In just a few weeks, families and friends across the United States
will gather around tables overflowing with the bounty of the land
to give thanks for the abundance of wholesome food and so many
other products from our farms and ranches. Each year, the week
ending with Thanksgiving Day is also the celebration of National
Farm-City Week. It’s a time to draw attention not only to
those who produce our agricultural products, but also to those
who process and distribute these products.
Since 1955, the National Farm-City Council, together with Farm
Bureaus, Chambers of Commerce, County Extension agencies and other
state and local councils and committees, has encouraged building
understanding of the interdependence between rural and urban residents.
Classroom activities, rural-urban job exchanges, festivals, banquets
and farm-city tours all help accomplish the mission of strengthening
understanding of the farm-city connections.
New Holland is very proud of the sponsorship connections it has
with the National Farm-City Council, and encourages rural and
urban dwellers alike to participate in their area’s Farm-City
activities.
For more information, visit the Farm-City Council website at
www.farmcity.org.
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Farm tours, fun
days reach hundreds
The North Carolina Farm Bureau in Chatham County is just
one example of the many organizations that sponsor Farm-City
activities each fall. Last year, their annual day-long Farm-City
tour and luncheon took visitors to visit a variety of agricultural
operations, including an alpaca farm, a breeding farm specializing
in registered Foundation Quarter Horses and Paints, a manufacturer
of upholstered furniture, a nursery that grows annuals,
perennials, woody trees and shrubs, and a poultry breeder.
More than 800 people attended the group’s Farm Fun
Day at the National Guard Armory in Siler City. Young and
old enjoyed educational exhibits and games, food, a petting
zoo, pony rides, taco farm, local entertainment, farm equipment
displays, goat herding and shearing demonstrations, and
a kiddie tractor pull. The hard work of over 50 volunteers
and the Farm-City Planning Committee, along with the generous
support of local sponsors and media, made this fun-filled,
learning activity possible.
Photos courtesy of North Carolina Cooperative Extension,
Chatham Co. Center
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Goat shearing and other educational demonstrations
fostered better understanding during the Farm Fun
Day held at the National Guard Armory in Siler City,
N.C.
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