AACORN FARM | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Special Needs Community

We Have Adorable Goats!

We love Nubians, with their long floppy ears

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Building Community by Walking Together

We enjoy daily walks as a group

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Learning New Skills

Participant Michael showing new staff Tammie how to milk a goat.

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COVID Precautions

We emphasize wearing masks, cleanliness, and social distancing. Participants choose whether to wear a mask when by themselves outdoors
Soap n Salad Shed

Stop by our roadside stand in warm weather to find seasonal produce, eggs, goat milk soap, and jar mixes, all grown or produced at AACORN
Visit our Petting Zoo!

Our four dwarf Nigerian goats and bunnies would love to meet you! Make an appointment to bring your family group! Check out our Facebook page for more information
New sign announces AACORN

Participants flank our sign by the road, helping to inform the community

Building Updates

We are really enjoying the activities building! It's so convenient and we have been able to process garden produce in the commercial kitchen. Here is Sean cutting up tomatoes for salsa.

The AACORN Store is located just inside the community room, near the entry way. We're ready for fall!

Wishlist

AACORN is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, and your gift will stay right here in Kalamazoo County to be used immediately to enhance the lives of adults with developmental disabilities in your community. We are dependent on donations, both large and small, in order to build a successful agricultural community for adults with developmental disabilities in Kalamazoo County. An endowment fund was recently created through the Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KZCF) by a generous donation from the Glen C and Gail G Smith Fund to support AACORN's long-term work. To contribute to this fund, please contact KZCF.

Here is a list of items we are in need of:

Tractor
Four Wheeler
Fencing and Fencing Posts
Residential Seed Money
Corn Crib with Garage Building
New Greenhouse
New Pick-up Truck
Riding Lawn Mower
Furnishings for Activities Building
File Sharing Platform
Web Hosting Platform
Emergency Generator
Air Compressor
Microscope

If you are able to donate, please contact Liz Farner at 269-998-0101. Financial donations are also welcome, if you are interested in donating, please visit AACORN Donations.

Building Community

We see young adults who have not had many social opportunities choosing to hang out together like other young adults enjoy doing. This helps to build community among our participants.

Interacting with animals brings joy

There is no denying the value of the human-animal bond. Participants who do not have a lot of expressive language are able to be fully expressive with animals, who communicate in other ways too.

Expanding Options

Knowing that the choices for adults with developmental disabilities are very limited once they age out of school, AACORN provides a variety of indoor and outdoor activities.

Thank you to these foundations for their generous support of AACORN'S operations and skill-building program:

The Irving S. Gilmore Foundation

The Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation

Kalamazoo Community Foundation

The Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation

Battle Creek Community Foundation

Beim Foundation

The W.S. and Lois VanDalson Foundation

The Gary Sisters Foundation

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