Waishkey Bay Farm
Bay Mills Community College’s Waishkey Bay Farm includes 280 acres being developed as an extension, teaching, research, and incubator facility focusing on sustainable agriculture and strengthening the local food system in ways that are consistent with traditional Anishinaabek values. Current operations include season extension crops with two hoop houses and a greenhouse, a community garden, pasture-based chicken production, an apiary, a small apple orchard, industrial hemp variety trials, cultivated blueberries, and grass-based beef production. Waishkey Bay Farm has been verified through the Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP) since 2013.
Contact Information
Physical address: 10135 W Mills Road, Brimley, MI 49715 (location only, no mail service)
Mailing address: 12214 W Lakeshore Drive, Brimley, MI 49715
Hours: M-F 8 am – 2 pm; call ahead as we often have off-farm errands
Gitigaan Hall Phone: (906) 248-1102
Farm Staff
Kat Jacques - Waishkey Bay Farm Manager
Phone: 906-322-1864
Email: [email protected]
Dennis Carrick - Farm & Food Sovereignty Technician
Email: [email protected]
Dave Corey - Livestock Educator
Email: [email protected]
Aamookwe Amy McCoy - Anishinaabe Science & Food Sovereignty Educator
Email: [email protected]
Tori Smith - Farm Technician
Email: [email protected]
Apiary/Beekeeping Videos (shared with permission of Bee Wise Farms)
Beef Herd-Share