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Fun with Friends and Farmers BY ANNA-RHESA VERSOLA
Overcast skies and light drizzle didn’t stop hundreds of people at the annual Spring Ag Fest on March 25. The free event at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center included livestock arena demonstrations along with vendors and educational exhibitors who shared info about sustainable agriculture, agricultural support and advocacy, agribusiness, beekeeping, conservation and more. Local forest rangers inflated a giant Smokey Bear to draw visitors while Greensboro-based John Mark Ridge performed country and bluegrass music. Guests were able to tour an old smokehouse that was restored by the Chatham County Historical Association. The building stands only a few yards from its original location, which was part of an early Chatham homestead. CM 5
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1 Rosalinda Balderas, 1, Olivia Balderas, Jesus Balderas, 3, and Jesus Balderas. 2 Sophia Crouch, 16, holding Cosmo, and Ryan Brinker, 16. 3 Janet Poetzinger and Kim Outing. 4 Sam Groce, Anna Dixon and Susan Dixon. 5 Jase Riggans, 8, and Brantley Riggans, 9. 6 Miles Dickens, 4, and Cole Dickens. 18
CHATHAM MAGAZINE
SUMMER 2023