WELLESLEY ISLAND -- The Local Living Venture and Cross Island Farms are coordinating another in a series of special events at a diversified organic farm located on Wellesley Island, near Alexandria Bay.

A guided tour of the farm's edible forest garden will be offered Saturday, June 24, from 2-5 p.m., showcasing how the farm works with natural systems to create an edible landscape that attendees can then incorporate into their own yards and gardens.

The host for this event, Dani Baker, is a former psychologist who retired in 2006 to operate Cross Island Farms, a diversified organic farm, with partner David Belding.

Over the years they have added heritage breed pastured pigs, chickens, meat goats, beef cattle, ducks and turkeys.

Their farm has a small-scale on-grid wind turbine and solar array to supply electric power for the farm and home, and they offer farmer-guided educational organic farm tours and on-farm primitive camping.

Baker will share how she planned and planted over 300 varieties of edible perennial plants in an accessible arrangement that is both pleasing to the eye and to the palate. She will share information about northern hardy edible trees, bushes and perennial plants that can be planted by anyone to create a lush edible landscape right outside their door.

There is a suggested donation for the afternoon tour of $22 per adult, $40 for a couple, or $12 for students.

Carpooling options from St. Lawrence County are available through the Local Living Venture when signing up.

Attendance is limited to 20 persons and more details, including directions, will be sent to all who reserve a spot by contacting LocalLivingVenture@gmail.com or calling 315-347-4223 with their phone number, email address, and the number in the party to receive an email confirmation.

The Local Living Venture (LLV) is a small community organization that strives to create a more capable and healthy community by sharing practical knowledge and skills with people in the St. Lawrence River Valley and western Adirondack region.