In the News!

Some of the highlights at the Farm that we’re are truly proud of!​

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"Community care part of farm’s 2022 success "

The Clarkston News, January 2023

Another year has come and gone, and the Clarkston Family Farm experienced more positivity and success in 2022 – with more on the way in 2023…

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"Chicken Run for Clarkston Family Farm is back!"

Oakland County Times, March 2023

Clarkston Family Farm is holding its Second Annual Chicken Run on Saturday, April 22, 9 a.m. All money raised from the 5K Chicken Run and 1-mile Chicken Little Run will go towards a pavilion which is part of their Pathways to Possibilities Project…

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"Clarkston Family Farm - Can you Dig It?"

Oakland County Times, June 2022

Oakland County citizens might be familiar with Clarkston because of popular restaurants such as Honcho, Clarkston Union, The Fed, and Union Woodshop, all nestled closely together along the downtown’s Main Street. A lesser-known gem, only two miles north, is the Clarkston Family Farm…

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"CCS ‘digs’ Clarkston Family Farm, renews lease for 10 more years"

The Clarkston News, April 2022

The vote was unanimous from the Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education as they approved the renewal of the lease for Clarkston Family Farm for 10 years to the excitement of the crowded meeting room…

"Kids get wild at Family Farm camp"

The Clarkston News, August 2018

Children learned about different ecosystems at Clarkston Family Farm’s Camp Wild. “We love teaching these kids where their food comes from and getting them to engage with nature,”…

Ribbon Cutting 2018

"Ribbon cutting"

The Clarkston News, June 2018

Clarkston Family Farm Executive Director Chelsea O’Brien celebrates with friends and family their official opening with a ribbon cutting, May 4. The farm is a six acre parcel of land at the corner of M-15 and Hubbard Road, owned by Clarkston Community Schools and leased to the non-profit farm…

Raising the Hopeful Hoophouse

Imagine a typical mid-winter day in Michigan, a little windy, probably pretty cold, with some sun but hardly an invitation to get outside, let alone garden. Now come up the hill at the farm, you will find a 120 square foot warm and welcoming sanctuary, even in the worst weather, our solar greenhouse. We lovingly call this space the Hopeful Hoophouse for both its materials and the fact that it was funded by a generous grant through the Clarkston Optimist Club. After all, who is more hopeful than an optimist? Bordines also contributed to the space by donating large quantities of soil for the eight raised beds and Ace Hardware on Dixie Hwy has partnered with us to help with all the hardware needed to construct our hoophouse.

The Hopeful Hoophouse was designed to create outdoor educational opportunities even in the most inclement weather while growing delicious organic produce year round. This incredible collaborative project has been enormously successful achieving these goals by hosting a range of workshops, garden and nature classes as well as Garden Club while providing fresh kitchen herbs, fruits and vegetables.

In the fall of 2016 the Independence Elementary School 5th graders took our Hopeful Hoophouse on as an academic service learning project under the leadership of Chelsea O’Brien and Dr. Kristen Gretka. Over a period of 8 weeks parents, community members, our family farm leadership team and over 75 students created what is now a unique place for growing thinkers, learners and the best local produce you can find. As our students at the farm like to say, “Hoop there it is!”. We hope you will come visit us soon and see how we like to “hoop it up”.

Raising the Hopeful Hoophouse

Imagine a typical mid-winter day in Michigan, a little windy, probably pretty cold, with some sun but hardly an invitation to get outside, let alone garden. Now come up the hill at the farm, you will find a 120 square foot warm and welcoming sanctuary, even in the worst weather, our solar greenhouse. We lovingly call this space the Hopeful Hoophouse for both its materials and the fact that it was funded by a generous grant through the Clarkston Optimist Club. After all, who is more hopeful than an optimist? Bordines also contributed to the space by donating large quantities of soil for the eight raised beds and Ace Hardware on Dixie Hwy has partnered with us to help with all the hardware needed to construct our hoophouse.

The Hopeful Hoophouse was designed to create outdoor educational opportunities even in the most inclement weather while growing delicious organic produce year round. This incredible collaborative project has been enormously successful achieving these goals by hosting a range of workshops, garden and nature classes as well as Garden Club while providing fresh kitchen herbs, fruits and vegetables.

In the fall of 2016 the Independence Elementary School 5th graders took our Hopeful Hoophouse on as an academic service learning project under the leadership of Chelsea O’Brien and Dr. Kristen Gretka. Over a period of 8 weeks parents, community members, our family farm leadership team and over 75 students created what is now a unique place for growing thinkers, learners and the best local produce you can find. As our students at the farm like to say, “Hoop there it is!”. We hope you will come visit us soon and see how we like to “hoop it up”.

From "Hopeful" to "Healing"

In November of 2019 we had an unbelievable record setting snowfall that collapsed our Hopeful Hoophouse. Sometimes we feel that things have a way of working out exactly how they should, because our new Healing Hoophouse is not only almost twice as big, an impressive 30′ x 96′ structure compared to the original 20′ x 40′, it is also a state of the art facility that is going to serve us for many years to come. We are so excited to “hoop it up” in our new Healing Hoophouse!