The "Greene County Farm and Garden
Expo" will be held this Friday and Saturday, Oct/3-4, at the Greene County Fairgrounds.
The expo is planned for both full- and part-time farmers, homeowners and
gardeners.
The free event has been organized by the Greene County
Partnership Agribusiness Committee and title-sponsored by Farm Credit
Services.
The expo is intended to help promote Greene County agriculture
and Greene County agribusinesses, and educate homeowners and farmers about the government programs
available to them.
The event will provide information on new programs
and products as well as new farming or gardening practices.
There will
be demonstrations in quilting, woodcarving, basket making, and spinning from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday
and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
The University of Tennessee
diagnostics lab will include weed, insect and disease identification and will be open from noon to 9
p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Also, an antique
equipment display will be open from noon to 9 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
In addition, there will be planned activities for children of all ages
and Sno-Biz of Greeneville will be there.
The Greene County Angus
Association's sale will also be held on Friday at the fairgrounds at 7
p.m.
There will be a trade show each day highlighting Greeneville and
Greene County vendors' products and services.
Expo attendees can
register for door prizes which will be given away daily.
At the end of
the program on Friday, two tickets will be given away to the Agricultural & Sun Belt Ag Expo
Tour in Moultrie, Ga, and on Saturday two University of Tennessee football tickets will be given
away.
Check the Expo Web site at www.farmandgardenexpo.com for more
information or call Lori Collins at the Greene County Partnership at
638-4111.
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