. You will have to also sign a release form so that we may use what you say and photos of you and your family in the book.
We are passionate about organic small farms and we are also privileged to be part of an amazing project. On the other hand, we are also a laid back family with kids travelling around in a bus. We appreciate you letting us in on your day and your willingness to share. If you are interested, please contact Nicole at n.r.faires at gmail.com. Please include a link to your website, and describe why you think you should be included. A photo would also be appreciated.
*Please share this with others. Tweet, retweet, Facebook, and reblog so that we can reach as many organic farms as possible. Thanks!
P.S. To see our bus and learn more about us, please check out our Youtube channel.
