Northwest Michigan TOPP Field Day: Farming for People, Purpose, and Profit

Northwest Michigan TOPP Field Day: Farming for People, Purpose, and Profit
Location

Bear Creek Organic Farm
4012 Atkins Rd Petoskey, MI

Date

August 18, 2026 at 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

About

Join Michigan TOPP, in collaboration with the Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, as we visit both a certified organic farm and regenerative farm. During this field day, we will learn how both operations are modeling their business practices to both highlight and integrate their local communities. We will also learn about incubator farms, on-farm market stands, market gardening, B-Corp Certification and labor standards, soil health, and discuss how beginning farms can model their business in similar fashions. Contact event organizer Sam Wallace at swallace@gtcd.org or Katie Brandt at brandtk7@msu.edu if you have any questions at all.