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Economic Tour With Board of Chosen Freeholders
Hunterdon County Freeholders Visit With Owners And Llamas At WoodsEdge Farm As Economic Tour Continues
Llamas, Alpacas and Tibetan Yaks were the stars of the show when Hunterdon County Freeholder Board Director Shaun C. Van Doren and Deputy Director Susan Soloway continued the Freeholders’ Economic Development sites tour on the Hunterdon 579 Trail today, highlighting the WoodsEdge Farm in Delaware Township.
WoodsEdge Farm, owned and operated by Brent Walker and Amy Serridge, whose input has helped shape the 579 Trail initiative, has been a full time purveyor of fiber producing livestock for 44 years, through raising Llamas, Alpacas, and Tibetan Yaks and features a Farm Store which is open to the public every Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm through the end of January.
The Hunterdon 579 Trail tourism venture, jointly organized by the county economic development office and area agriculture providers, promotes the many farms, markets and wineries in the county, on and around County Route 579.
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The Freeholders’ economic development sites tour has been highlighted by several 579 Trail stops, including Mt. Salem Vineyards, the Stockton Market, and the Blue Jingler Farm. In addition, the Freeholders have met with business and local government leaders at other significant economic development project sites in Milford, Union Township, East Amwell, and Flemington.
Soloway stated, “Many of the businesses visited on the tour have commented that their business this year has been positively impacted by county marketing efforts and the municipalities report that their projects have been greatly aided through county economic development grants.”
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On this most recent visit, WoodsEdge owner Brent Walker stated his appreciation of the county’s efforts.
“We’ve long been advocates of a public-private effort partnership that markets the county’s agribusiness and agritourism destinations. The Hunterdon 579 Trail is a great example of just that and we know there are other related projects in development,” commented Walker.
Brent and Amy encourage residents to visit their 90-acre family owned & operated farm as well as visiting the WoodsEdge Farm store at 78 Bowne Station Rd., in Delaware Township, to see what their spring harvest has produced.
Visit WoodsEdge.com or Hunterdon579Trail.com for more information.
