Thanks to everyone who went on the 21st annual Piedmont Farm Tour last month! We had two great sunny days (with a few showers on Saturday), and visitors made the most of it. A total of 2469 people went on the tour, and they made 10,219 farm visits, about four farms per person.
The 2016 Farm Tour raised $21,855 for Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA). CFSA, based in Pittsboro, is a network of individuals interested in a vibrant, sustainable food system that is good for consumers, good for farmers and farmworkers, and good for the land. Learn more at their website, https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/.
Thanks again to all the farmers who opened their farms for the tour, and to everyone who spread the word and sold buttons. Plus, a huge thank you to the 140 volunteers who worked at the farms during the tour.
Save the date for 2017: Saturday and Sunday, April 22nd and 23rd!