Farm City Parade Rings in the Holiday Cheer!!

It may have been a bit cold on Saturday morning, but many people braved the weather to come out and celebrate Farm-City Week in Ellerbe! The Annual Farmer's Parade started at 11:00 and included entries ranging from our Grand Marshall, Mr. Paul Wilson, Jr (pictured with wife Mrs. Betty Wilson,) to marching bands, to candy throwing 4-H'ers, to tractors, all decked out for the event! More than 115 floats and other entries were a part of this year's kick-off event. It was really a great event for all involved, and I think many kids took home more candy than on Halloween!!

Farm-City Week began as a way to bring people from urban and rural life together to celebrate the hard work that farmers and folks in the agricultural community provide for our country. It is held the week of Thanksgiving to help get everyone in a mood to be thankful for all that we have, and maybe because this is the week where we eat A LOT of the hard work of farmers!

This year Richmond County 4-H was at the parade site to educate youth (and some brave adults) about agriculture and where some common products come from. Carolina the White Beveren rabbit made her debut appearance as an educational animal and Henrietta the chicken, who is a veteran teacher, was a little shy, but still showed her feathers for the crowd. Kids were also able to make a free Houseplant Scare Crow, almost guaranteed to keep away spiders, flies and house cats! The craft materials were provided free of charge due to a generous gift from Richmond County Farm Bureau!! THANKS!!!

To check out pictures from the parade and the 4-H booth, CLICK HERE!!