Bob Quinn with Matthew Knighton, who turned six years old the day they came in the Mountaineer.
Hold onto your hats (and not just because of the Montana winds) friends and neighbors for July 9 are the Quinn Farms Open House. All are welcomed to this huge event that lasts from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. or beyond.
Registration for this free event is at 9 a.m. on the morning of July 9. Introduction of guests will be at 9:30 a.m. for the event which is expecting to host several hundred visitors.
The route to the Quinn Farms is clearly marked on the Judith Landing road.
One of the big events of the day is the four main tours. There are two in the morning and two in the afternoon. Folks can mix and match what tours they want to take that interest them the most.
In addition there will be demonstrations of Kamut bread making and pizza making in the afternoon.
Tour one is hosted by Andrew Long and is of the Oil Barn and includes the process of turning waste oil into fuel for two farm tractors.
In addition Thomas Dilworth will give the audience a preview of Kracklin' Kamut and what the future for this product might look like.
Tour Two is the Orchard Tour hosted by Charlie Overbay. See actual peach trees growing in the Montana prairie as well as a huge dry land vegetable plot that is irrigated only by rain.
Tour three is about Winter and Spring Wheat Trials and is hosted by Bob Quinn. See twelve crosses of wheat, thirty different wild wheat species, a demonstration of Heritage as well as Ancient wheat.
Hear about strains of wild wheat that are wonderful for our area and how to choose that wheat that stands without tipping over, it tends to grow so high.
There is also a demonstration of the best selling wheat each decade for the last hundred years in Montana. This should be a must see especially for wheat growers.
The fourth tour is a rotation and input of test plots. Hosted by Chad Fasteson, it is a place to hear a lot about organic production and how to transition to it as well as what happens in various plots. Different treatments bring totally different results.
Lunch will be at noon. It will be catered by Chandee Bomgardner and includes pulled pork sandwiches served on Kamut rolls.
Supper will be served as well. It will be catered by Champos Pizza in Great Falls and will feature Kamut pizza.
At 7 p.m. there will be an old fashioned variety show. If you have an act or something you would like to feature for the variety show, contact Bob Quinn at 378-3105 to be included.
After that another blast from the past, an old fashioned barn dance.
Make it a day and be prepared to be entertained, educated and have lots of just plain fun at the Quinn Farm Open House July 9.
