News

Farm to Table Trolley Tour

Limited time left to buy a ticket!

The Agrarian Adventure invites you to a trolley tour of three local farms! Each stop will feature a different chef and a different farm and include a short tour. Specialty cocktails will be available with our guest bartender Jude Walser from the Alley Bar. Chefs include Chris Chiapelli (Ross School of Business, Black Pearl), Chris Huey (Mediterrano) and Chef James Raynak (Robin Hills Farm).

This special trolley tour will pick up at 4pm (and drop off at 9pm) at the last stop of the third annual Ann Arbor Farm to School Collaborative Garden Tour at Pittsfield Elementary School. Be sure to check out information about this great, free school garden tour taking place before the trolley trip!

Itinerary

Appetizers at Fluffy Bottom Farms with Chef Chris Huey

Entree & Salad at Tantre Farm with Chef Chris Chiapelli

Dessert at Alber Orchard and Cider Mill with Chef James Raynak

Tickets for the general public are priced at $150.

Sustaining members of The Agrarian Adventure are eligible to purchase tickets for reduced prices of $75 or $100. Become a sustaining member by signing up to donate a monthly amount to The Agrarian Adventure for a year! Links for ticketing and sustaining membership are available below (be sure to complete both the ticket purchase and the monthly donation if you decide to become a sustaining member). Please send any questions to bmcqueer@gmail.com.

Registration closed.

The Annual Report is here!

This year The Agrarian Adventure worked with over twenty schools and impacted more than 1,000 students! Read more in the FY2017 Annual Report.

Fundraising Night at Silvio’s Organic Pizza

Please join us for organic and locally-sourced Italian cuisine and drinks this Thursday evening at Silvio’s on North University Ave. Let the waitstaff know that you’re there with us, and they’ll donate to Agrarian Adventure’s programs. Thanks for all your support!

Fundraiser at Bill’s Beer Garden this Thursday!

Thank you Bill’s Beer Garden for partnering on a social fundraiser this upcoming Thursday (May 25th, 2017). Ask for an Agrarian Adventure ticket when you walk in, then give them to the bartender, and they’ll donate a portion of drink proceeds to our work.

Link to the facebook event.

Join us in June!

We’re teaming up with two great organizations in June to bring community members together around food, drinks, and shopping for a cause. Hope to see you at these events!

Make your grocery list, and come shop at Lucky’s Market on Tuesday, June 6. A portion of that day’s sales will go directly to The Agrarian Adventure’s efforts to expand After School Food & Garden Club to more schools in the fall. Be on the lookout for TAA volunteers throughout the store that day. We’ll be the ones in our famous green TAA shirts. Stop and say hello!

On Sunday, June 25, Cultivate Coffee and Tap House is hosting an evening of live music, games in the garden, and a charity beer on tap (proceeds go to TAA). Bring the whole family for a fun summer evening from 6:00 – 8:00 PM!

Thank you to both organizations for hosting us and lifting up farm to school work in our community!

Fundraiser with local seed company: Nature & Nurture

Our Farmraiser fundraiser selling Nature & Nurture seeds goes live on Sunday, March 19th and runs through April 10th!

Buy Nature & Nurture seeds through our Farmraiser campaign and support educational programs that connect kids with where their food comes from.

Help spread the word (especially once it starts on 3/19)!

Thanks,

The Agrarian Adventure team

tiny.cc/TAAfarmraiser

Sign up for The Agrarian Adventure

We always need help with tasks around the garden, classroom and office. If you have some time to spend connecting students with healthy food, fill out this form today!

Second Annual Harvest Brunch

Join us for our second annual harvest brunch fundraiser!

Back by popular demand is chef Chris Chiapelli, who will be using ingredients from some of our favorite farmers and food producers in the area.

Purchase tickets in advance by clicking the “Donate” button below. The suggested donation is $15 per person. Tickets will also be sold at the door via cash or PayPal.

If you would like to get involved, please spread the word on Facebook or sign up to volunteer the the weekend of the event.

See you November 20!

Farmer in the Classroom Success Stories 2015-2016

As we gear up for another year of Farmer in the Classroom, we love to look back at the previous school years to see just how far our programs have come. We’ll let the infographic do the talking:

Agrarian Adventure is Hiring!

The Agrarian Adventure is currently seeking a coordinator for the Food & Garden Club! This position is a great opportunity for someone with a strong interest in agriculture and fostering youth understandings of where their food comes from, and the connections this has with their communities, their environment, and their personal health.

To learn more, read the position description here! We’d like to encourage U-M student applicants with work-study awards to apply through the Student Employment Office website.