The 2009 Farm Expo is scheduled for August 29, 2009 at 1:00 pm at the Upper Mountain Research Station in Laurel Springs, North Carolina. Registration begins at 12:30 pm. The cost is $10/person and children 12 and under are FREE. Please RSVP to the Ashe or Alleghany County Extension Office by August 17 in order to receive your dinner ticket.
The 2009 Farm Expo will highlight research projects at the Upper Mountain Research Station, farm diversification opportunities, and have vendors showing off new farm equipment, conservation opportunities, farm related funding, area banks, and many other for profit and nonprofit agricultural services.
There will be over a dozen speakers from 3 universities and 3 farm tours lined up for the day. The Ashe and Alleghany Cattlemen's Association will be grilling fresh roast beef for dinner and North Carolina Department of Agriculture will be providing a "Taste of North Carolina" exhibit with strawberries and other fresh farm produce to highlight the abundance and diversity of crops grown in North Carolina.
Also, a free junk swap will be held from 1:00 pm until dark if you have any used equipment that you are look for or a home for some you no longer need.
If you are interested in participating in the junk swap, being a vendor, or if you have questions, please call the North Carolina Cooperative Extension-Ashe County Center @ 336.846.5850 or Alleghany County Center @ 336.372.5597.
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