Incredible Story Of Mortimer Farms

COMMENTARY

• Known for their honey. Renting honeybees for pollination
• Ashlee talks about the butterfly and lady bug release event
• Ashlee details the wild emotional rollercoaster from leasing to bidding on the farm after developer foreclosure

In It For The Long Gain

COMMENTARY

• Ashlee clears up the permit confusion. The community thought they were clearing the land for home development
• Proved to the community they were in it for the long run by planting long term crops
• Attracting guests to the farm and converting from flood irrigation to pivot and drip
• Melons included watermelon, honeydew and cantaloupe
• Raise beef, pork and lamb from Mortimer Ranch
• Ashlee explain the farm diversity in a strategic way where everything works together

Takeaways

COMMENTARY

• Romey explains the land auction process and how lucky Mortimer Farms winning bid sealed the deal
• Ashlee talks about their famous themed Corn Maze in October
• What makes Arizona’s direct market & agrotourism farms special compared to other states
• Farms across Arizona connecting the public to where and how their food is grown

RESOURCE

• Fill Your Plate.org list of Agrotourism Farms in Arizona