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GREAT LAKES EXPO NEWS
Bus tour attendees tour Mud Lake Farm's hydroponics operation, left, and taste hard apple ciders at Virtue Cider, right. Photos: Stephen Kloosterman
GLEXPO Farm Market Bus Tour well-attended
More than 100 farmers from as far
away as Africa, Alaska and Quebec
toured diverse farm market offerings
in west Michigan Dec. 3.
The Great Lakes EXPO Farm
Market Bus Tour visited a total of
seven locations southwest of Grand
Rapids. Stops included everything
from a hydroponics operation to
Christmas trees and hard cider and
winery operations.
Bosch's U-Cut Tree Farm. The
main focus of the business is the
growing of quality seedlings and
transplants. The Boschs are dedicated
to providing quality planting stock for
Christmas tree growers, reforestation,
and homeowners throughout the
Midwest. To learn more, visit www.
boschsnursery.com.
Visser Farms. Visser Farms is a local,
family-owned farm located in Zeeland,
Michigan. They sell fresh, homegrown
vegetables, have u-pick strawberries
and flowers in season. They also have
a flexible market style Community
Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.
Visser Farms deeply cares for their
farmland. They are not all about yield,
but about the quality and vitality of
what they bring to the farmers' market
and to your plate. To learn more,
visit www.visser-farms.com.
Crisp Country Acres. The love
and tradition of farming runs deep in
this family-owned farm. The farm on
120th Avenue has been in the family
since 1858. The family farms about 120
acres of produce. The operation has
greenhouses and a large cold storage
that helps extend the season and have
fresh produce available year-round.
Its produce is found at local farmers'
markets, several area restaurants and
through a year-round CSA program.
Crisp Country Acres also has a farm
stand and online farm stand. Farming
is not just a job to this family, it's their
way of life and passion. To learn more,
visit www.crispcountryacres.com.
Crane's Pie Pantry Restaurant &
Winery. Crane's is a family-owned,
family-run business that has been a
treasured travel destination in west
Michigan for decades. Nestled in the
lush, rolling hills of the family's fruit
farm just minutes from Lake Michigan's
shore, at Crane's Pie Pantry Restaurant
& Winery visitors will take home with
them an experience that is sure to leave
a lasting impression. To learn more,
visit www.cranespiepantry.com.
Virtue Cider. Gregory Hall founded
Virtue Cider in 2011. He is known for
his 20-year tenure as brewmaster at
the Goose Island Beer Co., having won
14 consecutive Great American Beer
Festival medals and pioneered bourbon
barrel-aged beer with Bourbon County
Stout. In the spring of 2011, Hall left
Goose Island and embarked on a twomonth
pilgrimage to study the craft
of cider, touring and tasting at top
cidermakers in England and France.
He brought his extensive experience
and innovative style to launch Virtue
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February 2019

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