Have you met a Dairy Farmer lately? No? Well, I have a perfect opportunity for you!!! We at Northern Lights Dairy are gearing up for our biannual 'Breakfast On The Farm' again this summer in June to celebrate June is Dairy Month! What exactly is a Breakfast on the Farm? It is a morning where we invite the community to come to our farm and experience where their milk comes from! We really believe that we as farmers need to be extremely transparent with the general public. We are SO proud of being Dairy Farmers and we pride ourselves in making products that are highly nutritious, safe, and healthy for families to eat and drink. So every other year, on-top of our usual tours that come to our farm (preschools, churches, schools, boy/girl scouts, various groups, colleges, and even international ambassadors), we open the doors and host a large event called 'Breakfast on the Farm'. So do you want to see where your milk comes from?
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| Here is one of the tours just pulling away from the 'Loading Area' 2 years ago at our last Breakfast on the Farm |
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| This is a sign we had made up for the last Breakfast on the Farm, thanking our 50+ supporters! |
Our main supporter is, of course, Land O'Lakes who we sell our milk to. They supplied all the milk, ice cream, yogurt, and string cheese for our guests to enjoy!
Another main supporter 2 years ago was Domino's Pizza! They partnered with us and they came up with a phenomenal Breakfast Pizza to serve at our Breakfast on the Farm (if you didn't know, they don't even have a breakfast pizza, they did it just for this occasion!) They had 2 delivery cars that dropped off a stackful of pizzas every 20 minutes which kept the pizzas hot and so delicious!
Then Cloverdale supplied all the breakfast sausage, and Dakota Mill supplied all the pancake mix! Did I mention that the whole event is FREE!!! Here is a picture of the all the scrumptious food that was served! It was so delicious! Yes, that is Ice Cream with fresh Strawberry topping on your pancakes!
The Local FFA and 4H chapters volunteered to help cook, serve, and work at our Breakfast on the Farm! They do an amazing job!
So, now that you are stuffed full of all the amazing food, lets do some of the activities like how about a kids inflatable or a climbing wall? There was also face-painting, kids games, and vendors tables set-up with information, displays, and hand-outs!
Or you can jump on one of the guided tours pulled by Brand New John Deere Tractors supplied by RDO Equipment in Bismarck! This tour will take you all around the farm with a tour guide explaining our farm and what a day is like for a dairy cow.
Or how about your name gets called for one of the over 75 door prizes? Or lets walk into the Rotary Parlor and see how we milk our cows!
Or just wander around the farm and see the sights?
But make sure you swing by that calf barn and pet those adorable little baby calves!
Two years ago, we had over 1500 people from the community come and enjoy the morning with us for our Breakfast on the Farm! We had a great time and we really enjoyed meeting all the people, playing with the kids, educating the people, and had a great experience.
This year we are going even bigger! We will be adding a Petting Zoo, more Inflatables, more Vendor Tables, and just more FUN!
So put it on your calendar:
Saturday, June 21st, 7am-11am at Northern Lights Dairy located just south of Mandan, ND! Directions: take Highway 6 south of Mandan and go about 13 miles south until 54th St. Take a right and you are here!!!
For any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us either phone or can comment on here:
Phone: 701-445-7500
See you all here!!!
Great story (and pics) of "Breakfast on the Farm." Looking forward to helping with another fun, educational, and tasty event! :)
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