Grain Place planning 30th annual Field Day

Vetter family reflects on 70 years of organic farming 

A truck unloads organic grain at the Grain Place Foods elevator. Tours of the farm and processing facilities will be included as part of the 30th annual Field Day scheduled for Saturday, July 15.
A truck unloads organic grain at the Grain Place Foods elevator. Tours of the farm and processing facilities will be included as part of the 30th annual Field Day scheduled for Saturday, July 15.

When Grain Place Foods near Marquette holds its 30th annual Field Day on Saturday, July 15, the company will be celebrating an organic farming tradition in the Vetter family that goes back nearly 70 years.  GPF board chair Allison Vetter said the day will include tours of the farm and production facilities along Highway 14, a lunch consisting of organic foods, a keynote speaker and demonstrat…