Posted August 14, 200618 yr Farm tries to sustain itself BY JANE PRENDERGAST | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER EVENDALE - For more than 200 years, these 122 acres have remained farmland. Gorman Heritage Farm is where 9-year-old Shakes, a black Holstein-Angus steer, lives and where visitors can find a barn full of hay and fields of corn and sunflowers. And yes, it's in the middle of the suburbs, not far from a new Wal-Mart. For years, Gorman owners fended off prospective buyers. Developers suggested the land - near residential developments and busy Reading Road - would make a nice subdivision, maybe even a golf course. Each time, the Gormans resisted. Full story at: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060814/NEWS01/608140333/1077
August 15, 200618 yr Being an Evendale resident who lives very close to the farm, I feel that it adds very little to the community. I'd really lose no sleep if it got partially developed into homes, just ask long as they kept some green areas.
September 23, 200618 yr Evendale Village OKs $340,000 funding of Gorman Farm BY ERIC BRADLEY | COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF WRITER EVENDALE -- Visitors to and animals at the Gorman Farm can rest easy after Evendale Village Council approved funding for the historic farm through March 2009. Council unanimously approved a request totaling $340,000 annually at its meeting on Sept. 14. "Everything is going right there, and I think most of the people in Evendale realize what a blessing we have with the farm," said Mayor Don Apking. Full story at: http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/NEWS01/609200727/1089/Local
December 27, 200618 yr Heritage farm has humble tree By Joyce Rosencrans Post home editor Gorman Heritage Farm is a hidden treasure located between I-71 and I-75 in Evendale along Reading Road, not far south of the Glendale-Milford Road intersection. The farm offers the feel of a real, working farm for cityfolk. It's not just some park with an agriculture theme. And it's open to the public for school field trips, adult education classes, festivals, corporate events and just plain hospitality Wednesday through Sunday. Gorman offers historical farm buildings, a teaching center, planted fields, hiking trails and an entertaining assortment of about 100 head of livestock (cows, goats, miniature horses, rabbits, chickens, sheep and turkeys), plus two hives of honeybees. Stella ("Little Star") was born on May 29, and the Guernsey calf quickly became a star attraction as the little heifer followed her mom Molly and Uncle Shakes around the pasture. Of course, every springtime brings new babies. Full story at: http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061202/LIFE/612020322/1036/RSS06
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